ENDLESS BOOGIE II ULTRA-RARE ORIG 2005 MOUND DUEL LIMITED EDITION LP #ED 48/149

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·       ENDLESS BOOGIE - ENDLESS BOOGIE II (SECOND ALBUM, A/K/A 'THE WHITE ALBUM') –  ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL, LONG OUT OF PRINT 2005 PRIVATE PRESSING RELEASED ON JOHAN KUGELBERG'S 'MOUND DUEL'  LABEL; EXTREMELY LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION OF ONLY 149 COPIES (THIS COPY IS #48 OF 149) - ORIGINAL 2005 MOUND DUEL STEREO LP JK-040-1

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK LABEL WITH SILK-SCREENED MOUND DUEL'S WHITE INFINITY LOGO AND NO OTHER GRAPHICS OR INFORMATION (ACTUALLY, THE RECORD HAS NO LABEL AT ALL: THE INFINITY SYMBOL HAS BEEN SILK-SCREENED DIRECTLY ONTO THE VINYL)

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL SINGLE-PAGE 'BOOGIE SICODELICO' INSERT PROVIDING (VERY) BASIC TYPEWRITTEN INFORMATION ON THE MATERIAL

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE) (GENERIC WHITE COVER WITH SMALL GREEN STAMP WITH A TRACK LISTING ON THE FRONT SIDE); PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE TWO PRINT BATCHES OF THE ALBUM: THE "BROWN STAMP" COVERS, ISSUED IN THE PRINT RUN OF 150 COPIES AND THE "GREEN STAMP" (a/k/a TIMOTHY KUGELSMITH III EDITION), ISSUED IN THE PRINT RUN OF 149 COPIES. WE HAVE A "GREEN STAMP" EDITION HERE.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

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It was never intended to get this far. Endless Boogie had been a band for six years when they were invited by Slint to play the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in the UK. Up to that point, they had been perfectly content existing only at their weekly Lower East Side rehearsals (and the occasional New York City show). At the time, Jesper Eklow and Mark Ohe worked at Matador Records, and word had begun to spread about the Art Departments band. They figured if they were leaving the country to play a show, they should have something to sell, so they pulled some recordings from their rehearsal tape archive, ran two small pressings, hand stamped some sleeves, and the Endless Boogie story officially began. The records (often referred to as "black" and "white") have long fetched high prices on the secondary market.

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If you were privy to the nascent days of the Endless Boogie, then you’re luckier than most. If you took away a pressing of the band’s first couple of releases, then you’re among a select few. Missed out? Read on… The band pressed Vol II up on small run, hand-stamped sleeves before they headed out to the Slint-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties in 2005. The recordings were culled from rehearsals, recorded with two mics straight to the cassette deck. Often dubbed simply “White”album,  the LP was hard to come by, let alone a set of two. Featuring the original lineup, the record also boasts a contribution from Matt and Spencer Sweeney on “Style of Jamboree.” As for the contents inside the double-wide package – they are of the highest order of groove. Rough, sure, but ripped and torn as anything in the Boog’s bountiful catalog.

There’s the feeling that the songs are being snatched right from the rigors of time. There’s no overthinking, no polish. There’s only groove – endless, swampy, scorched, and sutured groove. Paul Major’s vocals don’t take on their imposing presence here. On later recordings his voice would hang like a graveled and grizzled seer over the top of the din, a booming bluesman whose greasy growl seemed omnipresent and absolute. Here, Major’s in the fray fighting for space alongside the grind of guitars and the packed pummel of drums. He’s still a presence to contend with, no doubt, but its nice to hear him fight for the mantle he earned over the years.

This is unfiltered Boogie and it’s a psych-punk delirium that’s more than deserving of this deluxe reissue. The listener is threaded through the tape spools and tumbled-dried for eternity, spun ‘round and twisted until the groove is all that remains. Over time Endless Boogie would become a juggernaut of sound, but this is a great document of their rise to the top, kicking and fighting for every ounce of air they convert into pure poisoned sound. If you’re among the unlucky who missed these originally (and I know you are) then now’s the chance to experience the spark

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)            THE VINYL IS ABSOLUTELY, PERFECTLY MINT,  as if never played before. The original luster is totally intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles like brand new. The labels look perfect, simply gorgeous, with absolutely no trace of wear around the spindle hole. The record is TOTAL PERFECTION - ABSOLUTE VISUAL NIRVANA! We are confident that, in this condition, the record we present here is truly once-in-a-lifetime find.

(b)            The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)             The record comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(d)          The album comes with the original 'Boogie Sicodelico' album insert

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT

NO SIGNIFICANT FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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