Now this album is special for two reasons ...
Damn fine music from Christopher is one reason
The other is that this is a misprint and some folks consider this to make the album even more desirable, just depends how you take your whiskey!
C.W STONEKING - Gon' Boogaloo
King Hokum Records
Cat# KHR03 KHR03LP
Matrix codes (stamped & VERY faint):
147436E1/A KHR03LP-A
147436E2/B KHR03LP-B
2016
Australian release
Gatefold cover (heavy cardboard) is in very good condition, meaning that there are no tears, no seam splits and no personal writing. Inside the gatefold vinyl pocket is the dropcard for free downloading of the album (never used) and this is marked (c) 2016 meaning that this is NOT the 2017 issue.
Notice the catalogue number on the front cover? This is showing as KHR03 however the record labels (both sides) and the spine show the catalogue number as KHR03LP. There is apparently another version of the cover which does show KHR03LP however.
New inner clear plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in very good condition, visually inspected under a bright White halogen light source and I can see no scratches or marks on the vinyl. Just taking a look at the vinyl doesn't cut it, it may look great but you need to actually play the entire release to make an accurate judgement on the condition so I then played the ENTIRE vinyl, every single track on both sides. There are no substantial issues with surface noise nor clicks/pops - if I was to make any comment about this, I felt that there was just a little elevation in surface noise on the opening track on Side 1 (very quiet passages of guitar playing)
Keep in mind that while the "sound" is so enjoyable to listen to, it is not "studio perfect" and at least to my ears does not have that "polished" sound that occurs once a studio has massaged the music - I personally like it this way. If you are into the technical side of recordings and take great interest in the recording processes used by Christopher, take a good read on the rear cover as Christopher describes the wonderful equipment (Ampex & RCA ribbon microphone) he used and how the songs were mixed (non-electronically).
TRACKS: How Long, The Zombie, Get On The Floor, The Thing I Done, Tomorrow Gon' Be Too Late, Mama Got The Blues, Goin' Back South, The Jungle Swing, Good Luck Charm, I'm The Jungle Man, On A Desert isle, We Gon' Boogaloo
