MELANIE - THE FOUR SIDES OF MELANIE 1972 PSYCHEDELIC ROCK FOLK COUNTRY WORLD LP

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For sale is one (1) vintage vinyl  MELANIE album in its original Buddah Records Fold-out Cube jacket from 1972.

The Four Sides Of Melanie on the Buddah Records label #BDS-95005 includes the following:

Tracklist:

I've never played the record, but by eye I would rate: 

Vinyl:  MINT

Jacket:  MINT-

Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter known professionally as Melanie and sometimes as Melanie Safka. She remains best known for the 1971/72 global hit "Brand New Key", her cover of "Ruby Tuesday", her composition "What Have They Done to My Song Ma", and her 1970 international breakthrough hit "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)", inspired by her experience of performing at the 1969 Woodstock music festival.

Melanie was born and raised in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City. Her father, Frederick M. Safka (1924-2009), was of Ukrainian ethnic background and her jazz singer mother, Pauline "Polly" Altomare (1926-2003), was of Italian heritage. Melanie made her first public singing appearance at age four on the radio show Live Like A Millionaire, performing the song "Gimme a Little Kiss". She attended Red Bank High School in Red Bank, New Jersey, after transferring from Long Branch High School, graduating in 1966.

In the 1960’s, when she was starting out, Melanie performed at The Inkwell, a coffee house in the West End section of Long Branch, New Jersey. After school, her parents insisted that she go to college, so she studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, where she began singing in the folk clubs of Greenwich Village, such as The Bitter End, and signed her first recording contract.

Initially signed to Columbia Records in the United States, Melanie released two singles on the label. Subsequently, she signed with Buddah Records and first found chart success in Europe in 1969 with "Bobo's Party" which reached Number 1 in France. Melanie's popularity in Europe resulted in performances on European television programs, such as Beat-Club in West Germany. Her debut album received positive reviews from Billboard which heralded her voice as "wise beyond her years. Her non-conformist approach to the selections on this LP make her a new talent to be reckoned with. - Wikipedia

As shown - sold as is.

NOTE: the last 2 pictures are internet photos to demonstrate how the album cover turns into a cube.

Colors may vary slightly from photos.

RECORD GRADING

MINT

No obvious scuffs or scratches, looks new

MINT-

Visible imperfections, but most likely plays well

VERY GOOD+

Possible light scuffs, probably plays well

VERY GOOD

Light scratches, probably has occasional pops

VERY GOOD-

More scratching, probably plays with popping sounds, best as a backup

JACKET GRADING

SEALED

Factory sealed

MINT

Nice, no ring wear, creases or splits

MINT-

Scuffed edges or minor creases, no splits or ring wear

VERY GOOD+

Some ring wear, scuffed edges, minor splits

VERY GOOD

Obvious ring wear, minor splits

VERY GOOD-

Obvious ring wear, large splits

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