AVENGERS Medallion LP orig NZ POP PSYCH BEAT GARAGE MOD
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Description
THE AVENGERS Medallion LP 1969 1st New Zealand ‘Stereo’ pressing on the HMV label (CSDM 6304) 33rpm
Rare original New Zealand pressing AVENGERS Medallion LP ( HMV CSDM 6304 ) nice copy of a hard to find beat / psych title, the Avengers second and rarer LP featuring the hit "Love, Hate, Revenge".
The record is in VG condition and the Laminated flipback cover is in EX condition.
DESCRIPTION
Here is a terrific original 1969 and extremely hard to find copy of this much sought after pop-psych gem from New Zealand outfit ‘The Avengers’.
This short-lived band (1966-69) only released 2 studio albums, both psych-pop marvels, and one live effort.
Songs like their cover of McWilliams classic "Days of Pearly Spencer" along with "You Don’t Understand" unveil just how trippy these guys were.
"1941" and the Spanish trumpets of "Love Hate Revenge" entwine with flower-power lyrics and harmonies that epitomize the long lost late 60’s classic drug influenced sound which breezes out of the speakers like a breath of yesteryear-air.
A rare opportunity for serious collectors of the genre.
BAND HISTORY
One of the more successful New Zealand pop bands of the late 1960s, the Avengers were formed in Wellington in mid-1966. (Confusingly, another group with the same name -- a backing unit for singer Ray Woolf -- emerged in Auckland at much the same time.) The Avengers were formed at the behest of promoter Ken Cooper, who was seeking a house band for his nightclub the Place; he first approached guitarist Dave Brown, who in turn recruited guitarist Clive Cockburn, bassist Eddie McDonald and drummer Hank Davis. With their name decided as a result of a local newspaper contest, the quartet amassed a repertoire of some 75 Beatles songs in addition to covers of hits by Herman's Hermits and the Hollies; within a year, they were easily Wellington's most popular group, and in mid-1967 issued their debut single, the Top Ten hit "Everyone's Gonna Wonder." A series of smashes followed, including "Only Once in My Life," "1941," "Love Hate Revenge" and "Days of Pearly Spencer." However, the Avengers' success remained confined to New Zealand's shores, with all attempts to crack the lucrative Australian market proving futile; they disbanded in mid-1969, leaving a legacy which included the LP The Avengers Live at Ali Baba's (the first live album in the annals of Kiwi rock).
TRACKS
1. LOVE-HATE-REVENGE - (Adams-Levin) 2'36
2. FISHERWOMAN - (Vickberg-Henderson) 2'22
3. MIDNIGHT VISITATION - (Kevin Watson) 2'43
4. YOU BETTER COME HOME - (Bert Russel) 3'08
5. NIGHT IN THE CITY - (Joni Mitchell) 3'12
6. DAYS OF PEARLY SPENCER - (David McWilliams) 2'28
7. OUT OF SIGHT. OUT OF MIND - (David Jordan) 3'38
8. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND - (Tony Backhouse) 2'41
9. ONLY LAST YEAR - (Alan Galbraith) 2'51
10. SUNSHINE LADY - (Kevin James) 2'2
11. SALLY - (Clive Cockburn) 2'33
12. SEPTEMBER WINDS - (David McWilliams) 3'25.
NOTE! Postage indicated in the auction is not the actual postage as ebay doesn't allow a higher postage then 4 GBP in this category. Postage for this item is 8 GBP within Europe and 15 GBP for the rest of the world. This is up to 2kg, so you can add up to 5 more LP's for the same postage.
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