STRAY - SUICIDE Orig.1971 PROMO Alt.Cover DARK Sabbath HEAVY DISTORTION PSYCH LP

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STRAY - SUICIDE Orig.1971 PROMO Alt.Cover DARK Sabbath HEAVY DISTORTION PSYCH LP

  Description: Large Group of RARE 1960's and PSYCH LP Listings this series
                                   ...hopefully more than 150, if I can get them all done
Several FIRST PRESSINGS, PRIVATE ISSUES and PROMOS included.
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A wide variety of vintage Psych, Folk-Rock, Garage, Beat, '60s and British Rock.
A few choice Folk, Surf, Soul and 60's oddities included!
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All opening bids in the auction series begin at only $0.98
Being the middle of summer, I know that many of these will sell way too low, as so many bidders are away now.
So everybody here has a good shot at taking some of these beauties home! GOOD LUCK ALL!!
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Each auction features full, edge-to-edge, High Resolution Photos.
Many with multiple sound-clips taken directly from the LP on auction.
I simply didn't have enough time to create / add sound-clips to ALL of the auctions.
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Most of the vinyl is in EX to NM condition -a few VG+
Condition Details / Specifics for this LP listed below.
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This auction is for:
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STRAY
SUICIDE
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MERCURY Records SRM-1-611
Original 1971 issue • Stereo LP
WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL ISSUE
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VINYL is EX+
Very close to NM with few very light hairlines that are inaudible. LP plays superb throughout.
White labels, printed: PROMOTIONAL COPY • NOT FOR SALE are pristine both sides.
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COVER is VG(+)
Solid, sturdy cover has moderate ring wear and light scuffs, marks. No creases, writing or soil. Seams and spine are solid with a touch of wear, no splits.
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STRICT, CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE Grading
NM / EX (VG++) / VG+ / VG
FIRST PRESSING
MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE ONE: SR 61356 - A - M1
SIDE TWO: SR 61356 - B - 1
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1971 Promo pressing of the second, lethal hard-psych-rocking sizzler
that steamrolls listeners with a pulverizing heavy onslaught.
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Original MERCURY Company inner sleeve included
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This USA edition has completely different (KAY NIELSEN!) and much cooler Cover Artwork than the UK version.
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Their 2nd album and considered by many of their fans as their best.
Great UK progressive hard rock!
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HARD 'N' HEAVY PSYCH BLASTER!!
Long out of print and highly unlikely to ever be reissued!
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Disc inside separate poly inner sleeve to protect both the original inner & the vinyl
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve.
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Please see my other auctions for more
Collectible, Vintage 1960's and Psych LPs.
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Formed in 1966, the hard rock, prog, outfit comprised of vocalist/guitarist Del Bromham, vocalist/guitarist Steve Gadd and bass player Gary Giles: STRAY.
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REVIEW:
"The second STRAY album, Suicide, contains some of their best and heaviest songs (though perhaps not as raw and unleashed overall as on 1st ‘Stray’).
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Regardless, it’s still one hell of an album and most bands never get as good as this. To flesh out the sound palette a bit more, guitarist Del Bromham here also plays organ, electric piano, harpsichord and mellotron. Lead singer Steve Gadd also plays a number of percussion instruments here.?
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The title track,.?‘Suicide’ actually closes the album --weighty, (cock)rock-hard demon riffing sounding very much like Zior circa ‘Every Inch A Man’ – in other words, pretty damn cool! The lyrics are sung in mad, growling, howling desperation from the perspective of a black man who’s about to blow his own brains out with a shotgun. This mother rocks like a beast straight from the pits, swinging into an out of control (and teasingly brief) breakneck heavy-ass thrash metal middle section that is surely some of the truest (and best) metal recorded by anyone at this point in time.
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Even Sabbath didn’t get this hardcore until ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ and perhaps ‘Vol. 4’ but even then, never this fast and jugular. Much of the remainder of the track is over the top heavy structured jamming, which doesn’t again reach the peaks of that middle section headcrusher but still rocks with more sturdiness and enthusiasm than most folks can muster.
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While SUICIDE is the heaviest song on the album -and a natural closer, there's plenty of power and heavy moments throughout -though the depth and variety of material, much of it more than very strong, makes for a very well-rounded and solid album."

My LP packing is considered to be among the very best on eBay!
I would have it no other way.

All records packed with vinyl (inside inner sleeve) behind cover - and shipped in strong LP mailer boxes with bubble-wrap around all sides - sandwiched between stiff corrugated flats for best protection in the mail.
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Please be aware that these important supplies add to my shipping costs - of which only a small fraction is covered in the shipping charge.

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...All packages are shipped insured (at no added cost to you)
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USA
Media Mail: $4.00 •//• or Priority Mail: $9.99
Most of my customers prefer Media Mail because it is very cheap. Please keep in mind that it's cheap because it is slow; Media Mail packages can take a week to travel 30 miles - or around two weeks to travel cross-country. Sometimes it can arrive cross-country in 5 days - sometimes (very rarely) it takes a month. Due to Postal Service conditions, the actual arrival time cannot be known in advance.
Additional LPs in same shipment: $1.00 each
Combine buys to save on shipping!
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ALL OTHER COUNTRIES
I charge EXACT POSTAGE only, Worldwide.
NOTE:
All packages above 4 Lbs (5-6 or more LPs) can NOT ship by the low 1ST CLASS International rate.
These must go by higher (but faster) PRIORITY or EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL RATES.
I will ALWAYS offer you choices
 -the LOWEST rate that US Postal system allows - plus the FASTER, but higher rate.
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*PLEASE do not ask me to mark the item as a 'GIFT' for customs. Unfortunately, I cannot.
The postal clerks know better; I ship LPs constantly (over 30 years) and cannot fool them.

I ship as soon as I receive cleared payment and treat ALL
my customers and their records with the greatest respect.
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I pack LPs to survive even the worst conditions the postal systems can hand out.
You will LOVE my LP packing!
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After the auction:
• Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end
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• You will receive winning bidder notification within 24 hours. IF you are only buying ONE LP, you may simply PayPal right away for immediate shipment.
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• COMBINED purchases / shipping Available on items won within 7 days.
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* If you are purchasing MORE THAN ONE ITEM from my list, please don't pay before your last item (within 7-day period) ends -so that I can combine your LPs on the INVOICE and charge you the reduced shipping accordingly. If you are DONE purchasing, you may eMail me at that time and ask for your INVOICE right away -for quickest shipment.
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HAPPY BIDDING!   Shipping: I ship as soon as I receive payment and treat ALL my customers and their records with the greatest respect. I package the LPs to survive even the worst conditions the postal systems can hand out.   Payment: Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end. I prefer PayPal for their secure, fast, dependable payment service. If you need to pay by any other method, please eMail me to see if your alternate choice can be accepted. I am happy to do my best to make payment as easy for you as possible. Any mailed payment MUST contain the name of the item and YOUR name AND ADDRESS in the SAME ENVELOPE to be sure I know which item you are paying for -and where to ship it.  
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