MINT 1970 STRAIGHT ? ALICE COOPER EASY ACTION Psych
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MINT 1970 RARE FIRST PRESSING
STRAIGHT RECORDS LABEL
~~ COLLECTIBLE PSYCH GEM ~~
ALICE COOPER
EASY ACTION
...USA - STRAIGHT RECORDS - WS 1845
We feel this is the.....*BEST* ORIGINAL AROUND!!!
BEAUTIFUL MINT CLEAN 1970 ORIGINAL vinyl pressing in gatefold cover, on the old STRAIGHT RECORDS label -- The grooovy cool second album by Alice Cooper is arguably their best, centered on melodic psychedelic self compositions filled with 'heady' weird lyrics and awesome playing...even though they were largely unknown at this point, they were really coming together ...a very strong underground rock album where every track is good, catchy and interesting...the more you play it, the better it gets.
Includes the original 1970 STRAIGHT RECORDS inner sleeve to the album
Call this "the great undiscovered" Alice Cooper album. Pretties for You is a difficult record, and Love It to Death is a classic, but this might be the perfect picture of an evolving Alice Cooper Group. "Mr. & Misdemeanor" has Cooper beginning to define his nasty trademark vocal style: "Here's new pretties for you/nobody likes me but we adore you." Alice Cooper became known for writing two-and-a-half- to three-minute catchy tunes with negative themes, augmented by longer pieces toward the end of the recordings. With that in mind, this is almost pre-production for Love It to Death, although the band is more inventive here. "Shoe Salesman" could be Strawberry Alarm Clock meets The Beatles -- they had not transformed yet into hard rockers. Easy Action gives evidence that Alice has more of a voice than he got credit for. "Still No Air" has a sci-fi slant, a slant they could've taken up when the members departed from Cooper and became the Billion Dollar Babies. "Below Your Means" is almost seven minutes of early Who-style musical investigation. There is that great West Coast psych/rock blend throughout, some hybrid of L.A./U.K. garage rock and psychedelia (this material would fit nicely on a soundtrack for American International Pictures). Side two opens with "Return of the Spiders," with upfront fuzz guitar. Dedicated to Gene Vincent, one wonders if this was influenced by David Bowie or if David Bowie influenced it? Both artists emerged around the same time, with Alice Cooper under Frank Zappa's wing, for better or for worse. "Laughing at Me" is very similar to Bowie's "Man Who Sold the World." There's the freezing cold "Refrigerator Heaven"; and, a wonderful British-like popsike nugget called "Beautiful Flyaway," which is listed as fifth on the album cover, but is actually the fourth track; and "Lay Down and Die, Goodbye," a trippy seven-minute-and-30-second song which clearly sounds like it belongs on Zappa's record label. That this band could run the gamut from top notch psych melodies to UK styled popsike gems, inspired by both Zappa & Cooper, making Easy Action a good study and timeless entertaining record. One not to miss -- for all its twists & turns...
1. Mr. and Misdemeanor
2. Shoe Salesman
3. Still No Air
4. Below Your Means
5. Return of the Spiders
6. Laughing at Me
7. Refrigerator Heaven
8. Beautiful Flyaway
9.Lay Down and Die, Goodbye
CONDITION: The cover: thick gatefold cover is all solid and clean "M-" hard to find THIS clean!!! with no split seams, and virtually no problems... a well cared for cover over the years, one shows careful prior handling.
The vinyl: is all glossy clean and smooth M- playing smoooth and enjoyable
1970 first pressing in TOP shape!
keeper!
A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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