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Cher – Take Me Home sealed 1979 U.S. picture disc LP

Offered for sale is a still sealed limited edition U.S. picture disc of Cher’s 1979 LP, Take Me Home.

About this copy: This copy of Take Me Home is a 1979 U.S. pressing on the Casablanca label.

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

The wrap is fully intact except for small breaks at the four corners. (see photos.) The breaks in the wrap are quite small.

An original price tag is attached to the wrap.

Unlike many copies of this album, this copy does not have any punch holes, saw marks, or cut corners.

A nice copy of a scarce Cher LP and the first copy of this picture disc that we’ve had for sale in a number of years.

Background: Take Me Home was one of only a couple of albums that Cher released in a disco vein, and it did reasonably well on the charts, reaching #25 on the American Billboard albums charts in 1979 and being certified gold by the RIAA.

Casablanca Records released Take Me Home as a limited edition picture disc, though it didn’t sell particularly well. Many copies found today have cutout marks on them.

You can listen to “Take Me Home” here:

Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour sealed German true stereo LP

Offered for sale is a still sealed German pressing of Magical Mystery Tour by the Beatles, featuring all of the songs in true stereo* as well as a cover that was unique to the German release.

About this copy: This copy of Magical Mystery Tour is a 1981 German pressing on the Apple label. This is the scarce later pressing and not the more common 1970s pressing with the “Hor Zu” logo on the label and cover.

As the album is still sealed, the record is presumably new and unplayed. As we cannot examine the record, the stamper numbers are unknown. This may or may not be the rare “hot” pressing with A1/B1 stampers, though the cover is identical to copies of that pressing that we’ve had for sale in the past.

The wrap is fully intact with no rips tears, or holes. There is a tiny corner dent in the upper left hand corner. It’s more visible from the back; it’s barely noticeable from the front.

An exceptionally copy of a terrific record that has become quite scarce in recent years.

Background: Released in 1967, Magical Mystery Tour was a collection of songs from the film of the same name combined with some singles that had been released shortly before the album.

In the UK, the material from the film was released as a double EP set, but in Japan, the album was released in the U.S. format. The album reached #1 in the U.S.

As the album was originally compiled by Capitol Records to include tracks that were previously issued as singles, some of the songs were mastered from mono master tapes and converted to “Duophonic,” or artificial stereo.

*The album was not released in Germany until 1971; the German release used different master tapes that used true stereo mixes for all the tracks except “I Am the Walrus,” which is true stereo for the first half of the song and artificial stereo for the last half of the song.

Allmusic.com gave Magical Mystery Tour a 5 star review:

The U.S. version of the soundtrack for the Beatles’ ill-fated British television special embellished the six songs that were found on the British Magical Mystery Tour double EP with five other cuts from their 1967 singles. The psychedelic sound is very much in the vein of Sgt. Pepper’s, and even spacier in parts (especially the sound collages of “I Am the Walrus”). Unlike Sgt. Pepper’s, there’s no vague overall conceptual/thematic unity to the material, which has made Magical Mystery Tour suffer slightly in comparison. Still, the music is mostly great.

As Magical Mystery Tour was a soundtrack to a film that contained only six new songs, EMI Records in Britain decided to release the material as a set of two 7″ EPs. In the U.S., Capitol Records issued the material as a full album, by combining A and B sides of then-current singles. As there were no true stereo mixes of those singles at the time, most of the second side of the album was issued in the United States in Capitol’s “Duophonic” fake stereo.

In the early 1970s, true stereo mixes of those songs became available, and Apple Records released the full LP in Germany using those stereo mixes. On this version, the entire album was in true stereo with the exception of the second half of “I Am the Walrus,” for which no true stereo mix exists.

The German album was also issued with a unique cover, though without the gatefold cover and book that accompanied the U.S. album and the UK EP release.

