Bob Dylan ("Zimmerman") - Ten of Swords - Tarantula 10 LP 1985 CL16319 - VG++

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Bob Dylan (credited as "Zimmerman"): Ten of Swords Tarantula Records CL16319 Released September 1985.  The album features rare and (at the time) unreleased tracks dating from 1961 to '66. Records VG++ to NM in almost all cases - beautiful condition!  See below for details. Jacket VG+ - light wear, most noticeable as a small label mark at the centre of the top of the box front and a bit of shelfwear along the bottom edge.
Here is one of the holy grails of record collecting: the full 10 LP set "Ten of Swords" released in fall 1985 as competition with Columbia's "Biograph" set of Bob Dylan classics and outtakes.  This album consists of material that ranges from the "Minnesota Hotel Tapes" (December 1961), to studio outtakes from Bob Dylan's records of 1962-66 (from his debut through "Blonde on Blonde"), to the Gaslight Café and Town Hall shows in 1962-63, to the electric tracks from the infamous "Royal Albert Hall" show in 1966.  It's all here!!!  This set includes the original descriptive booklet, plus polylined innersleeves for all records that I've provided for protection.  I also have additional printouts (not shown) that describe the history of "Ten of Swords," its unique production at two or more pressing facilities (as in evidence from the range of vinyl grades used, from opaque black to two kinds of translucent virgin vinyl!), and the origin of its material.  Although now largely superseded by the renowned and expansive Bootleg Series of official releases, this set showed the extent to which there exists a latent market for rare Bob Dylan tracks.  Figure it was ten to twenty-five years ahead of its time, and was a major coup by featuring "I'll Keep It With Mine" and "Jet Pilot" prior to the "Biograph" set.  No wonder Columbia was mad! :)
For condition, please consider the following breakdown (as listed by side):
NM: Sides 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 16.  These sides are in pristine shape and have no surface noise of note. *Please note an "apparent" flaw in side 12 that has nothing to do with the record: "Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie" sounds like it has a skip about 2/3rds of the way through the track.  I've double-checked this and found (to the best of my knowledge) that the skip originates with the acetate the producers of this set used in the recording; with "Ten of Swords" being "unauthorized," it was probably the best they could do at the time.  There is no visual tracking problem here, as I have watched the record and needle track correctly at that point.
VG++: Sides 7, 15, 19, and 20.  These sides are pristine visually, and have clicks only rarely.  Some of this may be original to the source material (such as old tapes or acetates).
VG+: Sides 2, 3, 4, 5, 17, and 18.  Two of these sides (5 and 18) have some visual fingerprint evidence, and side 2 has some light scuffs.  You'll encounter a bit more background noise or more clicks here than on the sides with higher ratings.  It's all still very listenable.
Shipping by Media Mail costs $7.50, with insurance included in this price to protect your investment.  Happy bidding on this rare gem on LP!

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