MUFFS - SAME Private Earthtone ELP 1001 LP US 70s HARD ROCK Inner rare

	£		22
	$		29

MUFFS - SAME, US EARTHTONE ELP 1001. 197?

ORIGINAL Private US ISSUE + Inner.

Obscure Private US Hard Rock....with Prog/Power Pop touches....out of Ohio....not to be confused with the later 90s Indie/Alternative band of the same name. This is a private release of the highest order.....top quality songs/music/production all rounded off with top notch musicianship & Steve Sines top class vocals.

Highlights are numerous..."Starmaker" is excellent Prog/Hard Rock with great catchy guitarwork/keyboards, "With These Eyes" is in a similar vein, "(No Lip From) Punks" is catchy, "Girl (You've Got Me Singing)" is another excellent track which starts off in a mellow vein then takes off in to a heavier style, "It's Strange" is another catchy track, "Wake Up" is great Power Pop, "Rock N' Roll Fool" is great bluesy Hard Rock, "Johnny The Flash" begins in a mellow vein then builds up to a heavy climax with nice guitarwork & the closing "The Way We Were" is a classy instrumental track.

I saw this back ground info about the band: "Tom Weisend founded the Muff Bros. in late 1975 in Zanesville, Ohio. The original members were: Tom Weisend - lead guitar & lead vocals, Dennis Boyd - drums, Jim Edwards – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, & keyboards and Doug Edwards - bass & vocals. Lynn Murphy was the sound engineer and Steve Sines was the lighting designer. The Muff Bros moved to Columbus in 1976 to be closer to big-city venues and higher-paying gigs. Steve Sines became the lead vocalist in October 1977. They played a mixture of British and American Rock, but provided a concert atmosphere in a club setting. Aside from their fantastic shows, they were also known throughout the Midwest for their state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems. When they weren't performing, they would do sound and lights for acts such as Jean Luc-Ponty,
the Tubes, Michael Stanley Band, J. Geils, Donnie Iris, Foghat and Bo Didley. In February 1978, John Durzo replaced Doug Edwards. Dennis Boyd left in April 1980 and was replaced by Rick Hall. Jim Edwards left in June 1980 and was replaced by Richard Bradburn.
In 1980, the Muff Bros. changed their name to The Muffs, signed a recording contract with Earthtone Records, and recorded a self-titled album at C.C.S. in Cincinnati, produced by Sonny Flaharty. The record, released in 1981, was well received and got quite a bit of airplay. It dominated the Central Ohio radio market for months after its release, and even received airplay on jazz stations with the instrumental rendition of The Way We Were. This opened the door for extensive touring throughout the Midwest. In November 1981, Richard Bradburn left the band. The Muffs continued to play for a couple of months as a 3-piece with a front man. Neil Andrews joined in January 1982 as the new keyboard player. Shortly after Neil joined, the band began recording the second Muffs album at Cleveland Recording, which was engineered by Dale Peters (James Gang). Steve Sines left the band during the recording in July 1982 and the album was not completed. In 1982, the Muffs changed their name to Money."

Getting rare and hard to find with decent copies usually $25/$30+...

Condition is VG+/EX- (cover/record), cover has slight wear & a cutout notch.

POSTAGE:

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CDs & 7" Singles are £1 for the first then 50p each after. Thicker CD Box Sets are a bit higher due to the size/weight.

EUROPE: 5 GBP/6 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), then additional single LPs are just 2 GBP each up to 5 or 6 LPs in total (under 2Kg).

2LP sets: 7 GBP, additional single LPs are 2 GBP, additional 2LPs sets are 4 GBP.

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2LP sets: 12.00 GBP, additional single LPs are 3.50 GBP each, additional 2LP sets are 7 GBP.

1st CD/Single is 4 GBP then additional CDs/Singles are 1.50 GBP each.

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Surface mail is available on request for cheap LPs only, to the Rest of the World but delivery times are 6 to 8 weeks minimum!

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I don't think most buyers realise how strict ebay's policy of DSR's actually is.

Do you realise that any rating less than 5 is harmful and has a negative impact on a seller's performance? Even though a 4 is supposed to be regarded as a good score it actually isn't good enough!

