Travis Tritten
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Hi, all, I need your historical expertise ...
So the first Marshalls may have come across the pond from England around April 1967 when Cream played its first U.S. date in NYC. Then we have the Jimi Hendrix Experience playing for the first time in the U.S. at Monterey in June -- a well documented Marshall event! Cream was back in the fall for a U.S. tour using Marshall stacks. The Who also toured the U.S. in '67 but was using Vox.
Meanwhile, it seems unclear whether Jim Marshall had inked a deal with Unicord by this time in 1967 for U.S. distribution (He definitely had Rose-Morris in England). The U.S. distribution deal may have been 1968. His own account in his book and other sources are vague on the exact timing.
So my question: Is there a record or any evidence of who was selling and who was buying Marshall amps in the U.S. in 1967? Was it only Manny's in NYC, or other famous shops? And do we know at all how many Marshalls were exported to the U.S. that year?
I'm very curious because I have a mid '67 Super Bass (photos in my other post) with a polarity switch, which I believe means it was sold in the U.S. I just can't get any sense of the market here during that year. And it'd be super cool to know a little bit about the amp's history. Generally, from what I can tell, Blue Cheer (first album 1968) and the MC5 didn't buy Marshalls until they saw the English acts touring, and they were pioneers in the U.S. Any thoughts or enlightenment would be greatly appreciated!
So the first Marshalls may have come across the pond from England around April 1967 when Cream played its first U.S. date in NYC. Then we have the Jimi Hendrix Experience playing for the first time in the U.S. at Monterey in June -- a well documented Marshall event! Cream was back in the fall for a U.S. tour using Marshall stacks. The Who also toured the U.S. in '67 but was using Vox.
Meanwhile, it seems unclear whether Jim Marshall had inked a deal with Unicord by this time in 1967 for U.S. distribution (He definitely had Rose-Morris in England). The U.S. distribution deal may have been 1968. His own account in his book and other sources are vague on the exact timing.
So my question: Is there a record or any evidence of who was selling and who was buying Marshall amps in the U.S. in 1967? Was it only Manny's in NYC, or other famous shops? And do we know at all how many Marshalls were exported to the U.S. that year?
I'm very curious because I have a mid '67 Super Bass (photos in my other post) with a polarity switch, which I believe means it was sold in the U.S. I just can't get any sense of the market here during that year. And it'd be super cool to know a little bit about the amp's history. Generally, from what I can tell, Blue Cheer (first album 1968) and the MC5 didn't buy Marshalls until they saw the English acts touring, and they were pioneers in the U.S. Any thoughts or enlightenment would be greatly appreciated!
Superlead...there were hard to get...I had to wait about a month and half..that smell of a new Marshall was awesome....
