This  is  the very limited 4-LP pressing of Dick's Picks 26 by the Grateful Dead. This was limited to only 1500 hand numbered copies and it sold out quickly. I purchased this for myself as I’m a collector  of  vinyl records. It is new and unplayed. This piece was never displayed anywhere (other than  at  the  store  from  which  I  purchased  it). It was  set  on  an  IKEA  shelf  which  has  been  covered   by  a  drop   cloth  to  keep  out  UV  rays. I've provided image of all four corners for your review.

I never grade sleeves as mint as you can always find some minor imperfection if you look hard enough. Check out the images and judge for yourself

Notes from Real Gone Music:
Having surveyed the 'Seventies with our first two vinyl ventures (Dick's Picks Vols. 24 & 34) into the Grateful Dead catalog, we really wanted to travel back to the band's 'Sixties beginnings for our next multi-LP magnum opus'and boy, did we 'pick' the right shows! Recorded but a few months after the shows that formed Live Dead, and featuring a spellbinding version of the 'Dark Star'/'St. Stephen'/'The Eleven' medley that was that album's centerpiece, Dick's Picks Vol. 26 stands as a worthy counterpoint to what is one of the greatest 'official' live albums in rock 'n' roll history. Add in the fact it also captures the band working on material for the forthcoming album Aoxomoxoa, including an incredible version of 'Mountains of the Moon''and serves up a real live Dead rarity with a rendition of Jimmy Reed's 'I Know It's a Sin,' and this is a Pick that's clearly worthy, one, of coming out on vinyl, and, two, of some special treatment when it does! Which is a challenge we at Real Gone Music relished; so, in addition to re-printing Bear's notes from the original CD release on the LP insert, we enlisted Bear's son Starfinder Stanley to provide some added context on behalf of the Owsley Stanley Foundation, from whence the tapes for these shows come. And speaking of those tapes, this 4-LP set is mastered for vinyl by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering, with lacquers cut by Jeff Powell, who got his start at Memphis' legendary Ardent Studios and has worked with everybody from Bob Dylan to Gregg Allman to Irma Thomas. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Furnace Record Pressing, the whisper-quiet test pressings were approved by engineer Jeffrey Norman, Dead archivist David Lemieux, and Real Gone's own Gordon Anderson, so the audio experience that awaits is truly a cut above. As for the packaging, each of the four LPs is housed inside a polyvinyl sleeve carefully nestled (with extra padding!) inside a two-piece hardshell box with insert. We are only pressing 1,500 hand-numbered copies of Dick's Picks Vol. 26.
Track List:
SIDE ONE
1. Dupree’s Diamond Blues 2. Mountains Of The Moon 3. China Cat Sunflower
SIDE TWO
1. Doin’ That Rag 2. Cryptical Envelopment 3. The Other One
SIDE THREE
1. The Eleven 2. The Other One 3. I Know It’s A Sin
SIDE FOUR
1. Turn On Your Lovelight
SIDE FIVE
1. Me And My Uncle 2. Sitting On Top Of The 3. Dark Star
SIDE SIX
1. Dark Star (cont.) 2. St. Stephen
SIDE SEVEN
1. The Eleven 2. Turn On Your Lovelight
SIDE EIGHT
1. Turn On Your Lovelight (cont.) 2. Morning Dew

Info  on  my  listings: With exception to the occasional stock image to show the color of a release, the images I post are of the actual items in my possession. I try my best to note any imperfections on the items in my collection; however, if you notice  anything  that I  may  have  missed, don’t  hesitate  to  message  me. I can provide additional  images  if necessary. Most  of  my  items  are  sealed  in  cartons, with  a  few  exceptions. (Check  the  listing  for  certainty  here.) All  items  have  been  stored in  a  climate-controlled  environment. Ships via media mail.

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Please note that I ship my LPs either wrapped in bubble wrap, with padding on the corners, or in well protected mailers that have extra cardboard to mitigate sleeve damage. Still, it is possible that USPS might be less than careful with the shipment. Dings to the sleeve, or the occasional side split are possible. If you buy vinyl regularly and have it shipped you know of these issues. Also, new vinyl records are not always perfect. Even new LPs will have the occasional pop or crackle, which is part of the charm of vinyl.