Sold Date:
February 19, 2014
Start Date:
February 16, 2014
Final Price:
$48.89
(USD)
Bid Count:
10
Seller Feedback:
17833
Buyer Feedback:
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WE CURRENTLY HAVE MORE THAN 30 LISTED ITEMS
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· NEIL YOUNG - THE SELF TITLED FIRST ALBUM (“NEIL YOUNG”)-- ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE COVER WITHOUT NEIL'S NAME OR ALBUM TITLE PRINTED ON THE COVER - ORIGINAL 1968 REPRISE RECORDS STEREO LP RS-6317
· ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
· ORIGINAL 2-TONE (ORANGE/TAN) REPRISE LABEL.
· SECOND MIX OF THE ALBUM (1969 REMIX)
· THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
· ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)
· THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
· CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
· “RE-1” HAND-ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD.
· MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A/-1C'.
(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)
(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get. GUARANTEED!)
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On his songs for Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young had demonstrated an eclecticism that ranged from the rock of "Mr. Soul" to the complicated, multi-part arrangement of "Broken Arrow." On his debut solo album, he continued to work with composer/arranger Jack Nitzsche, with whom he had made "Expecting to Fly" on the Buffalo Springfield Again album, and together the two recorded a restrained effort on which the folk-rock instrumentation, most of which was by Young, overdubbing himself, was augmented by discreet string parts. The country & western elements that had tinged the Springfield's sound were also present, notably on the leadoff track, "The Emperor of Wyoming," an instrumental that recalled the Springfield song "A Child's Claim to Fame." Still unsure of his voice, Young sang in a becalmed high tenor that could be haunting as often as it was listless and whining. He was at his least appealing on the nine-and-a-half-minute closing track, "The Last Trip to Tulsa," on which he accompanied himself with acoustic guitar, singing an impressionistic set of lyrics seemingly derived from Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited. But double-tracking and the addition of a female backup chorus improved the singing elsewhere, and on "The Loner," the album's most memorable track, Young displayed some of the noisy electric guitar work that would characterize his recordings with Crazy Horse and reminded listeners of his ability to turn a phrase. Still, Neil Young made for an uneven, low-key introduction to Young's solo career, and when released it was a commercial flop, his only album not to make the charts. (Several months after the album's release, Young remixed it to bring out his vocals more and added some overdubs. This second version replaced the first in the U.S. from then on, though the original mix remained available overseas.)
(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY WILLIAM RUHLMANN, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)
A genuine piece of Rock history: Neil Young’s first album (and first version, plus withdrawn “no-title” cover)!
Track listing: The emperor of Wyoming - The loner - If I could have her tonight - I've been waiting for you - The old laughing lady - String Quartet from Whiskey Boot Hill - Here we are in the years - What did you do to my life? - I've loved her so long - The last trip to Tulsa.
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· CONDITION:
· RECORD
(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)
(a) WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)
(b) The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!
(c) Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!
· COVER (this is the original, “NO NAME“ cover)
THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- The previous owner taped the seams with numerous small pieces of clear scotch tape, applied across (perpendicularly to) the seams, which does affect the integrity and appearance of the cover somewhat. Some of these pieces of tape can probably be removed easily, but we did not attempt to.
- Cover has a tape residue (dried glue residue from the removed piece of old and aged scotch tape)
- Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 4
- Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record), probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.
- Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging (nothing significant).
- The gatefold cover has partially split seams on 2 out of 4 "legs" of the cover (about 5 and 7 inches / 1 inch = 2.5 centimeters).
- Cover has a few wrinkles along the spine
- Cover has a small, rectangular, sticker residue (small yellowish discoloration from the removed price sticker)
- Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the top and bottom seams as well as the opening side.
- Minor shelf wear noted on the spine (nothing significant)
- Back cover has a small peel-off mark, probably from the careless removal of the price sticker (less than 1 square inch in size).
- Cover has three corners slightly worn / dinged / bent.
- The cover has a few tiny scratch marks on the front side (nothing significant)
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:
- No cut-out (drill) holes.
- No cut-out corners
- No saw-marks or indents
- No writing
- No stamps
- No mold or mildew spots
- No stickers or labels
- No water damage
- No warping
- No bar codes
- No RIAA stamps or stickers.
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