RARE 1965 =MONO= = 500% MORE MAN = BO DIDDLEY = GRITTY PRIMITIVE GARAGE

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          AWESOME 1965 =MONO= TOP COPY 

             GRITTY PRIMITIVE GARAGE ROCK          

                         BO DIDDLEY

            500% MORE MAN

                    USA - CHECKER RECORDS - 2996 - MONO 

It's hard to imagine in this day and age, but back in 1965 "500% More Man" found Bo Diddley taking considerable risks with his career. Today it all seems rather innocuous, but in the mid-'60s the suggestive album title and cover art were both extremely risqué. Those moves may not have a major surprise considering that by the mid-'60s Diddley's career had cooled off. Feeling he'd become too mainstream black audiences had abandoned him, while seeing him as too R&B, white audiences turned their attention to Motown and Stax. Unfortunately, Chess/Checker didn't have a clue how to free Diddley from his commercial purgatory. Fumbling around for some sort of commercial sound, the end result proved one of Diddley's most diverse efforts. Credit Diddley's professionalism and talent with avoiding the smell of desperation. That said, the title track, "Let Me Pass" and "Hey Red Riding Hood" all found Diddley returning to his gritty "I'm a Man" roots. In contrast, "Stop My Monkey" sounded like something out of the Berry Gordy catalog. A should've-been hit, the rollicking instrumental "Soul Food" was an obvious attempt to tap into the Memphis sound. Elsewhere, backed by The Cookies, "Tonight Is Ours" offered up an atypical sweet ballad. At least to our ears, the set's lack of focus adds to it's charm. Personal favorites are the hysterical "Greasy Spoon" (wonder if there really was a Clyde's Place?), "Let Me Pass" and the catchy "Root Hoot". In the end it didn't matter since the LP failed to attract black or white audiences. Interestingly, when Checker reissued the set, they dropped the original cover in favor of a drab, nondescript replacement. (Bad Cat)

500% More Man

Let Me Pass

Stop My Monkey

Greasy Spoon

Tonight Is Ours

Root Hoot

Stinkey

Hey Red Riding Hood

Let The Kids Dance

He's So Mad

Soul Food

Corn Bread

Somebody Beat Me

Fireball

Unless Noted:

There are NO split seams, NO bends, NO writing and NO issues (unless noted below)

CONDITION: The cover: The thick white cover is usually found dirty and soiled, hee a TOP survivor, M- looks like a final collection copy....

The vinyl: beautiful TOP copy, M- smooth and clear all the way...clean Checker labels makes for a TOP COPY 

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record