LIQUID SMOKE 1ST DEBUT LP 1970 (1969) VINYL ALBUM PSYCH SOUL ROCK LONG ISLAND NY

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is not for sale!!  Just for fun!!   J   Artist Liquid Smoke     Album Liquid Smoke     Album Year / Country  1969/1970? / USA     Artist Home New York, New York, USA (Long Island) Orig. NC     Goldmine NM Value $25.00     Cover Condition G++      Seam Splits Yes, small amount on middle bottom     Writing Yes,  Hamilton College class rubber stamped     Discoloration Yes, age fading     Ring Wear Yes     Stickers Yes, residue from big sticker or library card pouch     Vinyl or CD Condition VG++    sounds great!     Scratches Very minor visual only     Writing on label No     Warped No                   I always rate my records down one level than I feel they should be, due to opinion differences.  Please note that I can not possibly play test every LP.  If there are any problems, please let me know, as my return policy is fair.  CDs are rated NM if opened but played no more than once.     All Music Guide or other Reviews

    Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock 
--Dark and gloomy, much of this hard rock album is organ based. Some tracks have quite pronounced psych influences. They hailed from Long Is., NY. Grades - 1 A-, 2 B+'s, 3 B's, 2 B-'s, and a C. Surprisingly good for an album with little reputation.
--Very good early version of "Hard To Handle". If you like classic blues rock with a good mix of hard rock and psych thrown in, or like 70's music similar to the aformentioned song, this is a good album to search for.
--wow! I love that groovy version of "Hard to Handle". The rest of the album is also great, psychedelic with blues rock and organ. All in all they sound a bit like Humble Pie mixed with psychedelic.
--I had a demo copy of this album on vinyl and always enjoyed it.  Too bad this was the only output from this band, I thought they were quite good and had potential.  I'm glad I was able to get this on mp3, but I kinda miss not having a little undocumented thing at the end (maybe it was only on the demo copy)... it went something like this: someone speaking in a ragged out voice... "Judge, your honor, TC he's a good old boy, I knows TC... he wouldn't go 'round smokin' that mari-joany, Judge..."     WIKIPEDIA
No entry for Liquid Smoke     All Music Guide Biography

Bitmap Bitmap Bitmap     Mike Archeleta Bass (Wonder if he is related to David??)
Vince Fersak Guitar
Chas Kimbrell Drums
Liquid Smoke Primary Artist
Benny Ninmann Keyboards
Sandy Pantaleo Vocals

Liquid Smoke (by Chas Kimbrell of the band): Sandy Pantaleo, Lead Vocals – Ben Ninnman, Keyboards – Mike Archuleta, Bass – Vince Fersak, Lead Guitar – Chas, Drums
Base: Greenville, NC – Later, Long Island, NY
Related Places/People: The Buccaneer, Greenville, NC – The Bird Cage, Jacksonville, NC – East Carolina University – Ronnie Hedland – Farmingdale, NY - Massapequa, NY – The Daisy, Amityville, NY – Dean's College Inn, Deer Park & Long Beach, NY – Mrs. Benjamin and Sid – Vinny Testa – Avco Embassy Records - Dean Serafianous [sic] – John Knox – Stan Behrens (yep, he jammed with Liquid Smoke too) – Unganos, NYC – Leone's, Long Beach – The Mousetrap, Island Park
Time: 1968-early 70's
Also, for a brief time during this period, Mike Archuleta and I were putting together a band with Vince Martell, Guitar (of Vanilla Fudge fame) but, the band only played out once (for some local political rally) and never really got off the ground.
  J     J LP New: Unopened and Mint   (10 on a scale of 1 to 10)
M: Mint   (9 on a scale of 1 to 10)
NM: Near Mint   (8 on a scale of 1 to 10)
• VINYL: 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 as close to perfect as can be.
• No cut-out holes.
• Looks brand new just shrink wrap removed.  VG++: Very Good Plus Plus   (7 on a scale of 1 to 10)
• VINYL: 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.  VG+:   Very Good Plus   (6 on a scale of 1 to 10)
• VINYL: Record shows wear, surface scuffs, or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences.
• 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.
• Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". 
• 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.
• May be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount.
• A VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned. VG:  Very Good    (5 on a scale of 1 to 10)
• VINYL may not look very good, but it will STILL play very good.
• Almost always some surface noise when played.  Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise.
• Covers will look worn, used.  Some seam splitting.
• Some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off.
• May be some writing on the cover but no large letters in magic marker
• Labels, picture sleeves and/or covers may have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached
• Can look aged and yellowish due to contaminations in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.
• Groove wear and light scratches can affect the sound (deep enough to feel with a fingernail)
• Only 2 to 3 of these problems at the same time.
G+: Good Plus    (4 on a scale of 1 to 10)
G: Good    (3 on a scale of 1 to 10)
• Good does not mean Bad!
• VINYL record will look worn, dull, grayish, abused, but will play through without skipping.
• Will have significant distracting surface noise, and scratches and groove wear  are visible.
• COVER/SLEEVE will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine.  May be scotch tape repaired, no duct tape or masking tape.
• Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.
• May have large magic marker writing on the cover F: Fair     (2 on a scale of 1 to 10)
• 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.
P: Poor     (1 on a scale of 1 to 10)
• VINYL record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating.
• COVER/SLEEVE is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing.
• The LP cover barely keeps the LP inside it.