BUFFALO - ONLY WANT YOU FOR YOUR BODY - NM WITH INSERT - OZ PROG ROCK - VERTIGO

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Description: You are bidding on a Near Mint copy of this Australian & Worldwide classic Progressive Rock / Hard Rock album by "Buffalo - Only Want You For Your Body"

This is the original on the Vertigo Spaceship label with catalogue number 6357102 from 1974.

Alongside the vinyl comes the highly sort after insert (pictured) which is in mint condition.

The cover is in very nice shape - it does not contain any rips, tears pen marks, texta marks etc. The only issue with the cover is it contains some creasing to the top right and bottom left corner.

The record itself looks unplayed & only contains some finger print residue around the edges probably caused by me but does not contain anything that will not or cannot be removed and record contains nothing that would make record skip or jump. In my opinion closer to Mint then NM. Very glossy as per image.

REMEMBER THIS RECORD WAS PRESSED IN 1974 - IT IS NOW 40 YEARS OLD!

Run off grove matrix info states MX167797 / 6357102-1

ABOUT THE BAND.

Buffalo were an Australian hard rock band formed in August 1971 by founding mainstay Dave Tice on lead vocals (ex-Head). Fellow founders, also from Head, were Paul Balbi on drums, John Baxter on guitar, and Peter Wells on bass guitar; together with Alan Milano on lead vocals (ex-Mandala). Milano left after their debut album, Dead Forever... (June 1972), and Balbi was replaced on drums by Jimmy Economou. Their next two albums, Volcanic Rock (July 1973) and Only Want You For Your Body (June 1974), were also issued by Vertigo Records. After 1975 line-up changes resulted in a more commercial sound and the group disbanded in March 1977. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, noted that there was "nothing subtle about Buffalo's primal, heavyweight sound, but it was delivered with a great deal of conviction ... combining the dense, occult riffing ... with the progressive blues chops ... the band certainly captured the arrogant disposition of the times in a bold and thunderous fashion". Alongside Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs and Blackfeather, Buffalo pioneered Australia's heavy metal, pub rock and alternative rock movements. Peter Wells died on 27 March 2006, aged 58.

ABOUT THE ALBUM.

Only Want You For Your Body is the third album for Australian proto-metal band Buffalo, recorded and originally released in 1974 on the Vertigo label. A far more structured and polished release than the previous album Volcanic Rock, Only Want You For Your Body was conversely a much harder and heavier release. Buffalo had abandoned the progressive and psychedelic elements of their style, in favour of a more straightforward, modernistic approach to heavy metal. On the basis of this album, Buffalo were perhaps one of the earliest acts to develop heavy metal music away from its blues-rock origins – with some passing similarities to future metal acts later in the decade, such as those in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene. The album even bizarrely contains a precursor to the death growl on the outro to the track "What's Going On".

Buffalo courted controversy again with their album artwork – the cover depicting a half-naked obese woman tied to a torture rack. Adding further fuel to accusations of misogyny was the shift in lyrical emphasis towards sex, in particular the tracks "I'm a Skirt Lifter, Not a Shirt Raiser" and "Kings Cross Ladies". This also marked a shift towards street-level oriented lyrics – an approach that would be later adopted by compatriot hard rock acts including AC/DC, The Angels and Rose Tattoo.

Track's included on this LP are - I'm a skirt lifter, not a shirt raiser, I'm coming on, Dune Messiah, Stay with me, What's Going On & United Nations.

Artist: Buffalo

Title: Only Want You For Your Body

Format: LP - G/F

Label: Original Australian Vertigo Spaceship Label

Pressing Origin: Australia

Catalogue Number: 6357 102

Record Grading: NM

Cover Grading: VG+ with elements of NM - creases as mentioned above are its downfall.

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Mint (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.(More on still sealed under "Other Considerations"). Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all.

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An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like.

Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.

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Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK".

The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play.

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In general, if not for a couple things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.

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