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·       GRAM PARSONS – THE EARLY YEARS 1963-1965 – ORIGINAL 1979 SIERRA RECORDS STEREO LP SRS-8702

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ORIGINAL BLACK SIERRA LABEL WITH A RED ROSE LOGO

 

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL INSERT (SIERRA RECORDS FLYER/MAIL ORDER CARD)

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FIRST VERSION OF THE COVER (WITH PARSONS' PHOTO ON PALE BLUE BACKGROUND), NOT THE LATER REISSUE WITH FIERY ORANGE/RED BACKGROUND

 

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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This wonderful album contains the complete recorded legacy of , nine songs cut as a demo tape at Bob Jones University in March of 1965, and one home recording of Gram Parsons improvising a potential theme song for a park at Cypress Gardens, Florida. The harmonizing on the group numbers is gorgeous, a rival to the best work of or , and the playing is spirited and of virtuoso quality. Opening up with a very bracing, energetic cover of 's "I May Be Right," the album carries you through myriad sounds and genres, including a beautiful Parsons original called "Zah's Blues" that sounds like a descendant of 's "Scotch and Soda," and the sweetly passionate "Mary Don't You Weep." The group was equally fine doing covers of songs (there's a very animated rendition of "The Bells of Rhymney" here) and gospel-themed material. And then there's "Surfinanny," the Parsons theme park theme song -- he never cut another song as sweetly innocent or beguiling in the eight years he had left to live. Any of the tracks here were worthy of release, and "On My Journey Home" and "They Still Go Down" should have been especially attractive as potential singles at the time. Anyone who loves or similar groups will have to own this record, and it's worth tracking down

 

(REVIEW REPRINTED COURTESY OF BRUCE EDER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

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·       CONDITION:

 

·       RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The record is apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl either.

 

(c)           The album comes with the original Sierra records flyer/mail order postcard included

 

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 

·       COVER

 

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-        Cover has a cutout hole in one of the corners

 

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams (BARELY VISIBLE)

 

-        Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

 

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

 

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

 

 

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