I´ve got a copy of Surfin bird (Trashmen) on Garrett Records with "December 6 1963 # 40" etched in the dead wax with big letters. It also got -KB-3962-A-R- in smaller letters. Cant find no info about this online, please help?
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 02:18 PM
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 02:20 PM
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 02:34 PM
I don't know about the etchings but Discogs has a pretty good list of all the pressings and this one might be yours Surfin' Bird is pretty common, I've never known any pressing to be very valuable. — |
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 02:43 PM
ElMonstroPorFavor wrote:
Yes, thats is what it looks like. But as you can see, they don´t mention the "December 6..." etching in the runout groove... I´ts not the value im interested in (no, really |
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 09:50 PM
Nice find, especially in Sweden! I'd kill for some Tages original singles! —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 09:54 PM
Maybe John Blair could help with this. —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Oct 14 2014 11:27 PM
I suggest you contact Barry and/or Marda and ask them. Tell them you're just a surf music fan on SG101 and curious about the record. Look up Barry Wickham Rare Records and you'll find a way to contact them. Good luck! —Danny Snyder I am now playing trumpet with Prince Buster tribute band 'Balzac' Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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Posted on Oct 15 2014 01:23 AM
KB-3962-A/R are the correct master #s for the Trashmen's 45 on Garrett. However, the date etched in the runoff area seems odd to me. It's the correct time period for the record (12/63). The #40, though?? Probably not a chart position...the record made it into the Top 10 nationally. I have no idea what this is, but it doesn't seem likely that it was etched on the stamper at the same time as the master #s. — |
) but im a sucker for dead wax hand etchings and 1st pressings in general. I live in Sweden so it would be cool to have a first (or very early) US press of this wonderful piece of plastic! 
I guess it would be better to ask on record collector forums but they usually dont know anything about surf music so.... 
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