Yvonne Elliman – Love Me LP (1977) • US First Pressing • Factory Sealed
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Description
Master Catalog, Production & Audio Engineering Metadata • Format: 1 x 12" Heavyweight Cardstock Vinyl LP (33 ⅓ RPM) • Audio Mix Profile: Original 1977 Analog Studio Mastering. Pressed from early US lacquer stampers (featuring the iconic Artisan Recorders mastering house stamps under the wrap), optimizing the warm, lush mid-70s string sections and punchy bass profiles. • Production Personnel: Produced by the acclaimed Freddie Perren (legendary producer for the Jackson 5 and The Silvers), delivering a definitive masterclass in late-1970s pop-soul and dance-pop arrangement. • Pressing Origin: United States (RSO Records, Inc. / Distributed by PolyGram Distribution) • Catalog Identifier: RSO Records RS-1-3018 • Genre / Sub-Genre: 1970s Pop / Soul / Disco / Dance-Pop / Soft Rock
Album Condition & Structural Breakdown 1. The Sonic Content (Vinyl Disc) • Condition Grade: Factory Mint (M) • Physical State: 100% untouched, unplayed, and unhandled. The record sits flawlessly preserved in a complete vacuum of time, exactly as it left the pressing plant machinery in 1977. The grooves retain their absolute pristine factory state, completely free from any ambient paper scuffs, factory sleeve hair scratches, handling oils, spindle marks, or stylus playback wear. This is a definitive, virgin archival document.
2. The Packaging (Jacket & Outer Display) • Condition Grade: Factory Mint (M) / Still Sealed (SS) • The Original Hype Sticker: Affixed directly to the original factory shrink wrap is the highly coveted, vintage 1977 retail hype sticker. It explicitly highlights the breakthrough hits "Love Me" and "Hello Stranger." The sticker remains fully vibrant, un-faded, and firmly adhered. • Shrink Wrap Integrity: Enclosed in its original, late-70s heavyweight factory shrink wrap. The plastic is exceptionally tight, crystal clear, and completely taut across the entire front and back surfaces. Zero seam splits, zero corner blowouts, no stress- lines, and absolutely no breathing-hole tearing or fragmentation. • Jacket Geometry & Face Quality: The cardstock jacket faces display perfectly flat, flawless geometry with absolutely no structural bowing or storage warping. The soft, stylized cover portrait artwork exhibits complete, deep color saturation with zero fading, ring-wear shadows, or shelf-friction dullness.
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