THE HOT DOGS "Say What You Mean" ARDENT PRESS PACKAGE - 1973 - photos+ inserts
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THE HOT DOGS
“SAY WHAT YOU MEAN”
ARDENT ADS-2805
1973
EX / VG++
FIRST PRESSING
PROMO PRESS PACKAGE (LP / Ardent pocket folder / photos / LP press insert / 2 page band bio insert)
ONLY COPY ON EBAY AS OF 10-29-2016. On
This is an extremely rare promo package from the legendary Memphis label Ardent for The Hot Dogs’ only LP release. This package was impossible to find in 1973 and even rarer today. If you collect the Ardent label, this piece is a killer collectible.
The Hot Dogs were an eclectic rock band out of Memphis that played the same local venues as Big Star and Cargoe. Musicians joining The Hot Dogs included Cargoe, Richard Rosebrough (played with Big Star, Alex Chilton (on 9 of his albums), Terry Manning (El Paso born rocker who released one solo LP and produced most of Ardent’s artists including Big Star), and was on Chris Bell’s only release (I Am The Cosmos / You And Your Sister)
This promo-only package includes a copy of The Hot Dogs only album “Say What You Mean”, 2 8X10 black & white promo photos, a LP review insert on yellow paper and a 2 page Hot Dogs bio, all housed in a special Ardent promo pocket folder (see photos on all of the above).
Stored vertically in a smoke free environment for 43 years.
From Amazon.com: “The surge of 1970s rock that was recorded at the Ardent studio resulted in the better-known releases of Big Star, but also this little-remembered wonder. Released on the Ardent house label, and a product of the same Memphis influences as their better remembered label mates, The Hot Dogs offer a more soulful taste of Memphis than the exuberant power-pop of Alex Chilton, et al. There's plenty of the Beatles/Badfinger melodic constructions (and the acoustic/electric guitar mixes and harmony singing that accompany them), but also some touches of flute and funky organ (the latter of which brings to mind The Zombies) and jazzy drumming. Unlike the multitude of Big Star reissues, the Hot Dogs' first long-player has always been fairly difficult to find. Their memory is best served by being judged on their own merits, which were formidable.”
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