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·       MOBY GRAPE (featuring SKIP SPENCE) - ORIGINAL, SELF-TITLED FIRST ALBUM (“MOBY GRAPE”) - ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING;  ORIGINAL 1967 COLUMBIA RECORDS MONO LP CL-2698

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·        ORIGINAL RED & WHITE COLUMBIA MONO LABEL, LATE 60’s STYLE

 

·       THIS IS THE UNCENSORED VERSION OF THE COVER (DON STEVENSON’S OFFENDING “FINGER” IS CLEARLY VISIBLE AND HAS NOT BEEN AIRBRUSHED.

 

·       ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN STEREO

 

·       THE ALBUM INCLUDES ORIGINAL POSTER;  THIS IS ALSO “UNCENSORED” VERSION OF THE POSTER (WITH DON STEVENSON’S FINGER), MATCHING THE COVER; FINDING THE TWO UNCENSORED COMPONENTS (THE COVER AND THE POSTER) IN THE SAME PACKAGE HAS BEEN A MISSION IMPOSSIBLE FOR YEARS.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 'CENSORED' AND 'UNCENSORED' POSTERS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT: ASIDE FROM THE MISSING MIDDLE FINGER, THE "CENSORED" VERSION (WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE HERE) ALSO LACK THE 1-INCH WIDE BLACK BORDER.

 

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

 

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS; ABSOLUTELY NO SPINDLE MARKS!

 

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1F/-1F'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

 

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

 

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Moby Grape's career was a long, sad series of minor disasters, in which nearly anything that could have gone wrong did (poor handling by their record company, a variety of legal problems, a truly regrettable deal with their manager, creative and personal differences among the bandmembers, and the tragic breakdown of guitarist and songwriter Skip Spence), but their self-titled debut album was their one moment of unqualified triumph. Moby Grape is one of the finest (perhaps the finest) album to come out of the San Francisco psychedelic scene, brimming with great songs and fresh ideas while blessedly avoiding the pitfalls that pockmarked the work of their contemporaries -- no long, unfocused jams, no self-indulgent philosophy, and no attempts to sonically re-create the sound of an acid trip. Instead, Moby Grape built their sound around the brilliantly interwoven guitar work of Jerry Miller, Peter Lewis, and Skip Spence, and the clear, bright harmonies of all five members (drummer Don Stevenson and bassist Bob Mosely sang just as well as they held down the backbeat). As songwriters, Moby Grape blended straight-ahead rock & roll, smart pop, blues, country, and folk accents into a flavorful brew that was all their own, with a clever melodic sense that reflected the lysergic energy surrounding them without drowning in it. And producer David Rubinson got it all on tape in a manner that captured the band's infectious energy and soaring melodies with uncluttered clarity, while subtly exploring the possibilities of the stereo mixing process. "Omaha," "Fall on You," "Hey Grandma," and "8:05" sound like obvious hits (and might have been if Columbia hadn't released them as singles all at once), but the truth is there isn't a dud track to be found here, and time has been extremely kind to this record. Moby Grape is as refreshing today as it was upon first release, and if fate prevented the group from making a follow-up that was as consistently strong, for one brief shining moment Moby Grape proved to the world they were one of America's great bands. While history remembers the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane as being more important, the truth is neither group ever made an album quite this good.

 

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MARK DEMING, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

One of the very finest albums to come of the West Coast/San Francisco Psychedelic explosion. Track listing: Hey Grandma -  Mr. Blues -  Fall On You -  8.05 -  Come In The Morning -  Omaha -  Naked, If You Want To -  Someday -  Ain't No Use -  Sitting By The Window -  Changes -  Lazy Me -  Indifference.

 

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·       CONDITION:

 

·       THE 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  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The record is STILL in its original inner, perforated plastic baggy, which has - apparently with success - shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

 

(c)           The album also comes with its original UNCENSORED ("FINGER") poster in gorgeous condition (only minor wear along the foldings noted)

 

(d)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(e)           Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, "organic" and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 10:1.

 

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

 

 

·                               THE COVER

 

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-        Cover has a partially split top seam (less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters)

 

-        Cover has a partially split bottom seam (between 2 and 4 inches  / 5 to 10 centimeters)

 

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on all three seams

 

-         Cover has three corners slightly worn / dinged (nothing significant)

 

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 4

 

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging   (nothing significant).

 

-         Cover has a small cutout hole in one of the corners

 

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams  (nothing significant)

 

 

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

 

 

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