SHANGRI-LAS NEVER GO HOME RARE ORIG '65 RED BIRD LP AUTOGRAPHED BY MARGE GANSEN

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·       THE SNANGRI-LAS – I CAN NEVER GO HOME ANYMORE – ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1965 RED BIRD RECORDS’ MONO LP RB-20-104

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED BY THE LATE, GREAT 'MARGE' GANSEN, WHO SIGNED THE ALBUM SOMEWHAT INCONGRUOUSLY, WHO DID NOT DEDICATE THE ALBUM TO A FAN BUT, RATHER, USED IT AS AN ALBUM ORDER FORM ("CON,  I WANT 100 COPIES OF THIS -- MARGE") – PLEASE SEE THE MAGNIFIED DETAIL OF HER SIGNATURE, SHOWN BELOW

·       NOTE: THIS ALBUM IS A RIDICULOUSLY RARE SECOND VERSION OF THE GROUP’S FIRST ALBUM (“SHANGRI-LAS ‘65”) WITH A DIFFERENT COVER, AND WITH ONE SONG REPLACED BY THE TITLE TRACK (THE SONG “DUM DUM DITTY” – THANKFULLY! -  HAS BEEN REPLACED BY “I CAN NEVER GO HOME ANYMORE” WHICH IS ONE OF THE GREATEST POP BALLADS OF ALL TIME, AND CERTAINLY THE GREATEST SHANGRI-LAS SONG EVER).

·       HOWEVER, ALL COPIES OF THIS ALBUM ACTUALLY “RECYCLE” THE OLD LABELS SHOWING THE (OLD) ALBUM TITLE:  “SHANGRI-LAS ‘65”… THE ONLY WAY TO DIFFERENTIATE THE ORIGINAL LABELS FROM THE SUBSEQUENT ONES IS BY THE INCLUSION OF THE TITLE TRACK: THE FIRST VERSION OF THE ALBUM ("SHANGRI-LAS '65") DOES NOT LIST “I CAN NEVER GO HOME…” ON THE LABEL, THE SECOND VERSION OF THE ALBUM – THE ONE WE HAVE HERE - DOES. 

·       ORIGINAL YELLOW “RED BIRD” LABEL WITH RED “BIRD” LOGO ON TOP

·       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)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       THE RECORD HAS “AUDIOMATRIX” STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF PRESSINGS.

·       THE RECORD HAS A DATE STAMP OF 10-18-65 / 10-20-65 HAND-ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX)

·       This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(►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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After their fourth hit single cracked the Top 30 in the summer of 1965 with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich's "Give Us Your Blessings," the Shangri-Las came back around Christmas with one of their three Top Ten hits and arguably their most potent, "I Can Never Go Home Anymore." This led Red Bird Records to publish an album entitled I Can Never Go Home Anymore, which is actually Shangri-Las '65 minus track four, Martire/Venet/Boyce/Hart's "The Dum Dum Ditty," with the title tune the leadoff song on side two. But the label on the vinyl still read Shangri-Las '65 with the new catalog number, LSLP 5011/5012, under the original catalog number, RB 20-104. "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" is one of the most brilliant songs from the Red Bird archives;  This essay of teen rebellion and running away — written by eventual producer of the New York Dolls, George "Shadow" Morton — is the ultimate in despondency; just listen to the gorgeous backing vocals of "Hush little baby" which lead up to the solitary cry of "MAMA!" and the spoken-word verses; it's totally brilliant pop music that is sadly absent on oldies radio in the new millennium. This album is chock-full of consummate power pop, sublime confections with lots of minor keys sprinkled throughout. "The Train From Kansas City" is one of the five solid Barry/Greenwich tunes that make up almost half of the album — those five produced by Jeff Barry and Morton. There are three different production credits on the 12 tracks and each is as compelling as "What's a Girl Supposed to Do" or Ike Turner's "I'm Blue." A cover of the Shields' 1958 hit "You Cheated, You Lied" is a perfect selection; though credited to Levon Helm, the song was actually written by Don Burch, according to an excellent website for the Band. The girl group connoisseurs know that the Shangri-Las are among the greatest of the genre; this version of the album with the two hits is as listenable as the classic Phil Spector/Ronettes LP and just as underrated as this female quartet. Opening with the deliciously exquisite "Right Now and Not Later," which is produced by two of that song's composers, Ronald Moseley and Robert Bateman, the album just keeps generating catchy melodies with songs about boys from the '60s, their street gangs, and the constant dilemma these four gals face when dating them. Notoriously wonderful.

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

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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 STRONG VERY GOOD++ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters) . Minor groove wear noted.

(b)          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!

(c)           Stereo copies of this album do not exist

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

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a partially split top seam (less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters)

-        Cover has a partially split bottom seam (less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters)

-        Cover has all four corners slightly worn / dinged / bent.

-        Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the bottom seam.

-        Cover has some light 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 3

-        Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-        Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging  (nothing significant).

-        Cover has a few wrinkles along the spine

-        Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam (nothing significant)

-        Cover has a small quality control (inspection) stamp on the back panel

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No writing  (except for Marge Gansen's autograph)

-        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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