THE HOBBITS Down To Middle Earth LP MCA RECORDS 1968 UK Original+Mono MUP 301
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This is the UK ORIGINAL STEREO PRESSING on MCA 'Yellow' label. FRONT LAMINATED SINGLE COVER. The cover is in VG(+) condition: normal wear BUT surface discolouration/wear on corners, mild creases on edges, surface ringwear, sticker mark on rear (top right), left spine is fully readable; for details see photos. The vinyl is in VG+ condition and plays wonderfully.
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THE HOBBITS
Folk-rock outfit the Hobbits was the studio project of Queens, New York-born singer/songwriter Jimmy Curtiss, who ranks as one of the more interesting footnotes in the history of rock & roll -- the rare would-be teen idol who actually wrote his own material (and did so admirably), he later expanded his reach into psychedelia and harmony-laden folk-rock, but while the subject of a small cult following, none of his records ever made a commercial dent.
"DOWN TO MIDDLE EARTH"
1968 LP MCA RECORDS MONO MUP 301
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
FRONT LAMINATED SINGLE COVER
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LABEL: MCA - YELLOW/SWIRL LABEL w/RED LOGO on TOP - BLACK/RED TEXT
Catalog on cover: MUP 301
Catalog on labels: MUP 301 MCA 11180 / MUP 301 MCA 11181
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): MG-11180-1B
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): MG-11181-1B
On labels: top rim text "All rights.........Made in England"
bottom rim text "MCA.....Piccadilly, London W.1."
Licensed by Decca Records a Division of MCA Inc. N.Y. U.S.A.
Arranged by......... A Lee Harridan Production - Produced by Terry Philips
℗ 1967
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits
Laminated with "Clarifoil" made by British Celanese Limited
Printed in Englanf by Robert Stace.
tracklisting: please, for tracklist see pictures
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) (please, see pictures and read above description)
Curtiss signed to Decca/MCA, collaborating with producers Jerry Vance and Terry Phillips and songwriter Marcia Hillman on the Hobbits -- despite borrowing their name from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels and titling their 1967 debut Down to Middle Earth, the Hobbits turned out relatively straightforward sunshine pop, and the album is much sought-after by soft-psych aficionados...(AllMusic)
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