TOY LOVE "Bride of Frankenstein" RARE 1980 Aussie 7" New Zealand punk rock band

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TOY LOVE “Bride of Frankenstein” RARE 1980 Aussie 7” New Zealand punk rock band

Toy Love – Bride of Frankenstein 7” (orig. Australia Deluxe STEREO 103646, with wrap-around picture sleeve)

Australian Release date: August 1980 (New Zealand Release date: 28th July 1980).  Recording dates: June 1980.

On offer here is a VERY RARE original AUSTRALIAN issue of “Bride of Frankenstein” (3-track 7” single) by Auckland-based (but originally from Dunedin) PUNK ROCK band, TOY LOVE.  This particular copy comes with a WRAP-AROUND PICTURE SLEEVE.  I have also seen some Aussie copies in a standard RCA sleeve.  Although this 45 charted quite well in New Zealand, it did not trouble the chart compilers in Australia.

weblinks:

(1) TOY LOVE (New Zealand) website - www.toylove.co.nz/

(2) Video clip “Bride of Frankenstein” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCnpAruNqco

SIDE 1

1.          Bride of Frankenstein (2:04)      Writ: Toy Love

SIDE 2

2.         Amputee Song (2:33)                 Writ: Toy Love

3.         Good Old Joe (2:15)                   Writ: Toy Love

PERSONNEL

     Chris Knox                lead vocals

     Alec Bathgate           guitar

     Paul Kean                   bass guitar

     Jane Walker             keyboards

     Mike Dooley              drums

Recorded at EMI Studios 301 in Sydney—Australia.

Produced by Todd Hunter.  Engineered by Christo “The Hairy Engineer” Curtis.

GRADING to follow . . .

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

EX+ Wrap-around picture sleeve.  Glossy finish: superb appearance overall despite some minor handling wear & light creasing, NO SEAM SPLITS.  Very impressive considering the flimsy nature of the picture sleeve (very thin paper).

Record:

M- visual: beautiful glossy sheen—hard to fault (side 1: M-, side 2: EX+, one light hairline), POSSIBLY THE BEST COPY ON THIS PLANET; audible: SOUNDS SUPERB - HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE! ; labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR.  PLAYED TWICE ONLY.

THIS PUNK 45 HAS HARDLY SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE IT WAS RELEASED 30+ YEARS AGO.  IMPRESSIVE COPY – BID WITH CONFIDENCE!

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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