John Cougar Mellencamp Scarecrow Vinyl LP Sealed Riva 422-824 865-1 M-1

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John Cougar Mellencamp Scarecrow Vinyl LP - Riva  422-824 865-1 M-1 Sealed First Pressing (1985) with R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A., Lonely Ol' Night

Condition: New, Still Factory Sealed. New old stock.
Scarecrow is the eighth album by John Cougar Mellencamp. Released in 1985, it peaked at number two on the US chart. The album contained three top-ten hits: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", which peaked at number two in the US; "Lonely Ol' Night", which peaked at number six; and "Small Town", which also peaked at number six. 
In The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll for the year's best albums, Scarecrow finished at No. 3. In 1989, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Scarecrow number 95 on its list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s, saying: "Scarecrow consolidated the band's rugged, roots-rock thrash and the ongoing maturation of Mellencamp's lyrics."
Tracklist
A1 Rain On The Scarecrow A2 Grandma's Theme A3 Small Town A4 Minutes To Memories A5 Lonely Ol' Night A6 The Face Of The Nation
B1 Justice And Independence '85 B2 Between A Laugh And A Tear B3 Rumbleseat B4 You've Got To Stand For Somethin' B5 R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)
Credits Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Larry Crane Band – Kenny Aronoff, Larry Crane, Mike Wanchic, Toby Myers Drums, Tambourine, Vibraphone [Vibes], Backing Vocals – Kenny Aronoff Electric Bass, Backing Vocals – Toby Myers Electric Guitar, Vocals [Cameo Shadow Vocals] – Mike Wanchic Guest, Keyboards – John Cascella Mastered By [Mastering Engineer] – Bob Ludwig Producer – Don Gehman, Little Bastard _____________________________________________
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MINT (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Most often this is a still sealed record, records that have been opened are rarely if ever marked as Mint.

NEAR MINT (NM) - A good description is that it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it?s nearly perfect, with no visible defects. 

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