INTERNATIONAL BEAT 1968 Hungary RUBBLE PSYCH FREAKBEAT MOD LP Prae Kraut LISTEN

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VARIOUS ARTISTS "INTERNATIONAL BEAT" LP

ORIGINAL 1968 LP ON THE Hungarian QUALITON LABEL, LPX 17384

COVER IN VG+ shape, top seam coming unglued a bit

VINYL plays VG to VG+ with some surface, not bad

Very obscure (and old – 1968, boys and girls!) compilation from Hungary of all places, INTERNATIONAL BEAT.  And the best part of it is, it doesn’t seem like ANY of these bands appear anywhere else!  Okay, the Subjects’ killer clean-cut Rubble popsike gem “Headlines” DID appear on an old PRAE KRAUT PANDEMONIUM volume, and they were also smart to use that great cover shot of the hot hippie chick in the teal leggings.  The Subjects were, of course, a German band, from Munich, and are also represented by two OTHER gems on here, but the biggest chunk of vinyl yardage here goes to the Yellow Popcorn Band, who turn in tune after tune of great unheard-of shakin’ mod beat British Invasion grooves, the best of which are “Neighbours, Neighbours,” “Lovely Ladies” and a cover of Lennon-McCartney’s “Slow Down.”  Also featured – two cuts by Don Adams, who’s probably NOT the GET SMART guy.  Never seen this before, and not since, yet there’s a small treasure trove of undiscovered beat pop and popsike gems on here to be found.  Plus a guitar-slinging babe in paisley miniskirt and teal leggings.  What more could you ask for?

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Media mail shipping with delivery confirmation starts at $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping.  Overseas shipping has, unfortunately, gone way up in the fast few months, which translates to $15 for the first LP to Canada ($3 each one thereafter) and $24 for the first LP everywhere else in the world, with each add'l LP an extra $5 (so it pays to buy more, nudge nudge wink wink).   I accept payments through Paypal. 

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. 

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