THE CRYAN' SHAMES Sugar & Spice LP COLUMBIA RECORDS 1967 US orig+promo+mono
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THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PRESSING on COLUMBIA "Red/360" label. MONO + PROMOTIONAL. The single cover is in VG+ condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT discolouration/wear on top/bottom spines/corners (without splits), left spine is fully readable, for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in VG+ condition (some clicks/crackles at the start on 2nd side) and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality.
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THE CRYAN' SHAMES
The Cryan' Shames actually were a big deal in Chicago in the mid- and late '60s, when a bunch of their singles hit the local Top Ten; some of them were small national hits as well. The biggest of these was "Sugar and Spice," a cover of a Searchers song that made the Top 50 in 1966 and was later featured in Lenny Kaye's renowned Nuggets anthology of '60s garage bands. In their original incarnation, the Shames leaned toward the pop end of garage. Borrowing heavily from the Beatles, the Byrds, and the Yardbirds, guitarist James Fairs wrote a clutch of energetic guitar pop/rockers with sparkling harmonies. After 1966, the group pursued an increasingly mainstream pop direction featuring saccharine arrangements and material. In this respect they uncannily mirrored the devolution of local rivals the New Colony Six, who also shifted from tough pop/rock to MOR in their bid for national success. But the Shames' appeal endures, partly through the efforts of reissue/archival labels such as Sundazed Records, which have kept their music available into the 21st century, and some of the original members, who have kept the band alive as a performing outfit from the 1980s onward.
"SUGAR & SPICE"An MG Production
1968 LP COLUMBIA RECORDS MONO CL 2589
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL PRESSING PROMOTIONAL COPY
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
NOTES: sticker on label "FOR DEMONSTRATION USE ONLY NOT FOR SALE"
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LABEL: COLUMBIA - RED/"360 SOUND" LABEL - BLACK/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: CL 2589
Catalog on labels: CL 2589 XLP 115505 / CL 2589 XLP 115506
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): o XLP115505-1A 1 P
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): o XLP115506-1A 1 P
On labels: rim text reads '® "Columbia", Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.'
←"360 Sound" MONO "360 Sound"→
NONBREAKABLE
On back cover: Tracklist & Credits
® "Columbia", Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.
tracklisting
Side A: SUGAR AND SPICE - WE COULD BE HAPPY - HEAT WAVE
WE'LL MEET AGAIN - BEN FRANKLIN'S ALMANAC - SHE DON'T CARE ABOUT TIME
Side B: HEY JOE - IF I NEEDED SOMEONE - JULY
I WANNA MEET YOU - WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The Cryan' Shames' debut album was typical of the more thrown-together rock LPs of the era: both sides of their first two singles and a bunch of cover versions. The singles, actually, were pretty good, including their most well-known song, "Sugar & Spice," a cover of a Searchers hit that actually was more memorable and imaginative than the original. Its B-side, "Ben Franklin's Almanac," was a respectable original with shades of the Byrds, the Yardbirds, and California harmonies; the second single, "I Wanna Meet You," was a decent meld of Beatles-Byrds jangle with Beach Boys harmonies; and its flip, "We Could Be Happy," was an OK soft rock number. Throw in the sole original composition not from a single, "July" (one of the better 1966 Byrds sound-alikes), and you have half a decent (though not great) period pop/rock album. The problem is, though, that the cover versions that fill out the record -- including songs written and/or popularized by the Beatles, the Byrds, and the Animals, along with "Heat Wave" -- are neither too creatively done nor even imaginative selections. "Sugar and Spice" and all four of the originals appear on the Legacy compilation Sugar & Spice, which makes this album superfluous if you already have that anthology...(AllMusic)
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