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Cool Mosrite Ephemera...a 1968 endorsement contract
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:06 am
by Deke Dickerson
Here's a rare bit of Mosrite ephemera--a 1968 endorsement contract for "Stark Naked And The Car Thieves." Anybody ever heard of these guys?
It's pretty interesting, to see what the company demanded of a band in exchange for free use of their guitars.
Only one of these I've ever seen.
Deke

Re: Cool Mosrite Ephemera...a 1968 endorsement contract
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:29 pm
by Dennisthe Menace
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Re: Cool Mosrite Ephemera...a 1968 endorsement contract
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:47 am
by JohnnySpitfire
Re: Cool Mosrite Ephemera...a 1968 endorsement contract
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:06 am
by Deke Dickerson
Holy cow! you rule man! Thanks for finding that. The ad with the Mosrite is too much!!
Deke
Re: Cool Mosrite Ephemera...a 1968 endorsement contract
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:21 am
by gplayer
I find it interesting that Michael McDonald and Doug Ingle are listed as former members.
Re: Cool Mosrite Ephemera...a 1968 endorsement contract
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:40 am
by JohnnySpitfire
Yeah the pictures are pretty cool.
So what would a contract have meant to a band of this stature ie not the Ventures, one or two guitars each? Personally I reckon I could a fit lot of mosrites into a two year contract.
Also how were bands approached? (or did they approach mosrite?)
Just dreaming of endless free mosrites on tap.........
Re: Cool Mosrite Ephemera...a 1968 endorsement contract
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:16 am
by Dennisthe Menace
Johnny,
Nice find on Stark Naked's Website. I guess these guys were another "up and coming" group that
fell victim along with many other groups due to possibly bad management, personel problems, etc.
However, their history thread was very interesting. And ditto on what gplayer posted about
McDonald and Ingle. I had found this VERY interesting that Doug Ingle had joined this group
AFTER HE LEFT his old group 'Iron Butterfly.'

Re: Cool Mosrite Ephemera...a 1968 endorsement contract
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:50 pm
by Bushers
Deke Dickerson wrote:Holy cow! you rule man! Thanks for finding that. The ad with the Mosrite is too much!!
Deke
I think what
was too much here is that they guys are actually 'stark naked'. Thank goodness other bands didnt take their name to the press release shots, like the 'Butthole Surfers'??!!
