Steppenwolf - 1st RD 7974 UK Mono LP 1st Press NM RCA
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We have lots more 60's & 70's Psychedelic Vinyl in our Shop
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Album Information
Artist Steppenwolf Title 1st Record Label RCA Victor Cat. number RD 7974 Mono/Stereo? MCountry
UK Sleeve Clout & Baker If blank, no sleeve manufactured credits present Recorded 1968Matrix number
Side A D-50029 A-1K Side B D-50029 B-1KAlbum Condition
Disc
Paper Scuffs
Side 1
EX Side 2 EXSurface Marks
Side 1
EXSide 2 EX
Scratches
Side 1
EX Side 2 EX Other Info. Disc looks hardly playedSound
Surface Noise
Side 1
EX Side 2 EXPops/Clicks
Side 1
EX Side 2 EXScratches
Side 1
EX Side 2 EX Other Info.Cover
Ring / Surface Wear
Front
EX Back EX InnerCard Creases
Front
EX Back EX InnerShelf Wear
Edge
EX Spine EX Corner EX Other Info. Sleeve in Excellent conditionGuide to grades used
M Cover Looks virtually New - no marks, wear or damage Disc Looks unplayed - no marks visible Sound I don't use this grade for sound - as all records (even brand new) produce some noise Ex Cover Slight signs of wear on edges/spine, corners or ring wear. Minor creases. No damage caused by sticker removal/residue. Light sleeves may show slight discolouration due to age or handling Disc May have minor paper scuffs caused by moving record in & out of paper sleeve. Sound May be occasional pops/clicks and minimal surface noise Vg Cover Moderate edge/spine or ring wear. Corners may be a little blunt. Opening edge may show feathering caused by removal of record. Visible creases or laminate lift. Localised sticker removal damage. Disc Some surface marks &/or hairline scratches. Moderate paper scuffs. Sound May be pops/clicks caused by marks/scratches. Moderate background surface noise and crackles. G Cover Heavy ring or edge/spine wear. Corners noticable bashed. Heavy creases. Considerable laminate/surface damage. Disc Looks very well played. A lot of surface marks/scratches Sound Considerable surface noise. Audible scratches.Background Information
Click on the link to find the original source of this information: - 1st Steppenwolf entered the studio for their recording debut in mid-1968 with a lot of confidence — based on a heavy rehearsal schedule before they ever got signed — and it shows on this album, a surprisingly strong debut album from a tight hard rock outfit who was obviously searching for a hook to hang their sound on. The playing is about as loud and powerful as anything being put out by a major record label in 1968, though John Kay's songwriting needed some development before their in-house repertory would catch up with their sound and musicianship.On this album, the best material came from outside the ranks of the active bandmembers: "Born to Be Wild" by ex-member Mars Bonfire, which became not only a chart-topping high-energy anthem for the counterculture (a status solidified by its use in Dennis Hopper's movie Easy Rider the following year), but coined the phrase heavy metal, thus giving a genre-specific name to the brand of music that the band played (and which was already manifesting itself in the work of bands like Vanilla Fudge and the just-emerging Led Zeppelin); the Don Covay soul cover "Sookie, Sookie," which, as a single by the new group, actually got played on some soul stations until they found out that Steppenwolf was white; two superb homages to Chess Records, in the guise of "Berry Rides Again," written (though "adapted" might be a better word) by Kay based on the work of Chuck Berry, and the Willie Dixon cover "Hoochie Coochie Man"; and Hoyt Axton's "The Pusher," an anti-drug song turned into a pounding six-minute tour de force by the band.
The rest, apart from the surprisingly lyrical rock ballad "A Girl I Knew," is by-the-numbers hard rock that lacked much except a framework for their playing; only "The Ostrich" ever comes fully to life among the other originals, but the songs would catch up with the musicianship the next time out.
Track Listing: -
1 Sookie Sookie Covay, Cropper 3:09
2 Everybody's Next One Kay, Mekler 2:53
3 Berry Rides Again Kay 2:45
4 Hootchie Kootchie Man 5:07
5 Born to Be Wild Bonfire 3:28
6 Your Wall's Too High Kay 5:40
7 Desperation Kay 5:35
8 The Pusher Axton, Kay 5:43
9 A Girl I Knew Cavett, Kay 2:39
10 Take What You Need Kay, Mekler 3:28
11 The Ostrich Kay 5:43
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