LOONEY TUNES - MERRIE MELODIES - 3 x LP Box Set & Booklet - Beefheart Zappa Jimi

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LOONEY TUNES - MERRIE MELODIES

Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Ry Cooder, Black Sabbath...what's not to like?

Vinyl grading -  3 discs / 6 sides & varies between Good++ to Very Good++

Sleeve grading - VG

The full complent pictures uploaded, sleeve close ups, front and rear, disc - apologies for the tripod reflection - and a view of the label details.

Use the 'Scroll Over' feature for meticulous scrutiny of the condition of the item.

What's it all about?

'Looney Tunes – Merrie Melodies, the mother of all Warner's Loss Leaders and the only triple-disc sampler that Warner/Reprise ever issued...

“Paranoid” by Black Sabbath; “Sugar Magnolia” by the Dead; “Apeman” from the Kinks; the Beach Boys, Van Morrison, Little Feat, The Faces,  Fleetwood Mac, Alice Cooper, the Mothers of Invention, Ry Cooder and Randy Newman.  Plus some old cats gettin’ cool again – Little Richard howling on the Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There,” and the Persuasions with “It’s All Right.”

Complete with a couple of radio commercials for Warner Bros. records in general, Looney Tunes-Merrie Melodies certainly spotlighted everything the label had to offer.  There’s even a straight-from-the-vault, Lazarus-like appearance by the revered Jimi Hendrix, “Stepping Stone.”

So there you have it...a varied collection of Freaks, Odditiies, Folkies, Drop-Outs and 60's Left-Overs gathered together in an impressive 2hr+, 3 x vinyl disc set, complete with original inner sleeves and 8 page full-size 12" x 12" booklet...used, not abused, full details below... 

Stereo

Released on - Warner Brothers

Catalogue number - PRO 423

US issue.

Produced by - Various

Duration - 2 hours approx.

Matrix numbers -

Side One - PRO 423 39834 1A

Side Two - PRO 423 2 39835 1A

Side Three - PRO 423 3 39836 1B

Side Four - PRO 423 4 39837 1B

Side Five - PRO 423 39838 SIDE 5 1B

Side Six - PRO 423 39839 1D RE1

Please read the record grading guide below and familiarize yourself with the grades used. Goldmine standards adhered to, plus full description in all aspects.

I strive to grade fairly, and have never sold a record without listening to it first.

Visual grading is not an option at all.

This discs in this approx. 45 year old LP  set I have graded as being in overall Very Good condition.

On Disc Two, towards the end of Me And Bobby McGee, there is a moment when the needle skips twice in quick succession...no other tracks are affected, and the only other point to note is a bit of original, authentic 40 year old light surface noise, nothing major.

So, there are the usual minor hairline surface marks that any LP of this vintage would accumulate over the passage of time, a bit of isolated, low-level and generally non-intrusive surface noise, mainly in the quiet passages between tracks, and the 2 skips at the end of the Gordon Lightfoot track, as noted, above.

Overall, the 6 sides grade at around VG++ to VG.

A perfectly acceptable vinyl-to-mp3 transfer, with a suitable turntable. Keep it real but in a digital way! 

The outer card box I have graded being in Very Good condition with light scuffing along and around all the edges, minor bumps to the corners, plus other small signs of storage and age.

The labels on all 6 sides are in good condition, with no major defects, see close-up pictures uploaded.

The inner liners are in good, used and original / vintage condition - they feature extensive promotional information on the Warner's Loss Leaders series...

Also included is the original 12" x 12" 8 page booklet, with detailed information on each of the performers, written in the enjoyably dull Music Industry style, probably by someone who would roll his eyes in exasperation at Lick My Decals Off, Baby...

Full of hidden treasures within the text, you can, for instance learn that the singer of Black Sabbath is one John Osbourne....and so on...

