RARE First Press MONO Uncensored DEBUT LP "MOBY GRAPE" Original 1967 W/POSTER

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RARE DEBUT ALBUM FROM MOBY GRAPE
Original 1967 First Press Mono Self Titled "MOBY GRAPE"  The group was formed in late 1966 in San Francisco, at the instigation of Skip Spence and Matthew Katz. Both had been previously associated with Jefferson Airplane, Spence as the band's first drummer, playing on their first album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, and Katz as the band's manager, but both had been dismissed by the group. Katz encouraged Spence to form a band similar to Jefferson Airplane, with varied songwriting and vocal work by several group members, and with Katz as the manager. According to Peter Lewis, "Matthew (Katz) brought the spirit of conflict into the band. He didn't want it to be an equal partnership. He wanted it all.

One of the best '60s San Francisco bands, Moby Grape were also one of the most versatile. Although they are most often identified with the psychedelic scene, their specialty was combining all sorts of roots music -- folk, blues, country, and classic rock & roll -- with some Summer of Love vibes and multi-layered, triple-guitar arrangements. All of those elements only truly coalesced, however, for their 1967 debut LP. Although subsequent albums had more good moments than many listeners are aware of, a combination of personal problems and bad management effectively killed off the group by the end of the 1960s.

Many San Francisco bands of the era were assembled by recent immigrants to the area, but Moby Grape had even more tenuous roots in the region than most when they formed. Matthew Katz, who managed the Jefferson Airplanein their early days, helped put together Moby Grape around Skip Spence. Spence, a legendarily colorful Canadian native whose first instrument was the guitar, had played drums in the Airplane's first lineup at the instigation of Marty Balin. Spence left the Airplane after their first album, and reverted to his natural guitarist and songwriting role for the Grape (the Airplane had already recorded some of his compositions). Guitarist Jerry Miller and drummer Don Stevenson were recruited from the Northwest bar band the Frantics; guitarist Peter Lewis had played in Southern California surf bands like the Cornells; and bassist Bob Mosley had also played with outfits from Southern California.

Identification

Marked on Cover Columbia CL 2698

Marked on Label MONO CL 2698  XLP 118006

Machine Stamped Etched in Runout side 1 XLP118066-1D

Condition

Vinyl is Visually Pristine NM as if not played

Labels are NM

Cover is EX+ clean high gloss, no ring wear, a couple creases , very lite corner wear, one very small

 scuff on rear bottom, strong spline

Large Poster NM- with very small tears on a couple corner folds

This is a Library Quality Rare Uncensored DEBUT Moby Grape LP

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