MAYFIELDS MULE - ONLY RELEASED IN URUGUAY IN THE WHOLE WORLD

$

300

MAYFIELDS MULE

URUGUAY 1970

ODEON URL 20739

URUGUAY is the only place in the world where

 MAYFIELDS MULE LP was released.

Nobody knows why that happened but very few copies were made in 1970, and hasn't appeared one in more than 15 years.

This copy is a NOT FOR SALE sent to an uruguayan radio station, and although looks almost unplayed has a factory defect on side A, all tracks skip (except track 4) in some moment, side B plays great.

COLLECTOR'S ITEM

Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter CHRIS MAYFIELD began to play at the beginning of the Sixties in local Kent band The MORAL SET, then went on to the usual plethora of bands and sessions, playing with the earliest NIRVANA, JOHN GUSTAFSON, GENE LATTER and IAN HUNTER among the others.

In 1968 after a few disappointing musical adventures, Chris joined AMEN CORNER as a roadie/driver, but his girlfriend passed some of his demos to Amen's sax player, MIKE SMITH, who immediately got them to various labels, EMI approved and immediately signed Chris to a recording deal.

PETE SAUNDERS (k), STEVE BRADLEY (b) and ex-ELASTIC BAND SEAN JENKINS (d) soon joined and MAYFIELD'S MULE was born.

Three Parlophone singles were recorded in a few months and the band also began to work on an album at Abbey Road studios. But something went wrong and the LP was apparently shelved, gaining instead an incredible Uruguayan release on local Emi-Odeon label, without any involvement and knowledge from the band.

Mayfield's Mule went on for a while longer, recruiting brothers MIKE and ANDY SCOTT, and then called it a day.

While Sean Jenkins played a few months with HENRY COW and Andy Scott resurfaced in THE SWEET, Chris Mayfield joined forces with JOHN KONGOS to record some demos of his new material.

He then met up with an old friend from Kent NOEL REDDING (late of Jimi Hendrix Band and Fat Mattress) and they formed the shortlived BRAIN POLICE, which became (without Chris) ROAD and finally The NOEL REDDING BAND.

Chris moved to Holland for a while and then on to the USA, where he stayed playing music for the next 20 years, before coming back to England where he gave life to the brilliant BLUZE The BAND in 1998.

After 7 years on the road this band is no longer working, but Chris is still gigging and right now is recording tunes for his new solo album.

The music is basically rock but with hints of prog, blues, rural and even a bit of soul thrown in. 

Artist/s

 MAYFIELDS MULE

Title

MAYFIELD MULE

Country and Label

URUGUAY - ODEON - 1970

Catalog Number

SURL 20739

 COVER, plastic cover bag,   songtitles in spanish and english,   some stains on backcover bottom   edge,  VG+

 RECORD, still glossy but has a   factory defect, badly pressed on   side A, although it   looks   unplayed, skip in all tracks of that   side (except 4), side B plays   great,  side A, P, side B VG++

 LABELS,  stamp NOT FOR SALE,   an sticker and some writing, VG

Side 1

1. Oh Mujer
2. Patio del fondo
3. Reina del rock n'roll
4. Desde la campiña
5. Abracabra

Side 2

1. Aquí llega la lluvia
2. Vagabundeando por la carretera
3. Mi uno por tu dos
4. La vida ha sido buena conmigo

 

 

 

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G R A D I N G     S Y S T E M

M VINYLS

Mint means perfect and nothing else

M COVERS

Simply put, a mint cover should appear to have never had a record inside it.

NM VINYLS

Virtually flawless records are not perfect. A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl.

NM COVERS

The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age.

VG++  VINYLS

condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs which are visible but only slightly. There may be more than a few,. The wear should be minimal and of course should play mint!

VG++  COVERS

Artwork should still be 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.

VG+  VINYL

VG+ will show wear, surface scuffs,(or spiral scuffs that came from turn table platters or jukeboxes for 45 singles) and some very light scratches. Surface scuffs are caused from blunt (not sharp) objects

VG+ COVERS

A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it. The artwork should look clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover

VG  VINYLS

The Very Good Grade does not mean Very good at all. At least not in the visual sense. A Very Good (VG) record will appear well played but still have some luster. The vinyl may be faded, slightly grayish, yet appears to have been handled as carefully as it could have been helped

VG COVERS

VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting (but not  completely separated!). There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. There may be some writing on the cover It will look aged

G VINYLS

A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss

G COVERS

a Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. these are big turn offs.

P VINYLS

It won't be playable for the most part, and so they are not much good hanging onto them. Very few poor records are collectable