Sold Date: April 25, 2021
Start Date: April 18, 2021
Final Price: $202.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 35
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I specialize in lost, atmospheric, and hypnotic 45s. Grading is done conservatively, visually. Check unaltered sound clips. I currently have a number of cool soul, popcorn, Latin, rockabilly, garage, R&B, country, surf, blues, funk, psychedelic, sunshine pop, mod, lounge, exotica, heavy rock, gospel, swamp pop, Tejano, townie rock, song poem, punk, and oddball instrumental 45 obscurities up for grabs. In addition to a small batch of Greek 45s, I've also listed some really fantastic and scarce garage band 45s from Texas this week.

ARTIST: The Caretakers
TITLE: Hidden Steps / You Don't Have to Pretend
LABEL: Worm
CONDITION: Strong VG- (Solid copy! Excellent player, styrene with typical scuffing and light scratches. Bit of label ringwear as seen NOTE: in reality the label is actually a kind of fluorescent yellow - my scanner just records it as white for some reason.)

Overdriven psychedelic garage punk slab from this Sacramento-area group, circa '67. The churning intensity and spun-out guitar lines on "Hidden Steps" are extraordinary. Flipside "You Don't Have to Pretend" is slower-paced, though quite potent in its own way. Really a fantastic double-sider, and still quite obscure.

GRADING: NM-/VG++/VG+/VG/VG-/G/F/Poor. I basically never grade anything NM-.

PAYMENT: Paypal. Payment should be made within seven days of auction's close. I will send you an invoice at the end of the auction. If you have won more than one item please wait for my invoice or you may not get the correct shipping total.

SHIPPING:

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U.S. media mail shipping is $4 for up to 3 45s, and 50 cents per additional 45 after that.

Canada shipping is $10 for up to 3 45s, and $1 per additional 45 after that.

International shipping is $14 for the first 2 45s, and $22 for 3 or more 45s.