13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS - SELF-TITLED ORIGINAL US IA LP No.1 STEREO w/ Mint vinyl

$

300

13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS - SELF-TITLED ORIGINAL US IA-LP # 1 STEREO ALBUM Vinyl is NM
Don't know what was in the drinking water in Texas during the mid-late 60's, but some of the most original, audacious and mind-melting psych-rock ever-created came out of the INTERNATIONAL ARTIST catalog.
This is NOT a re-issue, UK, Japanese or bootleg LP - again, it's ORIGINAL. 
PLEASE READ: (It's Important!):
Later pressings from the 70's, during the petroleum crisis, were so thin and the cardboard so weak you could almost bend the records in half without breaking them. ORIGINAL pressings of the IA catalog were made to withstand nuclear attack - this LP and cover CAN NOT be bent at all - both cover + LP are thick, strong and almost unbreakable. These records weigh about 3 times what other LPS do - including all that new 180 gram stuff that's currently being made, or any of the Japanese counterparts... Also, you can spot phonies + later pressings by the way the sleeves were made - original LP'S from the 60's had the cardboard folded along the top, bottom and side - always look for folded corners to come to a triangle to be certain of it's authenticity. CLEARLY VISIBLE in my listing...
I'll be listing the entire catalog of INTERNATIONAL ARTIST ORIGINAL ALBUMS (most still-sealed, but ALL in fantastic condition, and a few w/l promos as well) over the next few weeks or months as time permits.
I worked in record stores as a teen in NYC starting in the early 1971, and have had this remarkable psych classic 1st LP for nearly 30 years, bought at a record show when I had just moved to Georgia. Unfortunately, the guy I got it from put an ink sticker on the rear cover of all his LP's, which can be clearly seen in the rear cover pics. the only other thing is the minor wrinkling along the top left corner, as seen in 4th pic. Check out the blinding gloss on the LP + the clean labels...
 NO SEAM SPLITS, NO FADING, NO FUNKY, MOLDY ODORS, HOLE PUNCHES, BUMPED CORNERS, NOTHING ELSE TO DETRACT FROM ITS PSYCH GLORY. THE VINYL IS NM WITHOUT ANY SCRATCHES OR BLEMISHES, AND APPEARS ALMOST NEW - I USE GOLDMINE GRADING, AS I WAS A CONTRIBUTER AS WELL AS A SELLER IN GOLDMINE FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS...
(I typically don't store most rare albums in the cover; the lp's are in rice paper or plastic sleeves, and the cover + album are then placed in plastic sleeves, so they maintain their integrity; meaning no seam splits from friction or taking the LP in + out of the cover - sure, I'm a freak, but that's exactly what you want when you're looking for stuff like this...)
(I have almost 5,000 records that have been in climate-controlled conditions all through the years, and around 175 to 200 are still sealed, mostly all 60's, mostly psych, pop and Beatles or related, so you might want to add me to your favorites, as I'll be listing several hundred over the next few months. I'm a huge collector, and it's time I downsized some of my collections)
See pics, ask questions - I'm here to assist. Plenty of pics from all sides so you can see condition. Need more? HOLLA at me!
ALWAYS OPEN TO REASONABLE OFFERS...REASONABLE BEING KEY. BUT, I'm not so sure on this one - she's a keeper, and I'm always conflicted about selling stuff I've collected over the course of 50 years...Yup, I'm a mess...
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THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST!
PS - I reserve the right not to ship to certain countries like Italy, Greece, Russian Fed., So. America  due to missing/stolen/lost parcels, so message me if overseas. I will ship to most of Europe, UK, Japan, among others...