The Primitives The Ostrich / Sneaky Pete Lou Reed Pre Velvet Underground RARE
  $   500

 


$ 500 Sold For
May 4, 2017 Sold Date
May 1, 2017 Start Date
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The Primitives  - The Ostrich / Sneaky Pete with Lyrics and Vocals by Lou Reed Pre Velvet Underground RARE Garage 45rpm DJ Copy Promo = Pickwick 1001. The disc is graded VG  with a medium amount of light surface scratches / wear causing the disc to play with some overall surface noise but no skips. I included some close up of the worst of it and to some extent the pictures exaggerate the scratches a little bit as i was shining a flash light on them. I also included a close up showing what most of the record looks like.
Background story: in 1963, Lou Reed moved to New York City and began working as an in-house songwriter for Pickwick Records. In 1964 he scored a minor hit with the single "The Ostrich", a parody novelty song of popular dance songs such as "The Twist". His employers had felt the song had hit record potential, and arranged for a band to be assembled around Reed to promote the recording. The ad hoc group, called The Primitives, included musician John Cale. The Welsh Cale had recently moved to New York to study music and was playing with the composer La Monte Young's Theater of Eternal Music along with Tony Conrad. Cale and Conrad were both surprised to find that for "The Ostrich" Reed tuned each string of his guitar to the same note. This technique created a drone effect similar to that which Cale and Conrad were experimenting with in their avant-garde ensemble. By contrast, according to Cale's memoirs, Reed demonstrated little interest in Cale's musical pedigree and continually propositioned him for sex, which Cale grudgingly accepted. Disappointed with Reed's performance, Cale was nevertheless impressed by Reed's early repertoire, and a partnership began to evolve. 

The record will ship in a 45 mailer with cardboard pads and then be wrapped in bubble wrap and packing paper and double boxed to help insure a safe delivery. The 45 will be mailed USPS Priority for Domestic Orders or Registered Mail for International and will be insured for the full purchase price.
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