THE EYES - Blink - UK LP on Bam Caruso - Mod Freakbeat Beat Psych Pupils

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THE EYES

Blink

UK LP released on Bam Caruso Records in 1983.

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UK 60's Mod/Freakbeat band, The Eyes made one of the most collectable EPs of the sixties era. The EP, released in 1966, contained both sides of their first two singles, 'When The Night Falls/I'm Rowed Out' and 'The Immediate Pleasure/My Degeneration'.

Thanks to the timeless quality of the tracks the band's legacy continues to grow as more and more people discover that long forgotten obscure under achievers could match heavyweights like The Who, Kinks and The Small Faces even if it was for just a fleeting three minutes of pure genius.

If you are looking for a record that captures the essence of Mod - then look no further than 'When The Night Falls' and 'I'm Rowed Out' - for two knockout punches of pure teen angst mixed with a smartly dressed cocksure swagger to strut yer stuff to.

This 1965 single alone should have made The Eyes into instant legends. Even today, the adrenaline pumped rush you feel is as fresh and valid as ever. What it sounded like back then is anybody's guess - the lack of success would suggest it was ahead of its time or simply to brash and raw. Ear piercing guitar feedback/distortion was probably too much too soon for sixties pop fans but in retrospect not many bands can come up a solid debut like that these days.

The Eyes were hardly innovators. Their early slices of Mod cool borrowed heavily from the Who classic 60s sound but the Eyes finest cuts are equal in stature to 'I can't explain' and 'Substitute'. Their tongue-in-cheek homage to the Who, 'My Degeneration' is both funny and cool at the same time. Where other imitators would offer watered down inferior pap to cash in on the latest craze, the Eyes not just took the tunes but they bought the whole attitude too and it pours out of their first singles

In the 80's innovative 60's re-issue label Bam Caruso coined the term 'Freakbeat' to describe a clutch of UK groups who had a hard edged pop sound with a bit of reverb and released a clutch of historical releases from relative unsung bands such as the Eyes. Since then their legend and hundreds of over also-rans have grown.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

When The Night Falls
Good Day Sunshine
I Wanna Be Your Man
Please Don't Cry
My Degeneration

Side Two

You're Too Much
Man With Money
I'm Rowed Out
The Immediate Pleasure
19th Nervous Breakdown

Released on 'Bam Caruso Records' in 1983

Catalogue No. KIRI 028

Disc is in EX+ condition

Sleeve is in EX+ condition (small split to top edge)

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UK POSTAGE RATES FOR 12" RECORDS (LPs & 10"/12" SINGLES):

1 LP £4.15
2 LP £4.15
3 LP £6.50
4 LP £6.50
5 LP £6.50
6 LP £6.50

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INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO EUROPE FOR 12" RECORDS:

1 LP £6.90
2 LP £8.15
3 LP £9.35
4 LP £10.45
5 LP £11.60
6 LP £12.40

INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO "WORLD ZONE 1" (USA, CANADA, JAPAN etc ) FOR 12" RECORDS:

1 LP £9.20
2 LP £11.65
3 LP £14.05
4 LP £15.50
5 LP £17.00
6 LP £18.20

INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO "WORLD ZONE 2" (AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE etc)

1 LP £9.90
2 LP £12.35
3 LP £14.80
4 LP £16.45
5 LP £18.25
6 LP £19.70

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POSTAGE RATES FOR 7” SINGLES & CDs:

UK: £1.90 – then £0.50 each extra.
EUROPE: £4.95 – then £0.50 each extra.
"WORLD ZONE 1" (USA, CANADA, JAPAN etc ): £6.00 – then £1.00 each extra
"WORLD ZONE 2" (AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND etc): £6.55 then £1.00 each extra

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT COMBINED SHIPPING ON ALL 12" RECORDS (LPs / 12" SINGLES etc). PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY!!!!

We offer combined shipping on vinyl records: our shipping rates are listed above. HOWEVER shipping packages that weigh more than 2kg is VERY expensive. Therefore we can only offer combined shipping up to a maximum of SIX (6) LPs / 12" records. Any extra purchases will be invoiced, packaged and shipped separately.

***Due to the physical logistics of how I can package orders, I will not combine box sets with other items, I will only package them individually***

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COMBINED POSTAGE FOR DIFFERENT FORMATS will be invoiced at my discretion:

While I am happy to combine (for example) one or two 7” singles into one package with 12” records, sometimes it isn’t practical (like if you want me to combine one 12” record with three or more 7” records). I do not think that these combinations can be packaged together safely and securely. Therefore these will be invoiced separately as two packages.

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However, I am no longer willing to carry combined transactions beyond two weeks and in these cases would appreciate payment promptly after the close of the second week's auctions.

I am sorry to have to introduce these measures – I always try to be patient and allow buyers to bid on extra auctions and / or delay payment. Unfortunately some buyers have been stretching out transactions to unacceptable lengths so I have no option but to limit 'carried over' transactions to two weeks.