THIS IS THE 1972 US ORIGINAL PRESSING on SIGNPOST label. SINGLE COVER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE. he cover is in VG(+) condition: normal wear BUT small cut-edge, creases, light discolouration/wear on spines/corners, left spine is readable; COMPANY INNER in great condition; for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition, and plays wonderfully.
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SKIP BATTIN
with CLARENCE WHITE, BILLY MUNDI, JOHN GUERIN, ROGER McGUINN, SPANKY McFARLANE
Country-rock journeyman bass player Clyde "Skip" Battin was part of the duo Skip & Flip that scored three chart entries in 1959-1960, including "It Was I" and "Cherry Pie," both of which reached number 11. He formed the Evergreen Blueshoes in the mid-'60s and was a member of the Byrds from 1969 to 1972, playing bass and singing. He later appeared with lineups of the Flying Burrito Brothers and New Riders of the Purple Sage.
Produced by Eric Malamud and Skip Battin
1972 LP SIGNPOST RECORDS SP 8408
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
Barcode: none
Price Code (spine): 0598
Pressing Plant ID: PR
LABEL: SIGNPOST - BLACK LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - SILVER/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) SP8408
Catalog on labels: SP 8408 (ST-SP-722635 PR) / SP 8408 (ST-SP-722636 PR)
Matrix / Runout, (Side A, Etched): ST-SP-722635 C AT [unidentified, maybe"Cre"] PR
Matrix / Runout, (Side B, Etched): ST-SP 722636 A AT PR
On labels: rim text reads "Dist. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, N.Y., N.Y.
℗ 1972 Signpost
All songs written by Kim Fowley and Skip Battin.
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits
Published by Bad Boy Music and Kyo Music-BMI
Distributed by Atlantic........Broadway........10023
℗ © 1972 Signpost Records Printed in USA
tracklisting
Side A: UNDERCOVER MAN - THE BALLAD OF DICK CLARK
CAPTAIN VIDEO - CENTRAL PARK - FOUR LEGS ARE BETTER THAN TWO
Side B: VALENTINO - HUMAN BEING BLUES
THE ST. LOUIS BROWNS - COBRAS - MY SECRET LIFE
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
A true Hollywood cowboy, Skip Battin writes songs in a country-rock style that frequently concern themselves with the silver screen, a tendency that turned up during his tenure in the Byrds on songs like "Citizen Kane" and that is apparent here on his debut solo album on songs like "Valentino." Battin's songwriting partner is the notorious Kim Fowley, and the backup band includes former Byrds Clarence White and Roger McGuinn, not to mention Spanky McFarlane of Spanky & Our Gang...(AllMusic)