Charles River Valley Boys - Beatle Country 1966 Original White Label Promo EX++
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Charles River Valley Boys ~ Beatle Country
1966 White Label Promo Original pressing.
Elektra Records - EKL 4006
Vinyl is EX+ to EX++, mostly EX++.
Vinyl looks EX+ to EX++, mostly EX++: light marks and faint scuffs.
Vinyl plays EX++ : light background-crackle in some quiet passages and a moderate click on A-1 intro.
Labels are EX+ to EX++, mostly EX++ : marks and wear.
Cover is EX: tape residue, bends, wear and indentations; intact seams.
Includes a HQ inner-sleeve (pictured) which the vinyl is stored in after being machine-cleaned and graded.
Out of print original White-Label Promo ~
Beatle Country was originally released as an attempt to match the enormous commercial success of a then-recent album called The Baroque Beatles Book, which featured baroque-style orchestral versions of Fab Four compostions. Beatle Country, however, is a surprisingly (considering its inherently contradictory nature) excellent album of Beatles songs performed in straight bluegrass style, recorded in Nashville, performed by a group of Cambridge, MA-based musicians, and produced by the legendary Paul Rothchild (of the Doors, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt etc. fame). A bizarrely erroneous marketing strategy (Elektra executives in New York didn't know the difference between bluegrass and country music) assured the record few sales and instant cult status. The musicians involved, most notably mandolinist/vocalist Joe Val (who many consider the greatest New England bluegrass player ever), do a fine job of imbuing Lennon/McCartney's tunes with an authentic Kentucky mountain flavor and never resort to kitsch (with the exception, perhaps, of pronouncing "Yellow Submarine" as "Yeller Submarine"). Although interesting for its novelty value alone, Beatle Country stands tall as an excellent bluegrass album by any measure, regardless of the unusual source of its material.
Packaged protectively for safe and secure shipping with USPS tracking.
Thank you and have the best day ever ~
