GRATEFUL DEAD: S/T
LABEL: Warner Bros / TOSHIBA Musical Industries
Label Number: BP-8222
- Very Rare original 1st Japanese pressing of November 1967
- Rarely seen Japan TEST PRESSING with Typed Labels
- Comes with error on label being greatful
- TOP CONDITION EX NM ..
- ARCHIVE COPY
GRADING:
WHITE LABEL TEST PRESSING LP Record: Excellent beautifully preserved, shiny and glossy surface. Has some sleeve lines visible under bright light that do not affect the play
Flip Back Jacket: Near Mint Archive condition without any defects. Sharp corners/ Straight edges/ Fully readable spine. Archive condition.
Some words on this issue: GRATEFUL DEAD: S/T Warner Bros. BP-8222 Never offered before WHITE LABEL promo/ TEST PRESS issue of the 1stdead album to be released in Japan on November 1967. Top condition. Fresh-sounding, upbeat and strongly melodic, the Dead s debut contains elements of rock and roll, blues and their own inimitable brand of psychedelia. Opener The Golden Road To Unlimited Devotion is a keyboard-driven psych-monster that hooks you in with its stupidly catchy chorus. The unique-sike sound of Cold Rain And Snow keeps the album anchored firmly in a contemporary setting, leaving behind the rock and roll/ blues of the 2 previous tracks. The 1st side ends with the best cut Cream Puff War a Love-like sound binge that is underpinned by Pigpen s masterful keyboards and Garcia s ferocious guitar. The 2nd side is all about Morning Dew and Viola Lee Bleus . The first is an expansive, spatial excursion that introduces the listener to the sound that would pretty much become to define them, partially when they played live. Viola Lee Bleus is an epic 10-minute jam that serves as a showcase for their instrumental skills, in particular Pigpen s board wizardry. Rarely given the credit it deserves, this record stands alongside American beauty and Anthem Of The Sun as one of the Dead s very best. JE Endless Trip . TOP condition. Never seen before Japan 1st press WHITE LABEL/ TEST PRESS PROMO issue of 1967, seriously rare
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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG /. We don t sell anything below VG . VG grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.
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