Los Shakers: La Conferencia Secreta Del Toto s Bar 1968, Argentina/EMI-Odeon Pops LDX-309 Mono. Disc is in nice EX to M- shape except for a scuffed area at the end of side one, I listened closely to this and only heard a few faint ticks as a song was fading out the disc gets a VG grade to be strict. To clarify, playback is almost entirely M-. The cover has some rubbing on the seams, a small split starting at the pocket opening on the top, and a rubber stamp on the back panel reading Sample Not For Sale this cover gets a VG grade. Ultra-rare Mono original pressing of their third LP, and it s the superior Argentina edition which has the best pressing quality This is an exceptionally high-grade example if you collect records from Latin America you know how tough it is to locate clean copies of rock releases from this era. Originally from Uruguay, the Shakers had relocated to Buenos Aires by the mid-1960s so this is the original home country issue. Stupendous melodic pop-psych sung in English with a strong Beatles influence this LP has long been coveted by collectors in every corner of the world. The charm of most South American 1960s groups is their amateurish take on Western rock music, but there s no pretending with these guys. They were a world-class rock band. Check out a track on YouTube via this link:
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