THE NOVA LOCAL • NOVA 1 • 1968 STEREO LP DECCA DL 74977, SHRINK NM
$
63
$ 63
Sold For
Dec 18, 2014
Sold Date
Dec 8, 2014
Start Date
$ 50
Start price
5
Number Of Bids
France
Country Of Seller
eBay
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Description
• $5 A TICKET • IF YOU ONLY HAD THE TIME • YASCHA NEW DELI INTIMATELY •
• A VISIT FROM IT, THE KING • TOBACCO ROAD • HITCH HIKE • MORNING DEW •
• FORGOTTEN MAN • DEAR JIMI • AND I REMEMBER • JOHN KNIGHT´ S BODY •
PSYCHEDELIC POP BAND THE NOVA LOCAL FORMED ON THE CHAPEL HILL CAMPUS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA IN 1965, COMPRISING SINGER RANDY
WINBURN, GUITARISTS JOE MENDYK (FORMERLY OF THE WARLOCKS) AND PHIL
LAMBETH, BASSIST JIM OPTON, KEYBOARDIST CAM SCHINHAN, AND DRUMMER
BILL LEVASSEUR. THE GROUP HONED ITS SOUND ON THE CHAPEL HILL FRATERNITY
CIRCUIT, AND WHEN OPTON'S PHI MU ALPHA HOUSE BOOKED CHAD & JEREMY FOR
ITS ANNUAL CHARITY CONCERT, HE SUGGESTED THE NOVA LOCAL OPEN THE SHOW.
WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE ROB HELLER ACCOMPANIED CHAD &
JEREMY TO THE GIG, AND WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THE NOVA LOCAL THAT HE OFFERED
THEM A CONTRACT ON THE SPOT --- HELLER SOON NEGOTIATED A DEAL WITH DECCA,
AND MINUS LAMBETH (WHO RESIGNED HIS DUTIES TO ATTEND LAW SCHOOL), THE BAND
TRAVELED TO NEW YORK CITY TO RECORD THEIR LONE LP, 1967'S NOVA I ... UP FOR
AUCTION A SUPERB COPY OF THIS ORIGINAL 1968 STEREO ALBUM STILL IN SHRINK
WITH CUT-HOLE ON COVER IN STRONG SHAPE. THE RECORD LOOKS IN SPLENDID,
VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED CONDITION AND COME WITH ITS ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE
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