SLAYER Seasons In The Abyss DEF AMERICAN 1990 1st Press NM LP in SHRINK w/INNER

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SLAYER
Seasons In The Abyss
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DEF AMERICAN Records DEF 24307
Original 1990 issue • Stereo LP
1st PRESSING • Direct Metal Master
Original Lyrics/Photo INNER SLEEVE included

VINYL is NM
Full gloss Audiophile Grade vinyl looks and plays Like New. Labels are pristine both sides.
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COVER is NM
Still in the complete, unbroken clean bright original shrinkwrap; SUPERCLEAN, ultracrisp with straight edges and sharp corners all around.. No creases, dings, bumped corners or any other issues. Seams and spine 100% intact with no wear or splits.

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MINT(SEALED) / NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG

MASTERDISK 'DMM' Direct Metal Master? - Audiophile Grade pressing

FIRST PRESSING
MATRIX NUMBERS:
?Side One: DEF - 24307-A-SR1 - DMM SP 1 - 1
?Side Two: DEF - 24307-B-SR1 - DMM SP 1 - 1
"MASTERDISK DMM" also in etched dead wax both sides.

Third major label outing - and one of the greatest albums - from SLAYER, the early thrash metal band with the most continued vitality and the least risk of compromise, with graphic lyrics wedded to powerful musical chops?.?

"After staking out new territory with the underrated South of Heaven, SLAYER brought back some of the pounding speed of Reign in Blood for their third major-label album, Seasons in the Abyss. Essentially, Seasons fuses its two predecessors, periodically kicking up the mid-tempo grooves of South of Heaven with manic bursts of aggression. "War Ensemble" and the title track each represent opposite sides of the coin, and in fact, they both earned Slayer their heaviest MTV airplay to date.

In fact, Seasons in the Abyss is probably their most accessible album, displaying the full range of their abilities all in one place, with sharp, clean production... it's strong almost all the way from top to bottom (with perhaps one or two exceptions). Lyrically, the band rarely turns to demonic visions of the afterlife anymore, instead finding tangible horror in real life -- war, murder, human weakness. There's even full-fledged social criticism, which should convince any doubters that Slayer aren't trying to promote the subjects they sing about.

Like Metallica's Master of Puppets or Megadeth's Peace Sells...but Who's Buying, Seasons in the Abyss paints Reagan-era America as a cesspool of corruption and cruelty, and the music is as devilishly effective as ever."

TRACK LISTING
1. War Ensemble
2. Blood Red
3. Spirit In Black
4. Expendable Youth
5. Dead Skin Mask
6. Hallowed Point
7. Skeletons Of Society
8. Temptation
9. Born Of Fire
10. Seasons In The Abyss

LYRIC / PHOTO Inner Sleeve is in superb condition, with no creases, writing or smudges.
One 2 inch clean side-seam split and small spot of age-toning l.r. corner, otherwise Mint.

It would be impossible to find a cleaner original pressing!
Here is a PRIME example of why you want vintage 1st pressings of TOP Mastering.
...the sound is crushing loud, sharp and crystal clear on this Masterdisk DMM press.

Disc inside separate anti-static lined inner sleeve to protect both the original inner and the vinyl .


Even though still in the original shrink-wrap
This LP is kept in a protective, clear poly outer-sleeve
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