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Title: Child of Winter single on e-bay
Post by: Jay on April 26, 2012, 01:01:29 AM
I just recently found a Beach Boys single of Child of Winter, on the "Randy Records" label. Is this real, or a pirate/boot? I have never heard of a label called Randy Records. http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-BEACH-BOYS-CHILD-OF-WINTER-GOOD-VIBRATIONS-LIVE-RANDY-/180865926052?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item2a1c7303a4


Title: Re: Child of Winter single on e-bay
Post by: stack-o-tracks on April 26, 2012, 01:06:04 AM
I hope it's Randy from Trailer Park Boys.


Title: Re: Child of Winter single on e-bay
Post by: MBE on April 26, 2012, 01:25:51 AM
Jay it's a boot that came out. Until it was reissued on 45 and CD in 1998 it was very hard to find. I didn't hear it until I began to trade cassette tapes around 1994. I did finally find it some of the classic vinyl boots I scored some time later. I have the excellent 1998 single but still don't have a 1974 pressing.


Title: Re: Child of Winter single on e-bay
Post by: Christian on April 26, 2012, 01:28:16 AM
I have never heard of a label called Randy Records.

The Kenny and The Cadets single "Barbie" was on Randy Records.

But the "Child Of Winter" single is a boot, of course or - to quote the seller - a fan club issue. 


Title: Re: Child of Winter single on e-bay
Post by: Jay on April 26, 2012, 01:31:13 AM
I've read about how the original single is supposed to be exceedingly rare and next to impossible to find, and the price seemed kind of to good to be true, so I had to ask.  ;D


Title: Re: Child of Winter single on e-bay
Post by: MBE on April 26, 2012, 01:43:43 AM
I've read about how the original single is supposed to be exceedingly rare and next to impossible to find, and the price seemed kind of to good to be true, so I had to ask.  ;D
I haven't heard this pressing but I would hold out for the offical 1974 or 1998 45's.


Title: Re: Child of Winter single on e-bay
Post by: gxios on April 26, 2012, 04:08:26 AM
The Randy pressing is from 1977.  It was put out after that alternate take of Good Vibrations surfaced.  I don't think the Child of Winter 45 should be hard to find.  I have at least 3 permutations of it (Reprise label, Brother label, mono/stereo promo) that I got off ebay for less than $10 over the years.  For a record you could not find in the stores even when it was released (I tried ordering it from a big record chain in January 1975 and was told it was already not available) there seem to be a lot of stock copies around.