The Initial Shock rare SF garage psych 45 private

$

105

                       "THE INITIAL SHOCK" ON   BFD Records                         
                        "YOU'VE BEEN A LONG TIME COMING"
                             "I ONCE ASKED"
                              
Rare 45 Rpm vinyl record of "Initial Shock". 1960's San Francisco's Premiere underground band. 

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Up for bids is the EXTREMELY RARE  single “Long Time Coming” b/w “I Once Asked” by William "Mojo" Collins, c1967, on the BFD Label!    This single is one of only two recordings ever released by Initial Shock, and is one of the few records produced on the BFD Label. This particular 45 was recorded at "The House of Sound" in Butte, MT.  The playing condition of the single being offered in this auction is VG TO good. The original brown paper sleeve is near perfect! The label is faded in a few spots and the grooves have some scratches, but the record plays just fine.  There are the usual snaps and pops associated with a record from the 60's, but it doesn't detract from the sound quality.


" Initial Shock" only produced two records during their incredible time together as a band. "Mind Disaster" b/w "It's Not Easy" and "You've Been a Long time Coming" backed with "I Once Asked". Both were regional hits in the western USA and  also in the Top 10 Southern Survey where the lead singer, Mojo Collins was, and still is from.   Members of the band included Mojo Collins, (guitar, lead vocals)(, Brian Knaff, (drums, vocals),George F. Wallace, (lead guitar), Steve Garr, (bass) and George A. Crowe (road manager). The band played with almost every major group during their rise to the top in the bay area.  One concert poster featured Initial Shock as the headline group with Clover (Huey Lewis) as the second billed band and the Doobie Brothers as the opening act. The Initial Shock opened for Pink Floyd on their first American tour.  The Initial Shock were on many of the 1960's posters of concerts at the Avalon, Winterland, and The Fillmore West including one of the famous Grateful Dead poster with the huge eyeball at the Avalon Ballroom.  The band never signed to a major recording contract and broke up in 1969 due to drugs and personal problems. Initial shock was a great band, had a huge following, and was a seminal musical addition to the psychedelic scene happening in SF. George Wallace, also known as George Firestone, was recognized as one of the finest guitarists and songwriters of his day. When he wasn't performing with IS, he often toured with Janis Joplin.  After Initial Shock broke up,  George Wallace and George Crowe founded Yellowstone Band with drummer Brian Knaff while Mojo Collins went on to found Sawbuck with Ronnie Montrose and Chuck Ruff.  Steve Garr bought the Top Hat bar in Missoula Mt and owned and operated the place until his passing in 2008.  Knaff went on to create Talent Booking Network and is a major concert promoter to this day.  Mojo Collins still plays the blues and is a North Carolina Institution who plays all over the South.  Crowe and Wallace went on to play in the Invaders which led up to the Sonics album with original lead singer Jerry Roslie.  Wallace passed away in 2006 and George Crowe is still playing and getting ready to release his new Cd with Northwest guitar player Marty Shalk in the fall of 2010.
 
 I have a few Initial Shock 45's; the lead guitarist and I were best friends for over 50 years until his untimely passing in March of 2004. His name was George Wallace, and for a time in the 60's we (Initial Shock) owned the famous Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. I inherited a bunch of his stuff and I'm finally able to look through it after all this time.  I know that there are a lot of Initial Shock fans out there, so I decided to auction a few of these singles on Ebay especially for you. 

This record has somewhat faded areas of the label, but is very readable for the age of the record. According to Goldmine grading guidelines this record is graded at VG or G. ( A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some  loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. If you can't enjoy the record, it is not no longer even good. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear).


If you want one for your collection, bid early and bid often.

In the spirit of eBay, I have started the bidding at well below the record's value. 

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We provide expert packaging and will ship this single to you within 72 hours once your payment has been confirmed.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have, and Happy Bidding!!!

Please, only serious bidders. Thanks for looking.


These recordings are from the actual record being played.
02 You Have Been A Long Time Coming by musicmn 01 I Once Asked by musicmn