1968 "KARMA" ORIG THE AMERICAN BLUES - IS HERE = GRITTY FUZZ BLUES PSYCH ZZ TOP
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= SUPER RARE "KARMA" FIRST PRESS =
GRITTY FUZZ BLUES PSYCHEDELIA = pre ZZ TOP
THE AMERICAN BLUES
IS HERE
\ USA - KARMA RECORDS - KLP 101
VERY RARE, sought after...ORIGINAL 1968 FIRST PRESS on the KARMA Records label ... The Very first AMERICAN BLUES album from 1968, and one of the elite garage/fuzz/psych gems of the era valuing in at the $400 - $500+... range years ago... the tracks are mezmerizing with psyched-out tones and fuzz guitar injections all throughout...pretty much hand in hand with the Moving Sidewalks Lp from a year later...
American Blues were a 1960s Texas-based garage band who played a psychedelic style of blues rock music influenced by the 13th Floor Elevators. They are most famous for including two future members of the ZZ Top trio in their ranks, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. From 1966 to 1968, they played the Dallas-Fort Worth-Houston circuit and headlined in three clubs all called "The Cellar", in Dallas at clubs such as "The Walrus" on Mockingbird Lane, and in Houston at "Love Street Light Circus Feel Good Machine" on Allen's Landing, as late as 1968.
One of the better known Dallas bands of this era American Blues were originally known as The Warlocks. Their first album was produced by Scotty McKay and recorded at Robin Hood Brian's studio in Tyler, Texas. Side one is predominantly psychedelic and a 45 from it was issued the following year. Side two is in more of a heavy psych-rock style. Either way, either style, it's a hands down winner for old 60's garage & psych collectors...
CHECK OUT THE SOUND OF THE "AMERICAN BLUES" LP by clicking on this line: AMERICAN BLUES - It's Gone - YouTube
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If I Were A Carpenter
All I Saw Was You - She'll Be Mine
- Fugfue For Lady Cheriff
It's Gone
Keep My Heart In A Rage
Mercury Blues
Melted Like Snow
CONDITION: The Cover: Solid all over and vastly clean VG++ with no more than a little light shelf wear starting, and looks pretty strong at that (see the photo!) ... original colors, no bends, no writing and no split seams
The Vinyl: both sides of the platter are glossy, with stray hairlines, visually VG(+), and played quite well with no skips and while play grade was strong (no groove wear) there is some surface present within some of the tracks...if you are not looking for a completely clean playing first pressing, here would be one to consider ... both KARMA labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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