38 SPECIAL "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" -- 1981 First Press in ShrinkWrap - XLNT

Sold Date: September 15, 2021
Start Date: July 22, 2021
Final Price: $29.00 (USD)
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38 Special released their fourth studio album "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" in January 1981 on A&M Records. It was a Top 20 album and includes the hits "Hold On Loosely" and "Fantasy Girl." 
This copy of (SP-4835) is from the First Pressing and is in excellent condition. The cover still has its original Factory Shrink Wrap and is in Near-Mint condition as is the original inner credits sleeve. Please see the pictures. The disc test plays cleanly and is easily VG+ which is as high as I go on vintage vinyl. It was mastered by Bob Ludwig and Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk in NYC and this copy was pressed at the Columbia Records plant in Santa Maria, Calif. The Side One dead wax is etched A&M SPO-4835-A-S-3 MASTERDISK HW 1S except for Masterdisk which is stamped.
In addition to its original packaging, this album will come with a high quality Anti-Static Round Bottom Inner Sleeve to hold the vinyl disc and a sturdy 3 mil. polyethylene Archival Quality Outer Sleeve.
Free shipping is included in the special corrugated album mailer seen in the last picture.
This vintage 12" vinyl album has been sitting upright on a shelf in climate controlled storage for the past 40 years. It has not been played in decades other than a quick test spin for this sale which found no skips or obvious flaws. Like all used records it should be cleaned and wiped with an anti-static brush to minimize the occasional pops that are part of playing vinyl albums. Buyers should note that this is a well-cared for but used record and it will have some minor imperfections.