1964 Rare NASHVILLE TEENS TOBACCO ROAD Wild UK Garage

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1964 WILD Beat Garage UK INVASION GROOVES!                                                                                                         

          THE NASHVILLE TEENS

           TOBACCO ROAD

\                                                              USA - maroon & silver London FFRR -  LL 3407 - mono

RARE 1964 MONO first pressing on the widely sought and collected maroon & silver London label (((FFRR, full frequency sound))) delivering the big boom punch of the British Invasion in full glory.... comes with the original London Records FFRR inner sleeve

The Nashville Teens were one of a brace of British acts competing for attention in the booming days of the early British Invasion and its early purely English phenomenon, the British beat boom. They were distinguished from most of the others by scoring a memorable and serious hit, "Tobacco Road."  In those days, they played basic garage rock 'n' beat with perhaps a bit more wild abandon even then than their competition. The Nashville Teens were a truly kick-ass beat rockin' band. Their main claim to fame was providing the kamikaze backup with hot versions Of "Mona," "I Like It Like That," "La Bamba," and "Too Much" are the album's high points in the group's halcyon days. 

So not only is this a great album on its own with a great backbeat of rock 'n' blues Brit Invasion, true to the fascination of its strong beat-rock punch, and they really give their all in the simplistic yet distinctive approach. The Hit single Tobacco road. is of course, a good swinging experience, no doubt about that.  The songs are solid with a typical steady arrangement of guitar, drums, bass, + some great keys holding it all together. There are jolly stompers such as "Google Eye", down to the bone bluesers like "Parchment Farm", played in a swingin' rocked arrangement. There are frenzy shakers like "Mona." The beatrock boogie touch of "I like it like that" and somegroovin' sing along backings in "How Deep is the Ocean." Their showcase of neat balladry can also be found on the album with the fine accomplished "Need You" with its gentle swing and sombre harmonies ... then again standouts like the raw & rumble of "La Bamba" and "Hootchie Kootchie Man" show where this bands bread & butter is at. A strong album that does not come around much...collectors don't let go, most copies in private collections.                             

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Tobacco Road

Mona

Need You

Bread & Butter Man

Hurtin' INside

Hootchie Kootchie man

B:

Google Eye

Too Much

Parchment Farm

I Like It Like That

How Deep Is The Ocean

La Bamba

CONDITION: The cover is strong on all parts VG++ with no seam splits, no bends, no writing but does have some light shelf wear from rubbing without outer plastic cover (solved now) ...it's not bad and one can hardly notice at all viewing with the outer plastic cover in place.

The vinyl, both sides are all glossy with only a random small scuff line here or there, but nothing near bad, and plays terrific! VG++ visual, playing excellent.

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record