THE OTHER HALF 1968 •TRUE 1st press• Acta RARE garage psych punk Blue Cheer
  $   132

 


$ 132 Sold For
Feb 26, 2018 Sold Date
Feb 16, 2018 Start Date
$   9 Start price
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THE OTHER HALF / THE OTHER HALF 1968  ACTA  TRUE 1st USA PRESS



•••••   Coveted & highly sought after original 1968 hard garage psychedelia with a punk edge featuring Randy Holden of Blue Cheer. Rabid fans in the psych underground scene will dig the raging guitars and howling rock of "Feathered Fish" , "Oz Lee Leaves Drops", and the extended acid tripping jamming of "What Can I Do For You, The Other Half."  TOP 5 TRUE GARAGE PSYCH ESSENTIAL.




  • 1968  true first stereo USA pressing 
  • MR stamper indicates rare Monarch pressing
  • the dead wax is etched "LPS-76639 / LPS-76640"
  • cover is thick heavy glossed cardboard with pasted on back slick


CONDITION:
VINYL =    EX   Exceptionally light sleeve scuff/rub/light hairlines visible under bright halogens. The labels are EX with some spindle marking.

PLAY GRADE =     NM-    Exceptionally light hiss or artifact between tracks, very low noise floor, occasionally light background sound at random, MUSIC  DELIVERS CLEAN CLEAR HUGE LOUD BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =   EX-     Exceptionally light storage or handling impressions or wear, VERY CLEAN BRIGHT BOLD & VIVID.  The edge seams have some light dents/dings, a few very minor chips, saw cut lower right, the top has a 3 1/2" split from opening edge that has 3 very small tape repairs (I have NOT attempted removal).  Corners are very nice with the upper left having a minor creased bump & showing some soft rub wear through outer paper. The inner sleeve is generic.


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The Other Half ?– The Other Half

Label: Acta Records ?– A-38004, Acta Records ?– A 38004 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing 
Country: US Released: 1968 Genre: Rock Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Introduction Written-By – Westen*, Nowlen* 1:50 A2 Feathered Fish Written-By – Country Joe* 2:38 A3 Flight Of The Dragon Lady Written-By – Woody*, Westen*, Nowlen*, Brown*, Holden* 2:36 A4 Wonderful Day Written-By – Randy Holden 2:21 A5 I Need You Written-By – Port*, Holden* 2:46 A6 Oz Lee Eaves Drop Written-By – Westen*, Nowlen* 2:29 B1 Bad Day Written-By – Nowlen*, Holden* 2:18 B2 Morning Fire Written-By – J. Nowlen* 2:37 B3 What Can I Do For You, First Half Written-By – Westen*, Nowlen* 2:45 B4 What Can I Do For You, The Other Half Written-By – Westen*, Nowlen* 6:57

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Golden State Recorders
  • Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – ?11571

Credits

  • Art Direction – Christopher Whorf
  • Design [Cover], Artwork, Photography By [Liner] – Tom Hall (9)
  • Producer – Hank Levine, Larry Goldberg, Leo De Gar Kulka*, The Other Half

Notes

First cat.nr. on front cover and label, second on back cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side A): LPS-76639 RE1 MR ? 11571
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side B): LPS-76640 RE1 MR ? 11571-X


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GRADING:
MINT  sealed or new old stock or brand new or showing almost no imperfections
NEAR MINT (+/-)  vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, virtually free of marks or imperctions or wear; covers will be sharp/clean/crisp and virtually free of imperfections or wear
EXCELLENT (+/-)   vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have extremely light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff superficial in nature only barely affecting play with only occasional incedental audio artifact but not consistent; covers will be clean/crisp with very minor signs of very light ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
VERY GOOD (+/-)   vinyl & labels are very clean, may have light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff or light marks/scratches but minimally affecting play with some occasional audio artifact or light background noise; covers will be clean/crisp with signs of ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
GOOD (+/-)    vinyl & covers will have significant wear ***THIS IS A GRADE I SELDOM ASSIGN AND RARELY DEAL IN RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION UNLESS THEY ARE OF COLLECTOR'S SIGNIFICANCE




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