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·       ELEPHANT’S MEMORY (WITH JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO, GUITAR AND VOCALS) – THE SELF-TITLED THIRD ALBUM, THE FIRST ON APPLE LABEL (“ELEPHANTS MEMORY”), PRODUCED AND ARRANGED BY JOHN LENNON - ORIGINAL 1972 APPLE RECORDS STEREO LP (NO NUMBER, BUT THE MATRIX MARKINGS MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS APPLE SMAS-3389)

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

 

·       ULTRA-RARE TEST PRESSING

 

 

·       PLAIN, WHITE APPLE/CAPITOL GENERIC TEST PRESSING LABEL WITHOUT ANY IDENTIFICATION MARKS WHATSOEVER EXCEPT FOR THE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL DISCLOSURE

 

·       CAPITOL RECORDS, WINCHESTER, VA  PRESSING

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       THIS TEST PRESSING COMES IN ITS GENERIC, PLAIN, WHITE COVER

 

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

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Amazing !!! An unbelievable piece: What we have here is an unheard-of TEST PRESSING of this great Beatles' spin-off group (and John Lennon's backing band 1971-1974), generally hailed as the group's greatest studio achievement, courtesy of John Lennon handling the production, arrangements and an occasional backing vocal or two.  While many test pressings often have alternate or demo- versions of known, later released songs, and while it is possible that this particular test pressing contains demo or alternate versions of some of the tracks, please don’t take our word that it does:

 

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This is a great, overlooked, hard blues/rock album.  Elephant's Memory are probably most known for their work on the flawed John Lennon & Yoko Ono double LP Sometime in New York City. Though John Lennon's earnest but misguided stab at radical Left politics really mar the lyrical content of the album, one thing is certain: Elephant's Memory provide a thumpin' backdrop for it.  Songs like "Attica State" and "John Sinclair" groove harder than just about anything else in John Lennon's vast discography.

 

The sturdy, swaying backing they provide on Some Time in New York City is definitely present on this, their second self-titled album.  It opens with one of the best 70s political rock anthems nobody ever heard, "Liberation Special."  "Baddest of the Mean" slows things down a bit, and seems headed for doom from the outset, but slowly builds a steady groove, as do most of the tracks that follow.  Lead vocalist (and sax player) Stan Bronstein has a good voice, one that foreshadows Dave Vanian of The Damned and Jon Spencer.  In fact, "Gypsy Wolf" would fit comfortably on Machine Gun Etiquette. While each member of Elephant's Memory is a competent musician, the band generates its power from the rhythm section of Rick Frank (on drums) and Gary Van Scyoc (on bass).  They give each track on this album visceral thump.  Produced by John and Yoko (who also contribute backing vocals and guitar on a few tracks), Elephant's Memory will probably generate comparisons to other blues/Southern rock acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Little Feat.  What separates this group from those two is that they are willing to jam, and sacrifice themselves to a groove without necessarily having to rely on the guitar solo as the primary form of boogie-woogie.  Elephant's Memory is a gift for any fan of solid rock n' roll.  Some might be scared away by the politics of the group, but their ideological leanings are engulfed by the propulsive swing of their music.

 

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW AT RATEYOURMUSIC.COM

 

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·       RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

COVER : This reference pressing comes without any custom jacket, and will be shipped in its original plain, generic, white cardboard cover (NOT GRADED SEPARATELY BUT IN GREAT CONDITION OVERALL)

 

 

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