NOTE: THIS IS A SECOND NEARLY IDENTICAL COPY TO ONE WHICH RECENTLY SOLD, THIS ONE HAS A CUT CORNER (SEE PHOTO)

THANKS FOR LOOKING!

BOB

TWO YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. BUT I DO NOT ACCEPT “BEST OFFERS”, THE MONIES GO TO MY FRIENDS WIDOW.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

ARTISTS: THE QUICK

TITLE: “MONDO DECO”

TRACK LISTING: SEE PHOTO'S & BELOW

A1

Written-By –

2:48

A2

3:13

A3

2:47

A4

3:52

A5

6:10

B1

2:38

B2

Written-By – *

2:37

B3

1:56

B4

5:19

B5

4:15

Credits

Mixed By, Recorded By, Producer –

Producer –

Written-By – * (tracks: A2 to B1, B3 to B5)

LABEL: MERCURY RECORDS

CAT.#: SRM-1-1114

YEAR: 1976

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN EX/NM- CONDITION. BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.. VISUALLY NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. NO SCUFFS, BLEMS, LINES, VISIBLE SCRATCHES. VISUALLY THE RECORD LOOKS NEAR NEW. THE SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN! SONGS SOUND GREAT.

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN VG++ CONDITION. NICE STRAIT EDGES, NO WRITING, TEARS, WRINKLES, CREASES. CUT CORNER DONE BY THEIR RECORD LABEL.

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. INCLUDES ORIGINAL DOUBLE SIDED INSERT W/LYRICS+PHOTOS (SEE PHOTOS). PRODUCED BY LEGENDARY KIM FOWLEY. ALSO INCLUDES ORIGINAL MERCURY INNER SLEEVE.

MORE INFO ON THE ARTISTS/RELEASE:

The Quick were a mid-1970s band based in . The Quick were influenced by 1960s British Invasion bands and 1970s British glam bands, as well as by fellow Angelenos (formerly ).

Over the course of its three-year existence, the band rapidly evolved a sound of its own and towards the last year became noteworthy for cleverly arranged vocal harmonies and blistering guitar solos frequently inspired by 1950s American rock & roll bands.

During the band's three-year career, The Quick helped shape the face of punk rock in California.

History

In Los Angeles, between the glam and punk eras in the mid-1970s, there were few clubs for local bands to play original music. However, in early 1976 The Quick began playing at the and on Thanksgiving Weekend 1976 revived the . During its career, The Quick played various club shows supporting such bands as , , , and , in addition to headlining slots. The Quick's most-attended show was an opening slot for at the 3,000-seat in 1977.

The Quick released a full-length album, 1976's Mondo Deco on , produced by and engineered by Earle Mankey, the original guitarist of (formerly ), one of the band's earlier influences. In 2003, various demo recordings were included on the 2003 rarities compilation Untold Rock Stories on in the UK.

In March 1978, the band recorded singles produced by established staff arranger . Referred to as The Elektra singles, (though the band never signed with Elektra Records) the songs displayed a shift in the band's early proto-punk/punk sound to a more experimental harder-rock approach. A few of the songs were released on 10" and 7" limited edition vinyl via the band's fan club, and all nine tracks were eventually released on Untold Rock Stories.

One of those tracks, "Pretty Please Me", was played frequently by local on his weekly "" radio show in 1978, but there were no records available to sell. The song was later covered and officially released by both and .

In April 1978, the band invited fans to attend its 3rd anniversary show (and vote on the set list) at its Hollywood rehearsal space. It was The Quick's final show, as the group disbanded shortly afterwards.

Band members

Danny Wilde – lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist

Steven Hufsteter – lead guitarist, primary songwriter

Billy Bizeau – keyboardist, backing vocalist

Ian Ainsworth – bassist, backing vocalist

Danny Benair – drummer

Most of The Quick's material was written by guitarist Steven Hufsteter (who would later become a founding member of ). He played in with fellow former Cruzado member .

Lead vocalist Danny Wilde and bassist Ian (Grey) Ainsworth formed Great Buildings and released one LP on Columbia Records. Wilde later partnered with Phil Solem as . They found success with their recording of the Michael Skloff/Allee Willis-co-written song which was used as the theme song for the TV show

Keyboardist Billy Bizeau would go on to collaborate on writing songs with (the band's initial manager) for The Runaways.

Drummer Danny Benair played with several other Los Angeles bands, including Flyboys, Choir Invisible, The Falcons, , and (formerly Salvation Army) before switching to the behind-the-scenes licensing business and founding a film soundtrack song placement agency, Natural Energy Lab.

One of their early songs, "Guardian Angel", appeared in 1978 on Saturday Night Pogo new wave compilation LP. To avoid contractual issues, this early recording was credited to "The Young Republicans".

Producer is the father of noted alternative musician .

Benair's girlfriend during much of his tenure in The Quick was Lisa Fancher, who wrote liner notes for The Runaways' debut album, then went on to found the influential independent record label . 

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