DEMO ONLY 1973 "AL MANFREDI, Jr." "LOST & FOUND" WEST COAST PSYCH GEM
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400
$ 400
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Jan 17, 2021
Sold Date
Jan 10, 2021
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- ORIGINAL 1973 DEMO ONLY MEGA-RARE FIRST PRESS ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
- = AL MANFREDI Jr. =
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- USA - BAND 'n' VOCAL
- Original 1973 pressing on the West Coast local "Band 'n Vocal' label in which also issued the mega rare BRIGADE album, turning up about as much as the Al Manfredi Jr album which is to say, not really at all. We just by chance happened to land this one-off copy from
- Al Manfredi Jr's estate, Manfredi having passed away about 25 years ago.
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- Al Manfredi Jr from the sixties garage band "LOST and FOUND" released this little-known West Coast rock DEMO-ONLY masterpiece LP, unearthed and celebrated by Acid Archives founder Patrick Lundborg and others around the time that Manfredi died in 1995. This original pressing from 47 years past presents the only album by the incredible Lost and Found artist.
- Born into a musical family Al Manfredi started writing songs when he was child. As a teenager in 1965, he formed the Nuts & Bolts in the small beach town of San Clemente, California. Inspired by the Kinks, the Beatles and the Byrds, the group separated themselves from the pack by also performing original material written by Manfredi and band mate Mike Ingram. In late 1966 they changed their name to the Lost & Found and relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, where they cut a rare single, “Don’t Move Girl” b/w “To Catch the Sun,” which now commands high dollars by ‘60s garage collectors.
When they returned to San Clemente in early 1967 their music had taken a more psychedelic direction. The Lost & Found were riding high that year, until tragedy struck. Ingram was found hanged under suspicious circumstances and soon after Lost & Found drummer Mike Ryer died of cancer at the age of 19. Heartbroken, Manfredi gave up on the band scene completely and moved to Garden Grove to teach at his family’s music store.
But alone, behind closed doors, Al kept writing songs and working on his music, recording hours of tapes, often tracking all the instruments himself. In 1973 he chose six of his best songs, some of them written back in the Lost & Found days, and had them custom-pressed as an LP. Only a handful of copies were pressed, and most of these were sent out to various record companies in the hope of landing a deal. Despite the outstanding quality of the music, there were no takers - right over the heads of record company personal. But decades later, collectors discovered the Al Manfredi album and hailed it a West Coast rock masterpiece. In his Acid Archives book, Patrick Lundborg called its discovery a deus ex machina and compared it to David Crosby’s first solo album and Fapradokly/HMS Bounty/MU solo Merrell Fankhauser, “not just the acutely captured infectious mellowness grooves, as in the more the listener hears, the stronger the tunes become -- full of self-confidence and talent.”
The band members were:
Jim Jeffers – lead guitar
Mike Ingram – rhythm guitar and vocals
Al Manfredi – bass and vocals
Mike Ryer – drums and vocals
Mike Ingram wrote the fast-paced “Don’t Move Girl”, while Al Mandredi wrote the introspective “To Catch the Sun”, both songs published by Debra, BMI.
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- Of The Sea 3:20
I Don't Live Today 4:30
Five, Six 3:00 -
B - Blue Gold 3:15
Foggy Night 4:40
Empty Of Your Possession 3:15 - CONDITION:
- The cover: rated: "EX" (excellent) Thick old-style blank white DEMO sleeve, besides age spotting regarding being stored for 47 years, there are no other flaws and remains flat, square with 4 sharp corners. There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
- The vinyl: Rated: M- smooth and clean like glossy glass. Plays perfect no issue, my be un-played copy! Both Band 'N' Vocals labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTHER ITEMS (((similar grooves for "head" people...)))
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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, plays clean
EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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