Fugs

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Belle Of Avenue A New - LP - RS 6359 Sealed 1969 Steamboat Label Original. more
	Belle Of Avenue A Used - LP - RS 6359 1969 White Label Promo With Radio Station Timing Strip On Cover. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. more
	Belle Of Avenue A Used - LP - RS 6359 Rare 1969 US White Label Promo. VG++/NM-. Some Light Foxing On The Cover. "The Fugs Sounded A Little Weary And Burnt Out On Their Final Studio Album Of The 1960s. The Psychedelic Experimentation And Orchestral Arrangements Of 1968's It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest Were Ditched In Favor Of Basic Rock Or Even, At Times, Acoustic Performances. The Title Track And "Queen Of The Nile" Are Essentially Ed Sanders Solo Cuts, With Acoustic Guitar Accompaniment By Dan Hamburg; "Bum's Song" Is Likewise Pretty Much A Tuli Kupferberg Recording, With Just His Voice And Hamburg's Guitar. The Sexually And Politically Charged Heart Of The Band Continued To Beat On Songs Like "Chicago" (Originally Written For The Soundtrack Of A Yippie Movie About Chicago Police Riots At The 1968 Democratic Convention) And "The Belle Of Avenue A," About A Quickie Between A Hippie And A Truck Driver. But The Production And Adrenaline Levels Are Kind Of Flat. The Country Influence That Was Always Present In Ed Sanders' Singing And Songwriting Started To Really Flower On This Lp, Where His Yodeling Vocal Style -- Which Was Less Than An Acquired Taste -- Prefigured The Country Satire Of His 1969 Debut Solo Album, Sanders' Truckstop. It Was Up To Tuli Kupferberg To Provide The Record's Highlight, The Sincere Ballad "Flower Children"." AMG - Richie Unterberger. more
	Fugs Used - LP - 1028 1966 Deep Groove Mono Original. Not Listed In The Guide Books. Photos On Back Are Straight. Red Mono Stamp On Back Cover. more
	Fugs New - LP - 1028 Factory Sealed 1966 Mono Original With Staggered Photos On The Back Cover. more
	Fugs Used - LP - 1028 1966 Original With The Insanely Rare Shield Alternate Artwork. Layout Of The Back Cover Is Also Different From The Two Black And White Cover Versions. Rear Cover Has A Small, Light Stain On The Bottom Left Corner With Three Initials Written Feintly In Pen Just Above It. Appears Unplayed. more
	Fugs (Second Album) Used - LP - ESP 1028 Rare 1966 Stereo Original. Black & White Cover With Staggered Photos On Back. Shrink Wrap Still Intact With Stereo Sticker And Original Store Sticker. more
	Fugs (Second Album) New - LP - ESP 1028 Sealed Original With The Insanely Rare Shield Alternate Artwork. Layout Of The Paste On Back Cover Is Also Different From The Two Black And White Cover Versions. “The Fugs, Retitled The Fugs Second Album For A Later Reissue, Finds Them Sounding More Professional Than On Their Debut, And Still Sounding Very Ahead Of Their Time Lyrically, Expressing Sentiments In Ways That Just Hadn't Been Done Before. Lyrically, Many Of The Tracks On This Album Wouldn't Be Out Of Place On Any Dead Kennedys Record, But Like The Dead Kennedys, The Fugs' Weakness For Crude Humor Puts A Damper On The Whole Affair. Sometimes The Jokes Work ("Dirty Old Man"), Sometimes They Don't ("Mutant Stomp"), But They're Always Entertaining. At Times, Ed Sanders' Nasal Whine And Clichéd Hippie Posturing Can Grow Tiresome ("Frenzy," "Group Grope"), But A Few True Gems Do Manage To Shine Through. "Morning Morning" And "I Want To Know," Which Wouldn't Have Been Out Of Place On The Velvet Underground & Nico, Are True Highlights. Like Reed, The Revolutionary Tag Is Placed On The Fugs For The Sheer Frankness They Used To Deal With The Taboo. But Whereas Reed Dealt With The Dark Sides Of Promiscuity And Drug Use, The Fugs Celebrate It, And Most Times In A Very Exhibitionist Way. Biting Social Commentary, As On "Doin' All Right," Is Articulately Done, And While Being Listenable, Is Not Outstanding In Musical Terms.” Matt Fink, All Music Guide. more
	Fugs (Second Album) Used - LP - ESP 1028 Late 60's Mono Reissue. Top Right Corner Crease, Vibramt VG++ Cover Otherwise. This Pressing Contains Some Odd Label Variants. We Have Not Been Able To Find Any Reference To The "Made In Poland" Printed On The Labels. Back Cover Has Non-Staggered Photos. more
	Fugs First Album Used - LP - 1018 Beautiful 1965 First Stereo Release. more
