JULIE LONDON HUSHABYE MOUNTAIN Japan ONLY 1968 RED WAX Issue w/ OBI Near Mint

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JULIE LONDON: “Hushabye Mountain” 

Label: LIBERTY Records Japan 

Label Number: LP-8624

- Original 1968 FIRST Japanese Pressing in NM condition 

- Was released in 1968 and comes in Japan ONLY jacket art

- Comes on RED WAX, Japan only issue

- TOP condition, next to impossible to upgrade upon

- Comes with always missing insert & company designed inner sleeve

GRADING:

Red Wax LP Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint. Extremely beautiful copy with shiny and glossy surface that shows no signs of much play. Rarely surfaces this clean….

Fragile flip back Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint, beautiful condition all round. No damages of any kind. A dash away from NM. Awesome condition. Sole minor flaw is that on the back of the sleeve against the white background one can detect a few very faint aging spots. But it is so faint it is almost neglectable. Great condition and hard to improve upon

Insert: Near Mint 

Company Inner Sleeve: Near Mint

Some words on this issue: LONDON, JULIE: “Hushabye Mountain” (Liberty/ Toshiba Musical Industries – LP-8624) Rare 1st original Japanese pressing on RED WAX and complete with obi. Released in Japan under a different title as “Yummy” abroad. “Pop standards vocalist/actress Julie London was definitely at a transitional phase in her career when she cut Yummy, Yummy, Yummy (1969) -- the final entry in her decade-and-a-half long relationship with Liberty Records. Modern listeners will revel in the obvious kitsch factor of a middle-aged, old-school female who is crooning rock & roll. Rightly so, as the two musical universes rarely collided with a lucrative outcome. However, just below the genre-bending veneer lie interesting interpretations of concurrently well-known selections with the occasional sleeper gem thrown in. The lush and admittedly antiquated orchestration doesn't mask London’s smoky and smoldering pipes, and some scores definitely work better than others. The opening cover of Laura Nyro’s "Stoned Soul Picnic," the adaptation of the Beatles "And I Love Her," and the remarkably evocative "Hushabye Mountain" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) are each superior matches of artist with repertoire. Less successful is Harry Nilsson’s "Without Him" [aka "Without Her"] as it lacks the urgency of Blood Sweat & Tears rendering or the pithy of Nillson’s original. The remake of Spanky & Our Gang’s "Like to Get to Know You" is similarly short on soul, although it lends itself to the middle-of-the-road (MOR) feel, as does "It's Nice to Be With You." That said, the latter is infinitely more tolerable in this context than it was on the Davy Jones’ warbled Monkees’ single. The seeming incongruity of London’s take on the Doors’ "Light My Fire" isn't all that odd until she lets her hair down (so to speak) and slips into something right out of The Graduate's Mrs. Robinson. There are several instances of 'What were they thinking?,' such as the practically surreal "Mighty Quinn (Quinn, The Eskimo)" which sounds like it was the result of a Quaalude-related encounter. By the time we roll around to the title track, one can't tell if London is trying to be sexy or is simply hung over. "Sunday Morning" -- the second nod to Spanky & Our Gang -- also makes London come off as either bored or sleepy, either of which will be the effect that a majority of the album will inevitably have on 21st century ears.” (All Music Guide) A great album, especially the Quaalude induced effect hinted at in the review is the icing on the cake. Rare Japanese press original with Obi & on red wax.

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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