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·       MAGIC SAM (WITH HIS BLUES BAND) - WEST SIDE SOUL - ORIGINAL 1968 DELMARK RECORDS STEREO LP DS-615

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ORIGINAL WHITE AND BLUE DELMARK LABEL (WHITE BOTTOM, PALE BLUE TOP WITH A LARGE “D” LOGO IN A SQUARE [NOT A CIRCLE] )

 

·       7 WEST GRAND AVE. ADDRESS ON BOTH BACK COVER AND THE LABEL

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       ORIGINAL COVER WITH TRACK LISTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK PANEL AND NOT ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE; NO MENTION OF MAGIC SAM’S SECOND ALBUM (BLACK MAGIC, DELMARK DS-620) IN LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER.

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

(►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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We dare say this: we firmly believe that this is one of top-10 finest urban blues albums ever recorded. If Magic Sam had not passed away so young, at the age of only 32,  he could have been bigger than B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix (both of whom Magic Sam jammed with). We rank this album - Magic Sam's ONLY studio album - right up there with Albert King's "Born under the bad sign" (see our other auctions for the copy of this album); Freddy King's "Sings the Blues" album, BB King's "Live at the Regal", Muddy Waters' "Folk Singer", T-Bone Walker's "Classic indigo vocals & guitar", Lonnie Johnson's "Blues and Ballads", "Howlin' Wolf's "Moanin' in the moonlight", Jimmy Reed's "Rockin' with Reed", Lightnin' Hopkins' "Lightnin' and the Blues", Elmore James "The sky is crying" or John Lee Hooker's "Sings and Plays the Blues". As Magic Sam's mystique and cult following grew in the years after his sudden death in 1969, original copies of this killer record became increasingly difficult to find, particularly in good shape, such as the copy we have a privilege of presenting here. If you are not familiar with this album, you owe it to yourself to familiarize with the modern, urban Chicago blues; without this long player, your blues education is utterly incomplete.

 

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►

 

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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 VG++. A few light abrasions  ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly  insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(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

 

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-        Cover has a partially split bottom seam (between 2 and 4 inches  / 5 to 10 centimeters); This split seam was delicately taped by the previous owner with a piece of transparent scotch tape

 

-        A visible water stain affects the area of about 5 square inches in size  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)  in one corner; there is no structural damage to the cover, and both cardboard base and paper slick are intact, however, the stain is visible and has caused visible yellowish discoloration and a slight warp in the affected area.

 

-         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 back side, apparently from aging  (nothing significant).

 

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

 

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

 

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged  / bent.(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 peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

 

 

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POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

 

We offer THREE postage rates for both Domestic and International Mail: Media Mail, Priority Mail and Express Mail for domestic, and First Class, Priority International Mail, and Express International Mail for international orders. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE: WE RECOMMEND that you pay for USPS International Priority Mail OR International Express mail when making a payment in order to obtain tracking information, which is NOT available for First Class International shipments.

 

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