GOLDEN CUPS This Bad Girl 1968 JAPAN PUNK PSYCH PS HEAR

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WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS…

THE GOLDEN CUPS "Nagaikami No-Shojo" b/w "This Bad Girl"

Original 1968 45 on the Japan CAPITOL label

Picture sleeve in VG++ shape

Vinyl:  Plays EXCELLENT and better!

Well, here it is.  The absulute GODFATHER of Japanese GS garage punk, the amazingly BRILLIANT "This Bad Girl" by the Golden Cups.  Dig that 200mph opening bass riff!  Swoon in ecstasy when the fuzz guitar joins in!  Drool uncontrollably when you hear those classic snotty attitude-filled vocals...in English no less (they were indeed keeping it as real as it could be)!  And grok like Greg Shaw discovering another lost Brian Jonestown Massacre outtake when that absolutely stone-cold KILLER fuzzed-up guitar freakout solo kicks into fourth gear!  The Golden Cups didn't release anything NEAR this primal again, and those looking for similar blasts of caveman rage on their full-length albums will, sadly, be greeted by crappy covers of "I'm Your Puppet" and even crappier blues.  It's like, for one song, they traded bodies with the Sonics and the Seeds, and I wouldn't be surprised if somewhere in 1968 Sky Saxon found himself inexplicably singing "Sakura Variations" for three weird minutes.  How else could you explain this?

 HEAR IT!

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First class shipping is $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping.  Delivery confirmation included in the shipping costs.  Air mail shipping to Canada starts at $6 US, each additional record $2 shipping.  Air mail shipping everywhere else in the world starts at $8 US, with each additional record only $3 shipping.  Proof of shipment REQUIRED for all foreign orders, an extra $1.10.  

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. 

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING

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. 

And finally, I include delivery confirmation on all shipments inside the US.  This is my proof of shipment, and also helps us to track your package if it doesn’t arrive when it should.  I will email you within 2 days of shipment and give you the confirmation number at that time.  Insurance is always optional, but for larger orders, it’s highly recommended.  Unfortunately, there isn’t a cost-effective way of tracking parcels to foreign countries yet, and shipping times vary depending on your country’s postal system.  Italy in particular seems to be really bad at delivering packages quickly, or delivering packages at all, now that you mention it.  I will always email you when your package ships, but once it’s on its way, please don’t ask me when it will arrive because I don’t know.  If the world’s postal systems can ever agree on a universal tracking system that’s affordable, I’ll be the first to use it.

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…

I will always leave positive feedback for successful transactions, and would appreciate the same in return.  All I ask of you is the following – please pay for your items within 14 days of the close of auction.  Compared to other sellers, that’s a generous amount of time, so if you don’t pay within 2 weeks, then I have to assume something’s wrong.  You’ll get an Ebay payment reminder at that point, and possibly a decapitated horse head in your bed.  If, after 30 days, you still haven’t forked up the cash, I’ll relist the item and yell at you if I ever see you in town.