Most of the German copies of Magical Mystery Tour that we’ve seen over the years were sold through Hörzu, a German television listings magazine. These copies have the Hörzu logo on both the cover and record label, and seem to be more common than those purchased elsewhere.

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Country of origin:	Germany
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Apple
Catalog Number:	1C 072-04 449
Year of Release:	1981
Format:	Stereo
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Monkees – Classic Album Collection sealed 10 LP colored vinyl box set

monkees classic album collection U.S. LP

Offered for sale is a still sealed copy of the limited edition, 10 LP colored vinyl box set Classic Album Collection by the Monkees.

This set was released in the U.S. in 2016 for Record Store Day and limited to 3000 copies. The box includes all nine of the band’s original studio albums, plus a bonus disc of rare tracks that is unique to this set.

About this copy: This copy of Classic Album Collection is a 2016 U.S. pressing on the Rhino Records label.

As the set is still sealed, the 10 albums inside are presumably new and unplayed.

The wrap is mostly intact; there is a small tear down the center of the front. The tear may have been made with a blade of some kind; there is a very faint cut in the box there. It’s very minor and so small that we almost missed it.

The box is a slipcase; the records slide in on the right side. Each album is packaged in a cover with the album’s original cover art.

A nice copy of a terrific Monkees set, and the first copy we’ve had for sale in several years.

Background: As a special item for Record Store Day 2016, Rhino Records created a limited edition of 3000 box sets containing all nine studio albums by the Monkees, plus a bonus disc of rare tracks.

All ten LPs were pressed on colored vinyl, and the box set was available for one day only and immediately sold out.

While these colored vinyl LPs have been issued separately, the bonus disc was available only in this set.

Included albums are:

The Monkees (translucent orange vinyl)

(Theme From) The Monkees
Saturday’s Child
I Wanna Be Free
Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day
Papa Gene’s Blues
Take A Giant Step
Last Train To Clarksville
This Just Doesn’t Seem To Be My Day
Let’s Dance On
I’ll Be True To You
Sweet Young Thing
Gonna Buy Me A Dog

More Of The Monkees (light green marbled vinyl)

She
When Love Comes Knockin’ (At Your Door)
Mary, Mary
Hold On Girl
Your Auntie Grizelda
(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone
Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
The Kind Of Girl I Could Love
The Day We Fall In Love
Sometime In The Morning
Laugh
I’m A Believer

Headquarters (white vinyl)

You Told Me
I’ll Spend My Life With You
Forget That Girl
Band 6
You Just May Be The One
Shades Of Gray
I Can’t Get Her Off My Mind
For Pete’s Sake
Mr. Webster
Sunny Girlfriend
Zilch
No Time
Early Morning Blues And Greens
Randy Scouse Git

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (yellow vinyl)

Salesman
She Hangs Out
The Door Into Summer
Love Is Only Sleeping
Cuddly Toy
Words
Hard To Believe
What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?
Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky
Pleasant Valley Sunday
Daily Nightly
Don’t Call On Me
Star Collector

The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees (gray marbled vinyl)

Dream World
Auntie’s Municipal Court
We Were Made For Each Other
Tapioca Tundra
Daydream Believer
Writing Wrongs
I’ll Be Back Up On My Feet
The Poster
P.O. Box 9847
Magnolia Simms
Valleri
Zor And Zam

Head (gray opaque vinyl)

Opening Ceremony
Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”)
Ditty Diego-War Chant
Circle Sky
Supplicio
Can You Dig It
Gravy
Superstitious
As We Go Along
Dandruff?
Daddy’s Song
Poll
Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again
Swami-Plus Strings, Etc. (Ken Thorne)

Instant Replay (dark green marbled vinyl)

Through The Looking Glass
Don’t Listen To Linda
I Won’t Be The Same Without Her
Just A Game
Me Without You
Don’t Wait For Me
You And I
While I Cry
Tear Drop City
A Man Without A Dream
Shorty Blackwell

Present (red translucent vinyl)

