BOBBY JAMES SYNDICATE "Hey Hey Hey" RARE Aussie GO 7" fuzz garage organ beat

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BOBBY JAMES SYNDICATE “Hey Hey Hey” RARE 1967 Aussie GO!! 7” fuzz garage organ beat

The Bobby James Syndicate – Hey, Hey, Hey 7” (orig. Australia GO!! MONO G 5054)

Release date: May 1967.

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original Australian GO!! issue of the debut 7” single by Melbourne band, THE BOBBY JAMES SYNDICATE.  Both sides of this 45 were written by lead guitarist LINDSAY SHAH, who had previously been a member of THE WILD COLONIALS.  Be sure to check out the YouTube links below!

weblinks:

(1) Sound clip “Hey, Hey, Hey” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=--WkGOYVVXw

(2) Sound clip “Short Sam” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M-pBPiOtBU

Excerpt from “Tomorrow Is Today: Australia in the psychedelic era, 1966-1970” (Iain McIntyre):

Okay, we’re really pushing it to be labelling this ‘psychedelic’, but “Hey, Hey, Hey” is just such a groovy, non-stop piece of exuberant beat music that it’s impossible to ignore it.  The final single ever on the iconic Go!! label, “Hey, Hey, Hey” – by well-seasoned discotheque band The Bobby James Syndicate – has it all, from dive-bombing fuzz guitars, throbbing bass and shrill organ lines to imaginative tempo changes and Gregorian chant-inspired vocals.

SIDE 1

1.          Hey, Hey, Hey (2:32)     Writ: Lindsay Shah

SIDE 2

2.         Short Sam (2:43)          Writ: Lindsay Shah

PERSONNEL

     Bobby James             lead vocals

     Lindsay Shah             lead guitar

     Don Niemann             bass guitar

     Joey May                  keyboards

     Gary Dewar               drums

     Chris Young               drums

Recorded in Australia.

GRADING (also refer photos)

Record:

visual: beautiful glossy sheen—hard to fault, few insignificant hairlines only (side 1: M- / side 2: EX+) (seen under strong light).

audible: M- SOUNDS SUPERB – A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE!

labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR.

sleeve: original 1960’s “Astor”.

POSSIBLY THE BEST COPY OF THE DISC YOU WILL EVER SEE!!

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:     Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:     Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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