Rare S.F. Bay Area Garage Psych Punk 45 PeTeR WHEAT & the BREADMeN NOS MiNTy NM

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 I recently discovered a box of 45s that were old store stock from an Oakland Ca record store that went out of business decades ago. All of the 45s date from about 1957 to about 1969. They are all never played deadstock 45s. I shall be listing more over the next few weeks but I thought I would start with one the RAREST of them >>> a 1960's Garage/Psych classic . Allegedly , only around 10 COPIES OF THIS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST!!

Amber AR-6657 - Peter Wheat & The Breadmen - Baby What's New / All the Time -

You will no doubt be familiar with these tunes due to their inclusion inclusion in the famous Pebble series (Vol. 10 and 11) or from the excellent "You Got Yours - East Bay Garage 1965-67" comp that Big Beat put out a few years ago.

I always hesitate to use the term Mint unless something is factory sealed and I know it has never been touched or played before, so I use NM as my grade here, though I truly doubt THAT THIS 45 HAD EVER BEEN PLAYED BEFORE my play to test it and it sounds beautiful. Perfectly glossy there is one very small mark visible at the end of Baby Whats New this is not a scratch and does not effect play it could have come from the pressing plant like that, likewise there is a little bubbling/rippling of the label around the inside rim on both sides at the same place also not from play ,just the way it looked when it was made. Please see the photos for these ultra minor imperfections. One thing I can assure you is that this is the BEST POSSIBLE COPY OF THIS MEGA SCARCE 45 YOU WILL EVER HAVE THE CHANCE TO OWN!!    Here is a little bio on the group and their sound :                                                                                                         

Fremont, CA, folk-rock combo Peter Wheat and the Breadmen formed in 1964 under the name the Tarantels -- originally just high-school friends Dave Wheeler and Bob Birdwell messing around on their guitars, the additions of singer/guitarist Roger Kennedy and drummer Terry Riesman made their musical aspirations a little more realistic, and Birdwell moved to bass to shore up the fledgling band's rhythm section. When Wheeler's family moved away, Kennedy moved to rhythm guitar, Barry Houk assumed lead guitar duties, and Chuck Tedford signed on to play keyboards -- while gigging at the San Leandro Rollerina in support of the Turtles, the Tarantels were spotted by Go Teen Productions exec Barry Carlos, who signed the group and renamed them Peter Wheat and the Breadmen. Opening dates for the Byrds, the Animals, and the Yardbirds followed, and though slated to open for the Beatles at Candlestick Park on August 29, 1966 -- an appearance that would prove the Fab Four's final official concert date -- conflicts between rival musicians' unions kept the Breadmen on the sidelines. Also in 1966, the group issued their lone single, "Baby What's New," on the Amber label -- though little noticed upon its original release, the performance was later immortalized on the tenth volume in the legendary Pebbles series. Peter Wheat and the Breadmen dissolved in early 1967. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Like Texans The Excels and Floyd Dakil, California combo Peter Wheat & The Breadmen drew from folk and bluegrass as well as rockabilly sounds to answer the British beat/pop challenge. The Breadmen didn't stay with the traditional 12-bar formula, instead devising a mutant strain with chord structures that hold up as fresh and original today as they must have sounded when released in 1966. Like all Amber releases, ultra-rare and less than 10 copies known. Together with Frank Ventura & The Crescents, this is also the most sought-after Amber release.  

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