PAUL McCARTNEY (BEATLES) McCARTNEY II SEALED ORIG '80 LP w/STICKER & BONUS 7"

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·       PAUL McCARTNEY -  McCARTNEY II – ORIGINAL 1980 COLUMBIA RECORDS STEREO LP FC-36511

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       THE ALBUM COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL 7" BONUS SINGLE WITH THE LIVE VERSION OF 'COMING UP' (SO SAYS THE HYPE STICKER ON THE SHRINK WRAP)

THIS ITEM COMES FROM THE INCREDIBLE, SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION WE ACQUIRED A WHILE AGO, IN WHICH ITEMS ORIGINALLY BOUGHT BY THE OWNER FROM THE MID-1970s to THE MID-2010s WERE KEPT STILL SEALED IN A NEAR-LABORATORY, TIME-CAPSULE CONDITIONS AND IN PRACTICALLY CLIMATE- AND HUMIDITY- CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.  CONDITIONS OF SOME OF THESE ITEMS RANGE FROM IMPECCABLE TO TRULY UNBELIEVABLE. SOME OF THESE BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM PIECES LOOKED SO PERFECT THAT WE HAD TO REINSPECT AND RE-EXAMINE THEM A FEW TIMES TO MAKE SURE THEY OUR EYES ARE NOT DECEIVING US.

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL RED COLUMBIA LABEL WITH “COLUMBIA” IN YELLOW LETTERS WRAPPED AROUND THE RIM OF THE LABEL (70’s STYLE) AND 'MPL' LOGO ON TOP OF THE LABEL

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY 'HYPE' (ADVERTISEMENT) STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE SHRINK WRAP.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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This is one of the stylistical sidesteps of McCartney's career, but this time he pulls it off. Of course this is no masterpiece, and originally it wasn't even supposed to be released, but rather a fun experiment which works out good most of the time, and that's what makes it such a great listen.

"Coming Up" and "Temporary Secretary" are just totally wacky songs, but despite some bizarre things happening they still have their hooks and the latter has some real funky rhymes. They're my favourites on this LP. "On The Way" is a less-than-average song with just basic guitar, bass and drum backing.  I remember liking the ballad "Waterfalls" when I was much younger, but despite a few nice melodies it's not very memorable. Then again the lo-fi atmosphere is quite warm. The A-side (which is the stronger side of the album) ends with "Nobody Knows", another track with no synth experimentation, but this time quite a fun composition.

The instrumental "Front Parlour" starts the B-side sounding almost like a theme song for a Nintendo game. "Summer's Day Song" is another ballad, and is followed by the second instrumental, "Frozen Jap". They both fall into the average category. "Bogey Music" is somewhat boogey, but also bogey, and despite being an ansatisfactory composition, it takes the journey on a strange audiotrip. "Darkroom" continues on this strange musical journey, this time being a funkier song. The last song, called "One of These Days" is the only purely acoustic song on the album, and again is pretty much a ballad. Not a memorable song, but pleasant sounding, and I like Paul's harmony singing with his own lead vocals.

Interesting fact: The song "Coming Up" (though I'm not sure if the album version or the single version) partly influenced John Lennon to come out of his early retirement.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ?click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(c)             The album comes with the original 7" bonus single with the live version of 'Coming up'

(d)            The record is  apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ?SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a minor wrinkle (crease) in the cardboard base on both sides ( apparently , a minor cover construction flaw)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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