Frank Sinatra- Sings Days of Wine and Roses 1964 RED VINYL U.S. stereo LP

days of wine and roses u.s. red vinyl stereo lp

Offered for sale is a U.S. red vinyl stereo copy of Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners by Frank Sinatra.

Note: This album was not commercially released  on colored vinyl in the U.S.  This particular copy was likely pressed by a record company employee for their own use.  We are not aware of any other red vinyl copies of this LP; it may be unique.

About this copy: This copy of Sings Days of Wine and Roses is a 1964 U.S. deep groove stereo pressing on the Reprise label .

The matrix numbers are:

Side one: o 30301 (1-J)  SMI
Side two: o 30302 (1-J)  SMI

This suggests that the record was pressed at Columbia Records’ Santa Maria pressing plant, which opened in 1964.

The cover is VG-, with moderate ring wear and small tears in the upper corners of the front cover.  The cover has no splits and there is no writing.

The original generic Reprise inner sleeve is included with no splits.

The red vinyl disc is VG and close to VG+ with a few light marks on each side, but no deep scratches.  It’s a fairly clean disc that has been well cared for.

A nice copy of a rare, and possibly unique, Frank Sinatra LP.

Background: Released in 1964, the awkwardly-titled Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners is the 33rd studio album by Frank Sinatra.

The album, consisting entirely of Academy Award-winning songs, reached #10 on the U.S. album chart.

Allmusic.com gave Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners a 3 star review:

Featuring a selection of Oscar-winning standards, ranging from 1934’s “The Continental” to 1962’s “Days of Wine and Roses,” Academy Award Winners is professional and stylish album, but it only yields a handful of true gems. That isn’t the fault of either Frank Sinatra or arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle. Although their performances aren’t quite as distinguished as their past collaborations, they are nevertheless highly enjoyable. Sinatra is charming and lively, even if he doesn’t demonstrate the full range of his technique on each track, while Riddle’s charts are light and entertaining. 

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Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Reprise
Catalog Number:
FS-1011
Year of Release: 1964
Format: Stereo
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Heart – Magazine 1978 U.S. picture disc LP – ultra low number 7/100,000

heart magazine u.s. picture disc LP

Offered for sale is a limited edition numbered U.S. picture disc pressing of Magazine by Heart.  This copy is #7 of 100,000 copies!

Note: While the cover indicates that this is 7/100,000, the record company reportedly pressed 130,000 copies of the album, and we’ve seen copies with numbers above 100,000.

About this copy: This copy of Magazine is a 1978 U.S. pressing on the Mushroom label of an album that was originally released in 1977.

As the album is still sealed, the record is presumably new and unplayed.

The cover is VG+ with a couple of small corner bends and very slight edge and corner wear.

In the upper right hand corner of the back cover is a number indicating that this copy is 7/100,000.

There is a split in the clear plastic inner sleeve.

The picture disc is VG++ on side one with a couple of faint sleeve scuffs.  Side two is M-.  The disc has likely only been played once or twice.

A beautiful copy of a classic LP and one of the lowest numbered copies we’ve ever seen.

Background: Released in 1978, the picture disc edition of Heart’s Magazine was the first picture disc LP to get widespread national distribution.

The numbered series was supposed to be limited to 100,000 copies, but due to the popularity of the LP, the record company reportedly pressed 130,000 copies, along with an additional 30,000 copies in Canada, which were numbered separately.

Magazine was the second album by Heart.  The album was released in 1977 but was immediately withdrawn due to a lawsuit between the band and the record company, which had released the album in incomplete form without the band’s permission.

The album was reissued the following year with a different mix and a couple of rerecorded songs.  The album reached #17 on the U.S. charts.

Allmusic.com gave Magazine this review:

Problems with the Mushroom label delayed the release of Magazine, which eventually went platinum and peaked at number 17 on the album charts. Only the hard-rocking “Heartless” made it into the Top 40, and the album didn’t really live up to Heart’s last few efforts.

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Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Mushroom
Catalog Number:
MRS-1-SP
Year of Release: 1978
Format: Stereo
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Beatles – Hey Jude 1970 Japan red vinyl LP with obi

beatles hey jude red vinyl japan lp

Offered for sale is an original Japanese red vinyl pressing of Hey Jude by the Beatles, including the original die-cut obi.

About this copy: This copy of Hey Jude is a 1970 Japanese pressing on the Apple label.

