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                  1966 RARE IN DEMAND ORIGINAL

    WILD STOMPING PRIMITIVE POUNDER !!!

               BLACK & WHITE MONO!

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                   THE SONICS

                    B  0  0  M !

                          

           

\                           USA - ETIQUETTE RECORDS - ALB 027 (MONO)

 

PLAYS STRONG !

Rare original 1966 = slamin' MONO = first pressing on the "Etiquette" label out of the north west (Seattle Washington area) ....top collectible garage artifact, and....still cookin' after 50 years...

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BOOM! by the Sonics is the quintessential crude garage rocker album. The Sonics’ songs touch on such divine subjects as fast cars, dance steps, and cruel women. The lyrics are wonderfully forgettable and "SONICS = BOOM!" gets by through sheer force of will. No songs could contain this kind of energy. It’s actually best that the songs just give way to the frenzied power of the band. Finesse wasn’t even remotely the point of the Sonics. They blasted you away with pure rock ‘n’ roll power. Their fuzzy-sounding guitars put a twist on that high energy pounding garage & R&B.

The second Sonics album offers monstrous 1966 scream fuzzed punk mixed with shredded violent garage rock insanity. Highlights include the terrifying "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark," a heroically wrong version of "Louie Louie," the caustic guitar slashes of "Skinny Minny," and the seething "He's Waiting."

Yes it is............The Sonics' second album is every bit as explosive and influential as their first LP,  loaded with gritty Northwest rock & roll. Sandwiched in between the abrasive classics of "Cinderella" and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (with the Wailers on backing vocals), the funk-punk sass  "Shot Down," the demonic "He's Waitin'," and the sledgehammer, inside-out version of "Louie, Louie" (only three chords to play and they don't even play 'em) are the band's straight-ahead takes on standard tunes gone shredded like "Skinny Minnie," "Let the Good Times Roll," "Don't You Just Know It," "Since I Fell for You," "Hitch Hike," and a nice barn-burning version of "Jenny Jenny." Where the Wailers cut down the trees and paved the highway, the Sonics were the first group from their neck of the woods to take that music somewhere wilder than their original inspirations. The second chapter of Northwest rock & roll after you absorb the Wailers' Golden Crest sides.

The Sonics went against the grain and liked it; perhaps so will you.

Cinderella
   Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
   Skinny Minnie
  Let The Good Times Roll
  Don't You Just Know It
  Jenny Jenny
  He's Waitin'
   Louie Louie
  Since I Fell For You
   Hitch Hike
   It's All Right
  Shot Down

CONDITION: The Cover: is crisp & strong; a thick cardboard cover retains original colors and is rated VG++ front, "EX" (excellent) back ... the front cover is NOT with the heavy shelf wear usually found in the black area, this copy with a very collectible appearance (again, most covers are well worn being a wear prone cover) ...the best thing is it is very solid = the seams are solid, tight...no bends, no writing, no delete marks

The Vinyl: is still glossy over both sides ...a clean VG+ to VG++ minor visual scuffs is of little concern as the whole LP plays clean & strong in excellent audio zones-- the deep groove pressing easily provides a killer clean listen to the wild garage jams exactly as released 49 years ago.... excellent clear audio...no groove wear! Both Etiquette labels are clean

 

                

   

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

 

EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record

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On May-17-13 at 11:23:39 PDT, seller added the following information:

ATTENTION!

ERROR IN DESCRPTION...

This is the MORE RARE 1965 TRUE *STEREO* issue ...most original copies (IF found at all ) are in MONO ... playback revealed the DYNAMIC LOUD POWER VOLTAGE SOUND of the mighty SONICS!

On Mar-11-17 at 13:03:42 PST, seller added the following information:

PLEASE NOTE ::: THERE IS AN AGES OLD EBAY NOTE (FROM MAY OR 2013) AT VERY END OF PAGE (OR ACTUALLY JUST ABOVE THIS PAGE NOW) THAT ADVISES THE SONICS "BOOM" LP IS "STEREO" ...  FOR THIS MARCH -13-2017  LISTING "MONO" ORIGINAL ( "way rare in mono..." says the fan-man!) SEE BOTTOM LEFT LF PHOTO BELOW :::                 
             :::: MONO::::