LOVE FOREVER CHANGES VG+++ 1ST PRESS 1967

$

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COLLECTOR'S ITEM

The item you are bidding on is an ORIGINAL 1967 (RARE 1ST PRESSING),  (VG+++), copy of :

LOVE, "FOREVER CHANGES"

on ELEKTRA records

#EKS-74013 (STEREO)

"Forever Changes,...top ten rock albums of all time"

(Quote Courtesy Allmusic)

kept in a 'HI-GRADE' MFSL PVC INNER SLEEVE for protection.

• VINYL STILL HOLDS ON TO A STUNNING, GORGEOUS LUSTER

• ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
• ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIMES - 'THE UNIVERSALLY ACCLAIMED MASTERPIECE' 
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• INCREASINGLY RARE ORIGINAL (TAN/BROWN) ELEKTRA LABEL ('1ST PRESSING'), please see picture below
• ORIGINAL COVER, MADE OF CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)
• EXTREMELY CLEAN LABELS; please see picture below

(***PLEASE SEE THE PICTURE OF THE COVER AND LABEL BELOW***) >NOTE: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT an image from a previous auction. What you see is what you get.

***One of the most BEAUTIFUL and IMPORTANT  albums in rock history. This statement has a 'UNIVERSAL CONSENSUS.'*** Check it out...

“***** (out of five)—Indescribably essential.”—Dave Marsh, Rolling Stone Record Guide. The third and final album by the original Love lineup, Forever Changes is universally recognized as the L.A.-based psychedelic folk-rock pioneers’ most fully realized studio effort. Produced by band co-founder Arthur Lee and The Doors’ engineer/producer Bruce Botnik, and released by Elektra in early ’68, the album features Lee’s tremulous vocals, striking melodies, evocative orchestral arrangements, and inscrutable but poetic lyrics. Had Love toured to support this album (Lee adamantly refused), the underground cult heroes would no doubt have achieved worldwide fame that year.

When I did that album," commented Arthur Lee, "I thought I was going to die at that particular time, so those were my last words." This is borne out by perhaps the most famous lines from the album, on the song "The Red Telephone":

"...Forever Changes continues to regularly appear on critics' lists of the top ten rock albums of all time, and it had an enormously far-reaching and durable influence that went way beyond chart listings. The best fusion of folk-rock and psychedelia, it features Arthur Lee's trembling vocals, beautiful melodies, haunting orchestral arrangements, and inscrutable but poetic lyrics, all of which sound nearly as fresh and intriguing upon repeated plays. One of rock's most organic, flowing masterpieces, every song has a lingering, shimmering beauty, including the two penned by the band's other talented songwriter/guitarist/singer, Bryan MacLean."   (Courtesy Allmusic)

CONDITION OF THE RECORD:

(IMPORTANT NOTE: We grade ALL records under a strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight).

• WE GRADE THE VINYL AS VG+++.   This album probably is just below NEAR-MINT but does not qualify to be graded NEAR-MINT. CAUTION>if you are a rigorous and demanding collector, this album may be VG++ for your standards, or below your expectations. Yes, the original luster is very much in tact, and the vinyl is quite beautiful. The record does, however, show a minimum number of faint, surface marks (a few superficial surface scratches - one may be as long as 1 inch; 1 inch = 2.5 centimeters). These surface marks can be seen under a STRONG light. CAUTION>When played, a minimum number of these marks cause a few, scattered, light and insignificant background tics~some will not hear these. 
• The record is pressed on a beautiful high quality, thick, inflexible vinyl, which is used for first or very first early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, bright and rich in quality.
• Quality speaking, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior digital recording!! 
• Record comes in its original 1967 inner-sleeve and in a 'HI-GRADE' MFSL PVC INNER SLEEVE for protection. Please see picture below.

CONDITION OF THE COVER:

COVER IS EXCELLENT OR GRADED AS STRONG VG+++ to NEAR MINT- (NEAR-MINT MINUS)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

• Cover shows very little corner wear (many will not see it); on a scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of corner wear as a <1.  
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• Cover shows VERY MINIMAL ring impression (back only); on a scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring impression as a <1 (back only). 
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• Cover shows a few little wrinkles/creases (along spine/seam); on a scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of wrinkles/creases as a 1 (front) and as a <1 (back).
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• White cover shows a very small, faint amount of graying/fading due to storage (many will not see it). On a scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of 'graying' storage wear as a <1. 
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• Cover (front), shows a gold 'STEREO' stamp over LP 4013.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS FOUND ON COVER

• NO CUTS/HOLES
• NO CUT CORNERS
• NO SAW MARKS
• NO WRITING
• NO SEAM SPLITS
• NO DUST STAINS
• NO PEELING
• NO STAINS
• NO WARPING
• NO BAR CODES
• NO MOLD
• NO DIRT
• NO WATER DAMAGE
• NO WARPING
• NO RIAA STAMPS

THIS IS A GREAT COPY IN THIS CONDITION 

THE CUTS:

SIDE ONE:

• ALONE AGAIN OR
• A HOUSE IS NOT A MOTEL
• ANDMOREAGAIN
• THE DAILY PLANET
• OLD MAN
• THE RED TELEPHONE

SIDE TWO:

• BETWEEN CLARK AND HILLDALE
• LIVE AND LET LIVE
• THE GOOD HUMOR MAN
• BUMMER IN THE SUMMER
• YOU SET THE SCENE

POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

U.S. POSTAGE PRIORITY MAIL IS $5.80 FIRST LP + $1.75 EACH ADDITIONAL LP (TWO LP ALBUM = $7.55). MEDIA/SURFACE MAIL AVAILABLE FOR ORDERS $200.00 MINIMUM. NO EXCEPTIONS. **U.S.A. DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE !!!

INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE (OUTSIDE THE U.S.): POST OFFICE FEES ONLY. **INTERNATIONAL DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE!!! 

***You can feel confident that our packaging is CAREFUL, STURDY AND IMPACT PROOF, PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE TO UNINSURED ITEMS. PLEASE CONSIDER INSURANCE "THINGS HAPPEN"!!

This very rare (collector's item) AND SPECIAL ALBUM would go great with your collection...DON'T LET THIS GEM GO AWAY!!

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