GRAHAM BOND ORG: Long Tall Shorty 1964 Decca mod Cream
£
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Description
I am currently selling off a vast record collection of genuine rarities and collectors items in various genres.
In the past I have given lengthy descriptions of the discs/artist history but it was taking too long. Then it dawned on me it just wasn't neccessary. After all, serious collectors will already know exactly what these records are - casual bidders are hardly likely to be interested or even aware of these great sounds in the first place. So, fellow vinyl-heads I am happy to offer for auction:
THE GRAHAM BOND ORGANIZATION: Long Tall Shorty/Long Legged Baby (1964 UK Decca 45 F11909)
You know Wikipedia can be sometimes unreliable but when it describes the Graham Bond Organization as "known for playing the most evil-sounding and dirty R&B heard in England" you know it's right on the money.
How did they make vinyl sound this loud?
Featuring of course GB with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce this was their first single and man does it romp along - hats off to producer Vernon Lloyd.
The disc is understandably now (That is, 45 Years on!) a real rarity and you won't find one much cleaner than this.
The gleaming, glossy vinyl shows little evidence of repeated playing, totally scratch and scuff free. Even the inevitable direct-light hairlines seem absent on this one.
The lablels are free of rip and writing, unfaded and still as proudly Decca blue & silver as they were when they left the pressing plant. Side one has what appears to be a patch of sticker residue above the catalogue number but this may be removable.
The Decca bag is remarkably crisp and spry.
Altogether a truly amazingly preserved single from the big bang in British beat.
THE GRAHAM BOND ORGANIZATION: Long Tall Shorty/Long Legged Baby (1964 UK Decca 45 F11909)
There is no reserve and the start is low.
