JADE WARRIOR RELEASED CLEAN ORIG. 1971 US PRESS VERTIGO SWIRL PROG-PSYCH MONSTER

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Jade Warrior – “Released”

Original 1971 US Pressing on the Vertigo “Swirl” Label

We have observed US pressings to be FAR less common than their UK counterparts (which are considerably rare themselves), being that Jade Warrior never had any sort of significant US following!

Original Catalog Number: VEL-1009

Earliest 1st Pressing, as evidenced by the matrices:

Side 1: VEL 1009-A-M1-1-1

Side 2: VEL 1009-B-M1-1-1

“G.K.” appears in the deadwax on both sides, indicating the mastering work of Gilbert Kong.

He would go on to master most of Rush’s 1970s American releases!

CONDITION OF THE ALBUM:

We grade the disc as Excellent (EX).

It retains its full original gloss, and appears to have been played once, twice TOPS!

Side A has a couple of light hairlines in one area, likely a consequence of sleeve contact.

Side B has one 1.5” streak running perpendicular to the grooves. It is COMPLETELY unfeelable, and we can’t imagine it will in any way affect playback!

None of the aforementioned marks are very visually distracting, and the disc continues to look incredibly sharp!

This disc has received a deep-groove cleaning via the Spin-Clean Record Washer, so as to remove all the dust and grime which has built up over the past 40 years, thereby ensuring the best sound reproduction possible! It will be placed in a new, acid-free, poly-lined inner sleeve, and handled with latex gloves at all points in the process (to prevent nasty fingerprints). 

We grade the jacket as Very Good (VG).

We have noted the following imperfections:

*It at one point became wet, causing the cardboard to become somewhat wavy. (The pattern in which the flash from our camera is reflected across its surfaces provides a rather good illustration of this phenomenon in our photos.)

*There are initials written on the front, as well as a small bit of sticker residue.

*There is a very clean and inconspicuous 1.5” split centered on the bottom seam.

We encourage you to study all of our photos thoroughly for the best idea of the jacket’s condition.

The jacket will be placed in a new plastic outer sleeve. 

We grade the labels as Near Mint (NM).

Just look at the photos – they’re SPOTLESS!

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Our grading system pretty much follows the Goldmine Magazine format, and is as follows:

Mint (M), Near Mint (NM), Excellent (EX), Very Good Plus (VG+), Very Good (VG), Good (G+), Good (G), Fair (F), and Poor (P).

Although thorough grade explanations are best left for specific item descriptions, we will endeavor to say that: M is pretty much left for the discs of sealed records (and SOMETIMES the jackets of sealed records); NM and EX are in the “Wow, what a beauty!/archive piece” range; VG+ and VG are in the “That’s pretty nice” range; G+ and G are in the “eh, it’s okay” range, and F and P are in the “trashed” range.

All records are shipped in genuine cardboard record mailers. The disc will be placed in a new liner and packaged outside the jacket (but within the plastic outer sleeve) so as to prevent splits. Original liners (if included) will be kept inside the jackets, as will any inserts. The album will be surrounded by three sheets of 12” by 12” bubble wrap (two sheets over the disc). Shipping info is always typed up and printed out – we don’t take chances with shoddy, hand-written addresses! The box will be sealed with and the address sheet will be affixed by lots of Scotch Heavy Duty Shipping Tape.

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Payment must be made within 48 hours of purchase/auction’s end.

We will ship within 24 hours of receiving cleared payment.

International buyers are welcome, but we accept no responsibility for any additional import costs you may incur.

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask!