DRYEWATER original press SOUTHPAW shrink JTB Gastonia NC private psych rock LP

$

312

DRYEWATER Private Hard Psych from North Carolina | J.T.B. Records | Great Sound! This is a rather rare record.  The music is amazing.  I've done the hard part of finding it here near Charlotte, NC in great condition - not perfect but definitely worthy of any serious collection.  The record was engineered by Harry Deal (Harry Deal & The Galaxies) in Taylorsville, NC.  This is a record from 1974 out of Gastonia, NC - just south of my current location.  The band oozes talent and has a great sound, from hard psych, to melodic rock and on...  Its simply an awesome find and shocked me when I found it.  I am a serious vinyl enthusiast and would typically keep such a great record but can't afford to hold onto it.  Hopefully someone out there has been looking for it for a long time and doesn't mind paying a decent price for the album.  I'll be searching for records here in the North Carolina Piedmont area for the season, so check back frequently to see what I've come up with... especially if you're into this region's musical offerings.


Vinyl condition:
VG+ to VG++
Surface of the vinyl looks nice sans some light scuffs and some light and light marks, sounds very nice in my opinion. A typical example of playback is included in the clips below, the first clip is from the middle of the first and into the second track - the last clip is of the entire last track which is amazing. Of course, there are no skips and play is continuous with only light background noise.







Cover / Inner Sleeve:
VG+ to VG++

The cover is in nice shape overall and is still in the original shrink as the pictures show.  The top spine at corner has cracks in the print but doesn't appear to be split.  Both edges look nice overall though there is some light to moderate contact wear outside the shrink's coverage.  Print looks to have been protected well due to the shrink still being intact.

Inner sleeve has a window and is a typical square one, I'd assume it is the original.  The rounded edge sleeve shown is the one I'm going to ship the record in (outside the cover of course).  The edges on the rounded edge sleeve have a couple small inch or so long splits at the centers.  To reiterate, there are two sleeves coming with the record, the one you see pictured and what I'd assume to be the original plain sleeve with a window.

*** Slight color variations in the pictures are due to the auto-color adjustment in the camera.  Please inspect all the images and consider the true color to be those which most frequently appear throughout the photo sequence. ***




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Thanks!
Mike

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Grading:
Each record is conservatively graded. I take time to provide a detailed description, regularly accompanied by detailed pictures and, at times, a sound clip of the record during playback.

SS = Still Sealed
Never opened. Any flaws (torn shrinkrwrap, creasing) will be indicated in the description.

NM- = Near Mint Minus
Has been opened, but is still flawless with no damage whatsoever.

VG+ = Very Good Plus
- Vinyl: May have scuff marks and signs of some wear but will still play almost perfectly throughout, with only "barely detectable" crackles or pops. A slight noise at the begining is allowable, but the remainder must be nearly flawless.
- Cover: May only have the slightest signs of normal wear.

VG = Very Good
The majority of records (worth selling) fall under this grade.
- Vinyl: May crackle, pop or make other annoying noises, but only occasionally,never continuously, and not more loudly than the music being listened to.
- Cover: Normal used cover wear such as ring wear and split seams. If there is abnormal damage such as tears or markings, but the seller still feels that it qualifies as a "VG", the damage must be described in comments attached to the item.

G+ = Good Plus
- Vinyl: May have continuous crackles, pops, etc... but not so loud as to make the music completely unenjoyable for the casual listener.
- Cover: More than normal wear and tear.