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Dom Frontiere
Jett Rink Ballad / Uno Mas
London : HL-U 8385 gold tri (45s)
Gold London scholars will know fully well how elusive this 1957 USA Liberty release, from the James Dean classic movie “Giant”
A brief 1957 release, coinciding with the Warner Bros movie release in the UK. A 45 that unfortunately passed by completely unnoticed by radio and the record shops, selling absolutely nothing; thus another fabled “gold” London was born.
Jett Rink, played by James Dean was the local handyman who falls for the beautiful but married Elizabeth Taylor.. drama was bound to take off.
This 45 is “Jett’s” theme, encapsulating this Western movie’s mood, not something you can envisage starting a rush to the record store..
But today 66 years later it is one of those frustratingly RARE Gold London 45 that never surface for sale...
especially in the fine clean condition.
Condition Report
Two flawless labels, tri-centre intact. Vinyl carries full gloss, revealing just a few light surface blemishes when angled under direct light. A beautiful copy, house in a replica London sleeve
Ricky Storm
The Way It Is / version
Top Cat : TC-04 (45s)
Karl Pitterson
Condition Report
Two clean labels, strong gloss on vinyl
Pioneers / Lynn Taitt & The Jets
Give Me Little Lovin / This Is Soul
Amalgamated : AMG 811 (10")
Two clean labels, 4 prong centre intact, full gloss near mint minus vinyl, reveals only the merest fine sleeve storage surface hairline when angled under light. Strong Ex+ throughout.
Too good to pass by.
Condition Report
Two clean labels, 4 prong centre intact, full gloss near mint minus vinyl, reveals only the merest fine sleeve storage surface hairline when angled under light. Strong Ex+ throughout.
Heptones
Save The Last Dance For Me / dance version
Pama Supreme : PS 367 (45s)
Leroy Sibbles, Earl Morgan and Barry Llewelyn a formidable trio who seamless made the transition between Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae. This session with Joe Gibbs came soon after the split with Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd. Quickly enjoying international success at their new home. Then Lee Perry updated their "sound" as they reworked former Studio One sessions.
Now considered as one of the most important and most popular of all Jamaican trios. This deconstruction of the Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman classic is vocally brilliant, blessed with tight backing harmonies, led by a delicious rasping lead vocal. The backing track, elevates this version way above the "Drifters" as an instant dancefloor delight.
This copy is flawless, plays totally clean (listen)
Condition Report
Two perfect labels, 4 prong centre intact, full gloss mint minus vinyl, giving up flawless fidelity.
VARIOUS ARTISTS inc PINK FLOYD
Alan Freeman Presents “FROM THE UNDERGROUND” - The Story Of Rock part 22 “PROG ROCK” / “JUST THEIR IMAGINATION” - The Story Of Rock part 22 “WRITERS AND LYRICISTS”
BBC Transcription album : 135473 (LP)
Duration 27' 16" minutes.
inc: Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne, Pink Floyd - See Emily Play,
Grateful Dead - Jerry Garcia comments
Janis Joplin with her iconic interpretation of Irma Franklin - Piece Of My Heart - whilst with "Big Brother ad the Holding company"
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band "Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do "
Etc. etc.
Alan Freeman documents how in 1967 USA West Coast "Underground" merged into pop mainstream
Alan Freeman also talks about Monterey Pop Festival being the watershed for the ""Underground" movement.
Back in the UK "Tomorrow's "My White Bicycle" is held up as a fine example of the sound. Also featuring
Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" album is critiqued with tracks "Eclipse" & "Brain Damage" as examples.
Flipside "Just Their Imagination" is an insight into how the great songwriters of the day "Bob Dylan" "Cat Stevens" "Paul Simon" "James Taylor" "Jeff Barry" "Peter Asher" etc. created their works and launched their careers.
Two totally enthralling sides, marinated in Rock history, iconic music and riveting comment from "artists” themselves.
Condition Report
Two clean labels, full gloss mint minus vinyl, housed in the poly-lined original TS BBC thick brown card sleeve
Baba Brooks and his Band
One Eyed Giant / Walk Out On Me
Ska Beat: JB 268 noc (45s)
Oswald's extreme command of the Trumpet, elevates both sides with his timely interventions of hard-blown expression of his favoured instrument. The classic a-side, a cheekily titled innuendo "One-Eyed Giant" may have Greek mythology intensions, but most-SKA-collectors have for many years thought more likely to be a proud reference to his manhood. Classic style SKA with all those "Buster" elements of vocal "skat" woven into a motivating horn laden landscape, sliced by a hard-rubbed Guiro. Chants abound throughout as this session becomes an excitable jam of Jamaican dance, showcasing outrageously skilled musicianship by everybody involved.
The obscured flipside is every note as impressive, when rich group vocals are this time utilized to partition even more potent horn playing.
Two great sides, archetypical example of the SKA/Rocksteady transformation.
Condition Report
3 prong centre removed for easy DJing, otherwise two unblemished labels, good gloss on vinyl only revealing multiple soft surface hairlines, occasional soft tick along the way, both sides play loud n'clear, listen.
Bud and Travis
Bonsoir Dame / Truly Do
London : 45-HLU 8965 (45s)
Bud Dashiell and Travis Edmonson were a by production of the vibrant Bay Area Folk scene, this was the duo's first single released in the UK (October 1959) and consequently sold virtually zero upon release. But went on to a really successful USA career releasing 10 strong selling album and 11 45's, their seamless vocal hamonising decorated by lilting guitar arrangements a trademark of their popular releases.
This 45 was too early in the pair's development for the UK public, radio stations or DJ's to pick up on.
A totally failed release, that today represents a London 7" that most-all "London" vinyl-junkies have yet to fill the void in the "run".
A stunning copy too...
Condition Report
Two clean labels, 4 prong centre intact, full gloss unblemished vinyl, strong mint minus, housed in correct era replica sleeve.
Burning Spear
The Whole A We Suffer / Children Of Today
Spear : WR-45-7 (45s)
Winston Rodney gives up two laidback Roots strollers, subtle horns fill the background pumping out strong dance pulses as vocal wailing howls, pepper the arrangement his "suffering". his swirling keyboard delight, carrying his distinctive vocal percolation, meandering through an addictive session, as always effortlessly hitting the high notes.
Like all Winston Rodney's excursions into inventive Roots, this too is subtle and brilliant...
I particularly like to addictive "version" on the flip
Condition Report
Two clean labels, full gloss mint minus vinyl both sides, rare condition
Folks Brothers with Count Ossie Afro-Combo
Carolina / I Met A Man
Blue Beat : 45/BB 30 (45s)
Created by three brothers John Folkes, Mico Folkes, and Eric "Junior") Folkes. Written by lead vocalist John Folkes in tribute to John's old girlfriend. When the three took the song to the Duke Reid studio they met Prince Buster who later "borrowed" the lyrics for the huge hit version by "Shaggy". Under "Buster" it blossomed into a hit, now consider a fundamental part of the "Ska" music movement.
in 1994 fiercely contested future legal battle over copyright after the "Shaggy" success, was eventually won by the Folkes Brothers.
This is so very classic, thus seldom encountered in clean near mint minus condition.
One for the condition conscious... SKA collector.
Condition Report
Two totally clean labels, 4 prong centre intact. Full gloss on vinyl only reveals the finest of sleeve contact hairlines when angled in the light. Both sides play remarkably clean, listen