SEALED 1968 THE MINT TATTOO Hard Psych BLUE CHEER
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STILL SEALED STEREO 1968 ORIGINAL COLLECTIBLE!
WEST COAST UNDERGROUND ROCK
inside shot of the die cut 'window' gatefold cover
THE MINT TATTOO
\ USA - DOT Records - DLP 3918 ~ STEREO
UNBELIEVABLE STILL SEALED 1968 original ...never opened in 42 years!!! A PRISTINE stereo first pressing of hard blues-psychrocker from the West Coast, with strong mix of self compositions and playing in a guitar trio format...two of the three members ended up in BLUE CHEER (see 1969's New! Improved!, Blue Cheer 1970 and Blue Cheer Original Human Being Lp's for members of Mint Tattoo) ...
The die cut gatefold cover is a specially designed 'window' cover with a naked tattoo girl inside...
MINT TATTO - A San Francisco blues-rock power trio, devoid of any progressive formulas, featuring Bruce Stephens (vocals, guitar), Ralph 'Burns' Kellog (bass, keyboards) and Gregg Thomas (drums). Mint Tattoo recorded one album for DOT in 1968, from which the single "I'm Talking About You/Mark of the Beast" was also released in 1969. Stephens and Kellog went to Blue Cheer and played on their 1969 "New! Improved" Lp in 1969. Always been well off the beaten path, now collectible for sure and sometimes overlooked, or lesser known being an obscure Lp, The Mint Tattoo is sort of a Blue Cheer "spin off" band ... filled with melodic hard edges with cool guitar leads and such, yet isn't as ear-poppingly loud as the Cheer's first two. The majority of the album is filled with inventive hard rock that isn't weak in any particular area. It's a classic grower with repeat plays and better (more consistant) than some of Blue Cheer's post-Leigh Stephens records...
- Sister Bleu
Leper's Epitaph - Policeman's Ball
Littal Lieu Lieu's Revenge - Faces Of Roses
- I'm Talking About You
Wrong Way Girl
Scorpio Woman
Mark Of The Beast
Moanin'
With Love
I Hear The Spirits
CONDITION: The specially designed 'die cut' gatefold cover is STILL SEALED (never opened in 42 years) no seam splits, no bends, no writing...pristine
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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