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GRATEFUL DEAD - ANTHEM OF THE SUN THE GROUP S SECOND STUDIO ALBUM - ORIGINAL 1968 WARNER BROTHERS STEREO LP WS-1749 - ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING WITH SEVEN ARTS W-7 LOGO ON THE LABEL AND ORIGINAL, UNMIXED VERSION OF THE ALBUM ORIGINAL PURPLE COVER
ORIGINAL US PRESSING
ORIGINAL GREEN WARNER BROTHERS LABEL WITH A W-7 LOGO AT THE TOP OF THE LABEL AND A DIVISION OF WARNER SEVEN ARTS INSCRIPTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL, LATE 60 s STYLE
BELIEVED TO BE A COLUMBIA, SANTA MARIA, CA PRESSING
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
THE FIRST VERSION OF THE COVER WITHOUT THE LINE REMIXED SEPTEMBER 1971 ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK PANEL
VISIBLE SPINDLE MARKS/LABEL SCRATCHES NOTED ON ONE LABEL
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX ENDS WITH -1C/-1C . ON SOME LABELS, SUFFIX 1 DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING
PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW
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As the second long-player by the Grateful Dead, Anthem of the Sun 1968 pushed the limits of both the music as well as the medium. General dissatisfaction with their self-titled debut necessitated the search for a methodology to seamlessly juxtapose the more inspired segments of their live performances with the necessary conventions of a single LP. Since issuing their first album, the Dead welcomed lyricist Robert Hunter into the fold -- freeing the performing members to focus on the execution and taking the music to the next level. Another addition was second percussionist Mickey Hart, whose methodical timekeeping would become a staple in the Dead s ability to stop on the proverbial rhythmic dime. Likewise, Tom Constanten keyboards added an avant-garde twist to the proceedings with various sonic enhancements that were more akin to John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen than anything else coming from the burgeoning Bay Area music scene. Their extended family also began to incorporate folks like Dan Healy -- whose non-musical contributions and innovations ranged from concert PA amplification to meeting the technical challenges that the band presented off the road as well. On this record Healy s involvement cannot be overstated, as the band were essentially given carte blanche and simultaneous on-the-job training with regards to the ins and outs of the still unfamiliar recording process. The idea to create an aural pastiche from numerous sources -- often running simultaneously -- was a radical concept that allowed consumers worldwide to experience a simulated Dead performance firsthand. One significant pattern which began developing saw the band continuing to refine the same material that they were concurrently playing live night after night prior to entering the studio. The extended That s It for the Other One suite is nothing short of a psychedelic roller coaster. The wild ride weaves what begins as a typical song into several divergent performances -- taken from tapes of live shows -- ultimately returning to the home base upon occasion, presumably as a built-in reality check. Lyrically, Bob Weir guitar/vocals includes references to their 1967 pot bust ...the heat came round and busted me for smiling on a cloudy day as well as the band s spiritual figurehead Neal Cassidy ...there was Cowboy Neal at the wheel on a bus to never ever land . Although this version smokes from tip to smouldering tail, the piece truly developed a persona all its own and became a rip-roaring monster in concert. The tracks New Potato Caboose and Weir s admittedly autobiographically titled Born Cross-Eyed are fascinatingly intricate side trips that had developed organically during the extended work s on-stage performance life. Alligator is a no-nonsense Ron Pigpen McKernan workout that motors the second extended sonic collage on Anthem of the Sun. His straight-ahead driving blues ethos careens headlong into the Dead s innate improvisational psychedelia. The results are uniformly brilliant as the band thrash and churn behind his rock-solid lead vocals. Musically, the Dead s instrumental excursions wind in and out of the primary theme, ultimately ending up in the equally frenetic Caution Do Not Stop on Tracks . Although the uninitiated might find the album unnervingly difficult to follow, it obliterated the pretension of the post-Sgt. Pepper s concept album while reinventing the musical parameters of the 12 LP medium.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY LINDSAY PLANER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/
All early, Grateful Dead albums on original W-7 Warner Bros label are rare and this, the group s second album is no exception in addition, it comes with the original mix, before Phil Lesh decided to massacre it and replace it with the inferior, remixed, harsh-sounding version. This, original version still sports a warm, organic, natural mix that was virtually destroyed by Lesh. Grab it now, or forever hold your Peace, Brother. Track listing: That s It For The Other One: Cryptical Envelopment / Quadlibet For Tender Feet / Faster We Go --- New Potato Caboose --- Born Cross-Eyed --- Alligator --- Caution Do Not Stop On The Tracks .
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CONDITION:
THE RECORD
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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 comes in the original stock inner sleeve.
c 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
d Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
THE COVER
THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD VG .
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover has TWO 2 neat, circular cutout holes along the spine
- 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 front side and 2 back side
- Cover has a visible wrinkle crease in one of the corners. VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY
- Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.
- Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams
- Visible shelf wear noted on the top and bottom seams and the opening side
- Minor shelf wear noted on the spine nothing significant
- Cover has a minor bump dent on the opening side nothing significant
- Back cover has a few pressure points and marks
NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER
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