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=INSANELY RARE! 100 COPIES, NUMBERED, 1969 SONOBEAT ORIGINAL!

                          

                     JOHNNY WINTER

          The Progressive Blues Experiment

  
    

                              

                  

\                                                        USA - SONOBEAT RECORDS - Rs-1002

INSANELY RARE! 100 COPIES, NUMBERED, 1969 SONOBEAT ORIGINAL!

COPY #55 of 100 numbered ... 100% investment collectible, will only spiral upwards in value as the days go by....

=> A true classic, this is one dirty, dangerous, and visionary album.

Original released on small Austin, TeXas label "Sonobeat Records" in a small pressing of 100, Winter sold the rights to Imperial Records for wider release. We compared the Sonobeat pressing to the Imperial Records pressing and the Sonobeat issue is superior, the tunes LEAP out of the grooves, very intensely wired....

Original 1969 first pressing by far the rarest Johnny Winter album and easily one of his best when inspired for recognition to achieve level as one of the true guitar champions...

The Sonobeat pressing remains one of the rarest, by far, '60s pressings from the fertile Texas hotbed of garage, rock & blues recordings ...

This was Winter's first album, recorded in 1968 in raw trio guitar format - one of his best.

Although his early Columbia albums brought him worldwide stardom, it was this modest little album (first released on Imperial before the Columbia sides) that first brought Johnny Winter to the attention of guitar-heads in America. It's also Winter at the beginning of a long career, playing the blues as if his life depends on it, without applying a glimmer of rock commercialism. The standard classic repertoire here includes "Rollin' and Tumblin'," "I Got Love if You Want It," "Forty-Four," "It's My Own Fault," and "Help Me," with Winter mixing it up with his original Texas trio of Red Turner on drums and Tommy Shannon (later of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble) on bass. A true classic, this is one dirty, dangerous, and visionary album.

Johnny Winter - Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Vocals Red Turner - Percussion Tommy Shannon - Bass

On cuts 1,2,3 and 5 of side one Johnny plays lead guitar, Red Turner plays drums, Tommy Shannon plays bass guitar. Cut 4 features Johnny on the National Steel-Standard Guitar, Mandolin and Mouth Harp. Johnny does all vocals.

On side 2 cuts 1, 3 4 and 5 Johnny on Lead guitar and vocals, Red on drums and Tommy on Bass guitar. On cut 2 Johnny sings with self-accompaniment on the National Steel-Standard guitar.

"Rollin' and Tumblin'" - 3:12 "Tribute to Muddy" - 6:21 "I Got Love If You Want It" - 3:54 "Bad Luck and Trouble" - 6:21 "Help Me" - 3:49 "Mean Town Blues" - 4:28 "Broke Down Engine" - 2:49 "Black Cat Bone" - 3:48 "It's My Own Fault" - 7:21 "Forty-Four" - 3:30

 

CONDITION: The cover: custom produced & numbered (#55 of 100 made) ... the white backing cover with block printing is subject to dirt and soil, this is one of the best survivors known, is approximately rated: "EX" (excellent) and would have rated M- but for light sticker removal mark at top right (very minor) see photo... the "white" cover remains very white without the dirt and soil that would normally & understandably be there. 100% investment collectible, will only spiral upwards in value as the days go by....

The vinyl: shines over both sides, rated: VG++ has only very few light scuffs, nothing deep, inner sleeve paper type & finger-nail type top surface, predominately CLEAN over both sides, and plays with extremely minty audio. Carefully play graded and performed to top level. Overall this is a solid ultra rarity -- one that would be more than difficult to find any better ... .  both custom designed SONOBEAT  labels are spotlessly clean (see photo)

        

                             

   

 

       

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

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

 

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