UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RARE ORIG'68 ELECTRO-PSYCH LP w/RARE "BROWN BAG" SLEEVE

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·       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - THE SELF TITLED FIRST – AND ONLY – ALBUM (“UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”) - ORIGINAL COLUMBIA RECORDS 1968 STEREO LP CS-9614.

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL RED & WHITE "360 STEREO SOUND" LABEL

·       MONSTROUSLY RARE ORIGINAL SLIP-ON “BROWN BAG” COVER, WHICH SERVES AS AN ‘ENVELOPE’ THAT HOLDS THE ORIGINAL CARDBOARD COVER INSIDE; ONLY A HANDFUL OF SURVIVING COPIES HAVE THIS EXTERNAL SLEEVE INTACT!

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

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1C/-1C'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

(►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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Dorothy Moscowitz, Gordon Marrow, Joseph Byrd, Randy Forbes and Craig Woodson were five New York-based individuals who, in the late 60’s set out to expand the boundaries of known musical universe. They were a part of the very dedicated movement, focused around the New Left set of ideals - to transcend the positive, in music and elsewhere. The tangible result of such ambition was this super-rare psych-electronic-meditative masterpiece of the psychedelic era circa 1968. The arrangements apparently pay homage to the known psych artists of the day (clearly, the band was familiar with the work of "It’s a beautiful day", another band signed up for Columbia Records), and this great psych album clearly complements and supplements It’s a Beautiful Day’s work. Still, everything on this album points out to the fact that this band was a new, unknown quality and that its members were determined to maintain their own niche and identity. The album flows effortlessly from one song to another, clearly being a concept work of some kind. Harmonies and ornate arrangements have aged extremely well; there is hardly a dud here; this is an entire album worth of some impressive songwriting and playing. The album was recently reissued on Columbia Records, for the first time in about 30 years, but this original version - on the original "360 Stereo" Columbia label is far superior in almost every way, to the reissue. The sound is sharp, fully defined and crisp, separation clear and dynamic range almost beyond human capacities. The songs are: The American Metaphysical Circus- Hard Coming Love - Cloud Song - The Garden of Earthly Delights - I won’t leave my wooden wife for you, sugar - Where is yesterday - Coming Down - Stranded in Time - The American Way of Love. Don’t fail to grab this beautiful work and a major, important relic of psychedelic era.

For additional information about the group ►click here . For additional information about the album itself, ►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 EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is 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 1 (inner ,  cardboard jacket)

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); 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 2  (front side) and 4 (back side)

-         Back 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.

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging  (nothing significant).

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the spine

-         Cover has a slight warp ; this has absolutely no effect on the record and may self-correct after a period of proper storage.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER # 1:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

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

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

COVER 2: THE EXTERNAL COVER (“BROWN BAG” ENVELOPE)

COVER 2 IS A BROWN PAPER SLEEVE;  IT IS IN A VERY NICE CONDITION (WE GRADE IT 7 ON A 1-10 SCALE), COMPLETE AND WHOLE (NO PART OF THE SLEEVE IS MISSING), BUT DOES HAVE ONE LARGE (4-INCH) TEAR AND A FEW TINY  FISSURES IN THE TOP SECTION AND ALONG THE FOLDING, WHICH HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY REPAIRED FROM THE INSIDE (THE REPAIR IS NOT VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE). SOME WRINKLING AND SHELF WEAR NOTED.

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