CARL & THE PASSIONS SO TOUGH BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS MONO EX/G+ ARTISAN CSM

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CARL & THE PASSIONS SO TOUGH BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS MONO EX/G+ ARTISAN.  

Here we go folks. This is reportedly the best vinyl mono version of this EVER, insiders claim better than the original copy and DCC Steve Hoffman!!! 

This is from the CSM pressing which is long known by audiophiles to be superior to other Columbia plants, in fact the best high volume pressing plant in USA!!! They were often closest to the mastering source and given preferential treatment for parts, and used higher quality vinyl than others!!!

·       ORIGINAL BROTHER LABELS!! 

·       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)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

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(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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AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger  [5/5]

The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s. The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. Conventional keyboards and guitars were combined with exotic touches of orchestrated strings, bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Theremin, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans, barking dogs, and more. It wouldn't have been a classic without great songs, and this has some of the group's most stunning melodies, as well as lyrical themes which evoke both the intensity of newly born love affairs and the disappointment of failed romance (add in some general statements about loss of innocence and modern-day confusion as well). The spiritual quality of the material is enhanced by some of the most gorgeous upper-register male vocals (especially by Brian and Carl Wilson) ever heard on a rock record. "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," "Caroline No," and "Sloop John B" (the last of which wasn't originally intended to go on the album) are the well-known hits, but equally worthy are such cuts as "You Still Believe in Me," "Don't Talk," "I Know There's an Answer," and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times." It's often said that this is more of a Brian Wilson album than a Beach Boys recording (session musicians played most of the parts), but it should be noted that the harmonies are pure Beach Boys(and some of their best). Massively influential upon its release (although it was a relatively low seller compared to their previous LPs), it immediately vaulted the band into the top level of rock innovators among the intelligentsia, especially in Britain, where it was a much bigger hit.

THIS IS A NO RESERVE AUCTION!

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·                               CONDITION:

·    RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are PLAY GRADED!; we also grade records under strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE PLAY GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL SCUFFS AND MARKS which detract minimally from integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles like new.  Surface noise is very low but present in quiet areas.  

(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

(a)          WE GRADE THE COVER AS GOOD PLUS. There is moderate ring wear, edge wear, abrasion, and 1" seam splits in 2/4 cases at center of jacket.  It certainly serves its purpose and needs not help, and is ALMOST VG, most would call it that.    

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