The Meters Rejuvenation LP SEALED MINT 1974 ORIG Funk New Orleans Art Neville

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BEYOND RARE STILL-SEALED ORIGINAL [not the 180-gram reissue]

The Meters  Rejuvenation

Reprise Records, catalog # MS 2200

Vinyl is presumed in Mint condition, as this is a factory-sealed original from 1974.  

The cover is graded Near Mint because of the overstock "cut-out" hole punched in the cover (please see the images) and the tiniest bit of shrink missing from the lower left front corner edge (nothing objectionable, trust that).

Cover is nicely square and flat, no sign of any bend or warp!

Please see the images.  Thank you.

AN IMPOSSIBLY-RARE FIND, this classic album: still factory-sealed.  

Below is a spot-on 2010 review of the album, from the BBC:

 By the mid-70s, The Meters, who had risen to prominence as Allen Toussaint's backing band, were stretching out their grooves. Rejuvenation, their fifth album, marks the point when the New Orleans four-piece became simply unassailable as a tight funk unit. Their dense, repetitive sound, which placed the rhythm section at its very centre, had earned them a mighty reputation. Mick Jagger, for instance, was to say that they were “the best mother****** band in the world”.  So although there is material here with the brevity and snap of their legendary early hit "Cissy Strut," Rejuvenation represents a febrile merger of funk and swamp rock.

"People Say," "Hey Pocky A-Way," and "Just Kissed My Baby" sway and strut – this is beautiful, less-is-more music. "What’cha Say" is the template for The Blockheads' sound, and they weren’t the only ones listening. "Africa" is the most successful track here – chiming with the great 70s Roots-inspired quest for African heritage, it’s almost the sound of stamping feet making their passage back to the motherland. Its skittering, hard-edged beats were tremendously inspirational – the Red Hot Chili Peppers renamed it "Hollywood," got George Clinton in to produce, and kick-started their career in the mid-80s with it.

Having Art Neville as a vocalist meant The Meters simply were not just a groove band. Song-based material includes "Love Is for Me" which, with its sweet, soulful female backing vocals, sounds like some lost Atlantic B side from a decade earlier.

"It Ain’t No Use" shows the debt that Eric Clapton's records, too, owed to The Meters. By the time it gets into its jamming section – it is nearly 12 minutes long – it has become a showcase for Joseph Modeliste’s remarkable drumming, coming across like a funk Keith Moon. Neville’s block piano chords, Leo Nocentelli’s niggling guitar and George Porter Jr’s bass take this to a far trippier place. Only "Loving You Is on My Mind"’s cheery, straight-ahead groove seems somewhat superfluous.

If you only wish ever to hear one swamp-soul album, then make this it: Rejuvenation is the epitome of groove-laden, hook-rich, in-your-face funk. Its swagger and strut make it sound remarkably contemporary to 21st century ears.

MEDIA Mail is included for the U.S. buyer.  

This properly-protected package will weigh 1 lb., 6 oz.

CANADA:  $16.00 First Class Package International 

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