SEALED FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BUTTERFLYS SIGNS Psych

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WOW! STILL SEALED WITHDRAWN 1971 FIRST PRESSING ON MGM RECORDS                       

WITH SUPERIOR COVER ART OVER THE "HIT" EDITION RE-RELEASE                        

 The Five Man Electrical Band

          Good-Byes and Butterflies

                                                          USA -  MGM Records - SE 4725

VERY RARE 1971 first pressing with WITHDRAWN ORIGINAL COVER 

             ***STILL FACTORY SEALED*** (never opened)...

Signs was the big hit, but all their material was superb...This Lp, the original pressing on MGM Records with 'Signs' went unnoticed by the record buying public ...  The Five Man Electrical Band, a few months later re-released Signs on a different label and it was a smash hit, but this, the MGM pressing is the original that went nowhere, and with a superior cover (over the re-release) is what makes the album a special collectible... 

Best-known for their 1971 anti-establishment hit "Signs," Canada's Five Man Electrical Band featured guitarist/vocalist Les Emmerson, bassist Brian Rading, keyboardist Ted Gerow, and drummers Rick "Bell" Belanger and Mike "Bell" Belanger. Originally known as the Staccatos, the group formed in the mid-'60s and earned their first big break with the 1967 hit "Half Past Midnight"; their first attempt at stateside success came that year when they recorded A Wild Pair with the Guess Who.

Good Byes & Butterflys  LP version of "Signs" opens the album up with driving bass and drums, shortly joined by overdriven guitar and organ - it's the song's great intro that was edited out of the hit single version, to its detriment. The rest of the album is full of the band's trademark catchy self composed songs, with an excellent rhythm section and great guitar and electric keys works

1.Signs
2.Safe And Sound With Jesus
3.Dance Of The Swamp Woman
4.Butterfly
5.Hello Melinda Goodbye
6.Moonshine
7.Forever Together
8.Mama's Baby Child
9.Man With The Horse And Wagon
10.All Is Right With The World Tonight
11.Variations On A Theme Of Lepidoptera

CONDITION: STILL FACTORY SEALED...this now very rare first pressing was never opened and remains something of a lone survivor...in every way it is a perfect copy having no split seams or anything that would make it unwanted by any collector. Here, a rare chance at a cool rock artfact from nearly 40 years ago...one that will only rise in value as time goes on -- especially when kept in this condition...

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!  

EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record