Little Girl
Good Clean Fun
If I Knew
Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye
Never Tell A Woman Yes
Looking For The Good Times
Ladies Aid Society
Listen To The Band
French Song
Mommy And Daddy
Oklahoma Backroom Dancer
Pillow Time

Changes (blue vinyl)

Oh My My
Ticket On A Ferry Ride
You’re So Good To Me
It’s Got To Be Love
Acapulco Sun
99 Pounds
Tell Me Love
Do You Feel It Too?
I Love You Better
All Alone In The Dark
Midnight Train
I Never Thought It Peculiar

Bonus Disc (purple vinyl)

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
She Hangs Out (Single Version)
The Girl I Knew Somewhere (Mono Single Mix)
All Of Your Toys
Goin’ Down
D.W. Washburn
It’s Nice To Be With You
Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”) (Single Version)
Someday Man
Do It In The Name Of Love
Lady Jane
That Was Then, This Is Now
Daydream Believer (1986 Remix)

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Rhino
Catalog Number:	R1 552706
Year of Release:	2016
Format:	Stereo
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Pink Floyd – Animals sealed 1977 French pink vinyl LP

Offered for sale is a still sealed limited edition French pressing of Animals, by Pink Floyd, pressed on pink vinyl.

About this copy: This copy of Animals is a 1977 French pressing on the Harvest/EMI label.

This copy is the version with the standard cover showing the Battersea power station.

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

The cover is sealed inside of a thick plastic bag that is held shut by a large sticker that says “Disque Rouge – Tirage Limite”

The bag is fully intact with no rips, tears, or holes. The sticker is slightly dirty but fully intact with no rips, tears, holes, or writing.

A virtually perfect copy of a rare Pink Floyd LP that is almost never found still sealed.

Background: Animals was the tenth studio album by Pink Floyd. The album reached #2 in the UK and #3 on the U.S.album charts.

Allmusic.com gave Animals a 4 star review:

Of all of the classic-era Pink Floyd albums, Animals is the strangest and darkest, a record that’s hard to initially embrace yet winds up yielding as many rewards as its equally nihilistic successor, The Wall. It isn’t that Roger Waters dismisses the human race as either pigs, dogs, or sheep, it’s that he’s constructed an album whose music is as bleak and bitter as that world view. …Through it all, though, the utter blackness of Waters’ spirit holds true, and since there are no vocal hooks or melodies, everything rests on the mood, the near-nihilistic lyrics, and Gilmour’s guitar. These are the kinds of things that satisfy cultists, and it will reward their attention — there’s just no way in for casual listeners.

In the late 1970s, collectors began to show interest in colored vinyl and picture discs, and record companies began issuing limited editions of both old and new albums in those formats in order to generate additional revenue. Most of these titles were available only for a short time, and many of the titles made in Europe were widely exported to the U.S.

During this time, there were a number of colored vinyl albums issued around the world by Pink Floyd, but the 1977 pressing of Animals from France on pink vinyl may have been the first.

For some reason, Harvest Records in France released two versions of this colored vinyl LP. The first issue featured the regular cover depicting the pig flying over the Battersea power station and included the custom lyric sleeve. There was also a sticker on the bag in which the album was shipped that said “Disque rouge – tirage limite” (“Pink Disk – Limited Edition”.)

The harder-to-find second version came in a cover that was all pink, with no graphics or writing whatsoever. The inner sleeve was also all pink, again with no writing. The pink vinyl record had the standard custom label that appeared on other versions of the album issued worldwide.

Little is known about these all pink pressings, or why they were made in addition to those with the regular covers. We’ve seen them advertised as “promotional copies,” but there is nothing on the record or cover to suggest that they are promos, and we remember these being sold at retail when they were new. As far as we know, the record company just decided to make two versions.

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Country of origin:	France
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Harvest
Catalog Number:	2C 068-98434
Year of Release:	1977
Format:	Stereo
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Willie Nelson – Stardust sealed Japan promotional LP with obi

Offered for sale is a still sealed Japanese promotional pressing of Stardust by Willie Nelson, including the original obi.

