Sold Date: August 23, 2024
Start Date: February 10, 2021
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Vinyl pressing of The Band's eponymous 1969 concept album (ranked #45 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time) with a rare label variation in gatefold sleeve. Singles from the album include "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". The album was preserved in the National Recording Registry in 2009. Record acquired by a Brooklyn-based vintage shop that specializes in vinyl from private collections.
Grading Vinyl graded in-store conservatively and competitively: NM - A nearly perfect record, never played. Never assigned unless a record is sealed. (Open records that look unplayed are graded down to VG+) VG+ - Some signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. May contain slight scuffs or light scratches that do not affect play. VG - Light surface noise upon play, but will not overpower the music. No skipping. G+ - Surface noise and groove wear will affect play and overpower the music in some sections. No skipping. G - Surface noise and groove wear will overpower the music in most sections. Record may contain skipping in some sections.
Label: Capitol Records - STAO-132 Genre: Rock, Folk Rock Condition: Vinyl/VG+, Sleeve/VG (Gatefold sleeve has corner bumps, light ring wear, a small tear in the gatefold, and a scratch on the back cover, see photos. Original inner sleeve missing. Vinyl inspected under bright light for grading.) Matrix / Runout (Side 1 ): STAO-1-80132-1 Matrix / Runout (Side 2): STAO-2-80132-1
Track listing:
A1Across The Great Divide2:52A2Rag Mama Rag3:02A3The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down3:30A4When You Awake3:10A5Up On Cripple Creek4:29A6Whispering Pines3:55B1Jemima Surrender3:30B2Rockin' Chair3:40B3Look Out Cleveland3:07B4Jawbone4:17B5The Unfaithful Servant4:15B6King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
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