Frunk "If at first. . ." Rare 12' Vinyl LP from 1972 . One of 2 Remaining known

$

449

This is an original pressing of "Frunk", an all girl band from the very early 1970's. This is a new, never played or been out of the sleeve, 12" 33 RPM stereo record. This is one of an estimated 2 remaining records left from the original pressing of 25.The vinyl is perfect, the sleeve not so. It has a few dings and minor marks,and some discollorations on the front, and it has some scratches thru the letter "F" on the cover (see attached photo), but after all it has been in storage for 41 years. .LISTING UPDATES AS OF 5/13/13: There was a tremendous interest in the album. We have gathered more information and we are passing it along: I spoke with the girls this past week. WE all agree the album was released in the Summer of 1972. There are 8 copies available and we believe the initial pressing was 25 records, not 100. We have also located the original Master as received from Frankford-Wayne Recording Labs at 212 N. 12th St. in Philadelphia PA. I have also located the original master tape on which I recorded all of the sessions, then mixed them down via a TEAC 4 channel mixer, to the final set. The record was recorded on a Teac 3340 10 1/2" reel 4 track recorder. The tape is exactly as it was when it was delivered to the pressing company. If you would like details of how the record was created and the group formed: Back in 1971 I was just getting into serious electronics and high end audio was my current compulsion. I was living in Haddonfield and I build a recording studio in my basement. One day my sister in law and her friends were visiting and I was playing “500 miles”, Peter, Paul & Mary in the studio and they came in and started singing. It sounded interesting, so I suggested we record.Over the next few weeks we recorded many takes on my Teac 3340 4 channel recorder. As there was no karaoke in those days, I dubbed the girls voices over the original music from the turntable.Eventually we got “acceptable” material. I mixed it all down and created a 10” reel with the master on it (which I still have) and took it to Frankfort Recording Labs and had 25 copies made. We created covers, pasted them up and poof! We had a record. I gave the girls each a 3 copies and asked if they could sell them (for $5 each to help off set the cost of the project. I think my Mom bought the only copy sold, but I felt sorry for her and gave her a refund).Fast forward to the present.I am sitting around with nothing to do and decide to upload a bunch of stuff onto eBay. I had always wanted to try and sell the album. So I listed it for a $99.00 opening bid.Two days later I get a call from a guy in CA telling me he has been searching eBay since 2002 looking for a copy of the album. He has a friend that has a copy (yes, it is an original record) and they both “love” it. He asked me if I was “associated” with the album. . . You could say that. .LISTING UPDATES AS OF 5/26/13: There are now 4 remaining copies of the album available. This one is the best quality of the 4. The others will have slightly less quality (Covers only, all the records are new and never played). I have set a buy it now price this time which is the average of the sales to date. Other payment methods are available, please ask. I have missed many calls and inquiries recently, so I am inviting anyone who has a question, comment, etc., to please call me between 0900 (9:00 AM) and 1700 (5:00 PM) eastern daylight time at 609 plus 743 and then add 247 and lastly 5. I will be happy to help you in any way I can. Happy bidding.LISTING UPDATES AS OF 6/3/13: This album is almost identical to the last one sold.. This is probably the last album to be sold until I return from a trip to Cuba which will be about July 1st..I will be leaving about June 15th, so there is plenty of time to pack up and ship this album before I leave. I expect the last 2 copies will be sold sometime in July. Feel free to call me with any questions, or if you have any information about the record or the group you would like to share, I'd love to hear about it. Happy bidding. LISTING UPDATES AS OF 6/6/13: There are now 2 remaining available albums. This is one and the other one was scotch tape on the covers. Both have mint records, never been played or removed from the sleeve. The last one sold in less than a day with a buy it now. Any questions, please contact me a described in the previous update. Enjoy! PLEASE NOTE: I am leaving the country on June 19th and will return on July 1st. I want to deliver the album before I leave, so I will need quick payment as I will be unavailable until I get back in the USA. (I am going to Cuba, no phone or internet). Thank you.