Them-Them-Happy Tiger Records 1969 USLP HT1004 ROCK BLUES MOD Ska VINYL 1STPRESS
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"THEM" 1969 LP HAPPY TIGER RECORDS HT 1004 STEREO PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING THICK CARDBOARD COVER STILL HAS ORIGINAL CELLOPHANE (AMERICAN STYLE) Barcode and Other Identifiers LABEL: HAPPY TIGER - YELLOW LABEL - BLACK TEXT Catalog on cover: HT 1004Catalog on labels: HT-1004 (H-69160 / H-69161)Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): P-69160-STEREO ?14360 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): P-69161-STEREO ?14360-X On labels: Dist. & Mfg. by Happy Tiger Records, Los Angeles, Calif.On Back Sleeve: Produced by Ray RuffRecorded at Gold Star Recording Studios, Inc., Hollywood, Calif.tracklistingSide 1: I KEEP SINGING - LONELY WEEKEND STAKE A LITTLE TIME - YOU GOT ME GOOD - JO ANNSide 2: MEMPHIS LADY - IN THE MIDNIGHT HOURNOBODY CARES - I AM WAITING - JUST A LITTLE grading RECORD VINYL EX NO MARKS but (please, read above description) SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)Them's star attraction, Van Morrison, had been out of the group for four years by the time they released their self-titled sixth album in 1969, though when Them came out they barely qualified as a band -- bassist Alan Henderson was the sole holdover from the original lineup, and the only other member cited was American session musician Jerry Cole, who played guitar and drums as well as handling lead vocals. The tough blues-influenced rock of Them's early sides had been replaced a by a psychedelic-tinged garage sound, and the fuzzy report of Cole's guitar and the fevered (if somewhat mannered) sneer of his voice made for a better-than-average slice of West Coast studio-centric garage howling. Rumor has it that Ry Cooder and Jack Nitzsche are among the sessionmen helping out on this set...(AllMusic)
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