BONZO DOG DOO/DAH BAND 'GORILLA' LP LIBERTY LBS 83056 A1/B1 1ST PRESS WITH INNER

VINYL ALBUM GRADING/CONDITION

Guidelines for assessing the grading / condition of used records (based on Goldmine Grading for Records)

MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.

NEAR MINT or NM, M- : this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.

VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distractingsurface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off.In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.

Gorilla (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band album)

Gorilla is the debut album by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, originally released by Liberty Records in 1967. In 2007, EMI reissued the album on CD with seven bonus tracks.

The album includes "Jazz, (Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold)" which savagely parodied their early "trad" jazz roots and featured some of the most deliberately inept jazz playing ever recorded—the record company only allowed two hours of studio time per track, so it was completed in a single take to allow for the far more complex "The Intro and the Outro" in which every member of the band was introduced and played a solo, starting with genuine band members,[4] before including such improbable members as John Wayne on xylophone, Adolf Hitler on vibes, and J. Arthur Rank on gong. Other "members" were Val Doonican, Horace Batchelor and Lord Snooty and His Pals.

The album was also issued in the US on Imperial as LP-9370 (mono) and LP-12370 (stereo), but minus the track "Big Shot". The original issue of the album had the same booklet issued with the UK album.

The album was recorded on a four-track tape recorder, as was typical for 1967. Due to the limited number of tracks, most of the non-band "personnel" on "The Intro and the Outro" are simply faded in and out, and few notice they are absent in the later stages of the track.

Contents

• 1 Sleeve notes
• 2 Track listing
  • 2.1 Side one
  • 2.2 Side two
• 3 Bonus tracks on 2007 CD reissue
• 4 References

Sleeve notes

"Dedicated to Kong who must have been a great bloke."

Track listing

Side one

1. "Cool Britannia" - 1:00
2. "The Equestrian Statue" - 2:49
3. "Jollity Farm" - 2:29
4. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" - 1:04
5. "Look Out There's a Monster Coming" - 2:55
6. "Jazz (Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold)" - 3:11
7. "Death Cab for Cutie" - 2:56
8. "Narcissus" - 0:27

Side two

1. "The Intro and the Outro" - 3:04
2. "Mickey's Son and Daughter" - 2:43
3. "Big Shot" - 3:31
4. "Music for the Head Ballet" - 1:45
5. "Piggy Bank Love" - 3:04
6. "I'm Bored" - 3:06
7. "The Sound of Music" - 1:21

Bonus tracks on 2007 CD reissue

1. "My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies"
2. "I'm Gonna Bring a Watermelon to My Girl Tonight"
3. "Ali Baba's Camel" (Previously unreleased, early version)
4. "On Her Doorstep Last Night"
5. "Alley Oop"
6. "Button Up Your Overcoat"
7. "The Craig Torso Show" (I Remember You/With a Little Help from My Friends/I Left My Heart in San Francisco/Oh Carol)

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Hansen, Barret (11 May 1968). "Review: Gorilla". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
3. ^ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band". pieroscaruffi.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
4. ^ "'The Intro and The Outro', a song by The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band". BBC. 14 February 2005.

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• "Legs" Larry Smith
• Rodney Slater

• Vivian Stanshall
• Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell
• Sam Spoons
• Dennis Cowan
• Bob Kerr

• Gorilla
• The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse
• Tadpoles
• Keynsham
• Let's Make Up and Be Friendly
• Pour l'Amour des Chiens

• "My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies"/"I'm Going To Bring A Watermelon To My Girl Tonight"
• "Alley Oop"/"Button Up Your Overcoat"
• "Equestrian Statue"
• "I'm the Urban Spaceman"
• "Mr. Apollo"
• "I Want To Be With You"
• "King of Scurf"/"Slush"
• "No Matter Who You Vote For the Government Always Gets In"

• The Alberts, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, The Temperance Seven
• The Best of the Bonzos
• Beast of the Bonzos
• The History of the Bonzos
• Some of the Best of The Bonzo Dog Band
• The Very Best of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
• The Bestiality of the Bonzos
• The Best of the Bonzo Dog Band
• Cornology
• The Peel Sessions
• Wrestle Poodles... And Win!

• Do Not Adjust Your Set
• Magical Mystery Tour
• Grimms
• "Death Cab for Cutie"
• Liberty Records
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