ORIGINAL US ISSUE '68 Van Morrisson "Astral Weeks"
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ORIGINAL US ISSUE '68 Van Morrisson "Astral Weeks". Catalog # WS 1768
This has a Warner Bros/Seven Arts Records label, and is a Santa Maria Pressing per "Discogs".
Per "Discogs":
"This is an original US issue, with green labels and the "W7" boxed logo representing Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records, Inc..
"S" etched in the run-outs indicates pressing from Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria) (west coast). A Pitman version (east coast) with W7 logo labels can be seen at Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Labels: green with "W7" boxed logo - later changed to the shield logo.
Back cover logo: "W7" boxed logo (top center) - later changed to shield logo
Back cover address: 321 W. 44th Street - later changed to 488 Madison Avenue.
Inner sleeve: issued with Warner / Seven Arts "tenth anniversary" inner sleeve - for 1968.
A later 'green label' pressing without the above attributes can be seen at: Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Side A is labeled "Part 1"; Side B is labeled "Part 2" (see images)
First cat. # on labels, and back sleeve, spine.
Second cat. # on front sleeve."
This album was stored in a basement, fyi. Please go through all photos. This album cover is very good with only minor dings/dents and some artwork rubbing from leaning against other albums. The inner sleeve is great with no rips, amd only minor creases. The record is great too with only very minor surface scratches.
Any questions please ask me 😀
Matrix Runout/Etching:
Side A: WS-1-1768 JW1 #1 0
Side B: WS-2-1768 JW1 #1 0
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