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SquareTrad WE CURRENTLY HAVE NEARLY 700 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 AUDIOPHILE auctions MICHAEL JACKSON OFF THE WALL ORIGINAL 1979 EPIC RECORDS STEREO LP FE-35745 ORIGINAL U.S.
PRESSING STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING GUARANTEED ORIGINAL DARK BLUE EPIC LABEL, LATE 70s STYLE NO OTHER STOCK LABELS EXIST THAT WE ARE AWARE OF .
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 GATEFOLD COVER FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe , we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.
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 Michael Jackson had recorded solo prior to the release of Off the Wall in 1979, but this was his breakthrough, the album that established him as an artist of astonishing talent and a bright star in his own right.
This was a visionary album, a record that found a way to break disco wide open into a new world where the beat was undeniable, but not the primary focus -- it was part of a colorful tapestry of lush ballads and strings, smooth soul and pop, soft rock, and alluring funk.
Its roots hearken back to the Jacksons huge mid- 70s hit Dancing Machine, but this is an enormously fresh record, one that remains vibrant and giddily exciting years after its release.
This is certainly due to Jackson s emergence as a blindingly gifted vocalist, equally skilled with overwrought ballads as She s Out of My Life as driving dancefloor shakers as Working Day and Night and Get on the Floor, where his asides are as gripping as his delivery on the verses.
It s also due to the brilliant songwriting, an intoxicating blend of strong melodies, rhythmic hooks, and indelible construction.
Most of all, its success is due to the sound constructed by Jackson and producer Quincy Jones, a dazzling array of disco beats, funk guitars, clean mainstream pop, and unashamed and therefore affecting schmaltz that is utterly thrilling in its utter joy.
This is highly professional, highly crafted music, and its details are evident, but the overall effect is nothing but pure pleasure.
Jackson and Jones expanded this approach on the blockbuster Thriller, often with equally stunning results, but they never bettered it.
For its extraordinary contribution to the contemporary music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, songwriters and general public, or for some other inherent quality, this album was voted one of top-100 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted in 1987 by Paul Gambaccini, the legendary BBC Radio A R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals click here for the complete album listing Reflecting the historical importance of this album, as well as its popular and critical acclaim, The Rolling Stones Magazine selected this album as on of the top-200 Rock albums of all time in their recent global poll.
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b The record is apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY thick, inflexible vinyl.
This is NOT a thin, flimsy dynaflex type , vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.
c Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording COVER COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP NO SIGNIFICANT IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER: - No split seams - No ring wear - No cut-out drill holes.
- No cut-out corners - No saw-marks or indents - No dirt/dust rubbing stains friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers - No wrinkles or creases - No yellowing from aging - No writing - No stamps - No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams - 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 RIAA stamps or stickers.
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