THE BAND AMAZING STILL SEALED ORIG '69 1ST ISSUE STAO-132 ON CAPITOL RECORDS

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THE BAND
CAPITOL STAO-132 STEREO
RELEASED: September 22, 1969

 1ST ISSUE GATEFOLD (BROWN ALBUM) SEALED IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP WITH  TEXTURED COVER
WITH $4.34 PRICE STICKER!


Across the Great Divide
Rag Mama Rag
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down    
When You Awake
Up on Cripple Creek
Whispering Pines
Jemima Surrender
Rockin' Chair
Look Out Cleveland
Jawbone    
The Unfaithful Servant
King Harvest (Has Surely Come)



THE FIRST VERSION OF CAPITOL RECORDS " THE BAND" ALBUM RELEASED IN 1969, WHICH MOST LIKELY FEATURES THE LIME GREEN "TARGET" CAPITOL  LABEL. THESE EARLY FIRST  GATEFOLD  COPIES ARE HARD TO FIND UNOPENED. THIS EXAMPLE IS A VERY HIGH GRADE EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY HISTORIC ALBUM.



The album includes many of the Band's best-known and critically acclaimed songs, including "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", which Rolling Stone named the 245th greatest song of all time (in the updated version,[12] it was the 249th greatest song of all time). In 2003, the album was ranked number 45 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted The Band the 76th greatest album of all time. Time magazine included it in their unranked 2006 list of the 100 greatest albums. Robert Christgau, having been disappointed with the Band's debut, had expected to dislike the record and even planned a column for the Village Voice to "castigate" their follow-up. Upon hearing the record, however, he declared it better than Abbey Road, which had been released four days following, writing that the Band's LP is an "A-plus record if I've ever rated one."[7] He ranked it as the fourth best album of the year in his ballot for Jazz & Pop magazine's annual critics poll. (From Wikipedia)



- ACTUAL PHOTOS OF THE ITEM ARE SHOWN, DUE TO PHOTOGRAPHIC ANOMALIES, THERE IS SOME DISTORTION OF THE IMAGES, AND REFLECTIONS, AND ARE NOT
 A REPRESENTATION OF THE ACTUAL ITEM.


- ALL OF THE RECORDS ARE DESCRIBED VISUALLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

·    VINYL:  (MINT)

·    COVER:  (NEAR MINT WITH MINOR CORNER PUSHES (SEE PHOTOS))

·    WE SHIP THE RECORDS WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS

·   PLEASE REMIT PAYMENT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS


GRADING-

SS...Still sealed in original factory shrink wrap (never opened), any wear or tears in shrink will be noted in description. Bent or dinged corners, creases, drill or punch holes, saw cuts, ect. will also be noted.

MINT...An opened record with no noticeable flaws whatsoever, generally this grade is applied only when the record is known to be unplayed. If I do not know it is unplayed, I may grade it as NM and looks unplayed. Cover jackets will appear like new, shrink wrap may be removed but there will be no noticeable flaws.

NM...Near Mint condition, vinyl looks like new or may show only the slightest evidence of having been played, will have a nice glossy shine, labels will be clean or just one or two light marks near the spindle hole. Cover jackets will be nearly flawless showing only the slightest signs of wear (slight edge wear, very minor dings, ect.).

VG++...Very Good Plus Plus...Just a bit more wear than NM. Vinyl may have a few extremely light scratches or paper scuffs that may sound briefly in quiet passages. Cover jackets may show the slightest signs of ring wear (just barely noticeable), or minor edge & corner wear. VG++ records are very nice and quite collectible, especially for first issues or rare recordings.

VG+...Very Good Plus....Vinyl will have a bit more wear, possibly having some occasional extraneous noise, mainly in soft passages & deadwax areas; will not overwhelm the overall listening experience. Cover jackets may have very light ring wear, edgewear, light stains, smudges, or other minor marks. There will be no seam splits. This is still a desirable grade representing an enjoyed record that has been well taken care of.

VG..Very Good....Vinyl will play with some pops & crackling in places but overall should be an enjoyable listen. Some groove wear will be evident and luster may be fading. Cover jacket wear will be much more evident; moderate to heavier ring wear, small seam splits, minor writing, staining, or smudges.

VG-...Very Good Minus...Vinyl will have one or two bad scratches or heavy scuffs making it a bit less than a VG rating. May skip or have a few loud pops and will have lost much of it's luster. Cover jackets will be worn; heavy ring wear, seam splits, pronounced edge/spine wear, conspicuous writing or other marks. Generally I only sell records of this grade or below if they are somewhat rare.

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