Linda Perhacs Parallelograms album -original Kapp 1st press vinyl Black label

$

125

Yep, you likely saw this listed last December, if you're looking for Linda's album; it's the same one. It's a common story apparently; it was sold, but never bought. In other words, it wasn't paid for -- so it's back for round 2. If you once wanted it, here's that second shot we all want. I only ask that if you bid you be serious about doing the deal. I'm not sure how much I can revise the listing as a "Relist", but let's give it a a go.

… And here's the original description. Nothing much has changed. 

I bought this album new in Dallas, Texas in 1970, maybe ’71.  I had no clue who Linda Perhacs was -- no one did -- but I fell in love with Linda's album -- as many have since. Only recently did I become aware of the status that Parallelograms has acquired since ‘70 with some sales on Ebay and thought I would see what inducements might exist to cause me to part with an old favorite. 

As you might surmise I am not a collector, but, I understand that this particular album, my album is apparently rare - perhaps rarer than most of these original albums. This disk has the BLACK KAPP LABEL -- not the usual orange label most Kapp pressings apparently had at the time. A Black label, I’ve been told, could mean it’s the very first pressing or -- alternatively maybe the last -- a second pressing, possibly -- if there was one -- when they ran out of orange labels.  It is the Kapp

# 3636, of course, but the marking on this particular pressing in the trail-off vinyl area (dead wax) is Ksk - 3636a T1 (“matrix” number?).

As a non-collector, I'm no expert on vinyl, save for the few thousand discs one would inevitably see in the course of living in an era when that was the primary medium for music. Relative to those long past standards my personal opinion is that this one's in pretty good shape, not excellent shape to be sure, but not all that bad, either.

However, as only an amateur I sought the opinion of a pro, someone who sees vinyl disks as a collector might. A sales guy at “Albums on the Hill” in Boulder Colorado said this disk is in “good” condition and the cover also in “good” condition. Later I saw an opinion on the web saying that the surface condition that guy pointed out to me was apparently “normal” for this particular pressing (whichever pressing it is). So, I guess don’t know how much to rely on that opinion.  

My amateur description of the album is this --

There are a very few, very light scratches on both sides visible only upon close inspection in reflected light, with one exception, which just occurred. While closely inspecting the surface with a magnifying glass I mishandled the magnifying glass and caused a bit of a mar on the first two tracks -- Cimacum Rain / Paper Mountain Man. As the mar was caused by the smooth plastic edge of a magnifying glass I presume it to be pretty shallow, but nonetheless very visible (see photo). This is not a promo or DJ album

On Side 2, second to last track (Porcelain Baked-over Cast iron Wedding), there is an almost round “pit” (or possibly a “bubble” -- can’t see it that well and I’m now paranoid of magnifying glasses) that is maybe a quarter millimeter in diameter. I have no clue how that got there -- maybe a needle drop while stationary or possibly a pressing defect. The black label appears to me in very good condition on both sides with no scratches or mars at all of any consequence. All printing on the black label is perfectly clear. There are, on each side, a few (almost unnoticeable to an amateur) very short (1 mm?) “white lines” radiating out from the center hole. To incorporate also the “pro” opinion that I got -- there is (apparently, as I can’t see it) a “haze” to the surface, which as I said -- I’ve heard is on all these vintage albums. There are no markings of any kind on the disc (or the cover). The disc is slightly warped.

The cover is also in pretty good shape with no man-made markings as mentioned or coffee stains or significant discoloration. There is some very faint “browning / graying” on the edges of the cover. All edges are straight with a slight, shallow (1 cm wide?) ding on the bottom edge. Edges are still almost completely covered in the original white surface with some minor “cardboard” visible at three of the corners, well …okay, four corners, but barely. Corners are in pretty good shape (mostly square) with a split of about 2 inches (5 cm?) at the upper right corner at the opening. All printing is in good shape, including the narrow spine edge. The black (and white) inner paper liner is in fine shape with clear printing of other albums available from Kapp at that time, including the soundtrack for the Clint Eastwood film, Two Mules for Sister Sara.

I have more digital photos than shown, but these are the best. Unfortunately, I found that taking photos of black vinyl is awfully hard. Trying to eliminate reflections and get good focus and exposure levels, it proved basically beyond my skill level.

What I do know well is the history of this particular record, as I’ve owned it since new. It’s been treated pretty well, certainly compared with how many household records were abused back then. As I’ve always though vinyl to be soft and relatively easy to scratch, I had the practice, back then, of recording albums on cassettes to save wear and tear and that was the case with Linda. Accordingly, this record hasn't been played all that much and not at all in the last 20 years as my stereo turntable somehow evaporated around the time of my first CD player. Regrettably, not knowing that Linda would become such a big star this album has gotten very hot and very cold while in storage.

Because of so many scams and problems I've heard of, I don't welcome international orders, but won't reject them out-of-hand, either. For that reason I've only listed U.S. and Canada for shipping destinations. However, if the value and the risk (for me) are appropriate, I would be willing to ship international. As I have no experience with such a transaction you would need to assume the risk in transport -- FOB Colorado -- after I receive "good funds" for the transaction here. If you would ask me to ship to any non-U.S. or Canadian address, please, contact me before bidding and at least two business days before the close of the auction and I'll change the terms on the auction.

Hmmm, what else would one want to know before making a big humongous bid? :)

Yep, se habla español, um poco de Portuguese et une peau de Francaise

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Thanks for your interest.