The Capes of Good Hope - Winter's Children - Stateside SS577 - Psych Baroque Pop
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Psych Baroque Pop
This is an original promotion copy of The Cape of Good Hope's 7" Stateside single SS 577
'Winters Chlidren' b/w 'If my Monique would only dance'
Released on 13 January 1967 - only one owner!
Chicago's Capes of Good Hope released just two singles during their brief tenure on Round Records, this being their second and far rarer release which originally came out in the US in 1966. "Winter's Children" is a heavily orchestrated update on Bach's "Sleepers Awake" that's so baroque pop, it makes the Left Banke sound like screaming acid rock in comparison. The A side arrangement and conducting credit goes to one C Mangione which I'm assuming is probably jazz flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione. The B side "If Only My Monique Would Dance" is, well, pretty wierd sung in French over a galloping Bo Diddley beat, with falsetto backing vocals before breaking into an even more bizarre harmony pop quartet thing. A real curiosity very much of it's time.
I've owned this single from new - amazingly - since it was given to me amongst a box of promotion copies of singles in 1967. I was always a bit of a hi-fi nut so I can absolutely vouch for the fact that it's been well looked after and played on reasonable equipment - probably only played half a dozen times. It comes in the original Stateside sleeve.
I'm not familiar with the conventions for grading the condition. However as you can see from the pictures the sleeve is clean and in good condition with no writing or pen or pencil marks, and although it has a couple of minor scuffs at the left hand side it has no other significant marks or tears.
The record itself has no visible blemishes at all that I can see. The label is clean and virtually unmarked, once again with no writing, pen or pencil marks. The centre is intact and the spindle hole is perfect. The playing surface has no visible scratches and looks as good as new. The reproduction quality is about as good as it got from a 1967 vinyl single pressing - it's never going to be CD quality, but pretty good nevertheless. There's no audible scratches or crackles other than the usual surface noise that you'd get with any new vinyl record. The lead in and play out grooves are clean and glitch-free.
I believe this is as close as you'll get to a mint condition original copy of this very rare single.
This record was not a hit so demos and stock copies will be very hard to find.
I'm happy to mail worldwide so if you want a price quote for p & p please contact me. Likewise if anyone has any questions I'm happy to answer.
Peter
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