FRANK SINATRA MAN & MUSIC INSANELY RARE ORIG '66 LTD EDITION LP w/METAL SLIPCASE

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·      FRANK SINATRA – A MAN AND HIS MUSIC – ULTRA-RARE 1965 LIMITED EDITION WITH THE BLUE “SLIPCASE” COVER / BOX, AND TITLE ON  “METALIC” PLAQUE – ORIGINAL 1965 REPRISE RECORDS 2-LP MONO SET 2F-1016  (TECHNICALLY,  THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1966; HOWEVER, THE ALBUM HAD HIT THE STORES A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS DAY 1965)

·      ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·      ORIGINAL 3-TONE (YELLOW, PINK AND GREEN) REPRISE LABEL WITH RIVERBOAT LOGO (MID-60’s STYLE) WITH “CHAIRMAN’S” PHOTO IN ONE QUADRANT OF THE LABEL

·      VERY RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN STEREO

·      THE BOX SET COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL 26-PAGE BOOKLET WHOLE AND INTACT AND IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE

·      INSANELY RARE, EXTREMELY LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 2000 (OF WHICH PROBABLY LESS THAN 500 SURVIVE TODAY) PACKAGING WITH THE EXTERNAL “METALLIC" ENGRAVED SLIPCASE"

·      THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·      ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·      THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·      MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1C/-1E/-1C/-1E'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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This 1966 Sinatra compilation remains the most popular, and by far the most concise and inclusive of all of his numerous anthologies and best-ofs. Narrated and sung by Frank Sinatra with the orchestras of Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, Billy May, Sy Oliver, Count Basie, Ernie Freeman, Johnny Mandel and Don Costa. Track listing: Put Your Dreams Away - All Or Nothing At All - I'll Never Smile Again - There Are Such Things - I'll Be Seeing You - One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else - Polka Dots And Moonbeams - Night And Day - Oh, What It Seemed To Be - Soliloquy - Nancy (With The Laughing Face) - House I Live In - From Here To Eternity - Come Fly With Me - How Little We Know - Learnin' The Blues - In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning - Young At Heart - Witchcraft - All The Way - Love And Marriage - I've Got You Under My Skin - Ring-a-ding-ding - Second Time Around - Summit - Oldest Established (Permanent Floating) - Luck Be A Lady - Call Me Irresponsible - Fly Me To The Moon - Softly As I Leave You - My Kind Of Town - September Of My Years.

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·      CONDITION:

·      THE RECORDS

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted below, ALL records are graded visually, NOT play-graded!)

(a)         WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD+(+) . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

(b)         The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve (only one of two original inner sleeves is present).

(c)         The album  comes with the original 26-page booklet intact.

(d)         The records are pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the very first pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, exceedingly vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from your compact disc!

(e)         Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, "organic" and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 5:1.

(f)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·      COVER #1 (regular cardboard cover, inside the slipcase)

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

-       Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-       Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging   (nothing significant).

-       The gatefold cover has partially split seams on 2 out of 4 "legs" of the cover (about 1 and 3 inches / 1 inch = 2.5 centimeters).

-       Cover has some fraying/wear along the upper seam

-       Cover has a minor wrinkle (air bubble in the paper slick) on the front panel

·      COVER #2 (the outer, “metallic” slipcase cover)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

THE 'METAL SLIPCASE' COVER IS  ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD ++

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.

-       Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.  (nothing significant)

-       Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

-       Cover has one corner slightly worn / dinged (just a beginning of the split seam)  (BARELY VISIBLE)

-       Cover has one corner slightly worn/dinged (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS AND IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  BOX OR THE COVER

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(A) All orders valued at $50.00 or more will be shipped fully insured against loss, damage or theft by ShipCover, eBay's contracted insurer, at our expense (B) Yes, we do combine items into a single shipment; in order to enable this feature, the winning bidders should WAIT until their last item of interest ends and ONLY THEN make a payment. Doing otherwise will result in multiple shipments to the same customer and forfeiture of multiple shipping charges already paid. (C) Because we do not play-grade our items, we do not know how the purchased item will play on the buyer's equipment. We can only make reasonable inference on the record's playing condition based on its visual appearance. (D) This seller will NOT cancel erroneous, frivolous and prank bids. The bidders can do so on their own, by visiting eBay's Site Map, then clicking on Bid Retractions link. (E) This seller does not specifically grade or describe certain items, such as: shrink (cellophane) wrap and accompanying extras (inserts, booklets, etc.); however, the presence of these items WILL be noted and accompanied by the gallery photo(s). (F) Please do not submit any bids on our items if you have insufficient user history. (G) Other than in very rare justified cases, failure to pay for the item you won amounts to a fraud and will result in a permanent ban on bidding on our future listings. (H) We will NEVER deliberately, knowingly or willingly provide a false, deceitful or misleading information.

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FINE (BUT IMPORTANT!) PRINT

 (1) The year indicated in the title bar is the year of the original release,  NOT necessarily the year of the actual pressing; for the actual generation of the pressing, please see our item description (top section, the text in red letters). (2) Please do NOT bid based on the title bar, subtitle bar or item specifics box alone; instead, please read the entire description before bidding; (3) Absolutely NO order cancellations after the auction closes. ever, under any circumstances. We can ONLY cancel bids before the item closes. (4) We are unable to provide matrix-, stamper- or other pressing  information in the final 24 hours of the auction. (5) All disagreements and miscommunications can be - and will only be - solved in a civil and mutually respectful manner; please avoid puerile, offensive, abrasive or menacing language (6) This seller will accommodate all reasonable requests and - unless seriously molested - is generally a flexible, pragmatic and agreeable person.

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