Kim Fowley – Born To Be Wild – Psych Rock Vinyl LP

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Is their a more influential, or more notorious, musical producer, innovator, or collaborator in the music industry the past 60 years than this musical genius?  I suppose it is possible.  But when you think of all the historically impactful groups that he initiated, produced, composed for, and nurtured, well… it’s an incredible list.  He led the formation of The Runaways.  And St. John Green.  And The Rivingtons.  And The Innocents.  He played with Frank Zappa.  He produced an album for Gene Vincent.  He wrote classic tracks for countless bands, including Kiss, and Paul Revere and the Raiders.  His resume would go on for pages.  And, he also recorded over 25 albums of his own.  The man was a musical genius and an incredible songwriter and musician.  This was his third album and, like many of his early recordings, was a collaboration with Mars Bonfire, featuring Bonfire’s classic composition, “Born To Be Wild”.  That song, of course, was made famous by Steppenwolf, who picked up the song when Bonfire was part of their group.  This incredible album was released on Imperial in 1968, number LP-12413.  This is the original release of the album.  The vinyl is in exceptional condition with its bright original luster and just a few very light surface scratches and paper scuffs that barely impact play.  It plays with almost no background noise.  The vinyl grades VG.  The album cover show a tiny hint of ring wear and very light corner wear.  All seams are clean, sharp, tight, and intact.  The cover grades VG+.  

Track List:

Born To Be Wild
I Can’t Stop Dancing
Shake A Lady
Hello I Love You
Soul Limbo
Space Odyssey

Wild Weekend
Pictures Of Matchstick Men
Savage In The Sun
Sunshine Of Your Love
Classical Gas
Fresno, 1963

Grading Information

I only use four grades in my grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition.  My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve.  The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects.  It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background static.  On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects on this than your VG+ rated album.   Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading.  Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there.  That’s why I play every album first, because this does happen.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG.  Very occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G.  This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth having as a filler copy. 

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. Canada shipping rates have gone up dramatically. The first album will be shipped for $16.  Additional albums will be shipped for $4 per album, with up to five albums able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.  At that point we will work together on final determination of shipping cost. 

The Canada cost determination also applies for all other International shipping, except that the first album is shipped for $21 and each subsequent is just an additional $5.00. 

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.  Payment by PayPal is preferred. 

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