Ween Original Classic Vinyl 'Pure Guava' UK Double LP - Creation

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Rare chance to own this 1992 independent classic on original UK vinyl - the way it should be heard.
This legendary LP is in virtually mint condition, except for Track 1 Side 2 [The goin' get tough from the getgo] which has a mark at the start meaning there is a background noise for the first 30 seconds. Please be aware of this before bidding. However, this explains the very low start price for such a rare record.
The sleeve is still in excellent condition with small amount of wear at edges. Inner sleeves in excellent condition. I can only see two copies of these on the web in excellent condition, both going for around $240 on GEMM!!
August Records [Creation Records subsidiary] - RUST LP002
review by Heather Phares

By 1993's major label debut Pure Guava, Ween had distilled their unique mix of eclectic pop and crazed humor to its essence. GodWeenSatan: The Oneness and The Pod were fascinating, but occasionally frustrating albums; at 19 songs, Pure Guava is more polished and concise, but it's still sprawling and occasionally sick, featuring the fuzzed-out "Touch My Tooter" and the five-minute noise-burst "Mourning Glory," a tale of pumpkin-smoking gone horribly awry. Though "I Play It Off Legit" -- a muttered conversation set to atmospheric keyboards -- and the rhythmic, bass-heavy "The Goin' Gets Tough From The Getgo" could have appeared on The Pod, most of Pure Guava's songs have a poppy, accessible sheen. Fragmented, distorted tracks like "Big Jilm," "Flies On My Dick" and the live favorite "Poop Ship Destroyer" benefit from the album's cleaner production, giddily mixing catchiness and silliness. If The Pod was influenced by the band's Scotchguard habit, Pure Guava sounds like it was recorded while Dean and Gene were huffing helium; it's fast, shiny and crisp, particularly on the hyper rant "Pumpin' 4 the Man" and the minor alternative rock hit "Push Th' Little Daisies." Ween's prog-rock fascination surfaces on "The Stallion, Pt. 3" and on "Don't Get 2 Close To My Fantasy," which sports wonderfully inane lyrics like "Stare into the lion's eyes / And if you taste the candy / You'll get to the surprise." In the midst of this weirdness, the sweet, seemingly genuine ballad "Sarah" feels like the album's strangest song. With Pure Guava, Ween moved away from the snippets of random craziness that defined their first two albums toward a more organized style. Considering Elektra released it, it's just as uncompromising as their previous work, but it hints at just how much further they could go with their music.

Pure Guava is Ween's third studio album, and the first to be released on a major label. Originally released in 1992 through Elektra Records, it features what is perhaps Ween's most well-known song, "Push th' Little Daisies". "Push th' Little Daisies" was released as a single on August Records in 1993, including both the Album and Radio Edit versions of the song (the latter replacing the word "shit" with a sample of Prince squealing from "Alphabet St.") and the tracks "Ode to Rene", "I Smoke Some Grass (Really Really High)" and "Mango Woman". Many of the songs on this album come from two tapes that the band made for friends, the first being titled "Springtape", and the second titled "The Caprice Classic Tape", as stated by Dean Ween on JJJ radio in 1993. Pure Guava marked the last time the group would record on a four-track until 2007's La Cucaracha.
Track listing
Side One; 1. "Little Birdy" 3:30 2. "Tender Situation" 3:40 3. "The Stallion, Pt. 3" 3:30 4. "Big Jilm" 2:10 5. "Push th' Little Daisies" 2:48
Side Two:
1. "The Going Gets Tough from the Getgo" 2:08 2. "Reggaejunkiejew" 4:51 3. "I Play It Off Legit" 3:20 4. "Pumpin' 4 the Man" 1:30 5. "Sarah" 2:09
Side Three:
1. "Springtheme" 3:00 2. "Flies on My Dick" 3:26 3. "I Saw Gener Cryin' in His Sleep" 1:48 4. "Touch My Tooter" 2:23
Side Four:
1. "Mourning Glory" 5:14 2. "Loving U Thru It All" 2:28 3. "Hey Fat Boy (Asshole)" 1:53 4. "Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)" 3:23 5. "Poop Ship Destroyer" 2:16
Personnel
Dean Ween – Guitar, Vocals, Engineer Gene Ween – Vocals, Engineer Mean Ween – Vocals Guy Heller – Vocals on "Flies On My Dick" Scott Lowe – Vocals, Whistle (Human) Larry Curtin – Vocals (bkgr), Whistle (Human) Howie Weinberg – Mastering Andrew Weiss – Mixing Patricia Frey Stephan – Digital Editing Ween – Producer Tom Nichols – Photography Reiner Design Consultants – Design
Singles Year Title US 1993 "Push th' Little Daisies" 21 18

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