Bucket Can’t Help Thinking of You 45 RARE Aussie psych

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Bucket ~ Can’t Help Thinking of You RARE Aussie psych

The Bucket – I Can’t Help Thinking of You 45 (orig. Australia MONO Festival FK-2863)

Release date: March 1969

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original issue of the only single by Adelaide-based group, THE BUCKET.  The A-side is written by THE MASTERS APPRENTICES guitarist, Mick Bower, and is also one of the heaviest psych tracks ever to be released by an Aussie group.

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Sound clip “I Can’t Help Thinking of You” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_DJ5eRrnbQ

SIDE 1

I Can’t Help Thinking of You (2:30)                   Writ: Michael Bower

SIDE 2

Papa’s Taking Us to the Zoo Tomorrow (2:58)

PERSONNEL

     Andy Wilkinson         vocals

     Ian Nancarrow          guitar

     Jeff Gurr                  bass

     Albert Sawyer           drums

A Ham Production.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Record:

VG(+) visual: numerous mainly light (hairline) surface scuffs, however a few light scratches are also evident on Side B in one small area (VG); audible: sounds great (VG++ to EX) despite some occasional underlying surface noise; labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR, ’20’ written on Side A (very feint).

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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