NICK MARKS Game Of Pretend 1960s (?) UNKNOWN KILLER GUITAR GARAGE PSYCH 45 HEAR
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NICK MARKS & HIS MAGIC GUITAR "Game Of Pretend" b/w "One More Village"
Original 1960s (?) 45 on the US GP RECORDS label
VINYL plays VG+
STICKER RESIDUE ON B-SIDE
I don’t know who or what’s behind this one because there’s nothing on the Interwebs about it. And when I say “nothing” I mean NOTHING. So who’s Nick Marks? Who knows? Probably a good thing, since on “Game Of Pretend” he pretty much rips off the melody to Zager and Evans’ “In The Year 2525.” Yeah, nothing like stealing your melody from a massive Number 1 AM radio pop hit, right? Who’s gonna notice that? Add on some groovy shakin’ tambourines, some faroff outer space echoplex guitar and some rudimentary discount organ emporium keyboards and we’re all set. Suddenly, at the 2 minute mark, some weird heavy guitar power chords burst in out of nowhere, followed by a fairly blistering local Guitar Hero solo. There are also some harmony vocals here too, occasionally on key, and the whole thing has a very crude, low-budget, small-studio DIY psychedelic pop vibe that a lot of you out there are gonna love. And it rips off Zager and Evans too. About time somebody did that.
HEAR IT!
UPDATE: SORRY, I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE).
(THE LESS EXCITING STUFF...)
First class shipping is $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping. Delivery confirmation included in the shipping costs. US International postal rates just shot up nearly double this past week, so please take note of the new rates. I don't make a profit on shipping costs - these are what the post office charges me. Air mail shipping to Canada starts at $10 US, each additional record $3 shipping. Air mail shipping everywhere else in the world starts at $13 US, with each additional record only $4 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…
I will always leave positive feedback for successful transactions, and would appreciate the same in return. All I ask of you is the following – please pay for your items within 14 days of the close of auction. Compared to other sellers, that’s a generous amount of time, so if you don’t pay within 2 weeks, then I have to assume something’s wrong. You’ll get an Ebay payment reminder at that point, and possibly a decapitated horse head in your bed. If, after 30 days, you still haven’t forked up the cash, I’ll relist the item and yell at you if I ever see you in town.
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