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TWINK THINK PINK - ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1970 SIRE RECORDS STEREO LP SES-97022
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
PROMOTIONAL COPY THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS HOWEVER, THE PARTIALLY PEELED-OFF PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL
ORIGINAL WHITE, PINK AND AQUA-BLUE SIRE LABEL
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER AMERICAN STYLE
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING-
THE RECORD HAS A BELL SOUND STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.
MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX OF THE RECORD
MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX ENDS WITH -1A/-1A . ON SOME LABELS, SUFFIX 1 DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING
PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW
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As far as overlooked geniuses of the U.K. psychedelic underground go, the man known as Twink certainly belongs on the shelf alongside Kevin Ayers, Kevin Coyne, Syd Barrett, and Robert Wyatt. As drummer for the Pretty Things and, later, the Deviants, as well as being one-half of Shagrat with Steve Peregrin Took, Twink was integral in the creation of some of the U.K. psychedelic underground s most brilliant artifacts. His Think Pink session contains the classic Twink tracks The Sparrow Is a Sign and The Coming of the Other One, which were cut with Steve Peregrin Took of Tyrannosaurus Rex fame. Incidentally, both tracks appear on the Shagrat album that was only officially released in 2001: Pink Jackets Required, which plays the sister album to the Twink solo outing in question. Think Pink is an incredibly varied album with no two songs resembling each other, but then one assumes an acid masterpiece like Ten Thousand Words in a Cardboard Box will stay on high rotation for at least a week on the stereos of most psychedelia fans, so overall album flow may not be such an issue. This is pure psychedelic acid rock of the highest order. If one can imagine a fusion of the Incredible String Band, Deviants, early Pink Floyd, and a fair dose of Twink s heredity as a member of Tomorrow and the Pretty Things, you get an idea of what he was up to. Not known for doing things in halves, he shows little restraint in the assembly of a group designed to tear the roof of the psychedelic scene. The band was made up of the Deviants guitarist Paul Rudolph -- the U.K. equivalent of Fred Sonic Smith -- who provides the most astonishing fuzz freak-outs and arrangements on the album. Other players included Viv Prince Wally Waller John Povey Victor Unitt Deviants bassist Honk John Wood of Tomorrow and, of course, the not-to-be underestimated contributions from Steve Peregrin Took. Regardless of the connotations the term psychedelic carries with it, it s not all Pink Fairies and Tolkien. Things get ominous and dark on Fluid and I Remember Nothing then, by the first half of the album, the mind is expanded enough to take in side two, where the presence of Steve Took really starts to come into play. His brilliant The Sparrow Is a Sign is a psychedelic anthem that is worth acquiring the album for alone. Essential stuff, not to be missed by those following the U.K. underground psychedelic scene circa 1968-1972.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY DEAN McFARLANE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/
The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES such as the one we have here were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the first among equals , which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.
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CONDITION:
THE RECORD
IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight
a WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG , JUST A NOTCH BELOW NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions probably just sleeve scuffs inflicted in storage over the years ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new visible 1-inch scuff noted on Mexican Grass War , may cause a few clicks and pops, but probably won t
b The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.
c The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording
d Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
THE COVER
THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover has some ring wear. On the scale from 1 to 10 1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe , we assess the severity of ring wear as 4 front side and 5 back side .
- The cover has a few scratch marks on the back side
- Cover has a sticker residue partially peeled remnants of the promo sticker the buyer can probably remove these small, still affixed bits and pieces of the sticker with a minor effort
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