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WE CURRENTLY HAVE MORE THAN 500 LISTED ITEMS Click here to see ALL our ROCK auctions Our PSYCH PROGRESSIVE auctions Our PUNK NEW WAVE auctions Our JAZZ auctions Our BLUE NOTE JAZZ auctions Our BLUES auctions Our CLASSICAL auctions Our COUNTRY auctions Our FUNK auctions Our LATIN auctions Our METAL auctionsOur REGGAE auctions Our SOUL auctions Our STILL SEALED ITEMS Our PROMO auctions Our ACETATE auctions Our TEST PRESSING auctions Our AUDIOPHILE auctions PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS BAND ON THE RUN - ORIGINAL 1976 CAPITOL/APPLE STEREO LP SO-3415 ORIGINAL U.S.
PRESSING STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING WE GUARANTEE THAT THIS SEALED ALBUM INCLUDES ORIGINAL BAND ON THR RUN POSTER , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION BELIEVED TO BE THE PROMOTIONAL PRESSING BASED ON THE CUTOUT PROMO HOLE NAMELY, ON CAPITOL AND AFFILIATED LABELS, A NEAT CUTOUT HOLE IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER SIGNIFIES PROMO PRESSINGS, NOT, REPEAT, NOT A CUTOUT ITEM.
BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE ORIGINAL, CUSTOM CAPITOL/APPLE LABEL WITH THE PASSPORT PHOTOS OF THE THREE WINGS MEMBERS, WHICH IS UNIQUE TO THIS ALBUM THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.
TWO BREATHE AIR HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S.
PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE COVER HAS TWO 2 NIFTY HYPE ADVERTISEMENT STICKERS STILL AFFIXED TO THE SHRINK WRAP, INCLUDING THE RARE HELEN WHEELS ARROW STICKER, WHICH WE HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on.
This is NOT a recycled image from our previous auction.
What you see is what you ll get.
GUARANTEED Neither the dippy, rustic Wild Life nor the slick AOR flourishes of Red Rose Speedway earned Paul McCartney much respect, so he made the self-consciously ambitious Band on the Run to rebuke his critics.
On the surface, Band on the Run appears to be constructed as a song cycle in the vein of Abbey Road, but subsequent listens reveal that the only similarities the two albums share are simply superficial.
McCartney s talent for songcraft and nuanced arrangements is in ample display throughout the record, which makes many of the songs -- including the nonsensical title track -- sound more substantial than they actually are.
While a handful of the songs are excellent -- the surging, inspired surrealism of Jet is by far one of his best solo recordings, Bluebird is sunny acoustic pop, and Helen Wheels captures McCartney rocking with abandon -- most of the songs are more style than substance.
Yet McCartney s melodies are more consistent than any of his previous solo records, and there are no throwaways the songs just happen to be not very good.
Still, the record is enjoyable, whether it s the minor-key Mrs.
Vandebilt or Let Me Roll It, a silly response to John Lennon s How Do You Sleep?, which does make Band on the Run one of McCartney s finest solo efforts.
However, there s little of real substance on the record.
No matter how elaborate the production is, or how cleverly his mini-suites are constructed, Band on the Run is nothing more than a triumph of showmanship.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/ The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES such as the one we have here were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead.
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b The album includes the original poster still intact.
c The record is believed to come in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.
d The record is apparently 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 e Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording COVER COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover: - Cover has a neat, round PROMO cutout hole in one of the corners - Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged / bent.
- Cover has a light wrinkle crease in one of the corners.
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER: - No split seams - No ring wear - 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 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 glue traces or wax residue.
- No bar codes - No RIAA stamps or stickers.
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