Barbarians - Laurie MONO orig Lp - legendary garage psych
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Up for auction is the absolutely essential groundbreaking punk/garage psych Lp by the Barbarians featuring Moulty the famous one-armed drummer that includes Are you a Boy or Are you a Girl? & What the New Breed Say. You need this! Super clean vinyl!! Nice keeper copy here.
The Barbarians were formed in the summer of 1964 in Provincetown, Massachusetts by original members Victor "Moulty" Moulton, Bruce Benson, Ronnie Enos, and Jerry Causi. The band was quickly assembled by Moulton, who had agreed to do a gig at The Rumpus Room, an ex-jazz club where his cousin worked. After packing the house for their opening performance, they were asked to come back numerous times throughout the season. By the end of the summer, record companies had heard about them and they were taken to New York to start their careers.[1]
While their debut single, "Hey Little Bird" produced by Al Ham (on Joy Records) bombed, two of their next three singles (on Laurie) charted on Billboard, (with "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?" peaking at No. 55) and also made the Cash Box charts. "Are You a Boy" was co-written by Doug Morris, who went on to head Universal Music Group.
They received their biggest break when featured on The T.A.M.I. Show (performing "Hey Little Bird") alongside other artists such as The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Chuck Berry, James Brown & The Famous Flames, The Miracles, and Marvin Gaye. Their "pirates on the beach" look--leather sandals, open necked/bloused sleeved shirts (sometimes a vest as well), black jeans, longer than usual hair--was distinctive and romantic, topped by the sight of drummer Moulton's hook-shaped left-hand prosthesis. Having lost the hand in an explosion when he was fourteen, Moulton had enabled his drumming by modifying the prosthesis to hold a drumstick.
A later, minor hit, entitled "Moulty," was a humorous and melodramatic autobiographical song chronicling the drummer's life and the loss of his hand. Moulton sang lead on the track, but instead of the original members, he was backed by New York session musicians including members of Levon & the Hawks, later to be known as The Band. Although it barely scraped the Billboard charts, the song would gain a cult following when it was included on Lenny Kaye's Nuggets compilation in 1972.
In 1965, Boston guitarist Geoffrey Morris replaced Ronnie Enos on lead guitar, providing the arrangement of "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?". In 1967, Benson, Morris and Causi left The Barbarians to form Black Pearl. One year later, having become a version of the group incorporating Denny Romans aka Demian Bell (from Maypole) as the lead guitarist and lead singer, and Walter Parks as Bass player, the Barbarians disbanded. They had evolved to combine martial arts and music by rigorously rehearsing nearly every day at a Karate dojo owned by Moulton's brother-in-law.
The Ramones' song "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" includes Moulton in its list of rock and roll figures and institutions.
LP is Nm Mono copy! and super nice! Jacket is clean on front and back as seen in photos. top is solid though discolored from tape? It is hard to tell. We can't do anything about that otherwise cover is clean and not bad for a 48+ year old! Seams are intact on this too and no splits. No reserve and reasonable start!
We rate this to be a 3 star album and a must for serious collectors! Great Lp for punk garage heads and here is your chance to own a piece of history!
After long hiatus we are back with lots of items to come! Keep watching Forgotten Sounds! We are happy to combine ship for multiples! All items guaranteed! Good luck with bidding!!!
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