LUCIFER'S FRIEND 1973 •1st US press• RARE WLP PROMO QUAD heavy psych blaster
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$ 41
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Aug 18, 2019
Sold Date
Aug 8, 2019
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$ 9
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USA
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Description
THE GREEN SHAG! "GOOD RECORDS FOR GOOD PEOPLE!"
LUCIFER'S FRIEND / LUCIFER'S FRIEND
1973 BILLINGSGATE 1st US PROMO PRESS
••••• ONE FO THE TOP 5 HEAVIEST PROTO-METAL EARLY HARD PSYCH MONSTER ALBUMS. Originally recorded in 1970 and released in the USA in '73. The band lineage speaks for itself from Asterix to Uriah Heep and beyond, the musicianship is top notch and the wailing howling vocals of John Lawton are unparalleled. "Ride the Sky" hails the coming of the storm with absolutely thrashing heavy metal guitars and throbbing organ. The reputation of the album in the underground & collector's circles is well-deserved, as it hold up today as a truly heavy rock experience as well as remaining influential on current underground metal & doom / psych bands. BRILLIANTLY HEAVY AND ESSENTIAL STATUS.
- 1973 first USA pressing
- WHITE LABEL PROMO
- QUAD/STEREO COMPATIBLE
- thick semi rigid 116g vinyl weight
- "Radio and Review Copy" label
- the dead wax is etched "BG-1002-01/02-A/B SIDE 1/SIDE 2"
- GATEFOLD cover is thick heavy cardboard with pasted on slicks
- inner sleeve is color rpinted heavy paper stock/lined
CONDITION:
VINYL = VG+ Sleeve scuff or rubbing / hair lines or handling marks, some light unfeelabel play marks visible under bright halogens. The labels are NM.
PLAY GRADE = STRONG VG+ or better Light hiss/crackle audible between tracks and subdominant in backgrounds of some quiet sections, occasional random light artifact, POWERFUL DYNAMIC PLAYER MUSIC OVERPOWERS WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.
COVER = VG+ Light storage or rubbing/very mild ring rub or impression to front & back, inside open gatefold is beautiful, COLORFUL BOLD BRIGHT. The edge seams are the downgrade with rub through color/chipping wear & some seams starting to split at the top gates with some light just starting to shine through, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners have rub wear/rounding/creasing. The inner sleeve has some lihgt aging wear/creasing but very crisp & bright.
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Lucifer's Friend ?– Lucifer's Friend
Label: Billingsgate Records ?– BG 1002 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, GatefoldCountry: US Released: 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock
Tracklist
A1 Ride The Sky 2:54 A2 Everybody's Clown 6:07 A3 Keep Goin' 5:22 A4 Toxic Shadows 6:57 B1 Free Baby 5:26 B2 Baby You're A Liar 3:51 B3 In The Time Of Job When Mammon Was A Yippie 4:01 B4 Lucifer's Friend 6:08Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Studio Maschen
- Recorded At – Windrose-Dumont-Time Studios
Credits
- Bass, Vocals – Dieter Horns
- Co-producer – Lucifer's Friend
- Drums, Percussion – Joachim Rietenbach*
- Engineer – Günther Zipelius, Henning Ruete, Horst Andritschke
- Guitar, Vocals – Peter Hesslein
- Mixed By – Henning Ruete, Horst Andritschke
- Organ – Peter Hecht
- Producer – H. Hildebrandt-Winhauer*
- Vocals – John Lawton
Notes
RADIO AND REVIEW COPY.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (runout side A, etched): ?SQ-0003-2 BG-1002-01-A Side 1 Q
- Matrix / Runout (runout side B, etched): ?SQ-0004-2 BG-1002-02-B Side 2 Q
BE SURE TO CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS!
GRADING:
MINT sealed or new old stock or brand new or showing almost no imperfections
NEAR MINT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, virtually free of marks or imperctions or wear; covers will be sharp/clean/crisp and virtually free of imperfections or wear
EXCELLENT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have extremely light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff superficial in nature only barely affecting play with only occasional incedental audio artifact but not consistent; covers will be clean/crisp with very minor signs of very light ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
VERY GOOD (+/-) vinyl & labels are very clean, may have light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff or light marks/scratches but minimally affecting play with some occasional audio artifact or light background noise; covers will be clean/crisp with signs of ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
GOOD (+/-) vinyl & covers will have significant wear ***THIS IS A GRADE I SELDOM ASSIGN AND RARELY DEAL IN RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION UNLESS THEY ARE OF COLLECTOR'S SIGNIFICANCE
FINE VINYL CAREFULLY COLLECTED & CURATED, CLEANED & CARED FOR, THOUGHTFULLY RESEARCHED, PLAY GRADED and VISUALLY GRADED, PHOTOGRAPHED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS AT MANY ANGLES SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GETTING = 100% GUARANTEED! SHIPPED QUICKLY and SECURELY. SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE!
**** I will be listing a SMALL NUMBER OF ITEMS each week to assure you each item receives the utmost attention. I WILL NOT TO WASTE YOUR VALUABLE TIME & MONEY WITH INFERIOR RECORDS. I deal ONLY in vinyl records on eBay.
* SHIPPING? USA domestic shipping is $4 USPS media mail with tracking for ONE record.
* COMBINED SHIPPING? Additional $1 for EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD - HASSLE FREE AUTOMATICALLY AT CHECKOUT.
* INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING? NO. Unfortunately due to an overwhelming number of lost package claims, complaints about shipping prices, and outright scams from dishonest buyers I AM NO LONGER SHIPPING ITEMS OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
* PACKING? Each record is REMOVED from the cover and placed in a BRAND NEW CLEAN 20# WHITE PAPER SLEEVE. The cover, album, and contents are placed in a BRAND NEW CLEAN CLEAR HEAVY 4 MIL POLY SLEEVE. Records are then packed and shipped with BRAND NEW CLEAN CARDBOARD PACKING INSERTS in a BRAND NEW CLEAN CARDBOARD MAILER SPECIFICALLY FOR SHIPPING RECORDS.
* RETURNS? NO PROBLEM. 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. If you are not satisfied for ANY reason, just send your records back AS RECEIVED for a FULL REFUND. However there are NO "partial" refunds. If you're not happy I'll be glad to refund upon return! NO HASSLES. SIMPLY PRINT OUT THE RETURN LABEL FROM EBAY, REPACK IN THE BOX, & HAND IT TO YOUR MAIL CARRIER. Simple!
* QUESTIONS? Feel free to send a message and I will certainly answer in the most timely manner possible. I will be glad to communicate!
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