SLIM HARPO~BABY SCRATCH MY BACK~MEGA-RARE ORIG'66 EXCELLO SWAMP BLUES MONO LP~NM

 
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·       SLIM HARPO – SCRATCH MY BACK ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1966 EXCELLO RECORDS’ MONO LP 8005
 
·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
 
·       A SWAMP BLUES CLASSIC – AND ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE GENRE!
 
·       ORIGINAL ORANGE EXCELLO LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT
 
·       RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN FAKE (“ELECTRONICALLY RECHANELLED”) STEREO
 
·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
 
·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
 
·       ORIGINAL GLOSSY, LIGHTLY LAMINATED COVER
 
·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
 
·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
 
·       THE RECORD HAS A 'NASHVILLE MAINS' AND 'MUSIC CITY' MACHINE STAMPS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, EITHER ONE OF WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.
 
·       As far as we know, this album is currently out of print and unavailable on Compact Disc, or in any other format.
 
(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)
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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 EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.
 
(b)          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!
 
(c)             The record comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years!
 
(d)          Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.
 
(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!
 
 
·       COVER
 
THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).
 
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
 
-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 4
 
-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.
 
-         Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)
 
-         Cover has some small writing on its back side (a small filing code conspicuously written in one corner)