CROSBY, STILLS & NASH: 1969 DEBUT UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESS Nr MINT
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Jul 28, 2014
Sold Date
Jul 18, 2014
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£ 20
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Great Britain
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CROSBY, STILLS & NASH: 1969 DEBUT UK ATLANTIC 1st PRESS Nr MINT
TEXTURED EJ Day GF w/GF LYRIC INSERT, GORGEOUS SOUND
CROSBY, STILLS & NASHCrosby, Stills & Nash
UK ATLANTIC (588 189 STEREO) FIRST PRESSING (June 1969) OF THEIR EPONYMOUS DEBUT LP
BEAUTIFUL COPY - SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGHOUT WITH A DEEP, RICH AND WARM SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK ATLANTIC RED/PLUM LABELS
MATRIX: 588189 A//2 1 14 / 588189 B//2 1 21
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL HEAVILY TEXTURED (inside and outside) SOFT BACKED GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD LYRIC INSERT PRINTED ON TEXTURED PAPER
AND ORIGINAL 1969 POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
The Crosby, Stills & Nash triumvirate shot to immediate superstardom with the release of its self-titled debut LP, a sparkling set immortalising the group's amazingly close, high harmonies.
While elements of the record may not have dated too well -- Nash's Eastern-influenced musings on the hit "Marrakesh Express" and the antiwar sentiments of "Wooden Ships" especially, the best material here remains rock-solid.
Stills' gorgeous opener, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," in particular, is an epic love song remarkable in its musical and emotional intricacy, Nash's "Pre-Road Downs" is buoyant folk-pop underpinned by light psychedelic textures, and Crosby's "Long Time Gone" remains a potent indictment of the assassination of Robert Kennedy.
A definitive document of its era.
Side 1: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes / Marakesh Express / Guinnevere / You Don't Have To Cry / Pre-Road Downs
Side 2: Wooden Ships / Lady Of The Island / Helplessly Hoping / Long Time Gone / 49 Bye Byes
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels which have lost none of their strong vibrant colour - barely a spindle trace to be seen - played just a couple of times
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new - unmarked in normal light and showing only harmless wispy hairlines under bright light
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Wonderful sound - crystal clear, deep, rich, beautifully warm and finely detailed and my play-check at volume found little to fault - nothing but the (very) occasional one-off tick/tiny touch of surface but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so these will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins - nothing really - a lovely copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
This particular sleeve is incredibly prone to wear due to its almost blotting paper like finish but apart from some light rub to the edges and spine it's in fine shape with clean, fresh and unmarked surfaces
LYRIC INSERT: NEAR MINT
The original gatefold insert, printed on one side of textured paper is also clean and unmarked with only light signs of handling
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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