BANG MOTHER BOW TO KING 1972 •1st press• heavy psych proto metal Black Sabbath
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Jun 24, 2019 Sold Date
Jun 14, 2019 Start Date
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THE GREEN SHAG! "GOOD RECORDS FOR GOOD PEOPLE!"






BANG / MOTHER BOW TO THE KING

1972  CAPITOL  TRUE 1st USA PRESS



•••••  ESSENTIAL CRUSHING PROTO-METAL HEAVY BLUES FROM THE LEGENDARY UNDERGROUND 70's BAND REDISCOVERED BY HEADBANGERS & THE HEAVY PSYCH SCENE. Powerhouse attack of heavy guitar riffing, thunderous bass & drums on this monumental rock record, featuring "Humble" "Keep On" and "Idealist Realist" which are three of the most ripping monster tracks of the heavy underground seventies. CRUCIAL.




  • 1972  true first USA pressing
  • thick heavy semi rigid 142g weight vinyl
  • stereo
  • WINCHESTER pressing
  • the dead wax is etched "SMAS-1/2-1110-F2"
  • GATEFOLD
  • cover is thick heavy cardboard with pasted on color printed matte finish slicks
  • inner sleeve is generic

CONDITION:
VINYL =    STRONG VG++   Light sleeve scuff/rubbing/light handling abrasions, hairlines, visible under bright halogens. The labels are NM- with light spindle wisps.

PLAY GRADE =   STRONG VG++    Light hiss/crackle between tracks LOUD MUSIC EASILY OVERPOWERS WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =   NM-   Exceptionally light storage or handling indications, tiny streak impression at back center, inside gatefold is stunning near perfect, COLORFUL CLEAN BOLD BRIGHT.  The edge seams top & bottom are stunning with a tiny tiny split just starting at botom opening edge, the spine has some color chipping. Corners are EX very mild rub/ rounding. 



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Bang (12) ?– Mother / Bow To The King

Label: Capitol Records ?– SMAS-11110 Format: Vinyl, LP, Gatefold 
Country: US Released: Nov 1972 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

Mother A1 Mother A2 Humble A3 Keep On A4 Idealist Realist Bow To The King B1 No Sugar Tonight Written-By – Randy C. Bachman* B2 Feel The Hurt B3 Tomorrow B4 Bow To The King

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
  • Recorded At – The Sound Factory

Credits

  • Artwork [Back] – John Millerburg
  • Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Donny Gerrard, Shirley Mathews*, Vanetta Fields* 
  • Bass, Vocals – Frank Ferrara
  • Cover – Saget Studios
  • Cover [Concept] – John Hoernle, Rick Bowen
  • Drums – Bruce Gary (tracks: A3 to A4) 
  • Drums, Percussion – Duris Maxwell
  • Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Frank Gilcken* 
  • Engineer – Dave Hassinger (tracks: A3 & A4), Karl Richardson
  • Executive-Producer – Rick Bowen
  • Percussion – Jeffrey Cheen
  • Producer – Jeffrey Cheen, John Palladino (tracks: A3 & A4) 
  • Written-By – Frank Ferrara (tracks: A1-A4, B2-B4), Frank Gilcken* (tracks: A1-A4, B2-B4), Tony D'Iorio, Jr.* (tracks: A1-A4, B2-B4) 

Notes

Produced by Jeffrey Cheen for Rikbo Productions at Criteria Recording, Miami, Florida - Engineer: Karl Richardson. 

"Keep On" and "Idealist Realist" produced by Jeffrey Cheen and John Palladino at The Sound Factory, Hollywood, California - Engineer: Dave Hassinger



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