STEPPENWOLF: 1968 DEBUT UK STATESIDE 1st STEREO (1970)
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£ 56
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Mar 18, 2011
Sold Date
Mar 8, 2011
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£ 22
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STEPPENWOLF: 1968 DEBUT UK STATESIDE 1st STEREO (1970)
G&L FLIPBACK SLEEVE, STRONG POWERFUL SOUND - EXCELLENT
STEPPENWOLF
Steppenwolf
ORIGINAL UK STATESIDE (SSL 5020) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (February 1970) OF STEPPENWOLF'S SUPERB 1968 DEBUT - PREVIOUSLY ONLY AVAILABLE IN *MONO* ON RCA VICTOR THIS FIRST STEREO VERSION WAS RELEASED ON THE BACK OF THE SUCCESS OF 'EASY RIDER' AND CONTAINS BOTH 'BORN TO BE WILD" AND "THE PUSHER" AS FEATURED IN THE FILM
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ORANGE STATESIDE LABELS WITH "THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD" RIM TEXT
MATRIX: SSL 5020 A-1G / SSL 5020 B-1G
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2/GM and 2/GT
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." DATE CODED '7002' (1970, February)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER PRINTED IN GREY/SILVER
Steppenwolf entered the studio for their recording debut in mid-1968 with a lot of confidence -- based on a heavy rehearsal schedule before they ever got signed -- and it shows on this album, a surprisingly strong debut album from a tight hard rock outfit who was obviously searching for a hook to hang their sound on.
The playing is about as loud and powerful as anything being put out by a major record label in 1968, though John Kay's songwriting needed some development before their in-house repertory would catch up with their sound and musicianship.
On this album, the best material came from outside the ranks of the active band-members: "Born to Be Wild" by ex-member Mars Bonfire, which became not only a chart-topping high-energy anthem for the counterculture (a status solidified by its use in Dennis Hopper's movie Easy Rider the following year), but coined the phrase heavy metal, thus giving a genre-specific name to the brand of music that the band played (and which was already manifesting itself in the work of bands like Vanilla Fudge and the just-emerging Led Zeppelin); the Don Covay soul cover "Sookie, Sookie," which, as a single by the new group, actually got played on some soul stations until they found out that Steppenwolf was white; two superb homages to Chess Records, in the guise of "Berry Rides Again," written (though "adapted" might be a better word) by Kay based on the work of Chuck Berry, and the Willie Dixon cover "Hoochie Coochie Man"; and Hoyt Axton's "The Pusher," an anti-drug song turned into a pounding six-minute tour de force by the band.
Track Listing:
Side 1: Sookie Sookie / Everybody's Next One / Berry Rides Again / Hootchie Kootchie Man / Born To Be Wild / Your Wall's Too High
Side 2: Desperation / The Pusher / A Girl I Knew / Take What You Need / The Ostrich
LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with moderate spindle traces - EXCELLENT
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces have general light surface marks/scuffs (nothing major) but they still retain a deep, glossy sheen - VERY GOOD+
VINYL Audio: Great sound - clear, strong and powerful and even though this copy has seen moderate play over the years but there is no discernible groove-wear or deterioration in the sound quality and it plays beautifully throughout with no scratches and no loud clicks or pops. There is some surface noise/crackle present on some (not all) of the track divisions and on the run-ins but it still sounds really sensational - superb LP. Critically graded EXCELLENT for audio
SLEEVE: The front laminated sleeve is good, square and solid with a nice deep glossy sheen to the front laminated surface. There is some light rubbing to the front and back but the edges and spine are crisp and fresh and all spine text is clear and bold. Overall, a fine example - VERY GOOD+++
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