M.U.5 Mrs. Watson / Rain Dance 1972 RARE UK GLAM FREAKBEAT PSYCH 45 Mud LISTEN

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M.U.5 "Rain Dance" b/w "Mrs. Watson"

Original 1972 45 on the UK CRYSTAL label

Vinyl: Plays VG++ to EXCELLENT

Criminally ignored for years, now suddenly in demand.  Now, I’m not talking about the career of Zach Galafanakis.  It’s this little psych pop obscurity from M.U.5, which has the nerve to back an obscure Guess Who cover with a vintage slice of Carnaby Street Kinks-like whimsy pop – and in 1972 no less!  Yeah, right?  Career suicide for a British band in the throes of glam, but then again, some have suggested that M.U.5 were none other than smokin’ hot British glammers Mud under a pseudonym.  Hey, the names are pretty similar!  Just don’t expect “Tiger Beat Part 2” here – their cover of the Guess Who’s “Rain Dance” is rawer and less polished than the Canadian original, sorta like if a teen garage band were taking a crack at it at one tenth the recording budget.  “Mrs. Watson,” on the flipside, is a band original and has both feet firmly planted in the Carnaby Street Swinging London era of 1968.  Great stuff – and if it ain’t comped it should be.  Teen garage Guess Who cover, backed by Village Green Preservation Society outtake.  As if the Seventies needed to get any weirder.

HEAR IT!

UPDATE: SORRY, I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE).

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First class shipping is $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping.  Delivery confirmation included in the shipping costs.  Air mail shipping to Canada starts at $6 US, each additional record $2 shipping.  Air mail shipping everywhere else in the world starts at $8 US, with each additional record only $3 shipping.  

I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it.  Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves.  But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on. 

SHIPPING AND PACKAGING

Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package.  I hate that too.  So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s.  And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums).  I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job.  But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts. 

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…

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