IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY FIRST ALBUM RARE ORIG 1/2-SPEED MASTERED AUDIOPHILE LP EXC

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·       IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY – SELF-TITLED FIRST ALBUM – RARE ORIGINAL (AND VERY SHORT-LIVED) AUDIOPHILE, EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE, HALF-SPEED MASTERED, LIMITED EDITION PRESSING MADE FROM ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES (OWNED BY MATTHEW KATZ, GROUP'S ORIGINAL MANAGER) AND PRESSED ON HI-GRADE VIRGIN VINYL -  ORIGINAL 1980 SAN FRANCISCO SOUND STEREO  LP SFS-11790

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING (NOTE: THE ORIGINAL PRESSING CAME OUT IN 1968; THE ORIGINAL AUDIOPHILE PRESSING – SUCH AS THE ONE WE HAVE HERE - CAME OUT CIRCA 1980)

·       ORIGINAL ORANGE AND RED SAN FRANCISCO LABEL WITH THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE MOTIF

·       LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION (THIS COPY IS NUMBERED 16198)

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

·       THICK CARDBOARD GATEFOLD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

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

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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When Matthew Katz (Moby Grape’s original manager) and The Group parted their ways (under quite unfriendly circumstances), Mr. Katz walked away with the original master tapes of the Group’s classic studio albums (which, alas, he still owns and partially controls). In the late ‘70s, Matthew Katz reissued all Moby Grape albums (long out of print by that point) in their original covers, by using those original master tapes. These titles sound awesome and are on par with (if not better than) the original Columbia pressings in every way.  Finding a copy of this gorgeously recorded and mastered album is practically unheard of: Sorry, Scarlett: tomorrow is NOT another Beautiful Day: bid now or weep your heart out later!!!

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If ever someone would do a poll of 10 most fondly remembered albums of the ‘60’s, chances are that this, infinitely delicate and gentle, melodic and subtle 1968 freshman album by "It’s a Beautiful Day" would be among the top 6-7 contenders for the title. The music on this album, the quality and integrity of the musicianship; the production; the cover…everything is so unbelievably evocative and mesmerizing; so…psychedelic in the original sense of the word. David La Flame, Linda LaFlame, Hall Wagenet, Mitchell Hollman, Val Fuentes, and Patti Santos created some of the most memorable music of the 20th Century: Just ask Deep Purple, who brazenly stole just about the ENTIRE "Child in Time" from this album’s "Time is". Plus, remember: this is A VERY HARD-TO-GET audiophile pressing of this album. Plus, there’s this gorgious Globe/Propaganda cover design, which gives a whole new meaning to ‘vivid’ and ‘imaginative’. An indispensible relic of 60's psychedelia, absolutely required listening.

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►click here

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record is 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!

(c)           In addition, the record is pressed on a beautiful, high-quality, virgin-grade vinyl, which is usually used for audiophile, extended-dynamic-range, half-speed mastered and connoisseur pressings.

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

·       COVER

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

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light 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 4

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the seams

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

-         Front cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stickers or labels  (except for the limited edition number sticker)

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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