About this copy: This copy of Stardust is a 1984 Japanese pressing on the CBS/Sony label of an album that was originally released in 1978.

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

There is a sticker on the back cover that says “SAMPLE” in English and Japanese. The record likely has stock red CBS/Sony labels with “SAMPLE” printed on them in Japanese.

The wrap is fully intact with no rips, tears, or holes.

A beautiful copy of a terrific album that has long been an audiophile favorite.

Background: Released in 1978, Stardust was the twenty-second album by Willie Nelson.

The album reached #30 on the U.S. pop charts, #1 on the U.S. country charts, and went on to sell more than 5 million copies in the U.S. alone.

The album is also highly regarded by audiophiles, as it is a particularly well-recorded album.

Allmusic.com gave Stardust a 5 star review:

At the height of outlaw country, Willie Nelson pulled off perhaps the riskiest move of the entire bunch. He set aside originals, country, and folk and recorded Stardust, a collection of pop standards produced by Booker T. Jones. Well, it’s not entirely accurate to say that he put away country and folk, since these are highly idiosyncratic interpretations of “Georgia on My Mind,” “All of Me,” “Moonlight in Vermont,” and “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” blending pop, country, jazz, and folk in equal measures. It’s not that Willie makes these songs his own, it’s that he reimagines these songs in a way that nobody else could, and with his trusty touring band, he makes these versions indelible.

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	CBS
Catalog Number:	25 AP 2741
Year of Release:	1984
Format:	Stereo
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Heart – Magazine sealed withdrawn 1977 Dutch LP with disclaimer and alternate mix

Offered for sale is a still sealed Dutch copy of the original withdrawn 1977 issue of Magazine by Heart.

As with the 1977 U.S. LP, this version was withdrawn shortly after release due to a lawsuit from the band and offers different mixes and recordings from the 1978 re-release. The cover has a disclaimer on the back cover stating that the album was completed without the band’s cooperation.

About this copy: This copy of Magazine is a 1977 Dutch pressing on the Arista label.

This version of the album was released only in the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands.

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

The wrap is fully intact, with no rips, tears, or holes. There are a couple of small creases along the top edge and spine, caused by the tight shrink wrap.

A nice copy of a terrific LP and a dramatically different one than the 1978 reissue.

Background: After the success of Dreamboat Annie, Heart went back into the studio to record the intended follow-up LP, Magazine. In the process of recording the album, the band and the record company got into a dispute over royalties and the band walked away from the recording sessions, leaving the album unfinished. The band signed a contract with Portrait Records and proceeded to record the Little Queen LP.

Mushroom Records, without the band’s permission or participation, took the unfinished material recorded for Magazine, added a couple of live cuts and a B-side from a previously released single and released the album, complete with a disclaimer on the back cover that indicated that the album was completed without participation from the band.

“Mushroom Records regrets that a contractual dispute has made it necessary to complete this record without the cooperation or endorsement of the group Heart, who have expressly disclaimed artistic involvement in completing this record. We did not feel that a contractual dispute should prevent the public from hearing and enjoying these incredible tunes and recordings.”

Heart immediately sued, and the record was withdrawn from sale as a result of a court order, but not before a few copies had been sold at retail.

The following year, the band and the record company resolved their issues and Heart returned to the studio to complete the album. In the process, much of the album was re-recorded, including nearly all of the vocals, and the material that wasn’t re-recorded was remixed. In addition, the track lineup was altered considerably, and the final release was a record that was considerably different from the 1977 first issue.

Opinions vary, but we prefer this version to the later one.

When finally released worldwide in 1978, Magazine 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.

