UGLY DUCKLINGS MONSTER RARE GARAGE BEAT LP ORIGINAL

$

357

The Ugly Ducklings

 Somewhere Outside.

1966 original Monophonic Yorktown YT 50 001

 dead wax : YT 50 001

in stunning EX/EX condition!!

THE ROLLING STONES of CANADA!!

This is a quote from the extensive Dreams, Fantasies & Nightmares book Vernon Joynson wrote on Canadian Psych : 

 Formed in the spring of 1965 as The Strolling Bones, a blatant Rolling Stones-inspired outfit featuring Brian Jones look-a-like, British-born Glyn Bell. After making its live debut at Cedarbrae High School in Toronto's Scarborough district (the entire band minus Boers studied there), the group changed name to The Ugly Ducklings and won a residency at Charlie Brown's Place. In late 1965, the band attracted the attention of Yorktown Records, who recorded the group's debut single, the Bingham-Mayne collaboration, Nothin' for a mere $300 on a 2-track machine at Hallmark Studios. The record was picked by local radio and became a local smash in March of the following year. On the back of the single's success, the 'Ducks landed their dream gig - opening for the Stones at Maple Leaf Gardens in June 1966. The group's debut album Somewhere Outside, recorded in New York and Toronto was issued around this time and contained all of the group's early singles. The opening cut, Nothin', was also their finest moment, with its snotty punk vocals and guitar assault. She Ain't No Use To Me was a punk shouter with some snappy guitar work, whilst That's Just A Thought I Had In My Mind is more restrained, veering more towards pop. Also of note on the album were Do What You Want, a mid-paced beat number; Just In Case You Wonder, which featured some good fuzz guitar; Hey Mama (Keep Your Big Mouth Shut), notable for some fine psychedelic guitar work; a snotty version of Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Any More, the only non-original and the closing cut, Windy City (Noise At The North End), an atmospheric instrumental complete with sound effects and more fuzz guitar.

The Ugly Ducklings are widely recognized to be one of the best garage punk bands to have come out of Canada, and their album comes highly recommended.

All in all this is a mighty rare LP that seldom if ever appears in this condition. It rates 4 stars in Hans Pokora's record collector dreams 1st volume (page 91) and Vernon Joynson gives it a Rarity value R4 ranking

This is also right up there amongst the 10  Canadian monsters like Rockadrome, reign ghost, ouba, plastic cloud etc...

The cover has no splits, no tears, just a minimal edge and corner wear, rates therefore EX++. The vinyl looks Mint- at first glance , it's just when you observe it under a strong light that you do see some hairlines and one longer needle run, totally without effect. This plays strong and clean. This is probably one of the best copies you will see.

Personal :

Dave Byngham - vocal
Roger Mayne - Lead
John Reed - bass
Glynn Bell - rhythm
Robin Boers - drums

Good Luck!

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