JEFFERSON AIRPLANE THIRD ALBUM SEALED ORIG 1968 MONO LP

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·       JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - AFTER BATHING AT BAXTERS - ORIGINAL RCA VICTOR MONO LP LOP-1511

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

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

·       MONSTROUSLY RARE ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN STEREO

·       ORIGINAL BLACK RCA VICTOR LABEL WITH "WHITE TOP" [RCA VICTOR’S NAME IS IN WHITE LETTERS], AND DOGGIE LOGO ON TOP CENTER OF THE LABEL, SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION (WE KNOW FOR SURE: NO OTHER MONO PRESSINGS OR LABELS EXIST)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       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.

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

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY “SONG TITLES” STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE SHRINK WRAP.

·       BELIEVED TO INCLUDES ORIGINAL, CUSTOM INNER SLEEVE, UNIQUE TO THIS ALBUM, SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW (FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc

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

(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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If you spent countless years trying to find a near mint copy of Jefferson Airplane's "Surrealistic Pillow" album in mono (which has a different mix and sounds much better than its stereo counterpart) and you thought it was a daunting task, just wait!!! Wait until you try to find their THIRD album ("AFTER BATHING AT BAXTERS") in mono!!! Than you will discover what daunting task REALLY means. Issued in late 1968, when the MONO format was all but clinically dead, this is one of the most difficult to find items in the entire RCA VICTOR catalogue . The copy of "AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER’S" I have on sale here, is one of the most beautiful and well-preserved (STILL SEALED, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!) copies I have seen in my 26 years of record collecting. Finding a still sealed original MONO copy?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.

The mix is clearly different, particularly on some songs: The first time I played the mono mix, I could not recognize one of the most memorable songs from the album ("Martha"). The stereo version I was familiar with, the one from the "Worst of..." compilation, is definitely different from the one you will find on this album. This version has Jack Cassady’s bass line pushed all the way to the front, as if it were the solo instrument, while the other instruments are pretty much relegated to the background. In addition, the original stereo version of the album contains the song "Young Girl’s Sunday Blues" in fake, rechannelled stereo, so this is your only chance to hear this great song it all its original (mono) glory, the way it was meant to be heard before RCA people butchered it. For many Jefferson Airplane aficionados, this is the band’s ultimate achievement and a true tour-de-force. By the time the album was issued, long gone were the hippie references, and the mirth-pills-and-grass aesthetics; the band adopted a much more aggressive and vigorous - but no less subtle - musical approach starting with this album. If you are unfamiliar with this great psych/west coast album, this is your chance to acquire a piece of history.

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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 believed to come in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(c)             The record is apparently 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!

(d)            Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, "organic" and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 20:1.

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

·       COVER

COVER IS STONE MINT, STILL SEALED AND NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, WITHOUT EVEN A HINT OF A FLAW OR DEFECT; A KIND OF BEAUTY YOU ONLY GET TO SEE ONCE IN A LIFETIME (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP, ABOUT 2 SQUARE INCHES IN SIZE, IS MISSING ON BACK COVER)

NO IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams

-         No ring wear

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

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

-         No wrinkles or creases

-         No yellowing from aging

-         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 stickers or labels

-         No water damage

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

-         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.

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