NEIL YOUNG-AFTER THE GOLDRUSH- 1970 REPRISE ROCK LP ALBUM WITH RARE BOLAN COVER

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29

This is a very clean rare early/first pressing of the third album by Neil Young, After The Gold Rush,  released by Reprise Records in 1970. I know this is a very early pressing for a number of reasons. The cover credits only one artist as having played piano on the LP, Nils Lofgren, when David Briggs also played piano on the LP, an oversight that was corrected in later releases. Also an indication of the LP rarity is that  Marc Bolan, also then a Reprise artist,  is mistakenly pictured inside the gatefold instead of Neil Young. Also included is the rare  26"X 26" lyric poster insert. You just do not see many of these around. In fact, as of the list date of this piece there is no other listing of this rare anomaly available on eBay. Near mint copies of this rarity have a $60 book value.

The LP visually is in excellent condition exhibiting just few barely visible minor scuff lines and some innocuous staining on Side 1. The LP plays very nicely. The gatefold  cover is in very good condition, mostly due to small area of moisture/water damage on the bottom of the cover, which was the way I bought this some years ago All corners except lower spine corner are fairly sharp with light wear at the tips . The  top seam on front and back of gate are relatively strong with no splits. The spine is fairly strong with no splits but cover slick is worn off at the lower spine corner  from bottom up about an inch  due to water damage. The lower seam is in tact but also show wear 4 inches out from the spine due to water damage. The front cover at the lower spine corner shows water damage of about 2" vertically from the bottom that stretches about 3" horizontally along the bottom. There is a small piece of the cover slick missing on the back by spine. In grading I use Excellent instead of VG++ for those items deemed just a notch below near mint. Please understand that opened play graded copies may have been graded several weeks before listing so the LP should be cleaned again before play. LPs are cleaned manually as I no longer have machine.

The LP will be shipped within 24 hours of payment, which is expected within 3 days of auction end, in specially made LP mailer with the LP separated from the cover (for unsealed items) and well packaged to protect the item from damage during shipment. Returns are accepted as long as LP is returned in the condition received. Return of sealed items will only be permitted if returned unopened. 

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I am auctioning almost 5000 records of my own collection, including rock. soul, blues and jazz, that are very clean and, included are some very rare items that rarely are available for purchase