THE HAUNTED original Trans World Canada Psych Garage Rock Mono

$

1,147

ARTIST: THE HAUNTED
TITLE: THE HAUNTED
RECORD LABEL: TRANS WORLD RECORD CO. INC. T2-6701. Mono Vinyl; Deep Groove label. Made in Canada; 1967. ORIGINAL pressing, out of print.

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DESCRIPTION: One of the rarest Canadian rock records.
AMG REVIEW:
One of Canada's most popular homegrown rock groups in the '60s, though they made no inroads to the rest of North America. From the English-speaking community of Montreal, the group was very explicit in their desire to emulate the Rolling Stones, and most of their 1966-1968 singles (as well as their sole LP, from 1967) were in a raunchy R&B/blues-rock style. As songwriters their range was pretty limited, and much of their material consisted of covers or thin rewrites of popular blues riffs. Their most successful single, "1-2-5," gained small fame when it was reissued on one of the first Pebbles compilations of garage singles in the '70s. All of their material was reissued in the '80s.


In early 1965, from Chateugay near Montreal, Quebec, Canada, "Jurgen Peter" (rhythm guitar) joined up with "Bob Burgess" (vocals), "Al Birmingham" (lead guitar), "Glenn Holmes" (bass guitar), and "Peter Symes" (drums) to form "The Haunted".

Besides "Jurgen Peter", the other constant band member through most of its six year history was lead guitarist "Al Birmingham".

"The Haunted" entered in a local Battle of the Bands ("The Hopsville Battle of the Bands") contest at the Montreal Forum sponsored by "Quality Records".
With only two 20-minute slots with which to prove their mettle, one inconveniently scheduled in the mid-afternoon and the other in the very early evening, and with the ripe competition including "The Staccatos", "David Clayton-Thomas & The Fabulous Shays", featuring future "Blood, Sweat and Tears" singer "David Clayton-Thomas", "J.B. and the Playboys", "The Haunted" wowed the crowd, winning studio time leading to the release (just several weeks later) of their classic Garage "1-2-5".

With its straight-up "Farfisa Compact Organ" /harmonica girding "Bob Burgess"' charmingly amateurish vocal, "1-2-5" is about as Garage as you can get, and the harder-hitting floor-filler "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" rounds things off nicely on the flip, making this one fine and auspicious debut.

"Bob Burgess" said: "We showed up and that was it; the place went nuts. There was something there they saw that they liked."


   

CONDITION:
VINYL (play- & visually graded): VG++, a few spindle marks on labels, some light scuffs and marks. Sounds NEAR MINT!!!!
COVER: VG+, minor cw, light rubbing, 2" bottom seam split.

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It is in a new, non-static, high-density plastic inner sleeve; the cover is protected with a clear plastic outer sleeve.

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