Buffy Sainte-Marie ?– Illuminations

Original 1969 USA Stereo issue Gold Vanguard labels
In fantastic condition, nice shine, but with faint marks causing an occasional pop, but not overpowering or ugly, plays with beautiful audio, interspersed with some light imperfections, but there are still large areas of perfection.  

Side One is VG, but not too far from VG+. Side Two is VG+

Excellent labels VG sleeve
No lyric sheet.

This is one of those records that make me love what I do... this is the first time I have heard this LP, and I rarely ever bang on about the music, (unless it is Pink Floyd) but this is a discovery for me, and a very welcome discovery.
Beautiful from the start, to the very end, first listen.

Buffy Sainte-Marie (born February 20, 1941 at Piapot Reserve in Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, pacifist, educator, social activist, and philanthropist.

Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes subjects of love, war, religion, and mysticism. Her music might generally be categorized as folk and traditional music, though she did record one mostly country album, I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again, in Nashville.

Some of her other songs have more modern popular sounds. Her work has been covered by such diverse musicians as Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Neko Case, Janis Joplin, Chet Atkins, The Indigo Girls and Joe Cocker. She is also responsible for Cradleboard Teaching Project, an educational curriculum devoted to better understanding of Native Americans.

She has won recognition and many awards and honors for both her music and her work in education and social activism.

Label: Vanguard ?– VSD-79300 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Electronic, Rock, Folk, World, & Country Style: Psychedelic Rock, Ethereal, Experimental

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot Music By – Buffy Sainte-MarieWords By – Leonard Cohen 4:40 A2 Mary Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie 1:26 A3 Better To Find Out For Yourself Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie 2:12 A4 The Vampire Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie 2:05 A5 Adam Written-By – Richie Havens 4:50 A6 The Dream Tree Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie 2:35 B1 Suffer The Little Children Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie 3:15 B2 The Angel Written-By – Ed Freeman 3:30 B3 With You, Honey Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie 1:45 B4 Guess Who I Saw In Paris Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie 2:25 B5 He's A Keeper Of The Fire Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie 3:20 B6 Poppies Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie 3:10

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
• Published By – Caleb Music
• Published By – Gypsy Boy Music
• Published By – Stranger Music, Inc.
• Published By – Unart Music
• Published By – Rockomon & Co., Ltd.
• Produced At – Electronic Music Studios, State University Of New York

Credits

• Arranged By – Peter Schickele (tracks: A2, A5, B2)
• Bass – Rick Oxendine* (tracks: B3 to B5)
• Drums – John Craviotto (tracks: B3 to B5)
• Engineer – Bob Lurie, Ed Friedner
• Lead Guitar – Bob Bozina (tracks: A6, B3 to B5)
• Mixed By – Jack Lathrop
• Producer – Maynard Solomon (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B6)
• Producer, Photography By [Infra-red] – Mark Roth (tracks: B1, B3 to B5)
• Score [Electronic] – Michael Czajkowski
• Vocals, Guitar – Buffy Sainte-Marie

Notes

Realized at electronic music studio of n.y.u. school of the arts. all the electronic sounds on this album have been synthesized from buffy saint-marie's voice and guitar

A few words about condition.

Grade & 
score out of 100
                                           GRADING
Mint is a Rigid Band - The next Four Grades are all Narrow Bands, that slightly widen as the condition gradually deteriorates - Good is still Good, but there is a rapid widening of the Grade Bands, as the condition deteriorates over the last Four grades.

MINT
100
The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.
Only graded on records that are sealed or clearly unplayed.
 
NEAR MINT
97 to 99        

EXCELLENT
90 to 96
The record shows virtually no signs of having been played,  there is no lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have the slightest of tiny defects.
 
The record shows some slight signs of having been played, but there is very little, (if any) lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have very slight wear. 
 
VERY GOOD PLUS
80 to 89

VERY GOOD
69 to 79
The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have slight wear, light creasing.

The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects.
This is an above average used record, that has been well looked after.




GOOD
56 to 68
The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated, but the record will still play through, and it will not be a completely unpleasant listening experience, even at the bottom of this grade (56).
The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 




FAIR
41 to 55
The record is still playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even stick, skip or jump.. This is starting to be an unpleasant listening experience at the top of the grade (55) and will not be a pleasant listening experience at all by the end of it (41).
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
 
POOR
25 to 40
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. 
 
BAD
0 - 24
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
The Sleeve is non existent (0) or what is left, is only just recognisable.

A few words about postage.

Within Australia, the best value for multiple purchases is a 5KG satchel, where as many as 15 to 20 LPs can be posted for $22.00 registered post. (well packed in a box, inside the satchel)

My Policies on postage are simple.

I post at cost.
The user pays.
I package well.