GEM 1966 "ELPEE" THE MASCOTS UK FUZZ BEAT BEATLES STYLE SWEDE POP PERFECTION
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$ 60
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Aug 1, 2021
Sold Date
Jul 27, 2021
Start Date
13
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USA
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- VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL 1966 FIRST PRESS
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- THE MASCOTS
- "ELPEE"
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- German (maroon/gold text) DECCA (stereophonic)
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- Sweden's answer to the mid-sixties BEATLES!!!
- Absolute Original gold/maroon color 1966 DECCA first print featuring a full laminated front/back cover.
- The highly regarded MASCOTS were an infectious Swedish 60s group, as a 4-piece were very busy during their brief career, releasing around 20 singles and two LPs between 1964 and 1968. They wrote their own songs and there is a distinct British Invasion style about them, Beatles-like in flavor. As such, you can expect to hear very melodic, quite charming, immediately "catchy" songs from the lads.
"Your Mascots" was the outfit’s 1965 debut, which was pretty good going because they were not professional musicians, only students. Former band member, Stefan Ringborn declared that, “We studied theory, music history and we had a choir. We were singing school choir and were drilled in singing harmony. Traditional Swedish music or folk music did not fit in at all.” So, Beethoven in the day and pop-rocking Beatles beat during the evening was the form.
The band were quite open in their admiration of The Beatles, “Maybe it was because we were music students but we could immediately sort out their harmonies and chords. Not all the bands around were able to do that,” he said.
Initially a covers band, the Mascots entered and won competitions and then started to write their own material. Decca eventually signed them to a contract but their first two singles bombed. They then found themselves on the same bill as The Beatles in Stockholm in 1964, “We said hello,” said Ringborn, “and it was a little bit awkward as the record company had been promoting us as ‘The Beatles of Sweden’. Being presented as such to the Beatles, I didn’t feel too good about that. Of course, Paul was the ambassador and very polite.”
The band’s next three singles were national hits and they were off and running which lead to this album. -
The MASCOTS second album, "Elpee" released in 1966, has a definite maturity in song structure and delivery. The group has grown up, losing a measure of innocence but gaining in both technical ability and within their arrangements and overall evolution.
- THE "FAN MAN" adds:
- the MASCOTS (second and best) 1966 album “Elpee” (released by German Decca) Contains 14 tracks recorded ONLY in stereo. In stark contrast to their debut album, “Elpee” (in keeping with the times) greets the listener’s ear with fuzzed-out guitars on the album’s opener “The Winner.” “I Close My Eyes” is another fuzz fest with gorgeous harmony vocals, reminiscent of their British Invasion influences. The album features a more mature, much heavier sounding version of the 1st Mascots, especially guitarists Stefan Ringbom and Gunnar Idering who supply top flight solos on up tempo rockers like “I Want To Live”, “This Time Girl” and “Nobody Crying.” The rhythm section of Anders Fosslund on bass and Rolf “Buff” Adolfsson on drums is tight. The band does, however, still display plenty of harmony on tunes like “Every Way I Think Of You” and “Droopy Drops.”
- Side 1
- The Winner
This Prowd Crowd
I Close Your Eyes
Things Are Turning Out
Every Way I Think Of You
Droopy Drops
Nobody Crying
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Side 2
- Did You Ever Think
I Won't Let You Down
That's You
I Want To Live
I Don't Like You
This Time, Girl
A Different Mind
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CONDITION: - The cover: rated: VG++ fully laminated, though extremely fragile, this is a nice cover despite pen shadow impressions (not ink) on front left hand corner and back lower right.
- Finding a 55 years ago original of this album in decent condition is uncommon. There is light handling evident but overall absolutely a copy we would keep for our own private collection IF we didn't have a similar.
- There are no delete marks, no split seams,and no writing ...
- The vinyl: Rated: strong VG++ all very glossy/shiny, there are only a few very small top surface scuffs not having an impact on the "EX" (excellent) audio performance. Both maroon (gold text) DECCA labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks, plays clean
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EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, enjoyable
VG+ a bit more scuff or marks still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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