MAMAS & PAPAS 4th ALBUM RARE ORIG'68 DUNHILL 1st LP w/RARE "FACES" GIMMICK COVER

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·       MAMAS AND PAPAS – THE PAPAS AND THE MAMAS – THE QUARTET’S FINAL ALBUM (NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR 1974 'REUNION' ALBUM AND THE 1970 'LIVE AT MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL' SET)  – ORIGINAL  1968 DUNHILL RECORDS STEREO LP DS-50031 (RECORDED IMMEDIATELLY FOLLOWING THEIR LEGENDARY MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE)

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       RARE ORIGINAL “EXCHANGING FACES” COVER; FRONT PART OF THE GATEFOLD COVER CONTAINS ONE SET OF FOUR MAMAS AND PAPAS FACES; THE UNDERLYING PHOTO ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD CONTAINS A DIFFERENT SET OF THE FOUR FACES; WHEN BOTTOM PART OF THE FRONT COVER IS MOVED, THE EXPRESSION OF THE FOUR FACES CHANGES AS THEY BECOME COMBINATIONS OF THE MEMBER FACES; THE SAME THING OCCURS WHEN THE UPPER PART OF THE COVER IS FLIPPED;

·       ORIGINAL BLACK DUNHILL LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED DUNHILL LOGO, LATE '60s STYLE

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

·       ORIGINAL 'GIMMICK' COVER.

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

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►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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An often misunderstood album, this album (aside from the 1971 "reunion" album) was the final record by the Mamas & the Papas. It has held up incredibly well over time, and sounds better today than when it was released in mid-1968. The centerpiece of the album is "Dream a Little Dream," which very well may be the finest cover version that the group ever recorded, and in the end, was a very nice way to end the group's short but incredible career. The album also contains some excellent John Phillips material such as "12:30" (a minor hit), "Rooms," and "Too Late." These three tracks form a mini-medley in the middle of the second side, and add a lot of dimension to the record. Cut at the Phillips' home studio, the album has a simple sound, but when the vocal majesty cuts through on such tracks as "Mansions" (one of the band's lost masterpieces), it's faultless.

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

The Mamas and the Papas final hour was their finest.  One track alone, the dark, ominous “Mansions” has got to be the finest example of the West Coast group harmonies circa psychedelic era, and it may well anticipate the arrival of Charles Mansion and his cohorts in both the mood and the title. Frankly, we don’t even know if the title of the song is a pun on Manson’s name or not. Who cares – it is a piece if indescribable,  dark, haunting beauty.

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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)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

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

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NEAR MINT !

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2   (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY) .

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

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the spine (nothing significant)

-         Minor discoloration (color fading) noted on the spine 

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        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 yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

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

-        No peel-off marks

-        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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