The cover is VG+ with slight corner and edge wear.  The die-cut “medallion” obi is VG+ with a few wrinkles and slight foxing, but no tears.  The “hojyuhyo” (reorder tag) is still attached.

The lyric insert is M-.  The black paper inner sleeve is M-.

The disc is M- with a few spindle marks and slight foxing on the side two label, but no marks on the vinyl.  Clean disc!

A nice copy of a scarce Beatles LP and the first copy we’ve had for sale in several years.

Background: Hey Jude was a compilation LP put together by Beatles management, rather than Capitol or Parlophone Records.  The release was intended to capitalize on the success of the group’s recent #1 single, “Hey Jude.”

The album consisted of a number of songs that had either been previously released as singles or which had not previously been released on Capitol/Apple albums.

The album reached #1 in the U.S., but wasn’t released in the UK until a few years later.

Allmusic.com gave Hey Jude a 3 star review:

Appearing in the U.S. just two months prior to the band’s April 1970 breakup, Hey Jude is one of the odder Beatles records released during the group’s lifespan. Essentially a clearinghouse for singles that never appeared on album, the record relies heavily on songs released between 1968 and 1969, but it also stretches back to get both sides of the 1966 single “Paperback Writer”/”Rain” and “Can’t Buy Me Love” and “I Should Have Known Better,” two 1964 songs that never appeared on a Capitol LP (but did show up on the soundtrack to A Hard Day’s Night, which was released by United Artists in 1964). This scope inadvertently showcases the Beatles’ versatility and growth, as they move from the exuberance of Beatlemania to the intense psychedelia of the mid-’60s and then settle into rich post-Pepper days, where John, Paul, and George (Ringo sings no songs here) were all pursuing their own obsessions.

Country of origin: Japan
Size: 12″
Record Label: Apple
Catalog Number:
AP-8940
Year of Release: 1970
Format: Stereo
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Jimi Hendrix – Smash Hits 1969 Japan LP with obi and Japan-only cover

jimi hendrix smash hits 1969 japan lp

Offered for sale is an original Japanese pressing of Smash Hits by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, with the original obi and a Japan-only cover.

This LP has a different track listing from the U.S. version of the album.

About this copy: This copy of Smash Hits is a 1969 Japanese pressing on the Polydor label.  Shortly after the album’s original release, the catalog number changed from SMP-1413 to MP-1413.  This is the original issue.

The unique-to-Japan cover is VG++ with slight edge and corner wear.  The obi is VG+ with a few minor wrinkles; the “hojyuhyo” (reorder tag) is still attached but is partially torn off.  The insert is M-.

The disc is VG++ and close to M- with a few spindle marks on the labels and a couple of very faint sleeve scuffs on each side.  Clean disc!

A nice copy of a rare Hendrix LP and the only copy of the original issue we’ve ever had for sale.

Background: You might think that while record companies sometimes disagreed about how to format an album in one country or another, they’d at least agree as to what constitutes a “hit.”  Not so with Smash Hits, the compilation LP released in 1968 in Britain and 1969 elsewhere, featuring the best of Jimi Hendrix.  The US and UK versions of the album each had four songs that weren’t included on the other country’s version of the album.

The copy offered for sale is an original Japanese issue of the album, catalog number SMP-1413, manufactured by Nippon Grammophon and including the original obi and cover art, which was unique to the Japanese issue.  Later issues used the same cover art as the UK and US issues.

The Japanese issue has the UK track lineup, which includes a couple of rare B-sides:

Purple Haze – 2:52
Fire – 2:45
The Wind Cries Mary – 3:20
Can You See Me – 2:33
51st Anniversary – 3:16
Hey Joe  – 3:30
Stone Free – 3:36
The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam’s Dice – 4:21
Manic Depression – 3:42
Highway Chile – 3:32
Burning of the Midnight Lamp – 3:39
Foxy Lady – 3:18

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Country of origin: Japan
Size: 12″
Record Label: Polydor
Catalog Number:
SMP-1413
Year of Release: 1969
Format: Stereo
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Bob Dylan – Stealin’ sealed 1969 U.S. LP

bob dylan stealin' u.s. lp

Offered for sale is a still sealed U.S. pressing of the unauthorized LP Stealin’ by Bob Dylan.

Stealin’ was one of the first unauthorized albums issued in the rock era.

About this copy: This copy of Stealin’ is a 1969 U.S. LP.  Label variation is unknown; it may be on the Har-Kub label, or the label may have no identification.

