FILLMORE THE LAST DAYS VG+ RARE 1972 1ST PRESS 3LP w Booklet Santana Taj Dead+
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Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?
First pressings are made from first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues and re-issues (which are often pressed from whatever tapes or digital sources are currently available). First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider and subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive, with inner details more clearer. On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant.Vinyl: VG+ Play Graded. Sounds Great! Fillmore Labels are Clean. This is the 1972 Fillmore 1st Pressing! This is an amazing collection of alumni of the Great Fillmore West/Auditorium Era of San Francisco, who came together to celebrate the venerable Fillmore prior to it closing (thankfully it reopened in the 1990s). Playing at various lengths are the likes of The grateful Dead, Hot Tuna, Sons Of Champlin, Taj Mahal, Santana, Quicksilver Messenger service, Box Scaggs and many others!! The liveliness and the celebration of the historic occasion comes through the grooves. Also includes a bonus 45 with interviews of Bill Graham, the Impresario/owner of the Fillmore. It's in Play graded VG+ condition as well.
Cover: VG (see photos; the Box Set has split corners, there's tape; one of the 8 panels that form the halves of the 'box' is missing; there's shelf wear and a small sticker on the front cover.) Includes 32 page booklet with many photos, commentary and a list of every Fillmore Auditorium/West show! There's a crease on the front and back cover but the pages inside are not creased. A nice booklet.
Goldmine Standards. I play test every album that I sell on eBay as I have found you can't rate an LP accurately by just visually inspecting an album. I wipe the dust off of every cover with clean, unscented baby wipes. I professionally clean the vinyl.
See Review Below!
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AllMusic Review by Lindsay Planer [-]
When the venerable San Francisco rock & roll mecca the Fillmore West packed it in on the Forth of July 1971 an era in pop music history had also passed. Dancehall keeper Bill "Uncle Bobo" Graham -- under whose meticulous supervision the venue flourished -- held a wake and hand-picked a select few locals to give the Fillmore its last musical rights. Fillmore: The Last Days -- containing highlights recorded during the final week of performances -- was issued as the soundtrack to a likewise-titled feature-length 1972 documentary. The original three-LP box set also included a bonus 7" record containing over a quarter-hour's worth of "Words With Bill Graham." The deluxe packaging was endowed with an original "closing week" poster as well as a used ticket from one of the hundreds of legendary shows held in the Fillmore between November 6, 1965, and July 4, 1971. Plus, as if that weren't enough, there was a commemorative liner notes booklet, which among with other things included a complete list of every show held at the venue. The discs feature a who's who of rock music circa 1971, most -- if not all -- of whom began their collective journey's in the Bay Area music scene at the time. The Grateful Dead ("Casey Jones" and "Johnny B. Goode"), Quicksilver Messenger Service("Fresh Air" and " "Mojo"), as well as Santana ("Incident at Neshabur" and "In a Silent Way") all make strong showings as do some of the lesser-known artists such as Malo ("Pana") or Lamb ("Hello Friends"). Fillmore: The Last Days includes some amazing performances from It's a Beautiful Day("White Bird") as well as the stunningly powerful "Baby's Calling Me Home" by Boz Scaggs -- no doubt an homage to his stint with the Steve Miller Blues Band -- plus a definitive version of "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burnin'" from Hot Tuna -- who are the only representatives from the Jefferson Airplane, perhaps the one San Francisco band who is most conspicuously absent from the proceedings. The "Words With Bill Graham" interview allows Graham to personally express his thanks to the people who made the Fillmore such a success and to give some insight into the changing dynamics (read: money and drugs) that so radically altered his ability to adequately provide both artist and attendee with the same high-quality performance and venue for a reasonable price.
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