Sold Date: March 10, 2024
Start Date: February 29, 2024
Final Price: £68.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 8
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RARE US FIRST STEREO PRESSING SAINT STEVEN ON PROBE CPLP 4506 S.   1969 ORIGINAL GATEFOLD US SLEEVE US 1969 ORIGINAL RECORD AND CLEAN LEBELS PROBE US 1969 Matrix / Runout (Side A label): CPLP-4506-A Matrix / Runout (Side B label): CPLP-4506-B Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): CPLP 4506 A 2-LW LW SS LH Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): CPLP 4506 B 2-LW LW SS LH ONE OF THOSE UNDERRATED PSYCHEDELIC BANDS. BEAUTIFUL HARMONIES AND VERY BEAUTIFUL RECORD. A GOOD HARMONIES  AND THEY SUPRISING ALL THE TIME.  THE FIRST ONE AND ONLY ONE RECORD BY THIS BAND. BEAUTIFUL ANALOG SOUND ON PROBE THICK RECORD AND NOT INFERIOR COMPRESSED DIGITAL SOUND. OH MAN I LOVE THIS RECORD . BEAUTIFUL ANALOG SOUND ON THICK VINYL  AND NOT INFERIOR DIGITAL COMPRESSED SOUND.
THIS IS  IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST US STEREO PRESSING ; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING. ULTRA RARE .

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Not to be confused with the Ohio-based One St. Steven, this Boston, Massachusetts-based outfit was one of those mystery acts nobody seemed to know all that much about. While some references refer to it as a band, 1969's "Over the Hills" was actually a one-man show featuring former Front Page Review singer/guitarist Steve Cataldo. Contrary to a lot of references, Cataldo was not a member of Boston's Ultimate Spinach, rather worked with Ian Bruce Douglas in a pre-Ultimate Spinach outfit called The Underground Cinema. 

As Cataldo tells the story, he sold his guitar and bought a bus ticket to New York City where a got a hotel room and then walked around to every record label he could find. It wasn't until he visited ABC that anyone even paid attention to him. His break came when producer John Turner took pity on Cataldo and agreed to take a listen to his reel-to-reel demo tape. Impressed by what he heard, Turner signed him to a contract with the company's newly formed Probe subsidiary. Turner was also responsible for the "Saint Steven" moniker. Even more impressive was the fact Cataldo was 19 when he recorded this album. 

It's easy to understand the confusion since the album was credited to "Saint Steven", while the thirteen tracks are credited to 'St. Steven'. Probe Records added to the confusion by marketing the single 'Ay-Aye-Poe-Day' under the 'St. Steven' nameplate. Produced by Turner, the album was apparently intended as a concept piece. Side one was label 'Over the Hills' while side two was entitled 'Batisch'. I had to look the word up as I had never encountered it - referring to an obnoxious or contemptible person; reflecting a combination of the words 'Bastard' and 'Bitch'. If it was a concept piece I have to readily admit I've never figured out the plotline. If anyone knows the story, pass it on. And while I've always enjoyed the album, I've got to be honest and admit its biggest challenge was inconsistency. Exemplified by the pretty title track and the ballad 'Grey Skies' about a third of the set reflected commercial folk-rock moves. Backed by an array of un-credited New York studio musicians, the single 'Ay-Aye-Poe-Day', 'Voyage To Cleveland' and 'Sun In the Flame' were more conventional rock oriented numbers providing most of the album highlights. 'Animal Hall' and 'Poor Small' offered up more experimental moves, with lots of period sound effects. In spite of the lack of focus Cataldo was a more than decent singer and capable of writing attractive and quite commercial material. Shame he didn't ditch some of the experimentation and extend some of the more conventional rockers. Tracks like 'Bright Lights' were just too short. And most of those criticisms are muted when I remember the guy was 19 years old when he recorded the album. Geez, what did I accomplish when I was 19, or 29, or 39 ....

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CONDITION:

VINYL:

VINYL:

SHINY VINYL WITH SOME VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL ABRASIONS-MOSTLY SLEEVE SCUFFS -ARE (BARELY)VISIBLE ,BUT ARE PROBABLY INAUDIBLE, AND DO NOT AFFECT VISUAL INTEGRITY OR BEAUTY OF THE VINYL.

BEAUTIFUL VINYL

WE GRADE VINYL VG++(VERY GOOD ++)

SLEEVE:

SLEEVE HAVE ONE SMALL DRILL HOLE DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE BY THE CORNER(SEE PICTURE)

SLEEVE HAVE SOME MINOR WEAR ON THE CORNER(NOTHING SIGNIFICANT.)SEE PICTURE

SOME MINOR WEAR ON THE EDGES (SEE PICURE)NOTHING SIGNIFICANT.

SOME LIGHT RING WEAR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COVER.SEE PICTURE .

BLACK COLOUR DISAPPEARS  IS LITTLE BIT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SLEEVE. NOTHING SIGNIFICANT SEE PICTURE.

SPINE IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION.

GATEFOLD INSIDE CLEAN AND IN REALLY BEAUTIFUL CONDITION.

OVERALL A BEAUTIFUL SLEEVE.

USUAL ORIGINAL WHITE INNER.

WE GRADE SLEEVE VG+

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