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                        ORIGINAL 1974  FIRST PRESS                PRISTINE FINAL COLLECTION COPY

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               MAHOGANY  RUSH

              Child Of  The Novelty    

                                                    

                                            

                                      

                USA - 20th CENTURY RECORDS - T 451

final collection copy

Original 1974 MINT first print in attractive gatefold cover ... the second Mahogany Rush offers a wall of sound in wah-wah feedback guitar fury ...

If you own a copy of "Are You Experienced?", "Led Zepplin II",  "Trower- Bridge of Sighs" or any of the early '70s legendary hard rock Lp's, then you should own "Child of the Novelty" too; it's that good! Maybe it didn't make the top sales charts but definitely is on the short list of guitar driven rock masterpieces. And yes there are some similarities between guitarist Frank Marino and the guitar work of Jimi's. For instance, both artists are masters of the fretboard, heavy guitar, funky and far out. With that being said, Marino's style is uniquely Mahogany Rush. In some ways it's even more brash than any Hendrix studio album. Perhaps the reason the nickname of "the Reincarnatiom of Jimi Hendrix" stuck with Marino was because only he succeeds where others have failed. You may never hear anyone with more of a command of the guitar than Frank Marino --  and he puts on a show-case. It's all about understanding he was only a teenager, then you realize the hype was potentially justified.

Child of the Novelty is a very solid album and stands up to most any classic hard rock LP of the era. The songs are well written and well produced but the main attraction are the guitar solos. This isn't your typical blues based rock and while it can get a little weird at times, it's all what's cool about the style.

    "Look Outside" - 3:33
    "Thru the Milky Way" - 3:53
    "Talkin' 'bout a Feelin'" - 3:03
    "Child of the Novelty" - 4:07
    "Makin' My Wave" - 4:39
    "A New Rock and Roll" - 3:08
    "Changing" - 3:14
    "Plastic Man" - 3:13
    "Guitwar" - 3:45
    "Chains of (S)pace" - 5:59

              

 

CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- gatefold cover...really nice, usually with wear - especially the back (dark) cover and it's M- with NO wear - 43 years of age, harder to find this nice than you may think!  There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ... VERY collection worthy ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- smooth and clear everywhere ... NICE! final collection copy   Total CLEAN audio  Both 20th Century labels are clean

     

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

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

 

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