Little John & the Monks 45 rarest UNKNOWN 60's KILLER Graves 2 side PUNK ACETATE
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ARTIST - LITTLE JOHN AND THE MONKS TITLE - WOMAN, TAKE A TRIP B/W ALL THEM LIES LABEL - GRAVES CATALOG NO - TRK 1093
RECORD GRADING - VG- GENERIC SLEEVE
Up for auction is this very rare (well, unknown) garage punk psych 2 sider by Little John and the Monks. They came out with a collectable garage 45 called Black Winds in 1965 on the Jerden label. There are a couple of Pacific Northwest web sites that has some information on them. These two songs are UNKNOWN....and, the Woman, Take a Trip song is an absolute killer. I am convinced by looking at other Graves label releases that this one is from 1966. It appears to be an acetate, it has type written labels. It is way ahead of its time, and I can almost make an argument that this song should be one of the most important recordings of early punk ever laid down. Extremely self assured snottiness by the lead singer, who casually sings "you'll never find another guy as neat as me ah ha" The sax player on his solo, turns his sax up to 11 and screeches out the frustration with furious pounding drums in the back ground. I have an almost two minute clip, there are about 40 seconds left after the clip. The other side is equally good with very Jim Morrison like vocals (before there was a Jim Morrison on the scene) and great moody bass lines. In an interview, the bass player said he "messed up" on the Black Winds song, but he sounds very well in control here. I have a clip of All Them Lies as well. The record has some gloss, some minor scratches, and some moderate crackling through out but plays very strong as you will hear.
No international bidding on this one. I will secure the package with a heavy duty cardboard mailer, insert pads and bubble wrap. THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!
I can combine shipping! Many times it means I can ship up to 3 LP's U.S. for the same cost as one, and possibly more 45's. International bidders - Combined shipping will be only based on weight, so I will need to know how many items are bought before sending invoice. Thanks again!!
VJ'S VINYL GRADING SYSTEM:
Mint - never used, once a record is opened, the top you can get is mint minus. Mint Minus - A great record, one or two fine hairline scuffs, sounds flawless. A mint minus record can "play" mint. Covers are new looking, may have shrink. Excellent - Can have faint hairline scuffs that do no affect play. Can have very minor infrequent crackling. Minor bumps in the cover. VG+ - Scuffs can be more prevalent, with a little more surface noise. If it visually has more scuffs but plays great, I will note that. Still, a very fine and playable copy. Covers have minor age and shelf wear. VG - Can have lots of hairline scuffs, and maybe one or two scratches. Surface noise more prevalent with some popping in spots. Covers have more extensive age and shelf wear. Minor splits. VG minus - More in the way of scratches and surface noise is NOT infrequent. Still, a viable copy. Covers may have splits. G+ - only reserved for a very rare or popular record. Very noisy, maybe some skips, scratches are evident. Covers are trashed. STILL SEALED - I will grade the vinyl as "still sealed." That means it's probably mint minus, but I do not know if there was any factory defects. Hairline scuffs - are light yet visible. You cannot feel them with the skin of your finger. (I cannot fathom feeling it with your fingernail as described in Goldmine...why would you do that?) Scratches you can feel. If I am on the fence between grades, I will go with the lower one. I will not use VG++ etc., but will say that a record is a "strong" VG+. "Age wear" on a cover is either fading or yellowing. "Shelf wear" is ring wear, corner bumps, or fraying.
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