SEALED '68 Orig THE AMBOY DUKES JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF MIND Garage PSYCH T
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1968 ORIGINAL ~ fuzz-feast garage classic Vinyl STILL FACTORY SEALED
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The AMBOY DUKES
Journey To The Center Of The Mind
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STILL FACTORY SEALED ~ NEVER OPENED / NEVER PLAYED
50+ years ago collectible survivor!
..........1968 ORIGINAL.................
- Original 1968 first pressing of the second (GREAT) Amboy Dukes album on the collected "Mainstream Records" label ... The LP features the rowdy psych nugget "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" with all its vibrant phased & fuzzed head-trip glory!
- Long before Ted Nugent made his name as a mighty crossbow hunter, there was this heavy Detroit band in which he was content to play lead guitar, something he does very well and with much less threat to the Midwest's deer population.
- Ted Nugent shouldn't try to take all the credit for this band, because the other members such as vocalist John Drake and rhythm guitarist Steve Farmer contributed with great aplomb, the latter writing much of the material on the second side's ambitious suite as well as co-writing the title hit with Nugent. This is some hard-hitting, well-done psychedelic music, recorded with taste by a producer known much more for his work with mainstream jazz artists, Bob Shad. One thing that made the Amboy Dukes special was the amount of power and drive in their playing, something lacking in other psychedelic outfits that take a more airy-fairy approach. Ted Nugents' guitar sound is recorded as if this was a mainstream jazz album by Harold Land, and it rips!
Ted Nugent named his band after an R & B outfit that had recently disbanded, saying "I thought it was a cool name". He was unaware that 'The Amboy Dukes' was also the title of a book about a 1950's street gang from Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Ted has also claimed to be unaware that the lyrics to 'Journey...' had stong allusions to psychedelic drug use, as does the collection of vintage pipes on the album's cover. As a young man Ted probably realized that using acid-tinged imagery would further the chances of success for a psychedelic rock band. For most of his associates however, being in a psychedelic rock band must have implied psychedelic drug use, and this resulted in significant conflicts between the anti-drug Nugent and the remaining Dukes.
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Remember, a SEALED/NEVER OPENED 1968 ORIGINAL!
The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind (Official Audio) - YouTube
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- Mississippi Murderer
- Surrender to Your Kings
- Flight of the Byrd
- Scottish Tea
- Dr. Slingshot
- Journey to the Center of the Mind
- Ivory Castles
- Why Is a Carrot More Orange Than an Orange
- Missionary Mary
- Death Is Life
- Saint Philips Friend
- I’ll Prove I’m Right
- Conclusion
CONDITION: The cover:
CONDITION:
Rated: STILL FACTORY SEALED ... a PERFECT 1968 ORIGINAL! NEVER OPENED ...NO DELETE MARKS!
When is the last time you saw a SEALED copy of this PSYCHEDELIC monster!?!?!?
Harder to find STILL SEALED than you may think!
Final collection copy ...there are NO delete marks (rare for this LP ...no bends, no writing and no split seams ... a real beauty, important fuzzzz-psych mover!
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls 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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