BUNNY WAILER Blackheart Man (Island ILPS 9415) RARE 'Sterling' US 1st Press MINT
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BUNNY WAILER Blackheart Man (Island ILPS 9415) Bob Marley RARE 'Sterling' US 1st Pressing MINT-
RARE original, very first US pressing of Bunny Wailer`s solo debut "Blackheart Man" on Island Records (September 1976). Only US first pressings were mastered at Sterling Sound Studios in New York City. This is such a first pressing.
"I will make good albums, yes, for I have made good albums. (...) But Blackheart Man is really an exceptional album, as to the valuation of the message and the amount of people who have received that message and have made themselves better people through them lives within the spiritual and cultural settings that the Blackheart Man exhibits." - Bunny Wailer in The Daily Gleaner, Kingston Jamaica, June 2009.
GRADING:
EX+ COVER with slightest storage wear. Please see photos for details.
- Unlaminated gatefold sleeve with a delete-cut corner.
- Three creases to the spine (on front cover).
- Inner gatefold in perfect, untouched condition.
- Also includes the custom-printed black Island Records inner sleeve in MINT(-) condition.
MINT(-) RECORD that looks absolutely unplayed.
- Perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- The record was bought new in the late seventies. It has been no more than once or twice!
- No visible hairlining or spindle wear whatsoever.
- Original matt-black Island Records labels that look untouched.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "ILPS 9415 - A - 1 Sterling" and "ILPS 9415 - B - 1 Sterling".
- This record is hereby certified to be a US first pressing of "Blackheart Man", mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.C. and released in September 1976.
PLEASE NOTE: Not to be compared with the more-often-than-not substandard vinyl on offer on eBay, this item is in honestly-graded EX+ to MINT(-) condition.
For more information on the veracity and reliability of my grading, I kindly refer the prospective buyer to my feedback comments and 100% seller rating.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: SHIPPING COSTS ARE $9 TO EUROPE / $13 TO USA AND REST OF THE WORLD
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