AL KOOPER The Legendary Kapusta Kristmas Album (#1) private RARE

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Al Kooper presents The Legendary Kapusta Kristmas Album (Kapusta AK 101/102), 197?
Incredibly scarce, this is the VERY FIRST of the Kapusta Kristmas records that Al Kooper compiled and pressed on his own for distribution to his friends during the Christmas holidays.  There are about 6 of these that he made (correct me if I'm wrong on that number) but this is by far the hardest to come by.   As few as 100 were pressed.  (Later editions were pressed in the low hundreds.)  
The record is made up of 'found sounds' that Kooper had collected over the years -- studio outtakes, studio banter, recordings of the famous and semi-famous in their not-so-shining moments, crazy answering machine messages, musical jams, etc.  A true sound collage of all manner of obscurantia.
From Kooper's notes on the back:  "This record is meant as a goof and is a gift to my friends.  Any unauthorized use (reproduction or broadcast) would get us both in trouble with the government.  Just take it out once a year and take the album out too and listen to it.  Put it back and stay out of trouble . . . Love, Allie."
Dedicated to Ronnie Van Zant & Dean Kilpatrick.  Kooper discovered and produced Lynyrd Skynyrd for his own Sounds of the South label in the early 70s.  Van Zant, of course, was the vocalist for Skynyrd and Kilpatrick was the roadie for the band.  Both died in the infamous plane crash.  (I've no idea as to why Steve Gaines or Cassie Gaines are omitted from the dedication.)
Condition:  Record is VG+; cover is strong VG+.
All records are visually graded unless stated otherwise.   Extremely conservative (and ACCURATE) grading.  
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Packaged in professional heavy cardboard mailers.  Records are removed from covers for shipping; cardboard inserts are provided for extra protection.
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GRADING GUIDELINES:
Mint (M)   Absolutely perfect in every way.  Appears to have never been played, possibly even still sealed.
Near Mint (NM or M-)   A nearly perfect record showing no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling. 
An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects.  Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap. 
Very Good Plus (VG+)   A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.  Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". 
The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play. 
Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a minor, slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, saw-cut, cut corner, grommet hole or another sign indicating that this may have been a remaindered album.
Very Good (VG)   On the disc, groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. 
Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them.  Records with an abundance of these defects are considered Very Good Minus (VG-).
Good (G)   A record in Good condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). 
A cover or sleeve may have major seam splits, tape, writing, fading, stains, major ring wear, foxing, storage grime or other such defects. 
Poor (P)   The record may be badly warped or scratched to the point that it won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The LP cover has severe wear and damage to its integrity.