Sold Date: January 16, 2025
Start Date: January 9, 2025
Final Price: $28.59 (USD)
Bid Count: 15
Seller Feedback: 10107
Buyer Feedback: 53

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So what happens when you pick up a Texas blues/rock band and drop them on Haight/Ashbury in the late1960’s?  You end up creating a psychedelic sensation!  Doug Sahm, also known as Sir Douglas, and his band were immensely popular in San Francisco in 1968 and 1969.  They’ve since returned to their roots back in Texas and continued to produce great music until Sahm passed in the late 90’s.  The track on this album, “Lawd, I’m Just A Country Boy In This Great Big Freaky City”, says it all about how the band felt about life in San Francisco.  This was the band’s second album and was the album that propelled them to stardom.  The title track was their biggest hit, and the album produced one other huge hit as well.  The album was hugely successful both commercially and from the critics.  It’s simply fantastic!  The album was released on Smash in 1969, number SRS 67115.  This is the original release of the album.  The vinyl is in exceptional condition with its bright original luster and just a few very light surface scratches and paper scuffs that barely impact play.  It plays beautifully with just very light sporadic background noise.  The vinyl grades VG.  The album cover shows light ring wear and light corner and edge wear including a very thin one inch split in the middle of the top seam. The other seams show a bit of wear but are sharp, tight, and intact.  There is a bullet hole near the upper left corner.  The cover grades VG.

Track List: 

Mendocino

I Don’t Want

I Wanna Be Your Mama Again

At The Crossroads

If You Really Want Me To I’ll Go

And It Didn’t Even Bring Me Down

Lawd, I’m Just A Country Boy In This Great Big Freaky City

She’s About A Mover

Texas Me

Oh, Baby, It Just Don’t Matter

Grading Information:

I always clean and listen to every record I list on eBay. I do this to make sure I can give as accurate a description of each record as possible.  I do both a visual check and an audio check. I always attempt to give as objective a grading as I can.

I use four grades in grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition. Sealed albums may not be returned. My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve. The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects. It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background noise. On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects than your VG+ rated album.  Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading. Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there. That’s why I play every album first.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG. 

Occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G. This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth owning as a filler copy. Albums graded G are not returnable.

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping:

The shipping cost will be based on the weight of your package. For Media Mail, shipping is $7.00 in the continental U.S. I will happily combine records from multiple auctions to reduce total shipping cost. In fact, I welcome it! Shipping will be $7.00 in the U.S regardless of the number of auctions won in any 5-day period. Also, please keep in mind that if your entire transaction totals $50 or more, I will pay the entire shipping cost.

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. The first album will typically cost approximately $28. Additional albums will be shipped for $6 per album, with up to four pounds able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.

Shipments to outside the US and Canada will vary depending on your country. Typically, the cost per album will be no more than $30.  Combined shipping is welcome here as well, at a cost of $10 per additional album up to the maximum of four pounds.

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.

Thanks for looking and please contact me with any questions.