BILLY THORPE and THE AZTECS "Poison Ivy" Linda Lee EP RARE Aussie garage beat

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BILLY THORPE and THE AZTECS “Poison Ivy” Linda Lee EP RARE Aussie garage beat

Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs – Poison Ivy EP (orig. Australia Linda Lee MONO HX-10,834)

Release date: August 1964.  Recording dates: 1964.

On offer here is a VERY RARE original issue of the first EP by BILLY THORPE and THE AZTECS featuring the group’s singles, “Blue Day” and “Poison Ivy”.

weblinks:

(1) MILESAGO website - www.milesago.com/artists/thorpe.htm

(2) Sound clip “Blue Day” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=onKc8ZLrdPc

(3) Sound clip “You Don’t Love Me (Anymore)” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNkb51O-N1A

(4) Video clip “Poison Ivy” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrHoEx7cpDM

SIDE 1

1.          Poison Ivy (3:00)                   Writ: Jerry Leiber – Mike Stoller

2.         Broken Things (2:05)             Writ: Tony Barber

SIDE 2

1.          Blue Day (2:43)                     Writ: Tony Barber

2.         You Don’t Love Me (2:54)      Writ: Tony Barber

PERSONNEL

     Billy Thorpe                 lead vocals, harmonica

     Tony Barber                 rhythm guitar, vocals

     Vince Maloney              lead guitar, vocals (aka Vince Melouney)

     John ‘Bluey’ Watson     bass

     Colin Baigent                drums

Recorded in Sydney—Australia.

GRADING to follow . . .

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

front: EX beautiful glossy appearance: insignificant ring-wear impression (inner rim – hard to see), insignificant creasing (along spine – centre, near opening edge), minimal scuffing (along bottom seam), minimal surface rubbing, few minor spot stains (near spine).

back: VG++ flipback—beautiful glossy appearance: light ring-wear (inner rim), minor creasing (along spine, bottom seam - tiny), minimal surface rubbing.

Record:

visual: beautiful glossy sheen—very clean overall with a few insignificant hairlines only - seen under strong light (EX); audible: sounds great overall despite some underlying surface noise - more evident on side 2 (side 1: EX, side 2: VG+).  AN ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE! ; labels: light spindle wear (side 1), moderate spindle wear (side 2).

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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