Crackers
(TAKRL 3969 – 1969A/B 2969C/D 3969E/F)
S1: BREATHE*/ON THE RUN/TIME/BREATHE (REPRISE)/THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY
S2: MONEY/US AND THEM/ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE/BRAIN DAMAGE/ ECLIPSE
S3: ONE OF THESE DAYS/CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE EUGENE
S4: ECHOES
S5: A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS
S6: SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN
SQ: EXCELLENT STEREO (FIRST PRESSING) SUBSEQUENT PRESSINGS ARE VERY GOOD STEREO.
COMMENTS: US BOOTLEG. FIRST PRESSING WITH PLAIN WHITE COVER AND PAPER INSERT. SECOND PRESSING (WITH DELUXE BLACK & WHITE COVER WITH GROUP SHOT ON BACK (RELEASED IN 1978) AND LATER ISSUED IN 1982 IN A PLAIN BLACK BOX WITH A DIFFERENT (PACKET OF CRACKERS) PAPER INSERT (MATRIX C3969A/F) - THE TRACK 'ECLIPSE' IS MORE COMPLETE ON THIS PRESSING. ONE LATER ISSUE CLAIMS TO BE QUADRAPHONIC, THIS ONE IS USUALLY OFFERED ON EBAY FOR AROUND $140 (ALWAYS SHRINKWRAPPED) IN A PLAIN SLEEVE WITH THE BOX SET INSERT AND AN EXTRA BACK INSERT - IT MAY WELL BE A CYNICAL REPACKAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BOX SET - SEE 'ECLIPSED (SUEDE BOX)'. RE-ISSUED YET AGAIN WITH A NEW MATRIX NUMBER (VD 003 #3969-A/F L-29467) AND 'OSCAR RECORDS' LABELS.
NOTES FROM TAKRL: ‘OUR ONLY TRIPLE ALBUM, ORIGINAL EDITION CONTAINED POSTER OF DR. TERENCE H. ‘TELLY’ PHONE. ALL THREES’.
RARITY RATING: *****(WITH POSTER) ****(FIRST) ***(SECOND) *(BOX SET) ?(QUAD)
SOURCE: HOLLYWOOD BOWL LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 22.9.72 EXCEPT * RAINBOW THEATRE LONDON 20.2.72.
KNOWN LABEL VARIATIONS: PLAIN TAKRL - WORLDS RECORDS - SPINDIZZIE - MONIQUE D'OZO - VERZYL COMIC LABELS - OSCAR RECORDS - DESSIE RECORDS - PLAIN LABELS (VARIOUS COLOURS) - CARTOON DUCK - CARTOON DWARF WITH HAMMER - CARTOON MONSTER.
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