Teenage Head 45 Let's Shake 1980 Canada Garage Punk Rocker NOS Attic 220

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-Artist / Group:  Teenage Head

-Mini bio: Teenage Head is a Canadian garage punk/ rock band formed in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The band took their name from a Flaming Groovies song title. Teenage Head consisted of Frankie Venon (lead vocals), Gord Lewis (guitar), Steve Marshall (bass) and Nick Stipanitz (drums); most of the band's songs were written by the group. 

-Their album Frantic City produced by Stacy Heydon (worked with David Bowie) was released on Canadian Attic Records in 1980 and produced two hit songs for the group both of which were released on one 45 together; Let's Shake / Somethin' On My Mind. The album sold well in Canada and became a battle cry for beer swilling, fun loving party animals across Canada.

-Their next album for Attic was Some Kinda Fun which spun off more drinking and party animal rockers such as Some Kinda Fun, Let's Go To Hawaii and Teenage Drinking Party.

-A riot on June 2, 1980 during Teenage Head's performance at Toronto's Ontario Place Forum made headlines across Canada and management banned rock acts permantly. Following this incident, guitarist Gord Lewis was badly hurt in a car accident and David Bendeth was recruited to take over lead guitar duty.

-MCA picked up their contract and released a five-song EP in 1982 which did not do well.

-The live album Endless Party was released on Ready Records in 1984, but Frankie Venom was living the subject matter of their songs and was replaced by Dave "Rave" Deroaches (formerly with The Shakers). Teenage Head would record a few releases for Ready Records before Deroaches left for his own successful career with The Dave Rave Conspiracy and later Rave & Agneli.

-The original lineup of Teenage Head with Mark Lockerbie on drums has continued recording and touring to this day. In 2003 the band recorded a new Best Of album with Ramones drummer Marky Ramone

-Titles: Let's Shake / Somethin' On My Mind . 

 -Let's Shake co-written written by band members Gord Lewis and Nick Stipanitz is a garage-stomping, kick-ass rocker with percolating bass, drums, hot guitar solo and gritty vocals from Frankie Venon. 

-This original first pressing of Let's Shake has the banned lyrics MOVE YOUR ASS and also TOO FAT AND UGLY plus it is the full 3:03 in length with matrix # AT-220-B.

-Let's Shake when re-released on Canadian Columbia Hall Of Fame GAT-603 shortened the recording from 3:03 to 2:51 and replaced the lyrics MOVE YOUR ASS to MOVE YOUR RACK and TOO FAT AND UGLY to TOO YOUNG AND LOVELY. with matrix # AT-229-A-1A-2HZ.

-The flip side Somethin' On My Mind is the same on both the original and re-released pressings.

-Somethin' On My Mind also co-written by Lewis and Stipanitz is a mid-tempo melodic rocker with hot sax throughout including a good solo with excellent lead vocals from Frankie Venon.

-This pressing of Let's Shake comes with the rare first pressing picture sleeve, subsequent pressings had no picture sleeve.     

-Label: Attic 220

-Year released: 1980

-Billboard number: Non charted

-Pressed in: Canada

-Visual grade: New, unplayed old store stock 

-Labels: Near mint

-Picture sleeve: VG with noticeable bending particularily at the top right hand corner of the front of the jacket, no writing or tears, see scans. The back of the sleeve is a VG+.

-We purchased over 4,000 new old stock 45 RPM singles from Zenith Radio & TV in Vancouver B.C. when they went out of business in 1983 and then another 20,000 new old stock 45 RPM singles from Frank's Records also in Vancouver B.C. when they went out of business in 1989. The chances of any 45 rpm single which has managed to escape ever having felt a needle in it's grooves is remote, but does happen. This is one such record. We offer for your consideration: Let's Shake recorded by: Teenage Head which is a new, unplayed old store stock 45, and will be your final upgrade.

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Canada- $4.00 for the first two 45's plus .50 for each additional 45 up to seven 45's

LP's and 78's- $10.00 for the first one plus $1.00 for each additional LP or 78 up to three records

U.S.A.- $4.00 for the first two 45's plus .75 for each additional 45 up to seven 45's

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International- $9.00 for the first two 45's plus $1.00 for each additional 45 up to seven 45's. Eight 45's to twelve is $30.00

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularily rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwheming.