ZOMBIES ODESSEY & ORACLE N/MINT ORIG '68 LP FIRST COVER

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·       ZOMBIES - ODESSEY AND ORACLE - ORIGINAL 1969 'DATE' RECORDS STEREO LP TES-4013

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL GREEN "DATE" LABEL

·       ORIGINAL COVER WITHOUT  "TIME OF A SEASON" DISPLAYED ON COVER AND WITHOUT BLACK BORDER ON THE FRONT COVER.

·       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 '-1B/-1C'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

(►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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One would be hard-pressed to find a more melodic, harmonious and gentler psychedelic album of the Sixties than this. This labor of love, Zombies’ proverbial swan song (the band was literally falling apart at the seams as the sessions for this album unfolded and has disbanded by the time album was issued) includes not only the biggest hit of their career (the regal "Time of the Season"), but also one after another, many odes to lost, forlorn love in a setting I can only describe mesmerizing, infinitely melancholic and very moody and trippy. If you do not get transfixed and slightly blue as you are listening to this album, something’s wrong with you. I am not crazy about the bands of the British Invasion, although I love some (Kinks, Beatles, early Animals), but the Zombies take the cake. This album is how British Invasion went out - with a big,loud bang and with an album full of heavenly harmonies which - even today - resonate through our collective soul. A great, great album of the kind they don’t make anymore. The album comes in its ORIGINAL , first version of the cover (WITHOUT "Time of the Season" being mentioned on front cover), and is an awesome visual relic of the psychedelic era in its own right. Track listing: Care of cell 44 - A Rose for Emily - Maybe after he’s gone - Beechwood Park - Brief Candles - Hung up on a dream - Changes - I want her she wants me - This will be our year - Butcher’s tale - Western Front,1914 - Friends of Mine - Time of the season…Remember: only a ZOMBIE would fail to grab this piece right away!!!

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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  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           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!

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

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, “NO BORDER” COVER):

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

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a partially split top seam (less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters)

-        Cover has a partially split bottom seam (between 1 and 2 inches  / 2.5 to 5 centimeters)

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the spine and the bottom seam

-         It appears – we are not entirely sure – that the letters in “Zombies” on the back side have been delicately retouched (repaired with a like-colored [black] marker) by the previous owner. If so, the repair is inordinately delicate; some repair may also have been done on the spine.

-         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)

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No stamps

-        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 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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