Yvonne Elliman – Night Flight LP (1978) • US First Pressing • Factory Sealed
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Master Catalog, Production & Audio Engineering Metadata • Format: 1 x 12" Heavyweight Virgin Vinyl LP (33 ⅓ RPM) • Audio Mix Profile: Original 1978 Analog Studio Mastering. Mastered at the legendary Sunset Sound studios in Hollywood, optimized for deep, warm late-70s basslines and soaring, pristine orchestral disco-pop string arrangements. • Production Personnel: Produced by Robert Appère, capturing Yvonne Elliman at her absolute commercial and vocal peak directly following her multi-platinum contribution to Saturday Night Fever. • Pressing Origin: United States (RSO Records, Inc. / Distributed by PolyGram Distribution) • Catalog Identifier: RSO Records RS-1-3031 (Run-out groove matrix identifier strings are guaranteed initial 1978 US master stampers etched beneath the shrink wrap). • Genre / Sub-Genre: Disco / Pop Rock / 70s Soul / Dance-Pop
Album Condition & Structural Breakdown 1. The Sonic Content (Vinyl Disc) • Condition Grade: Factory Mint (M) • Physical State: 100% untouched, unplayed, and unhandled. The record sits flawlessly preserved in a complete vacuum of time, exactly as it left the pressing plant machinery in 1978. The grooves retain their absolute pristine factory state, completely free from any ambient paper scuffs, factory sleeve hair scratches, handling oils, spindle marks, or stylus playback wear. This is a definitive, virgin archival document. • 2. The Packaging (Jacket & Outer Display) • Condition Grade: Factory Mint (M) / Still Sealed (SS) • The Gold Hype Sticker: Affixed directly to the original factory shrink wrap is the highly coveted, reflective vintage Gold Retail Hype Sticker. It explicitly flags the inclusion of her massive #1 hit single "If I Can't Have You" written by the Bee Gees. The sticker remains fully vibrant, perfectly metallic, un-faded, and firmly adhered. • Shrink Wrap Integrity: Enclosed in its original, late-70s heavyweight factory shrink wrap. The plastic is exceptionally tight, crystal clear, and completely taut across the entire front and back surfaces. Zero seam splits, zero corner blowouts, no stress- lines, and absolutely no breathing-hole tearing or fragmentation. • Jacket Geometry & Face Quality: The cardstock jacket faces display perfectly flat, flawless geometry with absolutely no structural bowing or storage warping. The iconic close-up portrait artwork exhibits complete, deep color saturation with zero fading, ring-wear shadows, or shelf-friction dullness.
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