Scarce 1969 CRAZY ELEPHANT Garage MUSIC EXPLOSION
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1969 SCARCE ORIGINAL ~ VANILLA FUDGE MEETS THE RASCALS
The Crazy Elephant
\ USA - Bell Records - 6034
Scarce collectible 1969 first pressing vinyl original by this rockin' garage band who scored a surprise hit
This LP came out at the end of the 60's, and was rare enough that many record collectors used to say it didn't exist; it went out of print very early on. Crazy Elephant had one big hit called "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin", and a very minor hit called, "Sunshine, Red Wine". Their producers Kasenetz-Katz were widely known for bubblegum rock. Unfair to lay that tag on these cats because there are no bubblegum songs out of this diverse and talented group. They sound similar to Vanilla Fudge and The Rascals. The LP stands up nicely as an album in it's own right. The strongest element running throughout the album is strong keyboard work. Much of this album was put together by Ritchie Cordell, who worked on many Super K projects. The band includes Bob Avery (Drums) who also played with The Music Explosion ("A Little Bit Of Soul"). Larry Laufer (Keyboards, Vocals) is designated as the leader of the group on this LP. The Music Explosion eventually evolved into the Crazy Elephant. At least one song would sound totally in place on the original "Nuggets" box set. For some reason Buddha records declined to represent Crazy Elephant, and they instead ended up on Bell Records. Crazy Elephant is filled with jangly rhythm guitar work and youthful lyrics. There are also a few singles here which I believe were released around the same time as the LP.
1. Respect
2. Pam
3. Come To The Farm
4. Somewhere
5. My Baby (Honey Pie)
6. Sunshine, Red Wine
7. Heartless (Hertie Gertie)
8. Love Strike
9. Try This When You're Ready
10. Higher & Higher
11. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'
CONDITION: The cover is solid, no seam splits. There is small shelf wear in spots but just light, front cover overall pretty decent VG+(+) and the back group cover is clean near "EX"excellent
The vinyl then is very clean and all clearly shiny M-
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
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