DOUG PARKINSON & THE QUESTIONS "Something Wonderful" Oz FESTIVAL EP garage psych

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DOUG PARKINSON & THE QUESTIONS “Something Wonderful” Aussie FESTIVAL EP garage psych

Doug Parkinson and The Questions – Something Wonderful EP (orig. Australia FESTIVAL MONO FX-11,477)

Australian Release date: April 1968 (estimated).  Recording dates: 1967 (tracks 3 & 4) / January 1968 (tracks 1 & 2).

On offer here is an ULTRA RARE original Australian FESTIVAL RECORDS issue of “Something Wonderful” EP by DOUG PARKINSON and THE QUESTIONS.  This EP includes both sides of the group’s singles “And Things Unsaid” (October 1967) & “Something Wonderful” (February 1968).

THE QUESTIONS disbanded in February 1968 and a new group was quickly assembled by their charismatic lead singer.  The renamed DOUG PARKINSON IN FOCUS went on to have considerable success during 1969 with two top 10 hits, “Dear Prudence” & “Without You”.

weblinks:

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

(2) Sound clip “And Things Unsaid” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3pFi3u8X8c

(3) Sound clip “We Got Love” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPLuAARIS1g

SIDE 1

1.          Something Wonderful (2:23)     Writ: Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II

2.         We Got Love (2:28)                   Writ: Doug Parkinson

SIDE 2

3.         I Can’t Hear You (2:31)              Writ: Gerry Goffin - Carole King

4.         And Things Unsaid (2:34)          Writ: Doug Parkinson

PERSONNEL

     Doug Parkinson         lead vocals, rhythm guitar

     Billy Green                lead guitar (on “I Can’t Hear You” & “And Things Unsaid”)

     Ray Burton                lead guitar (on “Something Wonderful” & “We Got Love”)

     Duncan McGuire        bass guitar (on “I Can’t Hear You” & “And Things Unsaid”)

     Les Young                  bass guitar (on “Something Wonderful” & “We Got Love”)

     Rory Thomas             organ

     Bill Fleming               drums

Recorded at Festival’s Studio in Sydney—Australia.

Produced by William Quills.

GRADING (also refer photo)

Cover:

EX beautiful laminated appearance—flipback: very minor handling wear (light ring-wear on back - inner rim), very minor creasing (front: top-left & bottom-left)

Record:

visual: VG++ beautiful glossy sheen—insignificant hairlines (seen under strong light).

labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR.

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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GRADING (REVISED)

Cover:

EX beautiful laminated appearance—flipback: very minor handling wear (light ring-wear on back - inner rim), very minor creasing (front: top-left & bottom-left)

Record:

visual: VG++ beautiful glossy sheen—insignificant hairlines only (seen under strong light).

audible: VG++ sounds superb overall despite some minor underlying surface noise.  Don’t let that put you off though, this is definitely a keeper!  A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE!!

labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR.