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MOUSE & THE TRAPS "The Fraternity Years" (Big Beat HIQLP 004)
Brand new limited edition LP pressed on 180gram RED VINYL!
Mouse & the Traps are known principally for their “Nuggets” classic ‘A Public Execution’, a Dylan cop so brazenly authentic it even had the hallowed bard’s promo men fooled. The Traps made a name for themselves not only with some incendiary performances but several regional hits, with ‘Execution’ making the national charts in 1966. Signed to the venerable Cincinnati indie Fraternity, for whom they were to cut a dozen singles, for years there were rumours amongst collectors that a Mouse & the Traps LP existed on the label. There never was, but now Big Beat has decided to condense the contents of their well-received Mouse & the Traps CD anthology “The Fraternity Years” into one all-killer vinyl edition.
Each single release coupled speaker-shredders such as ‘Maid Of Sugar’ and ‘Lie, Beg, Borrow And Steal’, with radio-friendly items such as ‘Like I Know You Do’, ‘Cryin’ Inside’ and an almost-but-not-quite smash in ‘Sometimes You Just Can’t Win’ (as a bonus, it is featured here in a rare and previously unissued incarnation from late 1966, before being sweetened for eventual release).
Factory-sealed from new!
Tracks:— A Public Execution Maid Of Sugar, Maid Of Spice Nobody Cares I'm A Man Like I Know You Do I Am The One Do The Best You Can I've Got Her Love Cryin' Inside Lie, Beg, Borrow And Steal Sometimes You Just Can't Win (previously unreleased version) Look At The Sun I Satisfy All For You You Don't Love Me Promises Promises