	Golden Filth New - LP - RS 6396 Sealed 1970 Original. “By The Time Of This Recording On June 1, 1968 At The Fillmore East, The Fugs Had Evolved From Their Primitive Beginnings Into A Pretty Full And Tight Rock Band. They'd Also Grown Into A Pretty Large Group, In Fact, With Ten Musicians, Including Two Drummers. However, Most Of The Material Was Initially Recorded Between 1965 And 1966, ESP Era. While Some Listeners Might Be Disappointed By The Absence Of Live Versions Of Highlights From Their Reprise Records, This Release Actually Has More Value Than The Typical Live Album Because It Has Notably Different Arrangements Of Well-Known Songs. On The Fugs' First Recordings In Particular, The Sound And Execution Was Pretty Primitive, And It's Good To Have Full, Together Rock Versions Of Notable Songs Like "Slum Goddess," "Supergirl," "Nothing," "I Couldn't Get High," "Coca-Cola Douche," And "How Sweet I Roamed." The Spoken Intros Haven't Dated As Well, With Sanders' Monologues About Lesbian Dwarfs And Zebra Puke, And Kupferberg Moaning At One Point, "I Want A Titty"; What Was Once A Shocking And Taboo-Breaking Is Now Superfluous To The Music.” - Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide more
	Golden Filth Used - LP - 6396 Beautiful 1970 White Label Promo. Slight Paper Tear On Bottom Of Back Jacket (See Scan). Recorded Live At The Fillmore East On June 1, 1968. more
	Golden Filth Used - LP - 6396 1970 White Label Promo. LP Appears Glossy, Unplayed. “By The Time Of This Recording On June 1, 1968 At The Fillmore East, The Fugs Had Evolved From Their Primitive Beginnings Into A Pretty Full And Tight Rock Band. They'd Also Grown Into A Pretty Large Group, In Fact, With Ten Musicians, Including Two Drummers. However, Most Of The Material Was Initially Recorded Between 1965 And 1966, ESP Era. While Some Listeners Might Be Disappointed By The Absence Of Live Versions Of Highlights From Their Reprise Records, This Release Actually Has More Value Than The Typical Live Album Because It Has Notably Different Arrangements Of Well-Known Songs. On The Fugs' First Recordings In Particular, The Sound And Execution Was Pretty Primitive, And It's Good To Have Full, Together Rock Versions Of Notable Songs Like "Slum Goddess," "Supergirl," "Nothing," "I Couldn't Get High," "Coca-Cola Douche," And "How Sweet I Roamed." The Spoken Intros Haven't Dated As Well, With Sanders' Monologues About Lesbian Dwarfs And Zebra Puke, And Kupferberg Moaning At One Point, "I Want A Titty"; What Was Once A Shocking And Taboo-Breaking Is Now Superfluous To The Music.” - Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide more
	Golden Filth Used - LP - ED 217 1994 UK Reissue Of The 1970 Album. Recorded Live At The Fillmore East. more
	Greatest Hits Volume 1 Proto Punk Used - LP - PVC 8914 1982 US original. Crisp, vibrant jacket with cut corner. promo sticker on back cover. more
	It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest New - LP - RS 6305 Factory Sealed 1968 Two Color Steamboat Label Gatefold Original. Pristine Copy. more
	It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest Used - LP - RS 6305 1968 White Label Promo Gatefold. LP Appears Virtually Unplayed. more
	It Crawled Into My Hand, Honest Used - LP - XED 181 1986 UK Gatefold Reissue. Appears Unplayed. more
	Tenderness Junction New - LP - RS 6280 Sealed 1967 Tri-Color Steamboat Label Gatefold Original. We Assume That This Also Contains The Poster. more
	Tenderness Junction Used - LP - RS 6280 1967 Tri-Color Steamboat Label Gatefold Original. Jacket Is VG+. The Glossy LP Appears Unplayed. more
	The Fugs (Second Album) Used - LP - ESP 1028 1967 Reissue Housed In A Jacket With The Shield Artwork. Sleeve Scuffing On Vinyl, But Glossy. Jacket Is NM-, Shrink Wrap Is Still Mostly Intact. Layout Of The Back Cover Is Also Different From The Two Black And White Cover Versions. Known As The "Fugs Second Album". "The Fugs, Retitled The Fugs Second Album For A Later Reissue, Finds Them Sounding More Professional Than On Their Debut, And Still Sounding Very Ahead Of Their Time Lyrically, Expressing Sentiments In Ways That Just Hadn't Been Done Before. Lyrically, Many Of The Tracks On This Album Wouldn't Be Out Of Place On Any Dead Kennedys Record, But Like The Dead Kennedys, The Fugs' Weakness For Crude Humor Puts A Damper On The Whole Affair. Sometimes The Jokes Work ("Dirty Old Man"), Sometimes They Don't ("Mutant Stomp"), But They're Always Entertaining. At Times, Ed Sanders' Nasal Whine And Clichéd Hippie Posturing Can Grow Tiresome ("Frenzy," "Group Grope"), But A Few True Gems Do Manage To Shine Through. "Morning Morning" And "I Want To Know," Which Wouldn't Have Been Out Of Place On The Velvet Underground & Nico, Are True Highlights. Like Reed, The Revolutionary Tag Is Placed On The Fugs For The Sheer Frankness They Used To Deal With The Taboo. But Whereas Reed Dealt With The Dark Sides Of Promiscuity And Drug Use, The Fugs Celebrate It, And Most Times In A Very Exhibitionist Way. Biting Social Commentary, As On "Doin' All Right," Is Articulately Done, And While Being Listenable, Is Not Outstanding In Musical Terms. Bonus Tracks, Such As "Carpe Diem," Are Nice Additions, And "Wide Wide River," Which Has A Faux Gospel Feel, Is Appropriate For The Sermonizing The Fugs Do On The Song, As Throughout The Album. Overall, The Fugs Is An Interesting Historical Footnote." AMG - Matt Fink. more
	Virgin Fugs New - LP - ESP 1038 Sealed Stereo Euro Import (UK, Italy?) Comes From Old Store Stock. Recorded In 1965. more