SHRINK 1968 Orig THE AMBOY DUKES JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF MIND Garage PSYCH
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Aug 9, 2020
Sold Date
Aug 6, 2020
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$ 10
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- 1968 ORIGINAL ~ fuzzfeast garage classic Vinyl ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
- THE AMBOY DUKES
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND
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- USA - Mainstream Records - 6112 - stereo
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Original 1968 first pressing of the second (GREAT) Amboy Dukes album on the collected "Mainstream Records" label ... The LP features the rowdy psych nugget "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" with all its vibrant phased & fuzzed head-trip glory!
Long before Ted Nugent made his name as a mighty crossbow hunter, there was this heavy Detroit band in which he was content to play lead guitar, something he does very well and with much less threat to the Midwest's deer population. The Nuge shouldn't try to take all the credit for this band, because the other members such as vocalist John Drake and rhythm guitarist Steve Farmer contributed with great aplomb, the latter writing much of the material on the second side's ambitious suite as well as co-writing the title hit with Nugent. This is some hard-hitting, well-done psychedelic music, recorded with taste by a producer known much more for his work with mainstream jazz artists, Bob Shad. One thing that made the Amboy Dukes special was the amount of power and drive in their playing, something lacking in other psychedelic outfits that take a more airy-fairy approach. The Nuge's guitar sound is recorded as if this was a mainstream jazz album by Harold Land, and it helps.
Ted Nugent named his band after an R & B outfit that had recently disbanded, saying "I thought it was a cool name". He was unaware that 'The Amboy Dukes' was also the title of a book about a 1950's street gang from Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Ted has also claimed to be unaware that the lyrics to 'Journey...' had stong allusions to psychedelic drug use, as does the collection of vintage pipes on the album's cover. As a young man Ted probably realized that using acid-tinged imagery would further the chances of success for a psychedelic rock band. For most of his associates however, being in a psychedelic rock band must have implied psychedelic drug use, and this resulted in significant conflicts between the anti-drug Nugent and the remaining Dukes.
The title track, Thee timeless 'Journey..." features one of the finest electric guitar performances of the psychedelic era, matched by some of the finest psychedelic lyrics ever penned, matched by one of the heaviest bridge segments ever committed to vinyl, tape, or digital stock. Other heavies on the Lp include, 'Dr. Slingshot', which features overlapping vocal lines from lead singer John Drake and rhythm guitarist Steve Farmer (who, together with Nugent, penned all the songs on the album), and a great lead guitar riff from Nugent. 'I'll Prove I'm Right', displays Ted attacking his guitar and underlies another strong vocal performance from Drake. The band relies much more on the psychedelic imagery of its lyrics rather than Nugent's axe, a highly questionable choice given the quality of the lyrics (on 'Why Is a Carrot More Orange Than an Orange', for instance, we are offered other deep questions such as, "Why are you greener than green?"). The tracks on the second side have claims that they collectively tell "a story", the plot is hard to discern. The final track, 'Conclusion', does reintroduce the 'Journey...' melody, and for a few moments brings back Nugent's sterling guitar lines... -
Mississippi Murderer -
Surrender to Your Kings -
Flight of the Byrd -
Scottish Tea -
Dr. Slingshot -
Journey to the Center of the Mind -
Ivory Castles -
Why Is a Carrot More Orange Than an Orange -
Missionary Mary -
Death Is Life -
Saint Philips Friend -
I’ll Prove I’m Right -
Conclusion
- CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: Solid, very clean FRONT cover, rated "EX" (excellent) very small bit of shelf rub starting in center, even though in original factory cellophane it is from being around 53 years ago and rubbed against covers of other records = otherwise minty clean. There is original store price sticker at far right corner on outside of cellophane. NO delete markings, no bends, no writing and no split seams
- The vinyl: Rated: VG, generally no visual issues other than some small hairlines, scuffs, not prominent but enough to play it safe with VG grade, plays well above visuals in excellent audio for the mist part, detected a little surface, so call it VG though better audio-wise. Clean Mainstream labels.
- THE AMBOY DUKES
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND
SEE: SELLERS OTHER ITEMS (((similar grooves for "head" people...)))
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