PSYCH ROCK / EASTERN FUSION: ANANDA SHANKAR- Debut, Promo 1st Press 1970 NM

Offered is the 1st Pressing of the Debut and Promo album of the great  Ananda Shankar.  Wikipedia  has some biographical information about this immensely creative musician:

"Ananda Shankar (11 December 1942 – 26 March 1999) was a Bengali musician best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles.
Born in Almora in Uttar Pradesh, India, Shankar was the son of Amala and Uday Shankar, popular dancers, and also the nephew of the renowned sitar player Ravi Shankar. He studied in The Scindia School, Gwalior. Ananda did not learn sitar from his uncle but studied instead with Lalmani Misra at Banaras Hindu University.
In the late 1960s, Shankar travelled to Los Angeles, where he played with many contemporary musicians including Jimi Hendrix. There he was signed to Reprise Records and released his first album, the self-titled Ananda Shankar, in 1970, with original Indian classical material alongside sitar-based cover versions of popular hits, The Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and The Doors' "Light My Fire". The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die."


Ananda Shankar ?– Ananda Shankar

THE VINYL :  NM :  This beautiful record is lightly played with minimal evidence of spindlewear, and both sides of the LP surface retain all of their original gloss. Bright white with black print labels (the number "4" is written on both labels- please see photos). Other than some sleeve wear from a paper sleeve, there are no marks on either side.
 
The record shows exceptional care and handling, and the stereo audio quality is superb.



THE COVER :  VG :  Both seams and the spine are intact / the front cover shows moderate scuffing, with some paper fraying on the edges / there is some ink writing on the back cover and a stain (please see photos) / bright colors.

I have placed both the cover and the LP into protective plastic sleeves.


 

Tracklist :

Playing with Ananda :
 

• Bass – Jerry Scheff, Mark Tulin
• Drums – Joe Pollard, Michael Botts
• Guitar – Dick Rosmini, Drake Levin
• Keyboards, Synthesizer [Moog] – Paul Lewinson
• Tabla – Pranish Khan

      

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RECORD GRADING DESCRIPTION:

THIS RECORD IS SIGHT-GRADED ONLY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, ACCORDING TO THESE DEFINITIONS:

SEALED: RECORD IS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC & UNOPENED.

NM-: RECORD HAS LITTLE OR NO INDICATION THAT IT HAS BEEN PLAYED.

EX: MINIMAL SIGNS OF USE (LIGHT SCRATCHING/PAPER SCUFFS), BUT IN ALL A RECORD THAT HAS BEEN WELL-CARED FOR.

VG+: LESS CARE THAN EX, LIGHT SCRATCHING OR SCUFFING IS MORE EXTENSIVE. STILL VERY PLAYABLE & WILL LIKELY PROVIDE A QUALITY SOUND.

VG & BELOW: WHILE PLAYABLE, THIS RECORD HAS BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK. OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR & SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN A LOW GRADE.  A RECORD GRADED BELOW VG MAY HAVE A VALUE BASED UPON ITS RARITY OR UNIQUENESS.

WE  RECOMMEND THAT YOU CLEAN THIS RECORDING BEFORE PLAYING. RECORDS THAT ARE  DECADES OLD CAN ATTRACT & ACCUMULATE DAMAGING FOREIGN MATERIAL THAT REDUCES SOUND QUALITY. THIS IS NORMALLY EASILY CORRECTED WITH A GOOD CLEANING.

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