THE CHIFFONS SWEET TALKIN' GUY RARE ORIG '67 LAURIE/MONARCH STEREO LP BEAUTIFUL

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·      THE CHIFFONS - SWEET TALKIN' GUY – ORIGINAL 1966 LAURIE RECORDS STEREO LP SLP-2036

·      ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·      VERY RARE WEST COAST PRESSING (MONARCH PRESSING PLANT, LOS ANGELES)

·      ORIGINAL BLACK & GOLD HEXAGONAL LAURIE LABEL

·      VERY RARE STEREO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN MONO

·      THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT,  A RECORD CLUB- OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·      ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·      THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·      MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·      MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-2B/-2B'

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I don't own many girl group albums, not that the format is particularly plentiful nor easy to acquire (when's the last time that you found a Shangri-La's album that wasn't just an empty sleeve stapled to a wall?), but I'd have to imagine that they don't get much better than this. The third and final Chiffons album of their initial run of success, "Sweet Talkin' Guy" is pitched halfway between the NY girl group sound of the Shirelles and the harder-edged soul sound of the Marvelettes and Velvettes. The backing tracks really cook, the drums being particularly dominant. This coupled with several Brute Force-penned tracks and a Happenings cover indicate that the backing may be future labelmates the Tokens or Happenings, though neither of those groups were rocking this hard in 1966.

Contemporaneous hit "Sweet Talkin' Guy", for as good as it is, may actually be the most formulaic song on the album. The remainder of the tracks are muscled-up Rosie Riveter-esque takes on the classic girl group sound, retaining all of the hallmarks of the genre: sophisticated production, impeccable harmonies, and alluring yet out-of-your-league vocals. They remind me a bit of being a 1st grade boy watching from my side of invisible gender-dividing line at recess as the 2nd grade girls (who were nearly twice my size) congregated to talk about God knows what (Skip-It? Butterfly clips? Alan Alda?), wanting to go over to the land of the beautiful people but knowing that they would skewer me with so much as a slight giggle at the patches sewn into the knees of my uniform khakis.

Special mention should be made of the truly forward thinking "Nobody Knows What's Going On" released as a single the year before. The song is a labrynth of twisting chords, glissando harp, electric guitar, and swathes of echo giving just a hint of psychedelia utterly unheard of on any record in 1965 or 1966.

For as endearing as The Angels' original take of "My Boyfriend's Back" may be, the song's absent protaganist sounds like he's 12. Here the Chiffons sound like they're ready to finish you off themselves without the assistance of the erstwhile boyfriend, who is probably the size of Dikembe Mutombo (and not nearly as charitable).

A highly rewarding listening experience, lacking only a strong closer. Happenings cover "See You in September" is a surprisingly lightweight finale that sounds like it was recorded in the bathroom. The album would've been much better served with "Nobody Knows" B-side "Real Thing". Otherwise this album would be essentially perfect.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

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·      CONDITION:

·      THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)         WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  (WEAK) NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)         The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording.

(c)         Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 5:1.

(d)         Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·      THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Cover has a small cutout hole in one of the corners

-       Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1  (front side) and 2 (back side).

-       Cover has a light "wrinkle" (crease)  in one of the corners.

-       Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging (nothing significant)

-       Minor shelf wear noted on the top and bottom seams (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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