Day Blindness Studio 10 S/T Private Label Late 60's SF Hard Psych Rock

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Day Blindness came out of Sonoma County in the late 60's and built a steady club following in San Francisco.  They even landed an opening slot on a Sly & the Family Stone tour.  In the record company fervor for San Francisco of the late 60's, this LP represented their shot to be the next Jefferson Airplane or Country Joe & The Fish.  It didn't work.  I think this is pretty decent, especially for a first studio shot, but it couldn't compete with the run of jewels coming out of Northern California in 1969.  I particularly like "Holy Land", a 12 minute opus that closes out the album.  Their downfall, besides the stiff competition, was weak lead vocals and the fact that they didn't seem to like each other.  So this is their lone LP.  Guitar player Gary Pihl went on to play with a later Boston lineup.  This is a super copy.  Vinyl is NM, looks unplayed.  Labels are NM.  Outer sleeve is VG+: a little bit of edge wear, a 3" section of the spine that is shaved off (not split all of the way through, outer layer just neatly shaved off), no splits, clean and bright graphics and pictures.  All-in-all, an excellent copy.  Worth checking out.  BTW, the medical term for day blindness is "hemeralopia" which basically means vision that doesn't work so well in normal daylight (or doesn't work at all) but adjusts well, and is comfortable in, dim light or nighttime light levels.  Sounds like a vampire?     
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• Mint (M) (only if sealed).  Not used for 7".
• Near Mint (NM): Very little evidence of use, glossy surface, minimal vinyl marking; labels are clean and crisp with no writing, ring wear or significant spindle marking; jackets are clean and square, no writing, no splits, no ring wear.
• Very Good+ (VG+) : Vinyl shows use but has been well cared for, surface has light scuffs or very light scratches (not feelable) that will not significantly degrade the sound; labels are clean with only minor ring wear, any writing or sticker/residue is discrete, only slight soiling or dirtiness, drill hole OK if label otherwise clean; jackets are clean with no more than light ring wear, minor corner dings, if writing on the cover it is discrete, no more than one slight seam split, light creasing, cutout hole or corner only if rest of jacket is free of defects - multiple flaws of the types described will drop grade.
• Very Good (VG): Vinyl shows significant use with more scuffing or light scratches but will play through without skipping, may be slight warping but will play through (without having to tape a penny to the tonearm like the old days!) and nothing that will cause a significant bobbing of the tone arm, will have surface noise particularly at intro and in soft passages, dimished or irregular gloss; labels may have significant ring wear, more prominent writing or stickers/residue, drill hole, more soiling or dirtiness; sleeves may have multiple splits, writing, creasing, soiling or dirtiness, drill holes or cut corners, and/or ring wear.  This is a common grade for older 45's - they were often stored outside of the sleeve which lead to multiple light surface hairline scratches which have not caused significant damage to the vinyl grooves - they will still afford an enjoyable listen.
• Good (G): Infrequent grade usually only applied to rare items, or to one aspect (i.e. the sleeve) if another aspect (i.e. the vinyl) is a significantly higher grade.  Vinyl may have significant scuffing or scratching, poor gloss, significant noise on playing but should play through; labels may have glaring writing, significant ring wear, extensive sticker residue, dirtiness; sleeves may have substantial ring wear, extensive seam splitting, taping, prominent writing.

This is the original pressing on Studio 10 from 1969, not the "exact replica" reissue from a few years ago.  This vinyl weighs 140 grams; the reissue was on 180 gram vinyl.  Runoff matrix is R-2474-A and R-2474-B.  Guaranteed original!