SONS OF CHAMPLIN LOOSEN UP ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL'68 LP w/UNCENSORED F***ING' COVER

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WE CURRENTLY HAVE  NEARLY 500  LISTED ITEMS

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·       THE SONS OF CHAMPLIN - LOOSEN UP NATURALLY - ORIGINAL 1968 CAPITOL RECORDS DOUBLE ALBUM - ORIGINAL CAPITOL RECORDS STEREO LP SWBB-200

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       MONSTROUSLY RARE “UNSCRATCHED” (UNCENSORED) COVER -- FOUL WORDS ARE VISIBLE – NOT SCRATCHED OUT -- ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER)

·       ORIGINAL BLACK CAPITOL LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM (“RAINBOW) BAND ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE AND CAPITOL’S LOGO ON TOP (12 O’CLOCK POSITION) OF THE LABEL

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

·       THICK CARDBOARD GATEFOLD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

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

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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OK, folks, what we have here is a monumentally rare and just-about-unheard-of (often only rumored to exist) UNCENSORED (UNSCRATCHED) version of this great West Coast psych album with the “offensive” words clearly visible, not taken out by the censor’s cruel hand.

What happened?!? How did this mega-rarity come about? Obviously, the psychedelic drawing which graces the cover originally concealed among its numerous, intricate details and ornaments a few casual expletives that could have been deemed offensive back in 1968 (and which eBay still considers offensive, which is why we are unable to actually show you the images of the uncensored phrases on the cover) .

In fact, only one phrase – so small you will have to use magnifying glass – was deemed offensive (“Big F***ing Deal”). The same phrase appears on BOTH sides of the cover.

After the initial  press run was completed, someone at the label (mind you, this was Capitol Records – the same label that gave us the Beatles’ “Butcher Cover”) realized that the cover contains a – gasp! – expletive, all hell done broke loose!!! The corporate censors immediately ordered that all already pressed, but not yet distributed, copies of the album be carefully reviewed and that the tiny word (measuring barely 1 x 3 millimeters in size and barely visible with a naked eye) BE SCRATCHED OUT BY HAND. Thousands of covers already prepared for shipment to the distributors and retailers had to be scratched out, and pronto! All this corporate hysteria for one tiny, practically microscopic, word. Lenny Bruce must have been rolling in his grave at the sight of this corporate charade.

What I find absolutely mesmerizing, puzzling and totally perplexing is that the offensive phrase – which appears on BOTH sides of the cover – was scratched out on ONE (front) side of the cover ONLY. Almost all “censored” (scratched) copies of the cover have the offensive word clearly visible, legible and perfectly intact on the back cover. I can only assume that someone at the label actively sabotaged the censors’ orders  and decided to “smuggle” one expletive past the watchful eyes of the censors (or that the censors were too dumb to notice that the word actually appears on the cover twice). In other words, if you look carefully at the CENSORED covers, you will see that it has at least one of two expletives untouched and uncensored.

What we have here is one of precious few surviving copies (probably less than 200 worldwide) – we believe that ONLY PROMO COPIES escaped censors’ razor blade - that has the offensive phrase INTACT AND UNCENSORED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER: FRONT AND BACK!!!  These “unscratched” copies are offered on (or off ) eBay only once in a blue moon. Bid now, or scratch your head  later!

Otherwise, this is a classic piece of West-Coast post-psychedelia, and a gorgeous mix of jazz,  funk, oriental elements, psych ornamentation, folk, country and everything else tossed in for good measure.

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►click here

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               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)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD++ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

(b)          The records are 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!

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

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        The gatefold cover has partially split seams on 3 out of 4 "legs" of the cover (two seams about 6 inches / 1 inch = 2.5 centimeters, each and one by about 2 inches).  Both longer split seams were delicately taped by the previous owner with a piece of transparent scotch tape

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the top seam and the opening side.

-         Cover has some ring wear.  On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 5.

-         Cover has some light yellowish stains, probably from exposure to humidity.    (nothing significant)

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging   (nothing significant).  Yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         The  cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.    Similar tarnish can also be found on the inside gatefold

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the bottom seam and spine

-         Cover has all four corners slightly worn / dinged

-         The cover has a few tiny scratch marks on both sides

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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