RARE 60s GARAGE THE BEAST ON KETCHUM RECORDS THIS AIN'T NO RIDE IT'S SUICIDE

$

307

The Beast on Ketchum 710 x 125, "This Ain't No Ride It's Suicide" b/w "I'm Going Back To The Back Of The Back Of The Woods."

This 45 is so strange, so insane, so dark, it's difficult to place it in a musical genre. There is a recording of side one on YouTube, so you be the judge. It is listed at $500.00 in the Wickham/Richman "Garage Records" price guide (page 25). Not much is known about the record's or band's who-when-where information, but Tom Tourville attributed it in his 1995 "The Kansas/Oklahoma 60s Rock Discography" (page 31 along with a label pic) as a Tulsa, OK record (Ketchum is a small, Grand Lake-side town a few miles from Tulsa). And during the seven years I spent doing the research on my book (see note below), I ran into a couple of people who remembered the record but knew very little about the band (most agreed they were from West Tulsa, possibly Sand Springs or Red Fork). The record has been played but the vinyl is M-, the labels are also M- with a light touch of soiling on side one (see pic).

PLEASE contact me if you want a type of domestic shipping other than “Media Mail.” If you win more than one item, please wait for me to send an invoice with a combined, domestic shipping rate. I do not, however, carry items over to future auctions for the purpose of combined shipping. I ship outside the U.S. only through “FEDEX Global Express Guaranteed,” which will include a global tracking number and a signature requirement from the buyer. Buyers outside the U.S. should wait for my invoice with both the Global Express Guaranteed shipping charges as well as the winning-bid price; I will not ship until both are paid. I reserve the right to refuse to ship to certain countries, like Greece, Italy, and Spain. I accept returns only if there was an error in the description of the item. I must be notified of the return within 14 days of Buyer’s receipt of the item, and it must be the same item I shipped and returned undamaged. PLEASE EMAIL ME PRIOR TO BIDDING WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE ITEM OR SHIPPING.

I WILL BE OFFERING MORE OKLAHOMA GARAGE/ROCKABILLY/COUNTRY 45s OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. STAY TUNED!

MY BOOK ON TULSA, OK BANDS AND MUSICIANS, 1955-1975, WITH AN OKLAHOMA 45rpm DISCOGRAPHY, IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON MY EBAY SITE.

PLEASE NOTE MY VISUAL RECORD GRADING SCALE:

SS (Still Sealed): Unopened, still in original shrink-wrap in original condition unless noted differently.

Mint: I do not use this grade.

NM or M- (Near Mint or Mint Minus): Almost as produced except for superficial things like paper sleeve rubs or light handling. Label will have full gloss and color as produced.

VG++ (Very Good Plus-Plus): A well-cared-for record, but the vinyl will display a few noticeable imperfections such as a few light marks or scuffs that cannot be felt to the touch. Label will also have some color and/or gloss fading or light wear; any other distractions will be noted in the label description.

VG+ (Very Good Plus): Still a well-cared-for record, vinyl has a few more noticeable imperfections than VG++ that cannot be felt to the touch. May display some original gloss. Label can show some, but not large, areas of wear; any other distractions will be noted in the label description. NOTE: this is still a very acceptable grade for most collectors.

VG (Very Good): A used but still reasonable copy. Vinyl will have several moderate and/or one or two major flaws such as scratches that can be felt to the touch, but the record will play through with some ticks and possibly other surface noise, nothing that overwhelms the sound. Label gloss may be completely gone, color fading, moderate wear, any other distractions will be noted in the label description.

VG- (Very Good Minus): Vinyl will have some major imperfections along with visible groove wear but will still play through. Label will have heavy wear, no gloss, color faded, any other distractions will be noted in the label description.

FR/PR (Fair/Poor):  A record with major problem(s). I usually do not list records in these grades unless it is a very scarce/rare record that is highly sought-after. Such a record’s condition, along with its flaws, will be described in detail.