VANILLA FUDGE s/t 1967 Debut 1st PRESS Bell Sound ATCO SD33-224 in SHRINK EX+ LP

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PHASE ONE of a large group of Vintage 60s & 70s PSYCH LPs in this Auction series. from 50+ years collection of decades-long radio DJ, Record Store associate and dedicated Vinyl Collector. MORE (Phase 2 and Phase 3) to be listed in the coming weeks.
These AUCTIONS are Long Overdue! Medical issues got in the way over the last few months, but Back on track now with many Highly Sought obscure Rarities, Classic Cornerstone LPs and Faves finally here for you! My apologies to any and all loyal collectors and past buyers who have waited so long.  .
All Auctions in this series start at 99¢ opening bid!
...everybody should have a good chance at taking a few of these treasures home.
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Mostly 1st PRESSINGS, including a number of PROMOs and UK Imports.
Many still in Shrink wrap, some Still Sealed. Most of these LPs are in strong VG+ to NM Condition.
Quite a few STERLING, MASTERDISK, ARTISAN and BELL SOUND Masters and MONARCH Pressings  in the mix!
Hard Psych, Acid Psych, Garage Psych, Folk Psych, Fuzz Psych, Hippie Psych, Guitar God Psych, Mod Psych, Mad Psych, Experimental Psych, Popsike, San Francisco Flower Power Psych, Texas Psych, UK Psych, Blues Psych, Private Psych, Stoner Psych, Punk Psych, Proto-Punk-Folk Psych, Dark Psych, Baroque Psych, Underground Psych, Prog Psych, Unknown Psych, Regional Psych ... and solid batches of multiple Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Love and The Grateful Dead in this 1st Phase. HAVE FUN!
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This listing is for:
VANILLA FUDGE
VANILLA FUDGE (s/t Debut Album)s/t Debut Album.

ATCO Records SD 33-224 Original 1967 issue Stereo LP
FIRST PRESSING w/Original Inner Sleeve BELL SOUND Master
VINYL is EX+
Extremely clean High Gloss Vinyl is very close to NM on SIDE ONE with a very few faintest sleeve wisps, barely visible under hard Bright Light. SIDE TWO has a few more, still very light and hard to see. Labels are Bright and Clean both sides. Side 1 label has a small, slightly rough spot to the paper at the O in ATCO; No big deal, but it's the only imperfection to the labels at all. Label Side 2 is immaculate. Goes without saying, but: No spindle trails.
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COVER is NM
Vibrant, snapping bright and spanking clean, front and back. Still in the Clean, Complete original Shrink Wrap. No creases, bends, dings, writing, soil or other marks. Sharp corners and straight edges all around, Seams and spine are 100% intact with no wear or splits. Spine Titles are crisp, bold and completely legible.


STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG


Intense, Deep, Soulful, Swirling Psych - Stoned Black Light Magnificence

In a debut consisting of covers, nobody could accuse Vanilla Fudge of bad taste in their repertoire - or their sound; with deliciously psyched-up, stoned-out versions of such then-recent classics as "Ticket to Ride”, "Eleanor Rigby" and "People Get Ready”, they were setting the bar rather high for themselves with this smash debut - one that they would never quite reach again after this sublime first LP. ...and though many others later tried, nobody else was ever truly able to pull this off again, with anything even close to the explosiveness, depth and compelling delivery of this singular achievement, one that could only have happened in 1967. 
"She's Not There” becomes a thrilling and urgent tour-de-force with truly groovy organ jams, and "You Keep Me Hanging On”, almost as urgent, drips with deep, deep atmosphere, while dropping some powerful drum breaks. Each song still strongly resonates today as a time capsule of immersive, hallucinogenic late 1960s Psychedelia. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
"Bell Sound" STAMPED in the Dead Wax (Trail Off vinyl) Both Sides
ORIGINAL 2-TONE (TAN AND PURPLE) ATCO STEREO LABELS
with 2 7/8” diameter Pressing Ring

Original ATCO Company inner sleeve included, in excellent condition, with no creases, tears or splits.
*Disc inside separate anti-static lined inner sleeve,
to protect both the Vinyl and the original inner.
ATCO RECORDS
A Division of Atlantic Recording Corporation
1841 BROADWAY New York, N. Y. 10023
© 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Mastered by Bell Sound Studios NYC
Plated at Longwear Plating NY
MATRIX NUMBERS (STAMPED, except for LW etched) SIDE ONE: STC 671075-E   Bell Sound  P     LW
SIDE TWO: STC 671076-E  TV  Bell Sound   LW
Track Listing
• SIDE ONE
Ticket To Ride    5:40
People Get Ready    6:30
She's Not There    4:55
Bang Bang    5:20
• SIDE TWO
Illusions Of My Childhood - Part One    0:20
You Keep Me Hanging On    7:20
Illusions Of My Childhood - Part Two    0:23
Take Me For A Little While    3:27
Illusions Of My Childhood - Part Three    0:22
Eleanor Rigby    8:24
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Vinyl inside anti-static lined inner sleeve
<> Even though still in the original shrink wrap <> LP kept in an additional protective, poly outer-sleeve

Please see my other listings for more Rare Vintage Collectible PSYCH
and related Vintage 1960s and 70s Rock LPs.
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From an utterly vast and deep record collection, from my life-long best friend
who was a DJ at the Radio Station I co-founded in the 1970's - and who worked for me at my California record store in the '70s and '80s.
Sadly he has now finally left this mortal coil, bequeathing me his deep Vinyl Mine.
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Several thousand records (mostly LP's, but also hundreds of 45's), several hundred collectible and Rare, Out of Print CDs and Box Sets, plus posters and other memorabilia will all eventually be listed.

Truly a great (and enormous) collection! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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