MINT TATTOO s/t 1969 •1st press• Dot heavy blues fuzz psych Blue Cheer GIMMIX
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Jun 17, 2019
Sold Date
Jun 7, 2019
Start Date
$ 9
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USA
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Description
THE GREEN SHAG! "GOOD RECORDS FOR GOOD PEOPLE!"
MINT TATTOO / MINT TATTOO
1969 DOT TRUE 1st US PRESS
••••• EX-MEMBERS OF BLUE CHEER SMOKE IT UP WITH STONED OUT UNDERGROUND BLUES & FUZZZZZZ DRENCHED ROCK! Oh yeah this is a killer. Check out the last song on side 1 "I'm Talking About You" and "Scorpio Woman" for a taste of the fuzz wah-wah guitar thick as molasses and smoked up vocals with a heavy stoner beat. Psych scene collectors are always after this one for good reason. ESSENTIAL PSYCH.
- 1969 1st USA pressing
- thick heavy rigid 154g vinyl weight
- stereo
- RARE MONARCH PRESSING
- the dead wax is etched "LPS-76809/76810" & machine stamped "MR"
- DIE-CUT GIMMIX COVER
- cover is thick heavy cardboard with semi glossed color printed slicks
- inner sleeve is printed heavy paper stock
CONDITION:
VINYL = STRONG VG++ Very light sleeve scuff or rub, very light hair lines visible under bright halogens. The labels are EX with minor handling wear.
PLAY GRADE = EX Very light hiss or crackle between some tracks, minor artifact here & there LOUD HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.
COVER = STRONG VG++ Light storage or handling, very mild ring rub, some mild creasing near edges, inside gatefold has light rub top & bottom, COLORFUL BOLD BRIGHT. The edge seams have a few tiny dents or dings but SOLID NO SPLITS, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners have minor rub or wear. Inner sleeve has some light foxing/spotting on white side otherwise very crisp & nice with some creasing wear etc.
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Mint Tattoo ?– Mint Tattoo
Label: Dot Records ?– DLP 25918 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch, GatefoldCountry: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist Hide Credits
Vampire Symphony A1 Sister Bleu (First Movement) Written-By – B. Stephens* 3:53 A2 Leper's Epitaph (Second Movement) Written-By – B. Stephens*, B. Kellogg* 1:34 A3 Policeman's Ball (Third Movement) Written-By – B. Kellogg* 2:24 A4 Littal Lieu Lieu's Revenge (Fourth Movement) (Adventures In The Clubhouse N. S. U. Part II) Written-By – B. Stephens*, B. Ke'logg* 0:15 A5 Faces Of Roses Written-By – B. Stephens*, B. Kellogg* 3:37 A6 I'm Talking About You Written-By – Chuck Berry 3:25 Z1 Scorpio Woman Written-By – B. Stephens*, B. Kellogg* 6:46 Z2 Mark Of The Beast Written-By – B. Stephens*, B. Kellogg* 2:37 Z3 Moanin' Written-By – B. Timmons* 4:21 Z4 With Love Written-By – B. Kellogg* 2:30 Z5 I Hear The Spirits Written-By – B. Stephens*, B. Kellogg* 3:22Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Produced For – Poseidon Productions (3)
- Recorded At – A&R Studios
- Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – ?12805
Credits
- Art Direction – Beverly Parker (2)
- Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Percussion [Occasional] – Burns Kellogg*
- Drums, Percussion [Occasional], Other [Inspiration] – Greg Thomas (3)
- Edited By [Additional Reduction & Editing] – Chris Huston
- Engineer – Phil Ramone
- Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals, Kazoo – Bruce Stephens
- Lead Vocals – Bruce Stephens (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B5), Burns Kellogg* (tracks: A3)
- Management – William L. Failing, Jr.
- Photography By, Cover – Baron Wolman
- Producer – James William Guercio
Notes
Monarch pressing variant as indicated by (MR) stamped logo in runouts.The text layout, and font size used on the labels is a bit
different than the other similar version.
Cover features a square die-cut hole on front.
Sides on Labels listed as "Side A" and "Side Z"
Poseidon Productions
A Division of James William Guercio Enterprises Incorporated
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): LPS 76,809
- Matrix / Runout (Side Z label): LPS 76,810
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): LPS - 76809 ?12805 JcS
- Matrix / Runout (Side Z runout etched): LPS - 76810 LPS - 7X6810 ?12805-X JcS
- Matrix / Runout (intertwined and circled, both sides runout stamped): MR
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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.
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