As the album is still sealed, the record is presumably new and unplayed.

The cover has the title rubber stamped in red ink.  Like many early albums of this type, this album was not issued with an insert.

The wrap is fully intact with no rips, tears, or holes.  An original price sticker is attached to the wrap.  There is a small dent in the lower left hand corner of the cover.

A nice copy of a fairly scarce Bob Dylan LP.

Background: Released in 1969 on the Har-Kub label and in 1971 on the Trademark of Quality label, Stealin’ is an unauthorized U.S. album containing previously unreleased performances by Bob Dylan.

Tracks are:

  • Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window
  • It Takes A Lot To Laugh
  • Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence
  • If You Gotta Go, Go Now
  • She Belongs To Me
  • Love Minus Zero/No Limits
  • It’S All Over Now, Baby Blue*
  • Suze (The Cough Song) **
  • New Orleans Rag (Cuts Out)***
  • That’S All Right Mama ***
  • Hard Times In New York Town
  • Stealin’
  • Wade In The Water
  • Cocaine (Cuts Out)

Side one: 1965 studio outtakes (first three tracks are outtakes from Highway 61 Revisited; tracks 4-6  are outtakes from Bringing It All Back Home.

Side two: Minnesota tapes 12/22/61 except for
* Bringing It All Back Home outtake 1965
** The Times They Are A’Changin outtake 1963
***Another Side of Bob Dylan outtake 1964

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Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Unknown
Catalog Number:
None
Year of Release: 1969
Format: Mono
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Bob Dylan – GWW John Birch Society Blues sealed 1970 U.S. LP

bob dylan gww john birch society blues u.s. LP

Offered for sale is a still sealed original U.S. pressing of the unauthorized album GWW John Birch Society Blues by Bob Dylan.

Note: This 1970 LP was one of the earliest unauthorized albums of the rock era.

About this copy: This copy of GWW John Birch Society Blues is a 1970 U.S. pressing.  The label is unknown and is likely blank.

As the album is still sealed, the record is presumably new and unplayed.

The wrap is fully intact except for a small 4″ (10 cm) break in the wrap at the middle of the mouth of the cover.  We have secured this with tape to prevent further tearing of the shrink wrap.

There is a small bend in the lower left hand corner.  There is an original price sticker in the upper left had corner of the cover.

A nice copy of a scarce Bob Dylan album that is usually found in terrible condition.

Background: Released in 1970, GWW John Birch Society Blues is an album by Bob Dylan containing then-unreleased performances.

Tracks are:

  • Mixed-Up Confusion
  • East Laredo Blues
  • I’ll Keep It With Mine
  • John Birch Society Blues
  • Who Killed Davy Moore?
  • Eternal Circle
  • Rambling, Gambling Willie
  • I Was Young When I Left Home
  • Percy’s Song
  • Corinna Corrina
  • In The Evening
  • Long John

 

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Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: None
Catalog Number:
None
Year of Release: 1970
Format: Mono
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Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman 1988 U.S. promotional LP audiophile vinyl

tracy chapman u.s. promotional lp

Offered for sale is an original U.S. white label promotional pressing of the self-titled debut by Tracy Chapman.

Note: Promotional copies were pressed on high-quality translucent “audiophile” vinyl that was not used for the copies sold in stores.

About this copy: This copy of Tracy Chapman is an original 1988 U.S. white label promotional pressing on the Elektra label.

There is a hype sticker attached to the cover promoting three songs from the album.  A second sticker reads, “Pressed on High Quality Audiophile Vinyl.”

The cover is VG+ with light wear at the bottom of the front cover and a small bend in the upper left hand corner.  There is a saw mark on the spine; all promotional copies have this.

The custom inner sleeve is VG++ with a 1″ (2 cm) split at the bottom edge.

The disc is M- and looks unplayed.  Clean disc!

A nice copy of an album that is very hard to find on vinyl.

Background: Released in 1988, Tracy Chapman was a surprise hit, reaching #1 on the U.S. album charts and being certified 6 times platinum by the RIAA.

Allmusic.com gave Tracy Chapman a rare 5 star review:

Arriving with little fanfare in the spring of 1988, Tracy Chapman’s eponymous debut album became one of the key records of the Bush era, providing a touchstone for the entire PC movement while reviving the singer/songwriter tradition. … The record continues to sound fresh because Chapman’s writing is so keenly observed and her strong, gutsy singing makes each song sound intimate and immediate.