Tracklisting -

Side One -
1 - Radio Spot: It's the Plastic - John Gordon & Larry Lipades
2 - Real Good Time - The Faces
3 - Paranoid - Black Sabbath
4 - Strawberry Flats - Little Feat
5 - Smile As You Go Under - Hard Meat
6 - Tell Me All the Things You Do - Fleetwood Mac
7 - Stepping Stone - Jimi Hendrix / Band of Gypsies

Side Two -

1 - The Elves' Song - John Simon
2 - Alimony - Ry Cooder
3 - Let's Burn Down the Cornfield - Randy Newman
4 - Me and Bobbie McGee - Gordon Lightfoot
5 - P.F. Sloan - Jimmy Webb
6 - Harry Flowers - Performance

Side Three

1 - Radio Spot: Chip Dip - John Gordon & Larry Lipades
2 - Saw Her Standing There - Little Richard
3 - Sugar Magnolia - The Grateful Dead
4 - Call Me Up in Dreamland - Van Morrison
5 - Apeman - The Kinks
6 - Valley to Pray - Arlo Guthrie
7 - It's About Time - The Beach Boys

Side Four

1 - It's a Lovely Day - The Youngbloods
2 - Hounddog Turkey - Jeffrey Cain
3 - Love Has Come To Me - Lovecraft
4 - Just For You - Sweetwater

Side Five

1 - Lick My Decals Off, Baby - Captain Beefheart & the Magic band
2 - Directly from My Heart to You - The Mothers
3 - Return of the Spiders - Alice Cooper
4 - Would You Go All the Way? - Frank Zappa
5 - Spaced - Beaver and Krause
6 - The Jeweler - Pearls Before Swine

Side Six

1 - Sanctuary - Beaver and Krause
2 -  Lo and Behold - James Taylor
3 - If We Ever Needed the Lord Before - Harper's Bizarre
4 -  On the Rolling Sea When Jesus Speak to Me - Van Dyke Parks
5 - It's All Right - The Persuasions
6 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus - Turley Richards

Used, not abused, definitely playtested, and certainly not 'visually' graded, whatever that is, read the details above, no unpleasant surprises in store...

Any more questions, email and I'll help if I can.

Thanks for looking!

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GRADING GUIDE. (Goldmine Standard)

* Gradings range between - for example - VG, VG+ and VG++. In some cases, for example again, VG- may be used.

MINT (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Often rumored but rarely seen, and if it is not just out of the pressing plant it is unlikely that, personally, I would ever use this grading.

NEAR MINT (NM OR M-) A good description of a NM record is “it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time.” In other words, it’s nearly perfect. NM records are shiny, with no visible defects. Writing, stickers or other markings cannot appear on the label, nor can any “spindle marks” from someone trying to blindly put the record on the turntable. Major factory defects will be absent. If played, it will do so with no surface noise. NM covers are free of creases, ring wear and seam splits of any kind.

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) or EXCELLENT (E) A good description of a VG+ record is “except for a couple minor things, this would be Near Mint.” VG+ records may show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.VG+ covers should have only minor wear. A VG+ cover might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable location. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out marking. VG++ is a step up from VG+ generally.

VERY GOOD (VG) Many of the imperfections found on a VG+ record are more obvious on a VG record. VG records lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail. When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible. Minor writing, tape or a sticker can detract from the label. They remain a fine listening experience, just not the same as if it were in better shape.VG covers will have many signs of human handling. Ring wear in the middle or along the edges of the cover where the edge of a record would reside, is obvious, though not overwhelming. Some more creases might be visible. Seam splitting will be more obvious; it may appear on all three sides, though it won’t be obvious upon looking. A small pen or ink mark, or an original price sticker may be noticeable.

GOOD (G), GOOD PLUS (G+) or VERY GOOD MINUS (VG–) Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so it can serve as filler until something better comes along. But it has significant surface noise and groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant ring wear, heavy writing, or obvious surface damage to the label. A Good to VG– cover has ring wear, has seam splits obvious on sight and may have even heavier writing.

POOR (P) and FAIR (F) Records that have obvious damage, they are cracked, impossibly warped, or skip and/or repeat when an attempt is made to play them.

Please note :-

A word about Shipping and Delivery times.

I offer Free Shipping on nearly all of my Buy-It-Now items, and on Auction items a fairly priced Shipping charge (which includes USPS service and the cost of a dedicated mailer suited to the particular item).

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Thank you for reading this.

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