THE TIFFANY SHADE Original 1967 Garage Psych LP

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The Tiffany Shade …1967 Original LP…EX overall: details below…

….from Acid Archives….

TIFFANY SHADE ( Cleveland, OH)

"Tiffany Shade" 1967 (Mainstream 56105)  [mono]  
"Tiffany Shade" 1967 (Mainstream s-6105)  [stereo]  
"Tiffany Shade" 200  (Mainstream, Europe)  [bootleg; thin cover]

"This used to be one of the less championed Mainstreams, but the persistent hype on the label has sent the rep of it soaring. Mainstream seldom spent much time on A & R once the artists had been signed, but Tiffany Shade must have been pushed through quick even by their standards. Hence a rather charming teen garage presentation of what is economy fare westcoast folkrock-psych sounds, plus a bunch of tracks that make no sense at all. LP opens strongly with several raw trips on the early Airplane style; cutting fuzz leads and excellent "Nuggets" vocals should appeal to anyone. Side 2 is less garagey & more goofy top 40, but listenable with class points reaped for a Love cover. All over a bit better than I expected, with some prime slices of 60s cheese-psych. Superb cover artwork, as always with the label. The album was also released in the UK by Fontana. [PL]
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Considered one of the second-tier Mainstream albums, but I can’t see any reason that Growing Concern is more well-liked than this. Tiffany Shade doesn’t have a female vocalist, but has the same general feel as Growing Concern, but with better songwriting and fewer covers. Most importantly, they have a youthful punky vocal style that’s ten times more appealing than the annoyingly syrupy male singer from Growing Concern. “Would You Take My Mind Out For A Walk” is a highlight. As with the Growing Concern album, side two is a bit weaker than side one, but this is a good album, recommended to fans of pop-oriented garage rock. [AM]

The cover is EX..sticker remains at upper right front.Also some browning and light smudges on the back.There’s a small drill hole bottom left,and the upper left corner has a ¼” dent. No seam splits or writing.

The vinyl is VG+ to EX for a lot of very light marks.It also could use a good cleaning. Played through headphones,there is only some barely audible background noise in spots…Plays EX. The labels look unmarked.

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