THE TEMPESTS-WOULD YOU BELIEVE 1968 SMASH 1ST PRESS LP

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BEHOLD: The Tempests - Would You Believe!

PRESSING: Stereo Pressing with red Smash labels

CATALOG NUMBER/ LABEL : Smash SRS-67098

REVIEW: The Tempests' sole album is prototypical late-'60s beach music: swinging if somewhat bellicose blue-eyed soul, albeit in a ten-piece band with nine whites fronted by a black singer. There's a staunch brassiness to the arrangements, with two saxes and two trumpets, and Hazel Martin delivers his vocals with assured though slightly vibrato-laden earnestness. More beach soul ingredients are added by the keening, buzzing organ of Michael Branch. The resultant sound is often in the same ballpark as fellow beach music biggies like Bill Deal & the Rhondels, though the Tempests are less frat-oriented and a little more oriented toward earthy soul, in large part because they have an actual African-American singer. It helps that, unlike some other such LPs from the time, most of the material is original, and fairly good and versatile. The upbeat, up-tempo stuff is favored, but they're also capable of pulling out a dramatic ballad like "You (Are the Star I Wish On)." -Allmusic.com

RARE U.S. STEREO FIRST PRESSING WITH RED SMASH LABELS, '-S1' STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS AND ORIGINAL SMASH SLEEVE. VINYL IN STUNNING SHAPE.

There is a promo hole in the top right corner of the sleeve and the jacket. There is also some folding along the right edge of the jacket. There is also a slight warp that DOES NOT AFFECT PLAY. The LP was play-tested, just to be sure.

The FIRST PRESSING of an LP is usually made directly from the original master analog tapes, and therefore can boast the best sound quality of a commercially released LP. It will also usually contain any extra features (gatefold covers, custom sleeves, custom labels, posters, inserts, etc.) that are often cut from subsequent reissues.

CONDITION: (we visually grade albums according to Goldmine Standards) 

                        VINYL: Very Good Plus

                        JACKET: Very Good Plus (some folding promo hole)

                        SLEEVE: Very Good (some folding, promo hole)

                        INSERT / EXTRAS : First pressing, Smash sleeve

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