Crosby,Stills Nash & Young 45rpm "Ohio". 1970. Mint/Near Mint

$

20

On May 4 ,1970 students at Kent State University in Ohio were protesting the recent announcement by President Richard Nixon for U.S. forces to invade Cambodia and expand the Vietnam war. National Guard troops opened fire on the students, killing four of them.

Neil Young saw photos of the shooting in the Life Magazine issue of May 15, 1970. He went for a walk in the woods, and came back with the lyrics to one of the most powerful songs ever written. The song was quickly recorded on May 21, 1970 and was released as a single shortly thereafter. Many radio stations refused to play it because of the anti-Nixon and anti-war sentiments. This was a time when to speak against the war or the government or the president was considered a risky thing to do. That did not stop Neil Young from openly criticizing President Nixon through this song.   Through underground FM radio airplay and a resonating message that appealed to the counter-culture, Ohio reached #14 on the top 100 Billboard music chart. Ohio ended up becoming one of the anti-war anthems for the remainder of the Vietnam war.

Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young 1970 45 rpm.
Atlantic Records 45-2740 
featuring songs  "OHIO" and "FIND THE COST OF FREEDOM"

Picked up a box of records at an estate liquidation.
These look like they have never been played.
I am not a record dealer or expert but visual inspection looks MINT to, at the very worst, NEAR MINT.
This record has very high lustre and looks flawless.
The sleeve I would rate as excellent, two creases on the black side with some white ghosting on the black background from the disc inside the sleeve. 
This looks to be a collector grade example.

Some comments about this historically important recording;

"It will be hard to forget about what happened in the U.S. at Kent State, as long as this anthem stays among the touchstones of classic rock. Of course, the song wouldn't be remembered as well if Neil Young hadn't provided that unforgettable guitar riff that opens the song. The B side is almost a folk song by now... another unintentional byproduct of the Vietnam War.
As far as the single's original picture sleeve goes, no pictures, really, but one side reproduces the song lyrics, and the other the U.S. Bill of Rights.
These tunes were available on 45 rpm only at the time, since the single was rush-released shortly after the Kent State tragedy. The tracks didn't appear on LP until the compilation album "So Far" in 1974."
-jukeboxbyjonesy