STOOGES 1st ALBUM STONE MINT ORIGINAL '69 US ELEKTRA LP

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·       STOOGES – THE STOOGES' FIRST ALBUM – SELF-TITLED ORIGINAL ELEKTRA 1969 STEREO LP EKS-74051

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL RED ELEKTRA LABEL WITH LARGE 'E' LOGO.

·       We have heard some people claiming that this album originally came out on GOLD (tan) Elektra label with the large "E" logo . Unfortunately, there is no such thing: U.S. GOLD LABEL pressing of The Stooges’ first album DOES NOT EXIST, IT NEVER EXISTED AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO NOT EXIST. ALL GOLD LABEL PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE ARE CANADIAN PRESSINGS. IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED ONE ON EBAY RECENTLY, SORRY – YOU HAVE BEEN SUCKERED.

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

·       BEAITIFUL, WEAR-FREE LABELS

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

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If we could award the "Most Intense Garage/Heavy Metal/Psych album ever recorded" medal to any band or album, this one would be a mighty strong contender. According to John Cale, who acted as Elektra-appointed Producer on Stooges’ recording sessions for this album, the band just entered the studio, tapes started rolling and that was it. No overdubbing, no mixing, no producer interventions, no second and third takes. The band simply spewed out what appears to be a long-simmering vitriol and committed it to disc as-is. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that, as he was recording this album, Iggy Pop was nothing if not desperate man. One can simply hear the existential angst pouring out from every groove and every song. The genuineness of this music simply cannot be questioned . This is Rock the way it was supposed to be in the beginning, and Rock that would have been, had we not had various Bobby Vees, Pat Boones, Fabians and alike. The album comprises of eight songs, three on side (A) and five on side (B). The side (B) still, some twenty years after I heard this album for the first time, remains for me us the single most extreme form of Rock’n’Roll I ever encountered. Comparisons with other hermetic and uncompromising cult classics don't do Stooges any justice. Maybe comparing this with John Lennon’s "Plastic Ono Band" album, just as Lennon was undergoing ‘Primal Scream’ therapy would be a good analogy. But we can’t think of much else that would be on the same level of intensity. This album is a category unto itself. Nothing else comes even close. Its a big cosmic vortex of pain, agony, anger, resentment, and misguided love. SURGEON GENERAL WARNING: This is not the album for the faint of heart: You are listening this at your own risk. Listening to Tubes, Sex Pistols or Dead Kennedys after this is like a vacation in Disneyland. The songs are: 1969 - I wanna be your dog - We will fall - No fun - Real Cool time - Ann - Not right - Little Doll.

For additional historical information on this album, including track listing ►click here

THIS IS A NO-RESERVE AUCTION!

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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 NEAR MINT. 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 NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has a small cutout hole in one of the corners

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Cover has one corner slightly worn / frayed / bent.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams

-         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 stickers or labels

-         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 bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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