VA El Rodeo LP USC 1970-71 weird audio montage/yearbook Psych, Folk Private LP

$

30

 

 •Artist: Various

 •Album Title: El Rodeo (aka Montage/Songfest ’71)

 •Format: LP

 •Label: BSH & B Productions

 •Country and Year of Release: USA, 1971?

 •Other Info: Here’s a review of this strange gem by Douglas McGowen, writing for Waxidermy: “Here’s a cool record. Side one consists of an audio collage covering a year in the life at the University of Southern California.  Some of it is predictable — marching bands, football games, stuff like that.  But then you’ve got clashes between student protesters and administrators, a glee club type song (“we will have these moments to remember…”) that gets the experimental tape treatment and comes off as quite sarcastic in this context, and best of all, the record, rather inexplicably starts off with this eerie beauty…  [When he wrote the review McGowen didn’t know who it was but later discovered that it comes from the beginning of Joan Baez’s Baptism record, but “the low-fi dubbing and slightly slowed down pitch gives it a little more gravity”]  Side two is forgettable stage band / songfest junk, save for a cute ditty about “pornographic filth / X-rated trash,” but I do like this record quite a bit.  The front is all white with very small printed text at the top and bottom that reads: “This recording, alas, will never have its chance to compete on the open market; therefore, as one of the chosen few to receive its glad tidings of recorded joy, it is your responsibility, both as a Trojan and as an American, to play it for every other human being that will take time out (like in football...you know) to lend it to a responsive ear.  This is a recording...electronically rechanneled to simulate sound. Produced and engineered by Steve Barker with the discerning ear of Marilyn Smith (humbly assisted by the Audio-Engineering Division of Finnagain's 'Wake, a subsidiary of Sound-O-Rama Corporation); narration and public service announcements by Flagle Millwood; food and drink enough to keep several birds alive by Wilbur and Earth Mother(not to mention Mother Earth, without whom very little of this would have been possible); graphics by Finnagain's 'Wake and Royal Typewriter(assisted by Steve Barker); metaphysical inspiration by John Braun, somewhere in the Owens River Valley; canine and piscean inspiration by Boogie and So-So; with spatial thanks to Phineas Purswell Durgley III, president of the Durg Broadcasting Corporation, a subsidiary of BSH&B Productions; recorded deep within the bowels of the Dungeon. Produced exclusively for El Rodeo and the students of Our Dear University. Suitable (I was requested to say this) for Greeks and Freaks alike! Mommy, Ren did it again.””  

RECORD CONDITION:VG+ some very light signs of wear, plays well with some occasional light background sounds

SLEEVE CONDITION:VG+ shrink, no splits, minor corner wear
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Mint (M) Perfect Condition, which basically means that it is as good as new, literally. The vinyl has to look new and sound as though it was never played, and the cover has to look untouched. Some argue that the only mint records are brand new unopened ones still in their original packing.

Near Mint (NM) Vinyl is near perfect. At most, a light scuff appears on the record, but it should play without any noise or skips. The record sleeve should also be near perfect with only minor signs of wear. There should be no" outline sleeve.)

Excellent (EX or VG++) Vinyl should still play with no skips of any kind. There can be some very minor surface scuffs, but they should not affect the sound quality. The record sleeve can have some minor ring wear but it should be mostly in good shape. Also, there can be some minor creases in the corners but no splits in the seams.

Very Good+ 

(VG+) This is the grading category where the quality of the sound is affected -- there will be some surface noise -- and the vinyl will show wear, including surface scuffs and some light scratches. However, the record is still very listenable as there are no deep scratches that cause skips. On the cover, the corners may be slightly bent, but not broken. There may be wear to the seams but not tears or holes.

Very Good 

(VG) Vinyl doesn't necessarily look good, but still plays well enough. Surface noise will probably be present, including pops and clicks. At higher volume levels, the music should overpower any pops and clicks present. There may be seam splitting, but not complete separation of the sleeve panels from each other. There will be noticeable ring wear on the cover, but the cover should for the most part still be in good condition.

Good (VG-) Vinyl is well played and looks it. However, the record should still play without skipping. It will have substantial surface noise, pops and clicks. Loss of various parts of the dynamic range will occur due to worn grooves. This grade depends a lot on the owner and the type of records he or she collects. A rock record may still sound ok at a high volume, but quieter styles of music will be practically unlistenable. The record cover may have many problems including seam splits, tears, and writing on it.

Fair/Poor F)

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