MINT TATTOO Mint Tattoo LP DOT 1969 US orig+foc DLP 25918 BLUE CHEER-BRUCE STEPH
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MINT TATTOO
Guitarist Bruce Stephens founded this short-lived, late 60s San Francisco, California, USA-based trio
with Ralph Burns Kellogg (bass) and Greg Thomas (drums). Their only, blues-based, album showed promise,
but the unit broke up prematurely when both Stephens and Kellogg joined heavy west coast rockers Blue Cheer.
The former was later a member of Pilot (USA), prior to embarking on a solo career
"MINT TATTOO"
1969 LP DOT RECORDS DLP 25918 STEREO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL COPY
Released in a gatefold cover with a square die-cut hole on front
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: DOT - BLACK LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - SILVER & WHITE(rim) TEXT
Catalog on cover: DLP 25918
Catalog on labels: DLP 25,918 (LPS 76,809) / DLP 25,918 (LPS-76,810)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): LPS-76809-1 JcS
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): LPS-76810 1 JcS
On labels: STEREOPHONIC (printed twice, on left & right)
Produced by James William Guercio
rim text reads "Dot Records, A Division of Paramount Pictures Corporation, Hollywood, California 90028"
On inside left panel: Recorded at A&R Studios, N.Y.
Poseidon Production A Division of James William Guercio Enterprises Incorporated
Printed in the U.S.A.
tracklistingSide A: VAMPIRE SYMPHONY
1. Sister Bleu (First Movement) 2. Leper's Epitaph (Second Movement) 3. Policeman's Ball (Third Movement)
4. Littal Lieu Lieu's Revenge (Fourth Movement) (Adventures In The Clubhouse)
5. Faces Of Roses 6. I'm Talking About You
Side B: SCORPIO WOMAN - MARK OF THE BEAST - MOANIN'
WITH LOVE - I HEAR THE SPIRITS
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RECORD NEAR EX (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The Mint Tattoo was born as an offshoot of the legendary 60's proto punk acid band Blue Cheer. Bruce Stevens and Ralph (Burns) Kellogg had played together in Blue Cheer on band's self titled album in 1969, but after that one album, Stevens left the band to pursue other interests. Kellogg stayed on with Blue Cheer until the demise of the band in 1971, but during his tenure with Blue Cheer he reunited with Stevens along with drummer Gregg Thomas to form the band Mint Tattoo. Produced by James William Guercio (Chicago) and engineered by Phil Ramone in New York, the Mint Tattoo is a mixture of blues styled original songs, a cover of classic a blues numbers and some, typical for the era, hard rock tunes. Not an overly exciting album, compared to the early Blue Cheer material, but none the less a period piece and better than most material that was being released in the early 70's...(AllMusic)
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