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 ORIGINAL PRIVATE PRESS UNDERGROUND HEAVY ROCK CONCEPTUAL
  

                                         

                  ...BUCCANEER...

                                               

                                    

                        USA - BLUNDERBUSS - 16368

MINT FINAL COLLECTION COPY!                                       

COMPLETE! FULL LP ...PLUS ::: crossword puzzle insert, a Buccaneer sticker,  and two bonus (45rpm) A&B sides: (see below for track listings)

MINT - Original first print from 37 years ago with THICK gatefold cover and insert ... long time top flight HEAVY-ROCK guitar led conceptual fit well with the conceptual theme of PIRATE lore!

Drummer Jerry Derome (aka Madjack) and guitarist Jay Wilfong (aka William Bonney) had both been members of the Indiana-based Poverty Programme.  Wilfong had also recorded an album with the band Primvil on the famed 700 West label.  With the addition of bassist Gary Dunn (aka Lord Vendetta),  these guys spent a couple of years touring throughout the mid-West, collected a small but loyal following.

Self-produced, 1979's "Buccaneer" - for a heavy-rock guitar trio, has a surprisingly full sound, managing to avoid most of the metallic sludge that trios tend to generate.  Unlike most trios, they also managed to avoid the requirement to devote a disproportionate amount of time to pointless soloing.   Wilfong has a nice voice; quite accessible and proved a strong and melodic guitarist, while the Dunn-DeRome rhythm section were never less than solid. 

So it was in the late 70's when an unknown power rock & roll band came onto the scene in the Midwest. No bio information, names or even album credits were released with their debut self titled, hard rock conceptual album entitled Buccaneer. The band known as Buccaneer had huge success in the Midwest market and their world debut concert at the Indianapolis Convention Center filled the arena for two nights in a row!

The concept of the band and album was based around a pirate theme and a bloody quest for "booty and riches". Buccaneer's virtuoso power rock rhythms and weighty vocals captured in the studio, contained special sound effects and combined with the cloak and dagger mystery caught the attention of their fast growing fan base and brought it all to a fever pitch.

Despite Buccaneer's huge regional success the country and the record industry was mired in a deep recession. During that period some of music's biggest names lost their deals and perhaps during a different time Buccaneer would have achieved its' rightful success on the world stage.

Over the years, word slowly leaked out that Buccaneer was the brainchild of Jay Wilfong aka Dr. Fong, previously involved with the "Baddest Band What Am" :::: Primevil ::: who released that monster collectible on the 700 West label. Wilfong to this day attributes much of the quality and success of the two bands to his long time friend and mentor, Moe Whittemore of 700 West Records. All of the songs on Buccaneer were co-written and recorded by the founding members Jay Wilfong, Gary Dunn and Jerry DeRome.

If you dig 70's power rock the Buccaneer will be a total treat for your ears.

Introduction     3:19
Ride The Tide     4:43
Follow Me     4:38
Fantasies     5:15

B

Desolation     4:41
Spanish Gold     3:20
The Invincible     4:45
Sailor, Lord And Thief     7:43

45 #1 -  'Follow Me' b/w 'Won't Bow My Head' (Blunderbuss catalog number SO 16473)- 45 #2 -  'Sharkbait' b/w 'Wasted Nights' (Blunderbuss catalog number SO 16474

              

 

CONDITION: The cover: rated: M- TOP COPY, a beauty in all areas...stiff, flat, square 4 sharp corners..very THICK cardboard has NO wear and prone to wear with the dark cover, but, again, a beautiful survivor here!  There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ... VERY collection worthy ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- TOP COPY super clean LP and both 45's A&B sides are MINT  ...  all vinyl items play with MINT audio both private labels are clean

                

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

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