Sold Date: September 16, 2024
Start Date: September 9, 2024
Final Price: $15.00 (USD)
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This vintage vinyl record from 1972 features the iconic musician Jim Croce and his album "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" released by ABC Records as catalog number ABCX-756.  The LP has a black color and comes in a cardboard gatefold sleeve with song lyrics in the center opening area.
The vinyl disc record grading is Very Good Plus (VG+) and the sleeve grading is also Very Good Plus (VG+). Please see the detailed photos included in this listing.  This LP is a 33 RPM and has a record size of 12 inches.
From Wikipedia...  You Don't Mess Around with Jim is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter , released in April 1972. The record spent 93 weeks on the charts, longer than any other Jim Croce album. Due to the strong performance of the posthumous single release "" (#1 pop, No. 1 AC), You Don't Mess Around with Jim was the best selling album in the U.S. for five weeks in early 1974. It was listed at No. 6 on the 1974  year-end album charts. Two singles were originally released from the album in 1972: the  (#8 pop) and "" (#17 pop).
LP and runout detail info on this copy consistent with information from Discogs as follows: Re-pressing variant with the green "Time In A Bottle" box on the front.  
Two cover variations exist
1st Pressing : May 1972 : normal cover
2nd Pressing : Later 1972 : green box with "Featuring Time In A Bottle" on cover

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout hand-etched (variant 2)): ABCX 756 A ① Matrix / Runout (Side B runout hand-etched (variant 2)): ABCX-756-B ⑧ >

I played both sides of this LP completely through on my audio-technica AT-LP60XBT turntable without issues. It sounds great!  There is some minor intermittent crackle and a couple of ticks or pops but nothing that overwhelms enjoyment of the music.

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