RARE 1971 DETROIT OUT ROCK PSYCH PROG VINYL MURUGA M.FROG /DON WAS PETER MAX art

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Rare 7" 45 by Maruga (aka Steve Booker aka Maruga Sharma aka Maruga Booker). Songs are: "Rama Rama" b/w "Endless Path". Original pressing on bands own Origin Records label released in very limited edition in mid 70s. Don Fagenson (Don Was co-produced) and plays Bass. Jean Yves Labat (aka M.Frog) Synthesizer Engineer and Treatment.
Exclusive Peter Max art on front of sleeve.

Condition is VG (Picture Sleeve - small tear on top of sleeve, some light staining/age wear/creases). Vinyl is Excellent/strong VG+ few light surface marks.

Steve Booker first professionally played drums in 1961 with The Low Rocks in Detroit. Under that name he also achieved local recognition playing in 1962 with the Thunder Rocks and both bands released singles on the Sabre Records label, which they also created.

Booker became known for his long, driving drum solos. He shared the bill at venues like Detroit's Eastown Theatre and Grande Ballroom with Ted Nugent, Traffic, Jack Bruce, Mose Allison, Sam Lay, Jimmy Reed and many others. He often performed as Steve Booker's New Volume.

In 1964 and 1965, Booker played and recorded with the psychedelic folk rock band The Spike Drivers and they recorded several songs including Can't Stand The Pain  and I'm So Glad

Starting in 1966 he began playing with John Lee Hooker at many Detroit area venues, and they were often booked as Hooker and Booker.

In 1969, at the legendary Woodstock Festival, he played drums for Tim Hardin  along with cellist Richard Bock. At Woodstock he met Swami Satchidananda who invited him to visit him at the Integral Yoga Institute in New York, where he gave him the name Muruga. While at the Integral Yoga Institute he became friends with pop artist Peter Max, who also did the artwork for Muruga's release of Rama Rama/Endless Path, which was also the first recording that Don Was engineered.

In January 1970, Booker played several songs with John Lee Hooker on a TV show called Detroit Tube Works, which was syndicated and aired on TV stations all over the United States.

In the early 1970s Booker often played with Ted Nugent, who referred to him in an interview as "dangerous and incredible" on drums. A song that was the result of a jam session with Nugent ended up becoming "Stranglehold", which was based around a drum beat and song of Booker's.[21]

In November 1971, he recorded with Allen Ginsburg and Bob Dylan on sessions at The Record Plant New York, NY, and the resulting recordings were included on several releases by Ginsberg, including First Blues and Ginsberg's box-set release Holy Soul Jelly Roll: Poems & Son

Check the soundclip below recorded from the actual record being offered here.

Rama Rama

Endless Path

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Grading Scale:

10: Mint Perfect record, clean gloss, no marks, beautiful in every way. Very few records will make mint.

9: Mint- Very clean, only a few light marks. A great record.

8: Excellent (VG++) Condition between 7 and 9.

7: VG+ Used, but not abused. Light scratches only. Should play, and look very nice with minimal surface noise.

6: VG Still a nice record. Looks a bit used, light scratches, no gouges, still plays well, some surface noise.

5: VG- A bit rough but will play ok. Fills the collection.

4: G Plays very rough. Has multiple scratches. What a bargain!!

3-2-1: It only goes down from here.

*** I'll gladly take any record back if not satisfied. ***

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