CATHY YOUNG A Spoonful Of RARE 1969 psych blues LP MINT

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108

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS…

Cathy Young "A SPOONFUL OF CATHY YOUNG"

Original 1969 white label pr0m0 issue on the Mainstream label, STEREO S/6121

Cover:  VG+, moderate ringwear front and back

Vinyl:  Super clean, plays NEAR MINT to MINT!

Say, Cathy, that sure is one HECK of a psychedelic guitar you got there.  You must be pretty proud of it – aw, what am I saying, of COURSE you are – the cover shot shows more of your axe than YOU.  So I’m guessing either you’re not as photogenic as, say, Michelle Philips or that chick in Shocking Blue, or your guitar is more responsible for A Spoonful of Cathy Young than you are.  Hey, Janis Joplin was certainly no looker either, but she never hid behind a giant microphone on her album covers.  And truthfully, you look pretty good from what I can see of you down here on the floor.  I mean, that’s a nice G-string, baby.

A LOT of people LOVE your album, Cathy.  I know they do, they gush about it all the time.  I guess from the appearance of your guitar and your groovy jacket, I was expecting something a bit more, y’know, “psychedelic,” but I can still dig it.  You’re like Carole King with Janis Joplin’s spunk.  Better hair and skin, though.  And if I’d known you were only EIGHTEEN years old when you gave your Spoonful to the world, I’d have cut you a lot more slack.  Because when I was eighteen, I was still driving a Hyundai and making mixed tapes.  So for an 18-year-old girl to get a semi-major record label deal, work with hot session players like Eric Weissberg and Ronnie Zito, and have a guitar worth more than my car (with a much better paint job too), well, my hat’s off to you, Cathy.  Are you still single?

I only wish the liner notes treated you more seriously, though, one moment throwing out sex-charged innuendos like “you’ll feel the vibrations of her magic arouse all and any emotions you may have,” then following it up with sub-Tiger Beat nonsense like “Cathy loves everyone and anything except sauerkraut.”  They wouldn’t talk about Janis or Carole that way, would they?  “Carole King is a spunky Aquarius from Brooklyn who digs the works of Maurice Sendak, works diligently toward protecting the Northern Rockies, and loves a good pork roll sandwich with lots of mustard.”

 TO HEAR SOUNDCLIPS FROM THIS ALBUM, PLEASE VISIT MY HOMEPAGE AT WWW.KATHLEENTURNEROVERDRIVE.WIKISPACES.COM - YOU CAN ALSO HEAR SOUND CLIPS FROM ALL THE ALBUMS I HAVE UP FOR AUCTION ON THIS PAGE TOO.

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I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

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Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package.  I hate that too.  So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s.  And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums).  I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job.  But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts. 

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NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…

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