1971 Orig LIGHTNING Hard Psych Rock ex LITTER Garage ZIPPY FUZZ GUIT
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~ 1971 ORIGINAL ~
HARD DOUBLE GUITARS FUZZROCK ~ X-LITTER GUITAR HERO
== LIGHTNING ==
\ USA - PIP RECORDS - 6807
TOP COPY! CLEAN....
Original 1969 first pressing in thick matter sleeve by highly respected heavy fuzzrock band "LIGHTNING" led by ZIPPY CAPLAN, highly touted guitarist of the legendary LITTER ...
Zippy was the dynamite fuzz guitarist on the first two LITTER albums ("Distortions" & "$100 Fine") ...here a couple years later with his hardrock band "LIGHTNING" who changed their name from "White Lightning" ....
(White) LIGHTNING was the first band in Minneapolis and the surrounding area to play all original material live and get away with it. Ronn Roberts, "Lightning" second guitarist, was originally a member of "The Litter" road crew. After working for the "White Lightning" road crew in addition to sitting in on a handful of tunes every gig, he became a permanent member when the group expanded to 5-pieces and became "Lightning".
"Lightning" was the first band in the Upper Mid-West to effectively use double lead guitars both on stage and in the recording studio. Mick Stanhope was one of the first drummers in the Upper Midwest to effective use double bass drums and they in fact became a trademark of both "White Lightning" and "Lightning." ...
"Zippy" Caplan was the only guitar player in the 5 state area to play a Gibson "Flying V" guitar in the late '60's.
"Lightning" was the first band in the Mid-West to feature an extended Bass guitar solo as part of its stage show and Woody Woodrich was the first bass player to tackle such a feat.
The album cover for "Lightning" was designed by local artist John Hanson from a concept by the band members. The original Starship Enterprise can be found on the back cover in the upper right hand corner. A copy of the album was sent to Gene Roddenberry shortly after it's release.hThe two small black ducks on the front cover of the "Lightning" album represented a losing poker hand (a pair of deuces) referred to as "a pair of ducks" by various members of the band during all night card games. was
The album "Lightning" was the record pick of the week in early 1970 on radio station WABC in Los Angeles.tThe staff writer described the group as "a high density wall of sound, tightly packed vibrations without mercy and without equal among other area groups."draw in
Because of threats directly related to their extremely long hair, and to avoid bodily harm when playing rural areas throughout the U.S., "White Lightning" had to have a police escort out of town after concerts on more than one occasion.
Opening New Years Eve 1970-71 for "Grand Funk Railroad" to a sold out house of more than 12,000 people in Des Moines, Iowa, the crowd rushed the stage upon hearing the first few bars of The William Tell Overture. " Grand Funk " later told the promoters they would never play on the same bill with "Lightning" again.
Side 1:
- Prelude To Opus IV
- Hideaway
- When A Man Could Be Free
- Madame Sunrise
- 1930
- Freedom (Is Life With Living)
- They've Got The Time
- Riders In The Sky
CONDITION: The Cover: thick textured cover is M- TOP LEVEL for this fragile white matte material that usually shows shelf wear very easy, here a survivor - final collection copy, way better than most copies ...clean and solid overall, no one interested in it would put it down...a collectible keeper...
The Vinyl: is glossy on both sides, top copy M- playing real nice all over, excellent upgrade and clean ...with clean labels too
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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