MONO PROMO The AMERICAN BREED Bend Me Shape Me 1968 EX

$

27

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Rare Mono
Fully Play-Tested
Promo Lp

offered with no reserve!

~ the American Breed ~
Bend Me, Shape Me

released c. 1968 by Acta Records # A-38003

rare Mono US Original Pressing with blurb about
the fan club being located in Arlington Heights, Illinois
and this Promotional Copy is in Excellent Condition


~ contents ~


Green Light
Don't It Make You Cry
Mindrocker
Bird
Something You've Got
Don't Make Me Leave You
Bend Me, Shape Me
Before and After
Sometime in the Morning
I've Been Tryin'
No Easy Way Down


~ credits ~


Al Ciner
Gary Loizzo
Lee Grazanio
Chuck Colbern


~ condition ~


record is in Excellent Condition and has been
fully play tested and it sounds fantastic and plays with
no skips, repeats or bad noise & has very shiny &clean vinyl
with just very light wear that doesn't interfere with the sound
in any way & also shiny clean wear-free labels

cover is in Excellent - Condition with bold bright
printing and has no seam splits, writing or markings
except for a promo stamp on the back cover (which says
"AUDITION RECORD") & there is a special MONAURAL sticker
at the top of the front cover (which has a circled 10 written
on it) & the does have a little wear to the corners & edges
and also has light ringwear & a little soiling on the back

displays well & plays nicely 


~ matrix #'s ~


side one : LPMXXXXX-56637    MR   ^11422   URJ
side two : LPMXXXXX 56638    MR   ^11422-X


~ additional info ~


the American Breed were a '60s rock quartet from
Cicero, IL led by Gary Loizzo who scored a Top Ten hit in
early 1968 with "Bend Me, Shape Me" and later drummer
Andre Fischer and keyboard player Kevin Murphy
were members of the group Rufus


~ Review ~


modern songwriting ethics for rock bands, as first
laid down by the Beatles, led some listeners to be wary
of bands that do not write most of their own recorded material
and regardless of the fairness of such concerns & in the case
of the American Breed those concerns are well-founded
with the group's original compositions with their solid
instrumentation & commendable performances

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~ Our Record Condition Guide ~


since everyone has their own ideas about grading the condition
of records, we've decided to spell out how we do it. our descriptions are
also extremely thorough & individually note flaws that a generic condition grade
cannot. we also occasionally assign a + and - for in-between grades

Mint

perfect, never played & usually still factory sealed

Near Mint

nearly perfect with almost no signs of handling

Excellent

the slightest visual wear that in no way interferes with the sound

 Very Good +

light visible signs of handling & wear but well taken care of
and plays with only mellow occasional crackle and/or soft pops but 
nothing interfering with enjoying the record/artwork

Very Good

obviously used & handled, but not mishandled, with no skips,
repeats or bad noise, but with noticeable crackle, pops & soft tics or
artwork defects, but nothing too bad overall

 Very Good -

considerable visible wear & background noise with possible
skips, repeats, tics and cover flaws, but still enjoyable & would
be obviously well-used and somewhat mishandled

So-So

anything below VG- which we rarely sell, except
for really rare records that are worth listing only because
they're so hard to find & sought-after in any condition