Sold Date: July 4, 2021
Start Date: June 27, 2021
Final Price: $30.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 4
Seller Feedback: 115
Buyer Feedback: 108

Item Specific Notes: (No Reserve Auction)

THE EASTSIDE KIDS – SUBWAY TRAIN / SUNDAY STRANGER (PHILIPS 40295) (VG++)

One of LA’s most durable acts of the late 60’s, these guys cranked out five singles and one LP between 1965 and 1969.  For some reason they have been included on East LA compilations, but they weren’t from East LA and they certainly weren’t Chicano.  They were however a staple at most of the big Sunset Strip clubs for a few years. This 45 was their first and features two seriously raunchy garage instrumentals.  Subway Train starts off with a train-whistle guitar growl and then progresses into a nail- biting fuzz-reverb drenched guitar lead that you wish would never end.  One can only imagine what these guys sounded like live in late 1965!  Subway Stranger is a much more sophisticated garage-blues rocker than the raunchy flip-side.  Presented in the Eric Clapton & The Blues Breakers “Hideaway” mold, it’s a full frontal attack on the senses with the relentless guitar licks of David Doud and the choppy organ of Jimmy Greenspoon.  Starting and ending like a sermon, one could only feel like they had just come from Rock & Roll church after they heard this tune for the first time in 1965.  By the release of their LP in 1968 however, they had watered themselves down essentially to the mainstream-pop level and really only had a handful of interesting tunes left.  Both sides of this 45 were included on a U-SPACES/Voyages comp in 2005 and have still eluded garage compilers thus far. This copy is in Great shape at EX, and comes with the original Philips sleeve. Check out the scans and audio samples.

Hi folks, this is Velvetfogg, founder of the U-SPACES music collective which ran from 1997 to 2020 on Yahoogroups and has now switched over to Facebook.  The primary focus of U-SPACES was to provide a network of Psych & Garage music aficionados to build and share compilations of non comped songs. Over the past 40 years I have amassed a large 45 & LP collection which I am now choosing to put up for auction to help fund my kid’s college educations.  Generally speaking, I am only putting things up for auction that are either in excellent condition or extremely rare.

My preference is to run these auctions on EBAY because of familiarity with the process, but there is the potential that I will switch or use other platforms in parallel in the future.  Check out my collection on DISCOGS under VELVETFOGG. I have only listed 45’s on that site that I plan to auction in 2021/22 and the list will grow substantially on a weekly basis as I continue to go through my collection. I hope to list 10 records per week for EBAY auctions on Sundays.

(LP’s will be auctioned starting in Summer 2021.)

GRADING SCALE:

NM/M: Played once or twice. No visible surface or playback wear.

EX: Has been played but has no scratches, minimal to no wear and plays without surface noise.

EX- Plays without surface noise, but might have a few visible minor scratches.

VG++: May have a few surface scratches or a little wear, but plays nicely with only minimal surface noise and clicks. No Skips

VG+: "Typical used record".  A little wear, a few minor (light) scratches, but plays well. Surface noise may be more present during soft passages. No Skips

VG: More wear and significant surface noise. Deeper scratches. May have a skip and will be noted.

G: Significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear. (Beat up record!) May have skips if noted.

(All Records are play-graded and visually-graded.)

SHIPPING (45’S):

USA: $5.00 

Canada/Mexico: $13.00 

Asia/Oceania: $18.00 

Rest of World: $15.00 

45’s ship via USPS First Class (domestic) or USPS First Class

International. Professional cardboard 45 mailers will be used with proper bubble packing.

Priority Shipping is available for higher priced items (Domestic & International) which includes insurance, so please inquire upon winning bid if you are interested in this option. For international orders, please research these costs in your country prior to bidding.

PAYMENTS:

EBAY Managed Payments or Paypal Only.

FEEDBACK/SATISFACTION:

I will work to ensure that all customers are fully satisfied should any issues arise.  I have made all attempts possible to provide high quality scans, full audio files from the auction items and grading information about this record.  Bottom line, if you still need more info, contact me through EBAY and I will gladly answer any additional questions.