The Shocking Blue / This America ( Good Times )
Japan Orig. LP


Polydor MP 2401

Appendices: "Original OBI", “Different Cover” & "Insert”

Description: This is scarce Japanese original copy ( released in 1974 ) of their last original album, comin' with complete appendices. This album was released as “Good Times” in other countries with different cover. Yes, artwork of cover is completely different from any other countries’ copy ( See photos ). But the track-list is the same as other countries’ one. Insert is with “Japanese liner notes” and “English lyrics”. It's hard to find Japanese copy of this album even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.

Side A: Good times, You’ll come, My life, Morning sun, Loving girl, Beggin’

Side B: This America, Nashville rebel, Ball of confusion, Mississippi delta, I won’t be lonely long, Come my way


Condition: VG+/VG ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is good in condition, except for partly worn corners & spine. It’s lightly scraped with a light scrape line on the surface of back. All corners are creased short. Otherwise it has no tear, ring-wear, strip, dent, stain & writing...OK.

DISC: Disc is good in condition, keeping glossy. A few light hairlines are on each side. There’re minor spots on the label of Side A. Otherwise it has none of any scratch & spindle-mark on each label, which is to be rated as "VG". Flaws are not many but just a few on each side, and it plays fine on each side.

OBI: VG, being rippled and lightly discolored in the top-rims of each side. Left top corner of front is creased and torn short.

INSERT: VG, being lightly tanned on the surface of each side.