Description
Pink Fairies What A Bunch Of Sweeties 1st UK Mint Archive
Cat No.2383 132 Super Polydor Records Labels 1972 Mint Archive copy.
What a Bunch of Sweeties is a 1972 album by the UK underground group Pink Fairies.
Twink had left the band before the recording of this album. Former The Move guitarist Trevor Burton occasionally joined the band for gigs and contributes to a couple of tracks, otherwise the band is the same line up stranded in San Francisco as The Deviants in ’69 following the loss of vocalist Mick Farren.
The sleeve came in a gatefold cover by Edward Barker, the front showing a box full of goodies mostly taken from roadie Boss Goodman’s personal collection of underground badges etc, the inner gatefold a cartoon strip.
The lyrics for “Pigs Of Uranus” are taken from a Gilbert Shelton comic strip Wonder Warthog versus the Pigs from Uranus. “Walk Don’t Run” is a cover of The Ventures song, and there’s a cover version of The Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There”. “Marilyn” features a drum solo. A single from the album “I Saw Her Standing There/Pigs Of Uranus” was released in Germany with a pic sleeve of an earlier version of the group. Before its release guitarist Paul Rudolph left the band and was briefly replaced by Mick Wayne (ex Junior’s Eyes) for an unsuccessful tour and a single “Well Well Well/Hold On” and also a Radio 1 session. Rudolph’s departure was generally viewed as a disaster brought about by disparate drug habits & visa problems but the trio reunited in 2009 to re-record “Do It!” from their first single for the Boss Goodman tribute CD “Portobello Shuffle”
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The Cover:
This is the original 1st issue Howards Printers England un laminated gatefold Basically in very near pristine condition. No splits or tares no rubbing ware Near Mint.
The record sleeve:
Original plain white poly lined sleeve patented.
The Matrix:
Side 1“2383132 A#1”
Side 2 “2383132 B#1
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The Vinyl:
The playing surface is like new I can’t see any needle scratches or indeed any marks that would cause any clicks or pops. In my opinion it is hard to see that it has ever been played at all.
The Audio Quality:
This plays clean clear and vibrant through out no interfearence any static heard is isolated only in quirt places. I would grade this at excellent plus to near mint. You won’t find a better looking or sounding original than this one.
The Labels:
Feature the Polydor labels no spidering like new all indications are I dought that this has been played more than one or two times ever..
Summery:
Rare to find original 1st issue 1st UK pressing only played by me one time. Unbelievably rare for a 41 year old record.
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