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KAREN DALTON - IT IS SO HARD TO TELL WHO IS GOING TO LOVE YOU THE BEST - INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1969 CAPITOL RECORDS STEREO LP ST-271
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
INSANELY RARE STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
GUARANTEED ORIGINAL LIME GREEN CAPITOL LABEL , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION .
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
ALTHOUGH NOT CREDITED ON THE ALBUM HE WAS MERELY MENTIONED IN PASSING IN THE LINER NOTES BY NICK VENET, THE ALBUM S PRODUCER , THIS ALBUM DOES FEATURE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS BY FRED NEIL, WHO TO HIS CREDIT - LURED KAREN DALTON INTO THE STUDIO SHE REFUSED TO RECORD A FULL SESSION WORTH OF MATERIAL, SO FRED NEIL HAD TO TRICK HER INTO THE RECORDING ROOM AND HAD THE RECORDING SESSIONS TAPED SURREPTITIOUSLY
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
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
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As legend has it, it took quite a bit of convincing to get Karen Dalton into the studio to record this album, and it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Consequently, the arrangements are loose and the accompaniment is not varied much--Dalton s 12-string don t hear any banjo, despite what the liner notes say , a guitar or two playing lead, spare percussion, and some bass are mostly the extent of the backing instruments. Fortunately, the focus is on Karen s voice, which is a real pearl. No one else really sounded like her before or since, and although this album isn t very polished, it s invaluable as one of the only two studio recordings of Karen ever made.
Although Karen played a whole lot of folk, most of these songs are blues, and some of the writing is great. Two Fred Neil cuts are highlights-- Little Bit of Rain and Blues on the Ceiling. Ribbon Bow is a great brooding traditional tune. The title track and Right Wrong or Ready are also highlights. Really what ties the set together is Karen s voice--if you haven t heard it, it s pretty tough to describe it. It s so complex, involving a strained breath at the beginning of words, a kind of southern-accent nasal pronunciation of sounds, and a really guttural, emotive undertone. Some people are annoyed by her voice, but I recommend giving it a chance--it s a shame to write off such a complex gem of originality for sounding a bit uncommon. With her unique vocal tools, Dalton wrings the emotion, pain and life out of these songs. Even though she didn t write them, with such impressive readings, it doesn t really matter.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY ELIOTT KNAPP
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CONDITION:
RECORD
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a THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records click here PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID .
b 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
c Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
THE COVER
COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP
NO SIGNIFICANT FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER
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