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GRATEFUL DEAD American Beauty 1st U.S. pressing on green Warner Brothers labels. Terre Haute pressing plant information as indicated by the "T" etched in the runouts. Mastered at Artisan as indicated by the logo.
True 1st pressing in Excellent condition. It's very important to have this title in clean shape with the acoustic instruments, silent passages are very important.
VINYL in EX/VG++ condition, clean and shiny, excellent sound quality! There is a "W" in a circle written in red pen on the Side 1 label (see photos).
COVER in VG condition with light ring wear, corner bumps, spine intact with chipping starting, top seam intact with chipping starting, bottom seam intact with 1" area in middle with paper loss, area near opening has paper loss/rubbing 1" from opening, chipping near spine.
Notes Artist is listed as The Grateful Dead on cover spine, Grateful Dead on rear cover and labels.
Catalog number 1893 on sleeve, catalog number WS 1892 on rear cover and labels.

From rear cover:
Produced by the Grateful Dead.
All selections Ice Nine Publishing Company
(ASCAP).
Co-producer: Audio—Steve Barncard.
Recorded at Wally Heider Studios in
San Francisco.
Artwork: Kelly—Mouse Studios.
Rear photo: George Conger.

Warner Bros. Records, Inc., A Subsidiary and Licensee of
Warner Bros. Inc., 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, Calif. •
488 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. Made in U.S.A.
© 1970—Warner Bros. Records Inc. WS 1893

From labels:
Produced by the Grateful Dead Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): S39804 Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): S39805 Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched, side A, variant 1): T WS-1893 39804-1-2 [stamped Artisan logo] Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched, side B, variant 1): T2 WS-1893-39805-1-2 [stamped Artisan logo]