MINT 1969 THE SPARROW Steppenwolf FUZZED BLUES PSYCH

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1969 FIRST PRESSING GROWLING FUZZED BLUES PSYCH WITH JOHN KAY              

                THE SPARROW    

                  USA - 360 Sound Columbia - CS 9758 stereo

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MINT 1967 original:

***STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER...         

Cool old 1969 first pressing on the famed 360 Sound Columbia label with the original printed 360 Sound Columbia inner sleeve... Sparrow from 1967 was virtually the same band as Steppenwolf (1967) -- they changed their name just months apart in '67...

Sparrow led by the gruff effective vocals of John Kay are a gritty blues garage group with fuzz guitars and a serious approach...the band played concerts with many of the top ranked San Francisco ballroom greats before settling in Los Angeles and changing their name to Steppenwolf where they hit it big with a bang delivering the tough & timeless hit 'Born To Be Wild" which was immediately followed by "Magic Carpet Ride" ....but here, the Spoarrow in 1967, growling the blues psych...

Singer/songwriter and guitarist Dennis Edmonton, drummer Jerry Edmonton and bass player Nick St. Nicholas had all played together in Toronto “British Invasion” band, Jack London & The Sparrows between January and July 1965.

When the group separated from singer Jack London, The Sparrows recorded a final single on their own before adding new members, vocalist/guitarist/harmonica player and songwriter John Kay and keyboard player Goldy McJohn.

As the new look Sparrows, the group made its live debut at Waterloo Lutheran University in Waterloo, Ontario during September 1965 and immediately made an impact with its high energy, blues rock sound.

By then, the band had abandoned Canada (and New York) for the warmer climates of California. During November 1966, The Sparrow debuted at It’s Boss in West Hollywood. Shortly thereafter, they moved to San Francisco where they performed at the Ark in nearby Sausalito as well as the Matrix and the Avalon Ballroom (sharing the stage with The Youngbloods and Moby Grape at the latter).

Sparrow (as they now called themselves) continued to commute back and forth between Los Angeles and San Francisco throughout the first six months of 1967, performing alongside The Doors, The Steve Miller Band and many others. During June, Dennis Edmonton announced his decision to go solo and the band recruited American guitarist Michael Monarch in early July. Edmonton subsequently changed his name to Mars Bonfire.

Dennis Edmonton’s departure, however, hastened the band’s decline, and the group split into two factions. Nick St. Nicholas and new recruit Michael Monarch initially formed a new group together called TIME, although Monarch soon abandoned this project and rejoined John Kay, Goldy McJohn and Jerry Edmonton in Steppenwolf. As Steppenwolf, they performed at such venues as Whisky a Go Go.

In 1969, in the wake of Steppenwolf success, Columbia Records put out of its archives this unreleased 1967 LP "John Kay & The Sparrow", and, here that Lp is, some 41 years later, still growling the gritty psychy blues...

CONDITION: The cover: solid Mint in factory shrink wrap, has a small delete at top right corner, otherwise perfect with no split seams, no bends and no writing

The vinyl: all glossy clean and smooth M- no marks, nicest playback on this rarity

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