1969 Orig THE RACKET SQUAD CORNERS OF YOUR MIND = FUZZ GARAGE PSYCH
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TOP MINTY CLEAN ~ '69 HARD FUZZ GARAGE/PSYCH GEM!
The RACKET SQUAD
THE CORNERS OF YOUR MIND
\ USA - JUBILEE - JGS 8026
ATTENTION: RE-LISTING ... this was a very popular item that attracted a lot of collector interest. The uncool (and forever blacklisted) "winner" KEVIN J CASSIDY going under bogus ID's Jerry West2112 AND jerrycassidy3612012 did not pay for this and 3 other items on two occasions under both ID's (sellers take note!)....
so a second chance for a certain rarity:
TOP COPY ... LOOKS UNPLAYED ...fresh "new" look and 43 years old ... an ARCHIVE COPY!
Original 1969 first pressing vinyl, The Racket Squad were signed by "Jubilee" records and produced 2 albums and 9 singles ...a garage/psych crew from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, their second and last LP "Corners Of Your Mind" was their best.
Co-produced by Mike Lewis (who wrote most of the material) and Stuart Wiener, 1969's "Corners of Your Mind" found the quartet shifting to a distinctive hard rock and psych sound. On the surface that type of calculated move would seem to have spelled artistic disaster, but somehow that wasn't the case this time around. Whereas the self titled debut album sounded calculated, Dinunzio and company seemed much more inspired and engaged on their sophomore set. Perhaps the biggest surprise was simply the fact group leader Sonny Dinunzio's blue-eyed soul voice proved well suited for tougher material like the opening rocker 'Ain't Nobody Gonna Love You', 'Sweet Little Smoke' (so much for lyrical subtlety), and the amphetamine powered 'Suburban Life'. Sure, this was just as calculated as the rest of their catalog, but you had to smile hearing Dinunzio singing about 'marshmallow sea' and 'forbidden fruits'. With the exception of the needless 'Get Out My Life Woman' reprise (mis-credited to 'Alan' Toussaint and Dinunzio sounding like a heavily dosed Bugs Bunny), the entire album demonstrated an attractive blend of melodic hard/psych and acid influences. Other highlights included the unexpected cover of Hendrix's 'Little Wing' (probably the standout track) and the the trippy LP closer 'The Minstrel'
- Joey Covington - drums, percussion (1966-67)
- Sonny Dinunzio - vocals, guitar, keyboards, (1967-70)
*(RIP 1978)
- Gene - drums, percussion (1967-70)
- Hop - lead guitar (1967-70)
- Ronnie - bass, (1967-70)
- Ain't Nobody Gonna Love You
- Sweet Little Smoke
- Get Out Of My Life Woman
- Suburban Life
- Get Out Of My Life Woman
- Corners Of Your Mind
- You Turn Me On
- Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)
The Minstrel
CONDITION: The Cover: solid and clean ALL OVER = MINT = a hard cover to find THIS clean when nearly always shows shelf wear on the dark cover, IF found at all. TOP LEVEL upgrade with no bends, no writing and no split seams...the one you want!
The Vinyl: all clean and shiny smooth M- on both sides...the labels are clean, this is a TOP COPY from 43 years ago...an ARCHIVE copy !!
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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