GEORGE HARRISON (BEATLES) 33 & 1/3 RARE SEALED ORIG '76 DARK HORSE LP w/STICKER

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·       GEORGE HARRISON – THIRTY THREE AND 1/3 – ORIGINAL 1975 DARK HORSE RECORDS STEREO LP DH-3005

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE ORIGINAL YELLOW, BROWN AND RED DARK HORSE LABEL

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

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       ONE “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLE NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (RAISED LETTERS) COVER

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY 'HYPE' (ADVERTISEMENT) STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE SHRINK WRAP.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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George Harrison wasn't doing all too well by 1976. Dark Horse and Extra Texture were blasted by critics, sold poorly and only had one solid hit ("You"), and he had just come off of a tour that had gone so wrong that George ceased touring until the 90s. Most people had grown tired of Harrison's dull somber songs often concerning the faults in humanity.

Thankfully Harrison decided to start having fun again upon the creation of his Dark Horse record label. One thing I enjoy about Harrison's albums is that they're all cohesive and have different feels to them. Here, it's a loose joyful funk vibe that is frequently anchored through Harrison's utilization of the organ, and it makes all the songs fit well together.

First off, both the leading singles are top notch, and provide us examples of Harrison's goofy humour. "This Song" was inspired by the plagiarism accusations surrounding his 1970 hit My Sweet Lord with lyrics like "This song isn't black or white and as far as I know don't infringe on anyone's copyright so..." It's loads of cheeky fun and is packed with a sick Tom Scott saxophone solo. But my pick for best song on the album easily goes to "Crackerbox Palace", with its nonsensical lyrics and synthesizers giving it this silly psychedelic sound, something that wouldn't have sounded too out of place with Sgt Pepper's if it was a little less mellow. Both of these songs come highly recommended with their music videos, directed by Eric Idle from Monty Python. After all, how many artists are willing to pop out of a baby carriage and look cross eyed at the camera while saying "It's twue it's twue"?

Everyone knows the hits, how about the rest of the album? It's remarkably consistent. The first track has some strong bass and energy, "Beautiful Girl" is a gorgeous composition, akin to a weaker version of Something. "True Love" makes my heart melt upon hearing George sing Guardian Angels. Lastly, "Pure Smokey" is one of the smoothest songs I've ever heard, slipping into your brain and melting you into your seat before fading away. Truly (or should I say twuly?) an honourable tribute to Smokey Robinson.

My only knock against the album are the two songs that slow things down. "Dear One" comes to mind as it kills the momentum built by the intro song, and the song just plods along for five minutes. It's not offensive but it's a pretty boring listen to sit through. "Learning How to Love You" suffers from the same issues, although I think it's still a decent song it loses points for being a weak closer to an album that was pulsing with energy and joy otherwise.

Thirty Three & 1/3 shows us a lot of the things to love about Harrison. It's my favourite album by him not named All Things Must Pass.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY LANCE UPPERCUT, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       THE RECORD

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(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(c)           The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

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

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a small cutout saw-mark (an indent about 2-3 mm long ) on one of its seams.

-         Cover has one corner slightly dinged (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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