RARE 70s PRIVATE GROUND ZERO EXPRESS HARD HEAVY JAM
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RARE!!! COOL OLD 70's HARD ROCK PRIVATE PRESS WINNER!!!
GROUND ZERO
Tokyo Express
\ USA - PRIVATE PRESS - Retread Records
RARE...sought after (by those in the know!) ...Original 70's first pressing TOP HARDROCK collectible...
GROUND ZERO exploded onto the Chicago scene in the 70's. They served up LOUD, hard, grab you by the balls, performance HARDrock. As one rock journo put it - “they deliver the art of the live gig”. Ground Zero blended the Voelkel brothers umbilical-synch rhythm section with guitar virtuoso Gregg Barker’s mind boggling guitar leads and Pete “wild-man” Mrakovich’s vocals and showmanship. Fans across the midwest and as far away as Japan lapped up their debut album Tokyo Express. A second album was well on the way when the band broke up under unexplained circumstances. Anyone remotely into the likes of such hardrock 70's collectibles such as Poobah, Truth And Janey, Scorcery, Thunderpussy, Totty, etc etc are going to need to check this album out...a QUALITY power-rock sound from start to end, loaded with great sounding guitar - wired to the max within strong self penned tunes...
Ground Zero's album Tokyo Express was recorded at Salvatori Sound over a period of three weeks in the late 70's. The band set-up their full stage gear in the studio and played each song live with as little overdubbing as possible to capture the energy of their live performances. It was produced by Ground Zero and Michael Salvatori and mastered by Diskwerks. The album was released on the Retread Records, issued in limited quantity and now commands collector $$$ prices.... Label.
The band members continue to create original must-listen music. Alan Voelkel (the most effected by the break-up) changed his name to Javier, swapped drums for bass and now speaks in an affected English accent. He went on to record with latin funksters - Joshua Rocks. Jon Voelkel moved to England to attempt a reverse invasion with punk rock legends M40. He was last seen playing the nose flute on a Maya pyramid in the Guatemalan rainforest. Gregg continues to rock Chicago under many guises (ie DeStijl, Fish Club, Brave New Squirrels, Special Fred, Paulina, The Gregg Barker Ennui, Fried Toast, etc) He is the aspiration for a whole new generation of inspiring musicians. Pete - the consummate showman, plays with Vinyl Dog Toys and writes unusual songs about fruits and vegetables.
Back Streets Of Lombard
Lisa Look At The Hardware
Mystery Punch
Muralla
Ohhh! That Something
Run For Cover
B:
Watch My Smoke
Outta-mah-Head
Spiked Sprite
Talk To Yourself (and Agree)
You're A Little Bit Older
CONDITION: The Cover: thick private press old 60's style cover...near "EX" (excellent) solid, clean, except for a little light stain at top right corner, and on back cover right top corner... this is very minor, the whole rest of the album is strong and the white is snow white clean... with no split seams, no writing...very collectible!!!
The Vinyl: both sides of the thick & heavy old style platter are completely glossy and clean, near M- play graded TOP level smooth with NO audio problems... both custom labels are CLEAN
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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