JACKSON C. FRANK - First, only LP prod. by Paul Simon - Rare Orig. 1965 Mono UK

	€		518
	$		602

„Jackson C. Frank's original 1965 album, produced by Paul Simon, is a lost classic, daringly complex and honest, filled with virtuoso playing that is all the more impressive for the offhanded way that Frank and company (including a young Al Stewart on one track) make it look so easy. There is a convergence elements here that may confuse the uninitiated, because of their seeming contradictions -- a flashiness and assertiveness on the acoustic guitars and the approach to singing on numbers like "Don't Look Back" and "Yellow Walls" that are byproducts of Frank's early history as a rock & roller, a depth and complexity of blues playing that derives from life as much as from talent and dexterity; and the meld of American and English folk sounds is like nothing that any listener has heard from either side of the Atlantic anywhere else. Some of these elements paralleled characteristics of Simon's work -- he, like Frank, had been a devotee of rock & roll before he turned toward folk music, and also assimilated American and English folk influences while staying in London -- but Simon's resulting work was smoothly commercial and mostly comforting and upbeat, and even playful, whereas Frank's music seems laced with and pointed toward an overpoweringly serious and sad take on life and living. "Blues Run the Game," "Yellow Walls," "My Name Is Carnival," and "You Never Wanted Me" all help make album kind of overpowering -- but it's the downbeat nature of those same songs that likely would have prevented Jackson C. Frank from being anything much more than a major cult favorite at the time. Today it's just a brilliant piece of essential listening, and most easily found in its various reissues from Mooncrest, Castle, and Sanctuary Records.“

(Review by Bruce Eder, allmusic.com)

THIS RECORD 

OVERALL GRADING (according to Goldmine Grading Guide)

Media:                                    VG+

Sleeve:                                   VG+

1. MEDIA/RECORD

ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.K. PRESSING FROM 1965

NO REISSUE, NO IMPORT, NO COUNTERFEIT PRESSING

1.1.        RECORDING

Full-bodied analog recording (not an inferior, digital recording),   P 1965

1.2.        VINYL

Record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first and 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.

1.3.        VISUAL

The vinyl looks impeccable without any major visual flaws or imperfections. There is only one superfine hairline at the lead-out notch at side B, hard to see, no impact on the sound at all. No tips, no pops, no scratches, nothing else. The original luster is still intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

1.4.        SOUND

There is some smooth noise throughout the whole record, with a bit more noise especially before each first track of each side. "Some smooth" means that it is hearable all the time, but the music far above that is still clear and crispy for the whole record.

1.5.        INNERSLEEVE

The record comes in the original poly-lined inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years! Plus a brandnew innersleeve to protect the original from further harm.

2. LABEL

ORIGINAL BLACK COLUMBIA (UK) LABEL incl.

TURQUOISE/AQUA BLUE COLUMBIA LOGO AND SILVER PRINT

„P 1965“          „Made in Gt. Britain“

3. SLEEVE

ORIGINAL, LTD FLIP-BACK COVER

(1/2-INCH MARGINS OF THE FRONT PANEL ARE FOLDED AND THEN PASTED ONTO THE BACK PANEL)

FRONTCOVER: LAMINATED AND GLOSSY

BACKCOVER: NOT LAMINATED AND MATT

PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE Ltd.

3.1. FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER

-          Cover has some seam and edge wear, on a scale from 1 – 10  (strongest wear) we would grade it as a „6“.

-           Cover shows some slight ring wear (not very significant)

-           Cover has a few wrinkles along two seams (front and back)

-           Back shows some light yellowing due to the aging

-           Friction marks caused only by rubbing against other covers

3.2. NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out or drill-holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers

Tracklist

Credits

• Liner Notes – C. G. J., Jackson C. Frank
• Producer – Paul Simon

Notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Sife A. Also printed on label as XAX-2930): XAX-2930-1
• Matrix / Runout (Sife B. Also printed on label as XAX-2931): XAX-2931-1