What I find particularly baffling are buyers who leave positive feedback yet leave low DSR ratings (1,2) for 'item as described' which means they are unhappy but don't even bother to make contact....and therefore don't seem to want the seller to sort out the problem.

Given the choice between getting a negative feedback or a score of 1 or 2 on my DSRs I would take the negative feedback any day.....as leaving low DSRs affects a sellers sales due to where items are placed in searches.

It is impossible for any seller to get all 100% of their grading spot on...especially when dealing with items such as records....yet a seller can still give you great service if they get something wrong.

PLEASE if you are not satisfied talk to me.?I am not hard to get along with.

Then there are buyers who have left low DSR's for dispatch time when clearly they have not looked at the date of posting on the postage label and seem to have gone on how long a package has taken to get to them which has nothing to do with 'dispatch time'.

I dispatch all my packages within 2 or at most 3 working days of being paid despite having as many as 40/50 packages to deal with at a time....yet the odd buyer has still left 1 & 2 stars for dispatch time!?

LEAVING LOW DSR's WILL LEAD TO YOUR FAVOURITE SELLERS BEING REMOVED FROM EBAY!

Ebay's policy of DSR's is full of holes....for example 1 & 2s are treated exactly the same so in effect giving a '2' is the same as giving a '1' so why bother having a difference? Sellers get penalised if low DSR's are given even when it's not their fault. So please try and give 5s for all DSR's.

Buyers should only leave low DSR's when the service is terrible and a seller is unwilling to sort a problem out.

PAYMENT:

PERSONAL CHEQUE IN UK STERLING/ POSTAL ORDERS or IMO IN UK STERLING/ PAYPAL.

GRADINGS:

I DO TRY TO PLAY/TEST GRADE ALL THE LPs I SELL.

MINT:

RECORD: PERFECT....AS NEW CONDITION, SO NO DETEORIATION IN THE SOUND QUALITY…..bear in mind that not all ‘new’ LPs are Mint because of the quality of the pressing etc....also SEALED/UNPLAYED LPs are sold as is.....

COVER: AS NEW CONDITION WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS.......except maybe a deletion hole/cutout on a SEALED LP.

M- :

RECORD: SLIGHTY WORSE THAN M, LP may have several surface marks due to removal from it's sleeve etc....but certainly NO audible scratches....LP may have the occasional light crackle/hiss...but still in great condition.

COVER: SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING HANDLED WITH SLIGHT CREASING/WEAR...or may be a M cover with a very slight split seam or very slight showing of ring wear or a very slight sticker tear, but not all of these together.

EX:

RECORD: MOST REGUARLY PLAYED LPs KEPT WITH CARE FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY....LP may play with more hiss/crackle but not louder than the music......sometimes it may be a M or M- LP with one slight audible mark or a very slight edge warp but not affecting it.

COVER: SLIGHTLY MORE WEAR/CREASING/BENDING even some slight ring wear.....or may be a M or M- cover with a split seam(s) and minor sticker tears, but still nice.

VG+ :

RECORD: LP PLAYS WITH MORE NOISE DUE TO EITHER DIRT OR SLIGHTLY STRONGER SURFACE MARKS BUT STILL IS IN A VERY LISTENABLE CONDITION.....or it may be an LP which plays say M- but has one or a few audible marks/slight warp etc.....but still no skips/jumps.

COVER: HAS QUITE A LOT OF CEASING/BENDING often with FADING/RING WEAR/ STICKER TEARS/TEARS....or may be an EX cover with a split seam(s), but still acceptable.

VG:

RECORD: THE SOUND QUALITY OF THE LP IS AFFECTED BY SURFACE MARKS/ AUDIBLE MARKS or DIRT etc....but still plays through and is still in quite a REASONABLE condition.....it may be an LP which plays EX but has audible marks.....

COVER: PLENTY OF CREASING/BENDING/FADING/RING WEAR but still in one piece.

G: LP still plays through but is very noisy due to scratches/dirt etc....but still not totally trashed!!!

COVER: AS VG BUT TORN and starting to fall apart.

F/P: LP is trashed...for ornament purposes only...

+/-: Slightly better/worse than stated.