OTIS REDDING THE IMMORTAL RARE ORIG 1968 M- STEREO ATCO SOUL LP-A STAMPERS

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This is a very rare beautiful original first stereo pressing of the eighth studio album recorded by the late great singer-composer, Otis Redding, The Immortal, posthumously released by Atco Records in 1968 on the original 3 color purple, gold and white label. This highly regarded album includes 11 tracks, 8 of which were written or co-written by the artist, that was recorded in 1967 during the last several months prior to his death in December, 1967. The album was recorded with members of the iconic band, Booker T & The MGS as the primary supporting musicians on all tracks and was produced by legendary MG guitarist, Steve Cropper.

The matrix numbers in the dead wax near the labels of both album sides are punctuated with an A, indicating the LP was cut with first generation lacquer stampers, signifying that the LP is a true first pressing. Unfortunately I could not identify the entity that pressed the record, as there was no identifiable information on the label, nor were any identifiable symbols recognizable to me in the dead wax near the labels. However, it appears from the initials LW etched in the dead wax on both album sides that the album acetate was created by Long Wear Plating Co in NY, and AT etched beside that indicates the album was mastered by Atlantic Records. At listing there were no original first pressings in this condition available from a US seller on eBay.

The LP visually is in beautiful near mint condition with spotless labels, and plays beautifully. The original cover still mostly encased in shrink wrap is in excellent condition, the only defect being a small area of damage to the cover slick on the edge of the mouth in middle of cover. All corners are sharp. The seams and spine are very strong and clean. The front and back covers are very clean except as noted. 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 and may be available for sale for some time, so the LP must be cleaned again before play. LP's are cleaned manually as I no longer have machine, so matter may have settled in the grooves in the interim. Please do not claim LP is not as described if you play the LP without first cleaning the LP.

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 with buyer paying return shipping cost as long as contact is made within 14 days of receipt and LP is returned in the condition received. Return of sealed items will only be permitted if returned unopened. Please note that I will not grant partial refunds

Shipping cost is $4 per LP which includes cost of material used. To reduce shipping cost, I will combine shipping on multiple items bid and won during the same auction cycle. Please do not pay until I have had the opportunity to manually adjust the shipping cost. I cannot hold items for multiple auction cycles as it will affect my EBAY standing in so far as it concerns shipment time.

I only accept bids from continental US based buyers and will only ship to an address within the continental US, recorded for the buyer on PAYPAL, which is the only method I can accept for payment. However, if a buyer registers on Ebay with an address that is not their residence but merely the address of an international freight forwarding commercial entity contracted to then forward the item outside the US, I will cancel that transaction and block the bidder from future auctions. I cannot and will not be responsible for damage that may be caused to an item because it is subject of international reshipment.

Please keep in mind that I am a person looking to sell their collection and not a store or commercial seller. I play grade open items sold and do the best I can in the process to give an honest assessment of the item As is shown by my feedback I think I do a good job of satisfying most buyers. I leave feedback for all buyers and if you are satisfied with the transaction I would greatly appreciate positive feedback from the buyer as well. It does not take very long and is very important to me as seller. If for any reason you cannot leave positive feedback or are not satisfied, please have the courtesy of contacting me before leaving negative or neutral feedback. In almost all cases the issue can be worked out to the buyers satisfaction even if it means returning the item. If the item is not as described I will bear all shipping costs including return shipping. If a buyer behaves in a rude or unreasonable manner, and/ or fails to contact me to address issues they have with an item before negative or neutral feedback is left, I will block that buyer from further auction participation. I also reserve the right to block any buyer that leaves negative or neutral feedback when I have done everything possible to put the buyer in a position as if the transaction had not taken place.

If a buyer files action requesting LP return because it is claimed that an LP is not as described and on return it is found that LP is just as described, I will block that person from further auction participation. I felt I had to take this latest action as I have encountered few too many people who do not do their due diligence in cleaning the record before play, or are just plain dishonest. I will also report to eBay any buyer that returns an album at my expense where there is nothing wrong with album. If you want to return an album that you just do not want and there is nothing wrong with the LP, then unless you want to be blocked from future auctions, you must pay return postage, simple as that.

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.