You can listen to “Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution” here:

 

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Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Elektra
Catalog Number:
60774-1
Year of Release: 1988
Format: Stereo
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Pink Floyd – The Final Cut 1983 Japan Mastersound audiophile LP with obi

pink floyd the final cut japan mastersound lp

Offered for sale is a limited edition Japanese Mastersound pressing of The Final Cut by Pink Floyd, including the original obi.

This pressing was part of CBS/Sony’s short-lived “Mastersound” audiophile series.  Like most titles in the CBS Japan Mastersound series, this LP has been digitally remastered.

About this copy: This copy of The Final Cut is a 1983 pressing on the CBS/Sony label.

The outer cover is VG, with wear along the top edge.  The inner gatefold cover is VG++ and close to M- with slight edge and corner wear.

The obi is M-.  The lyric insert is VG+ with discoloration from age.

The two generic Mastersound catalogs are M-.

The disc is VG+ with several scuffs on each side and many spindle marks on the labels.  It’s a fairly clean disc that’s been well care for but it does play with some noise.

A nice copy of a scarce Pink Floyd LP.  This is the first copy of this version that we’ve ever had for sale.

Background: In the early 1980s, CBS Records in the U.S. and Japan created a limited edition series of high quality audiophile pressings of then-new and older LPs that were pressed on premium vinyl and sold at a premium price.  The series did not last long and most titles were quickly discontinued.

In the U.S., most of the titles were half speed mastered.  In Japan, most of the titles were digitally remastered pressings.

Released in 1983, The Final Cut was the twelfth studio album by Pink Floyd.

The album reached #1 on the UK charts and #6 in the U.S.

Allmusic.com gave The Final Cut a 3 star review:

The Final Cut extends the autobiography of The Wall, concentrating on Roger Waters’ pain when his father died in World War II. Waters spins this off into a treatise on the futility of war, concentrating on the Falkland Islands, setting his blistering condemnations and scathing anger to impossibly subdued music that demands full attention. This is more like a novel than a record, requiring total concentration since shifts in dynamics, orchestration, and instrumentation are used as effect. …And it’s equally clear that Pink Floyd couldn’t have continued in this direction — Waters had no interest in a group setting anymore, as this record, which is hardly a Floyd album in many respects, illustrates. Distinctive, to be sure, but not easy to love and, depending on your view, not even that easy to admire.

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Country of origin: Japan
Size: 12″
Record Label: CBS/Sony
Catalog Number:
25AP2410
Year of Release: 1983
Format: Stereo
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Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive! 1976 Japan white label promotional 2 LP set with obi and poster

peter frampton - frampton comes alive japan promo lp

Offered for sale is an original Japanese white label promotional pressing of the double live album Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton, including the original obi and limited edition poster.

About this copy: This copy of Frampton Comes Alive! is a 1976 pressing on the A&M label.

The cover is VG+ with slight edge and corner wear.  The obi is M-.

The lyric insert is VG++ with slight discoloration from age.  The poster is M- with no rips, tears, or holes.

The white label promo discs are M-; sides 2, 3, and 4 may be unplayed.  Clean discs!

A nice copy of an album that’s hard to find as a first pressing and the only promo copy we’ve ever seen.

Background: Frampton Comes Alive! was one of the biggest selling albums of the 1970s and it turned the former Humble Pie guitarist into a superstar overnight.

The album reached #6 on the UK charts and #1 in the U.S., where it sold more than 8 million copies.

Allmusic.com gave Frampton Comes Alive! a 4 1/2 star review:

At the time of its release, Frampton Comes Alive! was an anomaly, a multi-million-selling (mid-priced) double LP by an artist who had previously never burned up the charts with his long-players in any spectacular way. The biggest-selling live album of all time, it made Peter Frampton a household word and generated a monster hit single in “Show Me the Way.” And the reason why is easy to hear: the Herd/Humble Pie graduate packed one hell of a punch on-stage — where he was obviously the most comfortable — and, in fact, the live versions of “Show Me the Way,” “Do You Feel Like I Do,” “Something’s Happening,” “Shine On,” and other album rock staples are much more inspired, confident, and hard-hitting than the studio versions.

Country of origin: Japan
Size: 12″
Record Label: A&M
Catalog Number:
GXG-1003/4
Year of Release: 1976
Format: Stereo
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