1978 ROOT BOY SLIM 1ST ALBUM TEST PRESSING LP WASHINGTON DC DMV LEGEND BEEFHEART
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FEBRUARY 14TH 1978 - ROOT BOY SLIM & THE SEX CHANGE BAND - - E. LOCKER ROOM LANCASTER - RATTLESNAKE RATTLES - TOMMY RUGER - COSMO CREEK - WINSTON " SPOTS " KELLY - RON HOLLOWAY } AND THE ROOTETTES - CHERIE GRASSO - MISS TAKOMA PARK - "MICKIE" LEE JONNIE - KATHE "SPECIAL K" RUSSELL - ASSISTANT ROOTETTE } - THIS IS THEIR FIRST ALBUM RECORDED FOR WARNER BROS. RECORDS -HE DID RELEASE FOUR OTHER ALBUMS AND EVEN A CD AFTER THIS ONE BUT ON DIFFERENT LABELS - THIS WAS ROOT'S FIRST AND ONLY MAJOR LABEL RELEASE AND THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE TEST PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM MADE PRIOR TO THE RELEASE - INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL WARNER BROS. RECORD INFORMATION SHEET - WARNER BROS. RECORDS TEST PRESSING - MATRIX NUMBERS - BFK-1/2-3160 LW-1 - SEE THE PHOTOS THAT CAN BE ENLARGED -
YEAH, I HAD SEEN ROOT BOY SLIM MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS HAVING LIVED MOST OF MY LIFE IN THE INFAMOUS P.G. COUNTY IN MARYLAND. MY SISTERS EVEN HAD A BAND THAT OPENED FOR HIM AT ONE OF THOSE FAMOUS OUTDOOR SUMMER CONCERTS IN ROCK CREEK PARK . I COULD WRITE A BUNCH OF STUFF ABOUT HIM BUT THE THINGS THAT I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIM THAT ARE IMPORTANT ARE: HE ALWAYS HAD AN INCREDIBLE BAND HE JUST LAUGHED AS I WAS JUST KIDDIN' 'ROUND WITH HIM, BUT THEY REALLY WERE GREAT. THAT VERSION OF HIS BAND HAD TIM BIERRY, THE GREAT DRUMMER WHO HAD ALSO PLAYED WITH FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH. ALSO HE WAS ABOUT WHAT HE SUNG. HE WASN'T FAKE AND ANYBODY WHO EVER PARTIED WITH HIM KNOWS THAT. HE WAS INTO THE PARTY SCENE FOR REAL AND HE DIED IN 1993. I HEARD HE WENT TO YALE AND USED TO HASSLE GEORGE BUSH JR'S CROWD. I DON'T KNOW, I WASN'T AT YALE BUT I DO KNOW ABOUT HIM IN MARYLAND. HE'S THE KIND OF GUY THAT CAN'T BE REPLACED. HE ONCE SAID " SOMEBODY HAD TO DO IT ", . I KNOW THAT ANYBODY WHO EVER WENT TO ONE OF HIS CONCERTS MISS HIM. I KNOW I DO.
ALSO ANYBODY INTO CAPTAIN BEEFHEART WILL MOST LIKELY GET INTO ROOT'S MUSIC. SOUNDS A LITTLE LIKE HIM, BUT WITH HIS OWN UNIQUE STYLE.
SIDE ONE CONTAINS: BOOGIE 'TIL YOU PUKE - I'M NOT TOO OLD FOR YOU - I USED TO BE A RADICAL - HEARTBREAK OF PSORIASIS - I WANT IT NOW.
SIDE TWO CONTAINS: MOOD RING - TOO SICK TO REGGAE - MY WIG FELL OFF - COUNTRY LOVE - IN JAIL IN JACKSONVILLE - YOU CAN'T QUIT MY CLUB.
TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE FIRST RECORDS PRESSED FROM THE PLATES TO CHECK THE QUALITY AND CONTENT OF THE ALBUM. SO TEST PRESSINGS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST SOUND QUALITY RECORDINGS THAT YOU CAN EVER FIND OF THAT ALBUM. THEY'RE MADE IN LIMITED QUANTITY, SOMETIMES NO MORE THAN 3 OR 5. IN SOME CASES THE MUSICAL CONTENT AND / OR MIXES ARE DIFFERENT ON TEST PRESSINGS THAN ON THE VERSION THAT'S FINALLY RELEASED. I HAVEN'T COMPARED THIS ONE TO THE STOCK COPY SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE EXACTLY THE SAME BUT THIS ONE SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT VERSION OF THEIR FIRST CLASSIC ALBUM TO ME.
THE RECORD LOOKS AND SOUNDS GREAT. NO SCRATCHES. MAYBE ONE OR TWO TINY PAPER SCUFFS. I NOT ONLY PLAYED EACH SIDE BUT MOVED EACH SIDE AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS. ANYWAY, NEAR MINT IS A GRADING THAT WILL PRODUCE NO ARGUMENTS AND IF ALL LPS STATED TO BE NEAR MINT BY E-BAY SELLERS WERE LIKE THIS ONE, I'D STILL BE BUYING RECORDS ON E-BAY. THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEET IS TAPED TO THE FRONT OF WHAT IS PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET THAT WAS USED. THE JACKET HAS A SEAM SPLIT IN THE CENTER ON THE TOP SEAM AND SOME YELLOWING. ALSO ROOT BOY SLIM IS WRITTEN IN THE TOP LEFT FRONT CORNER AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE CATALOG NUMBER WAS WRITTEN ON THE FRONT WHICH IS NOW UNDER THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEET. WHO CARES? IT'S JUST A GENERIC CARDBOARD JACKET ANYWAY. THE RECORD COMES WITH A COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF INNER SLEEVE, BUT WAIT...., THERE'S MORE.., BECAUSE IF YOU BUY BEFORE MIDNITE TONITE, I'M GONNA GIVE YA' A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.
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CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND, CAPTAIN BEYOND, TIM BUCKLEY, STEVE VAI, ALICE COOPER, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPALARDI, JETHRO TULL, KING CRIMSON, THE TUBES, NEKTAR, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON AND MANY OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE. SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?
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