TWENTIETH CENTURY ZOO thunder LP FUZZ PSYCH ORIG RARE

$

125

 ULTRA RARE COPY OF LEGENDARY WEST-COAST PSYCH  LP ORIGINAL PRESSING ON THE OBSCURE 'VAULT' LABEL

KILLER FUZZ DRENCHED PSYCH / GARAGE

Cool heavy garage fuzz psych. USA 60s psych.Here is a superb copy of this California band's sole LP.This was one of the most solid psych LPs of the late Sixties.Loads of heavy fuzz guitar and psych organ on this westcoast acid classic LP on the small Vault label  from circa 1968.

              Fab psych cover art, too.This LP is over 41 years!!!!

Condition: Record SOLID THICK vinyl - EX to NM- [some few light hairlines scuffs marks ].

    Cover jacket: EX No split seams, no cut outs, no writing.Front and back cover has some light aging wear ,light corners wear,light ring wear ...for 40 years...still very nice.

DON'T MISS IT !!!

      Excellent psych with strong blues tendencies and LOTS of fuzz !!! The rarest title on Vault, I think. and perhaps also the best.

Classic late '60 US. Great heavy acid psych with fuzz guitars and spaced effects all over the place. Tracks such as "Rainbow" and "It's All In My Head" are essential U.S. psych hard bluesy rock with psychedelic edge, effects, organ, gruff vocals and loads of lead guitar both fuzzed and non-fuzzed...

Bob Sutko (vocals, harmonica), Allan Chitwood (bass), Greg Farley (guitar), Paul "Skip" Ladd (lead guitar), Randy Wells (drums-was in Solid Ground)also known as The Bittersweets.Recording Supervision and liner photography Gene Simmons ????!!!!!!!!

Tracklist: -Side one-1- QUIET BEFORE THE STORM, 2- RAINBOW ,3- BULLFROG,4- LOVE IN YOUR FACE .

                   Side two-1- YOU DON'T REMEMBER ,2- IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD ,3- BLUES WITH A FEELING--Jam

KEYWORDS: psych psychedelic garage nuggets fuzz acid flowers hippy hippie pokora

The 20th Century Zoo were the first Psych band from Phoenix to have a national album release. The story begins in 1966 when West High School student Bob Sutko recruited Allan Chitwood,and Greg Farley and formed the folk-rocking Bittersweets. The band became the fixture on the valley rock scene,measuring up to such local legends as the Spiders,the Caravelles,The Mile Ends,Vibratos,and Phil and the Frantics. The Bittersweets released two local singles in 1966 & 1967 including the sought after"Cry your eyes out" (Hype 102) The Bittersweets gained support of Tony Evans,and influential music director of phoenix radio giant KRIZ(1230 AM). He helped release thier third and final single called "In the night"/"Another Chance"(OSR 70). By late 1967 Bittersweets decided to take another tack,psychedelicizing into the 20th Century Zoo. Besides ex-Bittersweets Bob Sutko(vocals & Harmonica) Greg Farley(rhythm gutair) Allan Chitwood,and drummer Paul Bennett,the group picked up Paul"Skip"Ladd,formerly of the Laser Beats , was a very local popular band which had a now famous drummer known as "Neal Smith" of the original Alice Cooper band. Skip would play lead gutair for 20th Century Zoo. Band manager Chari Zelman-finaced a session at Audio recorders on north 7th St. in Phoenix. The resulting single's A side"Clean Old Man"(CAZ 103) gave little warningof the ferocityfound on the flip. The mind crunching fuzz of "you Don't Remember"could have clinched lengendary status for the zoo it self. Shortly after the record hit the streets in the late 1967 Bennett recevied greeting from Uncle Sam,so they brought in Randy Wells on drums and proceded to release more singleslike "Love in your face",Tossin and Turnin", In the fall of 1968 Chari Zelman secured a record contract with Vault records of Los Angeles. they spent about 2 weeks in LA's sound factory studio's,which the results were phenominal. The album is titled"Thunder on a Clear Day".

More interesting , obscure and rare original Records of the past ( Psych-Kraut-Electronic-U.K. / US-Progressive-Psychedelic, Garage, Acid-Folk & Classic Rock Originals as well as Jazz & Blues,Metal...) you can see in my other auctions....      

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Number of Records/Weight
(including mailer)

CANADA:

QUEBEC: $7.99 (1 LP) - $9.99 (2-6 RECORDS)

ONTARIO: $8.99 (1 LP) - $11.99 (2-6 RECORDS)

ALL OTHER PROVENCES: $8.99 (1 LP) - $14.99 (2-6 RECORDS)

U.S. 

 (Air): $8.99 (1 LP - under .500kg) - $14.99 (2-3 RECORDS - under 1kg)

Expedited (with Tracking #): $16.99 (1 LP - under .500kg) - $17.99 (2-6 RECORDS 2-3: under 1kg)

INTERNATIONAL

(Air): $14.99 (1 LP - under .500kg) - $33.99 (2-3 RECORDS - under 1kg)

Please note that some heavier vinyl, gate-fold jackets, inserts, etc. may increase weight equivalent to 2 records.      I also use +/- if I feel a record comes between a grade  

LP condition GRADING system:

M (MINT) : Sealed, never opened or played, new in original package.

NM (NEAR MINT) : Near perfect copy, played only a few times. At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws. This is the highest grade I give for a non-sealed (used) record.

EX (EXCELLENT) : Clean copy, slight surface marks/hairlines, cover has minor defaults.

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : More surface marks, minor flaws, or cover wear, minor edge wear (cover). Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults.

VG+ (VERY GOOD +) : Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has marks, possibly few light scratches but no jumps or sticks. Cover wear (light ring wear, heavier corner or edge wear on cover).

VG (VERY GOOD) : Used record, played a lot, has marks, few scratches, some crackling while playing and but no jumps or sticks. Still quite listenable. Cover may have heavy corner, edge wear or split seams.

G (GOOD) : Played a lot and more (but still playable), lot of scratches, crackles a lot while playing, may have jump or sticks and cover is damaged...so not so good ! This record must be very rare to be proposed in this state !!!

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