'66 7" BELGIUM Diddy Wah Diddy DEBUT Captain Beefheart PSYCH 45 Zappa

	£		173
	$		229

NB. PLEASE NOTE - THE 60s BELGIAN 'LONDON RECORDS' 45s WERE PRESSED WITHOUT CENTERS & THIS EXTREMELY RARE RECORD HAS NEVER BEEN LISTED ON EBAY!!!

     CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND 

Diddy Wah Diddy / Who Do You Think You're Fooling

Any Questions - Email me  psb251@live.co.uk

DIDDY WAH DIDDY / WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLING

NB. PHOTOS here are of the ACTUAL record you will receive!

1966 BELGIUM 7" London Records (orig pressing) "Diddy Wah Diddy" c/w "Who Do You Think You're Fooling" - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band on LONDON 5 559 [Echantillon Sans Valeur Commerciale] Distributor for A&M Records in Belgium.

I am selling this 'Ultra Rare" Belgian 7" Single which is extremely scarce.  It took me  '20 YEARS' to verify a copy actually existed and I only know of one other collector who has a copy.  The Magic Band's debut 45 was released in the USA and Canada on A&M Records in Jan 1966  and had a very 'limited' pressing outside the USA. It was actually only released in  '66 in Canada (on A&M also) plus a very limited pressing in Australia (on Festival Records) and this obscure European pressing on London Records 5 5559 - who were distributors for A&M at the time.                                [*The Date can be seemingly verfied as Roy Orbison had 2 Singles released in 1966 on London Records 5564 + 5.581 - The 1st being only 5 Numbers after Beefheart's!]  

Why it didn't  merit an original release here in the UK but was pressed in Australia + Belgium of all places, is just another strange story in History of The Magic Band? - Quite strange as there was a burgeoning R&B/Blues Scene in the UK - but with no promotion until John Peel championed The Magic Band in 1967 on his Pirate Radio Show, the single only had local success in their home town of Lancaster, California.

 In 1971 - A&M decided to cash in on The Magic Band's cult following in the UK  by releasing all 4 tracks from the two A&M Singles on a 7" P/Sleeve EP but this project was aborted with only a few advance/promotional sent out (possibly due to the band cancelling their much publicised UK appearance at the Hollywood Music Festival in Stafford that year..) making this demo extremely collectable.

So, why  was it released in Europe & not in the UK?  Whatever reason  it has certainly made it the 'rarest' stock Magic Band single without doubt!  I was only made aware of it's existence by Bill Pircz & John Ellis (2 US Beefheatarians) almost 20 years ago when they posted me details of both this record and the Canadian pressing on their Beefheart 'wish' lists.   I must have wrote to over 1000 European record collectors over the years until I uncovered a copy (and believe me I paid a lot of money for it!)

Even with access to some 600-700 Beefheart Fans subscribed to the Collectors Fanzine in the 90s - I still never found anyone who had a copy? It certainly hasn't been listed on EBay since lists began and wasn't on Beefheart Discographies until recently and I'd never seen a photo till I sent mine.  I am only listing it as a I have a few bills to play but I always hope other items will sell first.. Offers will have to be serious to be entertained as I'd just prefer to keep it.

The Single is in strong VG  (or VG+) Condition - Plays FANTASTIC!

PS.  It will come with an Original Nr MINT Belgium 60s London Records sleeve (Almost as rare as the record itself!) to make the purchase 'extra special.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE - That with 10% Commision on EBay (& 4.0% PayPal) I lose nearly £80 selling this on Ebay. (Making barely what I paid!)

** PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM MUST BE POSTED BY SPECIAL DELIVERY INLAND / INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR OVERSEAS **

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

1 SINGLE 7" (FIRST CLASS Recorded Delivery - Under £35 Value) = £2.00

*1 SINGLE (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance ) = £6.50

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£46 maximum]) = £10. (Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £3 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£46 maximum]) = £12. Add £3 per extra LP. (Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

1 SINGLE 7" (Normal Air Mail - Under £35 Value) = £2.80

*1 SINGLE (International Signed For inc  £500 Maximum Insurance ) = £8.50

Payment Conditions:

I prefer Bank Transfer / Cheque or COD from UK winning bidders but I accept PayPal.

 I prefer payment on this item by Money Transfer (in UK Sterling Only!) but accept PayPal & certain other methods of payment.direct

PS. JUST CHECKED THE LISTING OUT AND I AM VERY TEMPTED TO WITHDRAW IT  AS I PAID WELL OVER £250+ FOR IT (& FELT IT WAS WORTH DOUBLE!!! ) SAYING THAT EVERY SO OFTEN I LET A RARE RECORD RIDE..I'M WONDERING IF PEOPLE MIGHT BE A LITTLE WARY BECAUSE OF IT'S GRADING, BUT I CAN ASSURE BUYERS I'VE BOUGHT MANY, MANY RECORDS AT VG+ THAT ARE 'FAR WORSE THAN THIS!' 

  MOST RECORDS I SELL ARE EX OR N/MINT (MEANING VERY FEW IF ANY MARKS!)   THERE ARE NO SERIOUS SCRATCHES ON THIS, JUST SOME LIGHT SCUFFS & SOME HAIRLINES & MANY WOULD GRADE THIS HIGHER..

SO GOOD LUCK TO THE WINNER - I HOPE IT'S SOMEONE I KNOW WELL!!!