MYSTERY OF SIXES RARE Aussie indie EP KBD punk I Don't Know You + Black Banned

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MYSTERY OF SIXES RARE Aussie indie EP KBD punk I Don’t Know You + Black Banned

Mystery of Sixes – I Don’t Know You EP (orig. Australia “Sundown Records” STEREO SUN 0045, with over-sized picture cover)

Release date: May 1983 (estimated).

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original issue of the second release (independent EP) by Brisbane-based PUNK band, the MYSTERY OF SIXES.  This particular copy comes with an elaborate OVER-SIZED PICTURE COVER.  The band features BEZ JOBSON (real name Les) who became a founding member of THE DREAMKILLERS (also from Brisbane) in 1991.

weblinks:

(1) “That Striped Sunlight Sound” Blog page - http://stripedsunlight.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/mystery-of-sixes-ep-i-dont-know-you.html

(2) Sound clip “Black Banned” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWdB9j7KGEM

SIDE 1

1.          I Don’t Know You (2:05)             Writ: Mystery of Sixes

2.         Skull in My Cave (2:29)              Writ: Mystery of Sixes

SIDE 2

3.         Something Mechanical (2:03)    Writ: Mystery of Sixes

4.         Black Banned (2:13)                   Writ: Mystery of Sixes

PERSONNEL

     Les “Bez” Jobson          lead vocals, percussion

     Brett Swanborough      guitar

     Graham                        bass guitar

     Russell Smith               drums

Recorded at The Basement Recording Studio in Brisbane—Australia.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

EX+ Over-sized picture cover.  Matt finish: insignificant ring-wear (back: inner rim), insignificant creasing (along left seam), minor creasing (along right seam), NO SEAM SPLITS, very light scuffing (along bottom seam), SUPERB APPEARANCE.

Record:

M- visual: beautiful glossy sheen—hard to fault (tiny mark at very beginning of “I Don’t Know You”), POSSIBLY THE BEST COPY ON THIS PLANET; audible: few insignificant light pops at very beginning of “I Don’t Know You” (5 seconds only, hardly worth a mention), otherwise SOUNDS SUPERB – A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE! ; labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR.

THIS PUNK EP HAS HARDLY SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE IT WAS RELEASED 30 YEARS AGO.  IMPRESSIVE COPY – BID WITH CONFIDENCE!

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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