THE DEMONS "THE DEMONS" 1977 MERCURY PROMO STAMPED NM-/EX OOP POWER POP LP

$

36

NOTE: THIS IS A NEARLY IDENTICAL VERSION TO ONE WHICH I RECENTLY SOLD, RECORD IN NM/NM-, THE JACKET EX/EX-

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THREE YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. BUT I DO NOT ACCEPT “BEST OFFERS”, THE MONIES GO TO MY FRIENDS WIDOW.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED. LET ME REITERATE I DO NOT TAKE “BEST OFFERS”.

ARTISTS: THE DEMONS

TITLE: “THE DEMONS”

TRACK LISTING (SEE PHOTOS & BELOW):

A1

It'll Be Alright

2:53

A2

Gimme Love

3:32

A3

She's So Tuf

3:10

A4

Ten Past One

4:05

A5

She's A Rebel

2:06

B1

I Fought The Law

2:24

B2

Bad Dreamin'

3:22

B3

Tell Him That Too

2:23

B4

What A Shame

2:50

B5

I Hate You

2:33

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – PolyGram

• Record Company – Craig Leon Enterprises

• Recorded At – Plaza Sound Studios

• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram, Inc.

• Copyright (c) – Phonogram, Inc.

• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

• Manufactured By – Phonogram, Inc.

• Distributed By – Phonodisc, Inc.

• Published By – Eliot Kidd Music, Inc.

• Published By – January Music, Inc.

• Published By – Acuff-Rose Publications

Credits

• A&R [Phonogram A&R] – Denny Rosencrantz

• Arranged By, Written-By – Eliot Kidd

• Art Direction – Jim Schubert

• Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Robbie Twyford

• Drums, Percussion – Mike Rappoport

• Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Bob Jones (12)

• Engineer – Don Hunerberg*, Rob Freeman

• Engineer [Assistant] – Fred Wilks

• Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Martin Butler (3)

• Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion – Eliot Kidd

• Mixed By [Remix Engineer] – Rob Freeman

• Photography By – Chris Callis

• Producer – Craig Leon

Notes

"Also available on Musicassette and 8 track tapes: MCR-4-1-1164 • MC-8-1-1164"

A Craig Leon Enterprises Production

Inner sleeve: Mercury company sleeve

Publishing: All songs by Eliot Kidd Music, Inc. (ASCAP), except A5 (January Music Inc. - BMI) and B1 (Acuff-Rose Publications - BMI)

Promo copies have "DEMONSTRATION - Not For Sale" gold stamp.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): SRM-1-1164-A

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): SRM-1-1164-B

• Matrix / Runout (Side A - etched): T 1 SRM-1-1164-A2-CT ?

• Matrix / Runout (Side B - etched): T 1 SRM-1-1164-BA?1-CT ?

• Matrix / Runout (Sides A/B - stamped): STERLING

• Rights Society: ASCAP

• Rights Society: BMI
  

LABEL: MERCURY RECORDS

CAT. #: SRM-1-1164

YEAR: 1977

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN NM/NM- CONDITION, NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES, LINES, ETC. BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. NO AUDIO NOISE BETWEEN THE TRACKS, SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN.

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN EX/EX- CONDITION THERE'S NO WRITING ON THE JACKET. STRAIGHT EDGES, TEARS, WRINKLES OR SEAM SPLITS, ETC.ETC. THERE IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT RING WEAR ON THE FRONT TOP/BOTTOM (SEE PHOTO) & A TINY CORNER DING, LEFT LOWER (SEE PHOTO)

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. HAS A GOLD INK EMBOSSED PROMO STAMP (SEE PHOTO).

MORE ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE:

FOUND THIS ONLINE

I’ve always been a fan of the three dollar record. You know what I mean: some forgotten long player from the '70s or early '80s, played to death in its day, stored in the attic for decades, then eventually carted off to the record store and exchanged for a miniscule amount of currency. It’s then marked for three bucks and placed in the bins with thousands of other records, where it will likely languish until the end of time. If you know what you’re looking for, you can get a good deal on a record like that. Hell, for three bucks, it’s worth the dough even if there’s only one great song! It’s just like buying a single – except the larger surface area allows it to double as a weapon. Such titles as Romeo Void’s Benefactor and JoBoxers' Like Gangbusters, which I ostensibly bought for one track, would have been overpriced at retail value. But at three dollars a pop, I did not hesitate.

…Which brings us to The Demons’ self-titled debut album. It’s the ultimate three dollar record. Like almost any other band even remotely attached to the mid-to-late ‘70s New York City punk scene, The Demons got signed to a major. Singer/guitarist Eliot Kidd was probably best known for having a few quotes in Please Kill Me. He was a pal of Johnny Thunders and Walter Lure (who at one point was a member of The Demons). Having gigged a lot with the likes of The Dictators, The Demons drew the attention of Mercury Records and were given the opportunity to record with Craig Leon. Leon, as an assistant to the legendary producer Richard Gottehrer, had worked with the Ramones, Blondie, Suicide, and Richard Hell. And while The Demons may have not been top tier a la the aforementioned bands, their one and only album is a really cool artifact of early New York punk.

The Demons are probably best known for the song “She’s So Tuff”, which was covered a decade ago by Tina and the Total Babes. Tina Lucchesi knows how to pick ‘em! “She’s So Tuff” was hands down one of the greatest power pop songs of the late ‘70s, and it alone justifies the purchase of the Demons’ album. If Kidd had been able to write a few more songs like “She’s So Tuff”, then perhaps The Demons would not be such an obscure band in our present memory. The closest the group came to another A-level track was album closer “I Hate You”, which is disturbingly funny and really fucking catchy in a Heartbreakers meets Real Kids sort of way. I can totally imagine Tina Lucchesi covering this one as well - so stay tuned, rock n’ rollers! The rest of the album, while not devoid of filler, delivers some really cool tracks. Opening cut “It’ll Be Alright” is a terrific mid-tempo rocker that kinda brings to mind Johnny Thunders fronting The Paul Collins Beat. Given Kidd’s connection to Thunders and Lure, it’s hardly surprising that “Bad Dreamin’” comes off like an LAMF outtake. “Ten Past One” is a very credible ballad in the fashion of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. And well-done covers of “She’s a Rebel” and “I Fought the Law” further affirm Kidd’s affinity for that particular era of rock n’ roll.

Probably not a “punk” band per se, The Demons imbued their throwback rock n’ roll with enough sleaze and sloppiness to nonetheless fit the bill. The now-deceased Kidd is somewhat notorious for being in Sid Vicious’s hotel room the night Nancy Spungen died. But as a musician, he was more than worthy. You can’t really say The Demons were an influence on the glam-punk that resurged in the ‘90s (after all, who had actually heard them besides Tina Lucchesi?). But if you’re a fan of anyone from The Joneses to the Trash Brats to the Dimestore Haloes, you will most definitely recognize The Demons as some of the earliest practitioners of their style. Like a second string New York Dolls with power pop tendencies, Kidd and his mates were a fun band that must have been a good time live. They left behind just this one album, and one truly classic song in “She’s So Tuff”. In this age of Internet commerce, it’s not always easy to get a great deal on an old LP. But if there’s a shop in your proximity that deals in large quantities of used vinyl, The Demons are worth seeking out…even if you have to pay more than three dollars.

-Josh Rutledge

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