PLEASE READ BEFORE BIDDING: Please read the entire auction listing, including shipping costs, before writing to ask a question.   OUR GOAL IS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. In order to meet that goal, we will ALWAYS work with our customers on any concerns that may arise. In the unlikely instance that you feel the need to open a resolution dispute before working with us, you will immediately be blocked from any further chance to acquire the rare music we present each and every week.   Payment is required within seven days. We mail all paid items ONE WEEK after auctions end. Please keep in mind our listings are time consuming in detail and we are often traveling to find these gems, which at times delays the delivery schedule by a day or two. We ALWAYS process and ship every paid order. We have no control over parcels once they are mailed from our local Post Office. Overseas mail to some countries (Italy, Russia, France, in particular) has became very slow. Opening a dispute for slow mail is unacceptable and will result in blocking the bidder. We work hard to provide excellent service as is represented by our 8000 plus positive feedback.   We use a VPI machine and thoroughly clean all records. Each order is carefully packaged by removing the LP from the jacket to avoid seam splits, use of 3 ml plastic cover sleeves over each LP and jacket, cardboard pad inserts, and placed in sturdy record mailers for safe delivery.   We take Customer Service seriously, and want you to be satisfied. Please give us 5 stars in each category through the feedback system, and we will be able to effectively continue to fulfill your passion for rare and collectible music! We have served thousands of satisfied customers - far more than our feedback records indicate - and our aim is to continue to do so. Thank you for your interest and support. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SHIPPING:   USA ~ 1 LP = $4.00 Media Priority rates vary by area; please inquire.   All Canadian and Overseas shipping ~ eBay requires Priority shipping rates on any order $200+ ~ Also, in the best interest of all of us, safe Express shipping rates on any order totaling $400+     Discount shipping on multiple LPs in same order. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

        1968 CLEAN ORIGINAL OF LAST ALBUM

                       PLAYS CLEAN
    ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..

                                           

        BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD

                Last Time Around

            LE..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. AND CONDITION WITHIN THIS LISTING

\                  USA - Atco Records - pink white & tan - SD 33256

SCARCE  COLLECTION COPY

For some reason, the hardest to find in original '68 printing of all three Springfield albums ....

ORIGINAL 1968 first pressing on the old pink white & tan Atco label in the old styled unipak gatefold cover ... the last Springfield contains an array of classic tunes performed by Steve Stills, Neil Young & Ritchie Furay

With strong reviews appearing all over the country, not only of Buffalo Springfield Again but of the band’s performance as part of the Beach Boys Fifth Annual Thanksgiving Tour, things were looking up.

However, in January 1968 bassist Bruce Palmer's second deportation for drug possession once again threw a wrench into the works. This time, guitarist and studio engineer Jim Messina was hired as a permanent replacement on bass. With Palmer gone for good, Young also began to appear less and less frequently, often leaving Stills to handle all the lead guitar parts at concerts. Recording sessions were booked, and all the songs that appeared on their final album "Last Time Around" were recorded by the end of March, usually with Messina producing, but the group was clearly on the verge of disbanding. In April 1968, after yet another drug bust involving Young, Furay, Messina and Eric Clapton, the group decided to break up.

The final concert appearance was at the Long Beach Arena on May 5, 1968. After the band played many of its best-known tunes, an extended version of “Bluebird” became the group's swan song. Buffalo Springfield disbanded a little more than two years after it had begun.

After the group’s breakup, Furay and Messina compiled various tracks recorded between mid-1967 and early 1968 into this third and final studio album, titled Last Time Around. Although it featured Furay's touching ballad "Kind Woman", Young's classic "I Am a Child" and Stills' subtle political "Four Days Gone", only a few of the songs included more than two or three members of the group at a time. Even the cover photo was a montage, with Young's image added to a group profile of the other four members. Stills and Furay appeared on more tracks than any of the others, essentially dominating the album, remaining a classic in its own rite, it did not light up the charts.

"On the Way Home" (Young) – 2:25

Recorded November 15-December 13, 1967, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Vocals: Richie Furay, with Neil and Stephen; bass: Bruce Palmer. Note: Jim Messina does not appear on this track. "It's So Hard to Wait" (Furay, Young) – 2:03 Recorded March 9, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay; bass: Bruce Palmer Note: Neil Young does not appear on this track. "Pretty Girl Why" (Stills) – 2:24 Recorded February 26 & May 1967, Sound Recorders, Hollywood and Atlantic Studios, New York City. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills and Richie Furay; bass: Bruce Palmer. Note: Jim Messina does not appear on this track. Jim Fielder version recorded February 26, 1967 at Atlantic Studios, NYC, was unfinished and not used. "Four Days Gone" (Stills) – 2:53 Recorded late 1967-early 1968. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills. "Carefree Country Day" (Messina) – 2:35 Recorded late 1967-early 1968. Lead vocals: Jim Messina with Richie Furay and Stephen Stills. "Special Care" (Stills) – 3:30 Recorded January 3-20, Sunset Sound, Hollywood. Drums: Buddy Miles. Note: Only Stephen Stills appears on this track. "In the Hour of Not Quite Rain" (Callen, Furay) – 3:45 Recorded late 1967-February 1968. Lead vocals: Richie Furay. *Side note: Micki Callen of Reseda, CA, won $1000 plus publishing royalties in the KHJ Radio "Words" contest; winning lyrics picked by Bruce Palmer. "Questions" (Stills) – 2:52 Recorded February 16, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills; bass: Bruce Palmer; drums: Jimmy Karstein. Note: Neil Young, Jim Messina, & Dewey Martin do not appear on this track. "I Am a Child" (Young) – 2:15 Recorded February 5, 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Bass: Gary Marker. Note: Jim Messina, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay & Bruce Palmer do not appear on this track. "Merry-Go-Round" (Furay) – 2:02 Recorded February 16-March 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay with Stephen Stills; bass: Bruce Palmer; drums: Jimmy Karstein. Harpsichord, calliope, bells: Jeremy Stuart. Note: Dewey Martin does not appear on this track. "Uno Mundo" (Stills) – 2:00 Recorded February-March 1968, Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Stephen Stills; bass: Bruce Palmer. Note: Jim Messina and Neil Young do not appear on this track. "Kind Woman" (Furay) – 4:10 Recorded February-March 6, 1968, Atlantic Studios, New York City & Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California. Lead vocals: Richie Furay with Jim Messina; pedal steel guitar: Rusty Young; bass: Richard Davis.(not Dickie Davis)

CONDITION: The Cover: rated: solid VG++ no more than a touch of wear on front cover and back cover;  so hard to find THIS clean(!) Most original copies have significant wear ... The gatefold unipak cover is stiff and solid all over, nice sharp collection looking appearance. Has no split seams, no bends, no writing, no delete marks and bright original colors

The Vinyl: is all glossy clean, clear, rated:  "EX" (excellent) and plays clean with excellent audio ...has clean 3 color original labels too

           

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

 

EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING

All imperfections are noted both cover & record

  NOTE: All Items backed by  money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks!   GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M    Completely clean, no marks M-   Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX   Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG   more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops         this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG-  surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps     ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END   BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About  Following Through The Transaction!   ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!