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RARE 1969 PROMOTIONAL Collectible                                    

CLASSIC DYLAN & STONES ROCK LEGEND                                 

    THE MASKED MAURADERS   

               ...USA - Diety Records - 6378 - PROMOTIONAL

Original 1969 advanced release WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL first pressing vinyl of the legendary one and only Masked Mauraders album....

The Masked Marauders was released on the obscure Deity label in the fall of 1969. The recording captured a purported "super session" of the era's leading rock and roll musicians, including Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney. None of the artists were mentioned on the album’s cover, supposedly because of contractual agreements with their recording companies, but an advance review in Rolling Stone magazine on October 18, 1969, disclosed the stellar lineup. By the time the album reached record shops, it was virtually a legend.

In actuality, The Masked Marauders was part of a hoax concocted by Rolling Stone editor Greil Marcus.  Marcus wrote a tongue-in-cheek review of a fictitious double bootleg album in collaboration with record reviewer Bruce Miroff. The review was intended to parody the "supergroup" trend then taking place (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Blind Faith and Led Zeppelin) and was also inspired by Great White Wonder, a double album of unreleased Dylan recordings often credited as the first bootleg.

Many readers, however, took the review seriously, despite its obvious jokes:

• Produced by Al Kooper, the album was recorded with impeccable secrecy in a small town near the site of the original Hudson Bay Colony in Canada.

• The LP opens with an eighteen-minute version of 'Season of the Witch' (lead vocal by Dylan, on which he does a superb imitation of early Donovan). The cut is highlighted by an amazing jam between bass and piano, both played by Paul McCartney."

• Dylan shines on Side Three, displaying his new deep bass voice, with 'Duke of Earl'."

• Paul showcases his favorite song, 'Mammy,' and while his performance is virtually indistinguishable from Eddie Fisher's version, it is still very powerful, evocative, and indeed, stunning. And they say a white boy can’t sing the blues!

• It can truly be said that this album is more than a way of life; it is life.

Inquiries began pouring into Rolling Stone regarding the album’s availability, not only from fans and retailers, but also reportedly from the artists' managers, Allen Klein (Beatles and Rolling Stones) and Albert Grossman (Dylan). The response sparked part two of the put-on: the album itself. Marcus and Rolling Stone editor Langdon Winner recruited the Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, a Berkeley, California, group which had an album the previous year on Vanguard Records and played frequently at San Francisco’s Fillmore and Avalon ballrooms ...to record the legendary album under the name "The Masked Mauraders"...radio stations began over the air play getting thousands of calls from listeners wanting to know how they could get their hands on the album ...

1. "I Can't Get No Nookie" (The Masked Marauders) – 5:29
   • Features vocals by a Mick Jagger impersonator. This track is sometimes mislabeled as an outtake from the Rolling Stones' Jamming with Edward sessions.
2. "Duke of Earl"  – 3:21
   • Also briefly incorporates "Blue Moon" (Rodgers, Hart).
   • Features vocals by a Bob Dylan impersonator.
3. "Cow Pie"  – 2:18
   • Mainly instrumental, but features brief vocals by a Bob Dylan impersonator.
4. "I Am The Japanese Sandman (Rang Tang Ding Dong)" – 3:45
5. "The Book Of Love"  – 2:21
   • Also briefly incorporates "Norwegian Wood" (J. Lennon, P. McCartney).
   • The group's John Lennon impersonator is heard speaking briefly at the end of this track.

1. "Later"  – 1:11
   • A continuation of "The Book Of Love".
2. "More or Less Hudson's Bay Again" – 3:31
3. "Season of the Witch"  – 10:13
   • Features vocals by the Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan impersonators.
4. "Saturday Night at the Cow Palace"  – 1:30
   • A spoken monologue atop a piano rendition of "Cow Pie," with a disgruntled voice profanely denouncing the album.

CONDITION: The cover: almost impossible to find clean with the dark color, this one, VG++ is still upper levels clean with only a small trace of shelf wear that was starting otherwise the seams are solid, no bends no writing ...radio station promotional song titles timing strip - the back cover is M- clean ...collectible keeper rarely EVER seen !

The vinyl: with white promo labels all clean and glossy "EX" (excellent) to M- one of the cleanest copies seen...

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     A  GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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