THE WHO MY GENERATION RARE 1ST ISSUE Aussie blue & white Festival EP MOD R&B

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THE WHO “MY GENERATION” RARE 1ST ISSUE Aussie blue & white Festival EP ~ MOD R&B GARAGE PUNK

The Who – My Generation EP (orig. Australia blue & white Festival MONO DX-11,137 / flipback non-laminated cover)

Release date: April 1966.  Recording dates: October 1965 (track 1) & April 1965 (tracks 2-4).

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original issue of the first Australian 7” EP titled “My Generation” by British MOD band, THE WHO.  This is a GENUINE FIRST ISSUE appearing on the blue & white Festival label.  Later Australian issues of this EP appeared on the black & yellow Festival label.

weblinks:

(1) Sound clip “My Generation” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MnDbWqe_kQ

(2) Film clip “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWltppVsSXs

SIDE 1

1.         My Generation (3:15)                         Writ: Pete Townshend

2.         Out in the Street (You’re

              Going to Know Me) (2:27)             Writ: Pete Townshend

SIDE 2

3.         Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (2:37)    Writ: Pete Townshend - Roger Daltrey

4.         Anytime You Want Me (2:28)            Writ: Jerry Ragovoy - Garnet Mimms

PERSONNEL

     Roger Daltrey           lead vocals

     Pete Townshend        lead guitar / harmony vocals (track 1)

     John Entwistle          bass guitar / harmony vocals (track 1)

     Keith Moon                drums

Guest performer:

     Nicky Hopkins           piano

Recorded at IBC Studios in London—England (UK).

Produced by Shel Talmy.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

front: EX impressive shiny appearance: insignificant ring-wear (inner rim – very hard to see), very minor creasing (along spine, also bottom-right corner – completely insignificant), minor surface rubbing.

back: VG(+) flipback—highly acceptable shiny appearance: moderate ring-wear (inner rim), insignificant creasing (along spine), minor surface rubbing, tiny spot peel (towards top of inner rim – very hard to see), mild overall discolouration (over white background), original price sticker (which shows pre-decimal & decimal values).

Record:

visual: SUPERB glossy sheen—insignificant hairlines, tracks 1 & 3 also have one light surface scratch each (seen under strong light) (tracks 1 & 3: VG++, tracks 2 & 4: M-).

audible: PUNCHY and VIBRANT SOUND despite some underlying surface noise, also some underlying static which you would expect from a compressed Extended Play disc of this vintage (track 1: VG+, track 3: VG++, tracks 2 & 4: EX).

labels: light spindle wear.

MANY DEALERS WOULD GRADE THE DISC AS M-.

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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