BOB DYLAN 1st ALBUM ULTRA-RARE ORIG LP 6EYE LABEL PROMO

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471

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·       BOB DYLAN – THE SELF TITLED 1962 ALBUM (“BOB DYLAN”) – ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1961 COLUMBIA MONO LP CL-1779

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING ON RED & BLACK COLUMBIA "SIX EYE” LABEL

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS SPECIAL PROMO-EMBOSSED (STAMPED) LABELS ***

·       *** IN ADDITION, THE PROMOTIONAL STAMP ON THE BACK PANEL CLEARLY IDENTIFY THIS PRESSING AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       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.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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

·       MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other digital format.

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

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Five years ago, we met at one of the local record shows in New York City a gentleman named Marc (we did not remember his last name). At the time Dylan’s first record was released, he was about 18 and – at least so he claimed – he was working as a bike messenger for Columbia Records headquarters in NY City and had personally hand-delivered a production order signed by John Hammond, Sr.  for 500 stereo and 3000 mono copies of this album. We do not have any means of independently verifying this information, but judging by the colossal rarity of this album, we find the story altogether credible.

And that was it, folks.  There would be no more. No additional press runs on this particular label was ever ordered. Columbia would soon phase out the “six-eye” label altogether and introduce the new, black and red “guaranteed fidelity” label, and so all subsequent pressings of this album (as well as the first  pressings of the next four Dylan albums) would appear on this, new Columbia label.

Now for the music: this truly IS a piece of history: this is an album that announced Bob Dylan’s arrival to the unsuspecting world; the work that started the entire Dylan cult, which would follow merely a year or so later, on the heels of his next album (“Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”). Capably produced by the legendary John Hammond, Sr. (who, among others, discovered such stars as Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, Aretha Franklin and Bruce Springsteen and was the father-in-law of Benny Goodman and the father of John Hammond, jr (you figured as much, didn’t ya?) , the album shows Bob Dylan's deep and genuine love for all forms of archetypal musical Americana, particularly traditionals, spirituals, folk, blues and work song, but also his evolving, maturing ability as a songwriter.

The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

Track listing: You're no good -Talkin' New York - In my time of dying - Man of constant sorrow - Fixin' to die - Pretty Peggy-O - Highway 51 - Gospel Plow - Baby, let me follow you down - House of the risin' sun - Freight Train Blues - Song to Woody - See that my grave is kept clean.

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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 VERY GOOD+ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

(b)          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!

(c)             Promo Label version of this title is much rarer that a regular, commercially released, version of this title. We estimate that stock copies of this album outnumber promo copies by a ratio of at least 30:1.

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

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a promo sticker residue (partially peeled remnants of the promo sticker; the buyer can probably remove these small, still affixed bits and pieces of the sticker with a minor effort)

-        Cover has a small peel-off mark, probably from the careless removal of the promo sticker. (less than ¼ square inch in size)

-         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 3

-        Cover has a few wrinkles along the spine

-        Cover has some fraying/wear along the upper seam

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

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

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

-        No writing

-        No stamps (except for the promo stamp)

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        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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