GRATEFUL DEAD & NED LAGIN SEASTONES MEGA-RARE SEALED ORIG '74 QUAD AUDIOPHILE LP

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·       NED LAGIN with three members of GRATEFUL DEAD (Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart), three members of JEFFERSON AIRPLANE (Grace Slick, Spencer Dryden and David Freiberg) and David Crosby  (of CROSBY, STILLS NASH AND YOUNG – SEASTONES – ORIGINAL 1975 ROUNDER RECORDS QUADRAPHONIC  (STEREO-COMPATIBLE, QUAD-ENCODED) RECORD RX-106

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL WHITE ROUNDER LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION .

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       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)

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY 'HYPE' (ADVERTISEMENT) STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE SHRINK WRAP.

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

·       Of course, QUAD version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc. At present, this is the ONLY way you can obtain this great album in QUAD!!!.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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In short, Seastones is electronic music of the best kind -- a shifting sonic landscape out of which the strangest things may emerge. The album isn't an instant absorption device like good new age, mind you -- this isn't space music. Instead, it's a peculiar type of mind game involving familiar names (members of the Grateful Dead, David Crosby, Grace Slick) and doing unfamiliar things to and with them, with the aid of primitive microcomputers and less-than-reliable early-'70s synthesizers. This Ryko release combines both the February 1975 version that was released and the December 1975 version (actually an extension through an additional six "moment-forms") that was left on the shelf. The released version is eleven and a half minutes longer and, in many respects, harder and less contemplative throughout, the more prominent voice work giving it an odd air of mystery and coldness.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVEN McDONALD, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

In 1975 Lagin released an album of experimental space music entitled Seastones on Round Records; he described the recording as "Electronic Cybernetic biomusic." He composed this experimental ambient composition over the course of 4 years. It was recorded in just as many studios, mixed at a fifth, and mastered at a sixth-and that's not even counting the additional studios in 1990 where it was mixed and remastered further for CD release. Much of the album consists of traditional instruments (bass, guitar, and voice) and a cadre of synthesizers (the E Modular Synthesizer, or E-mu, various ARPs, and the Buchla Modular System or Buchla digital-polyphonic synthesizer.[1]) processed through then-cutting-edge computer technology, with software and interfacing by Lagin. Said computer technology includes such esoterica as the Interdata 7/16 computer with high speed arithmetic logic unit, a bioelectronic microprocessor system, and the Altair 8800 (which had a whopping 256 bytes of RAM and BASIC by Bill Gates and Paul Allen). The album was one of the first commercially released recordings to feature the use of digital computers. The album was recorded in stereo quadraphonic sound and featured guest performances by members of the Grateful Dead, including Jerry Garcia playing treated guitar and Phil Lesh playing electronic Alembic bass. Members of Jefferson Airplane and CSNY also appear on the album.

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Quadraphonic recordings of the early 70's may have died an ignoble death because of their hopeless incompatibility with the existing stereo and mono equipment (they can be played on stereo equipment, but not to the full effect) yet, they live on in the hearts of the collectors, and for good reason: some of the finest audiophile recordings ever made - whether rock, soul or classical, were released on some of these, little known and poorly advertised, albums. And, what a gorgeous presentation these recordings are: Sheets of surround-sounds, cascades of orchestration ranging from pianissimo to crescendo, textures which do not exist in any audio- or virtual space and channel separation that is truly a jaw-dropping experience. Finding a still sealed original copy?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.

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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)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)            The record is  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

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

·       COVER

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a small cutout corner visible

-        Cover has a distributor's (United Artists') sticker /label on the back panel, which may be possible to remove with a little effort

-        Cover has a minor "wavy" (curly) warp across the front panel; this will have absolutely NO effect on the record.

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the top seam  (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No saw-marks or indents

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

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        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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