Country of origin:	Netherlands
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Arista
Catalog Number:	SPARTY 1024
Year of Release:	1977
Format:	Stereo
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Beatles – 1962-1966/1967-1970 sealed 1978 U.S. red/blue vinyl 4 LP set

beatles 1962-1966/1967-1970 red blue vinyl lp set

Offered for sale is a set of two still sealed colored vinyl albums by the Beatles – 1978 limited edition U.S. pressings of The Beatles 1962-1966 on red vinyl and The Beatles 1967-1970 on blue vinyl.

About these copies: The albums offered for sale are 1978 U.S. pressings on the Capitol label, issued as a limited edition release.

As the albums are still sealed, the records are presumably new and unplayed.

Each has a hype sticker on the front indicating a colored vinyl pressing and a second sticker on the back cover with the song listing.

The wrap on both is largely intact. The 1962-1966 set tiny breaks at the two lower corners. The 1967-1970 set has tiny breaks at all four corners. These are very minor tears.

A nice set of colored vinyl Beatles LPs.

Background: In 1973, a company in the U.S. illegally created a “best of” box set by the Beatles called The Beatles – Alpha and Omega. That album was heavily advertised on television and sold well, but it attracted the attention of the Beatles’ record company, Capitol Records. They sued to have the album removed from the market.

Seeing a good opportunity, Capitol then issued four discs of Beatles hits themselves as two separate albums with the same cover photos:

The Beatles 1962-1966 covered the band’s early years and had a cover with a red border. The Beatles 1967-1970 covered the band’s later years and had a cover with a blue border.

In 1978, the two albums were released as limited editions on red and blue vinyl, respectively, in a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., the UK and Japan.

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Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Capitol
Catalog Number:	SEBX-11842 SEBX-11843
Year of Release:	1978
Format:	Stereo
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Beatles – White Album sealed U.S. white vinyl 2 LP set

Offered for sale is a still sealed limited edition white vinyl U.S. pressing of the Beatles self-titled LP, The Beatles, also known as the White Album, complete with poster and four photo inserts.

About this copy: This copy of the White Album is a limited edition U.S. pressing from 1978 on white vinyl, pressed on the then-current maroon Capitol label.

As the album is still sealed, the records are presumably new and unplayed. The poster and four photo inserts are included.

There is a hype sticker on the shrink wrap indicating that the album is a white vinyl limited edition.

The wrap is almost completely intact except for a very tiny break at the upper right hand corner. It’s so small that we almost missed it.

Unlike many sealed copies that are found today, this one does not have a promotional hole punched in the cover.

A nice copy of an increasingly scarce LP, and one we rarely have in stock for very long.

Background: In 1978, collectors were showing a lot of interest in both picture discs and colored vinyl records, so record companies worldwide issued a number of new and older titles in those formats to satisfy collector demand.

In the United States, Capitol Records pressed three different albums by the Beatles on colored vinyl – The Beatles 1962-1966 on red vinyl, The Beatles 1967-1970 on blue vinyl, and The Beatles, or The White Album on white vinyl.

All three pressings are collectible, though the White Album seems to be the one that attracts the most demand from collectors today. For some reason, the White Album is one of the most sought-out colored vinyl LPs. It’s also the hardest one to find in good condition, as the white cover is easily prone to wear.

Allmusic.com gave The Beatles a 5 star review:

Each song on the sprawling double album The Beatles is an entity to itself, as the band touches on anything and everything it can. This makes for a frustratingly scattershot record or a singularly gripping musical experience, depending on your view, but what makes the so-called White Album interesting is its mess. …None of it sounds like it was meant to share album space together, but somehow The Beatles creates its own style and sound through its mess.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Capitol
Catalog Number:	SEBX-11841
Year of Release:	1978
Format:	Stereo
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Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell sealed 1979 U.S. picture disc LP

Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell U.S. picture disc LP

Offered for sale is a still sealed U.S. picture disc edition of Meat Loaf’s album Bat Out of Hell.

About this copy: This copy of Bat Out of Hell is a still sealed 1979 U.S. pressing on the Epic label. This version has a burgundy cover with bats printed on it, unlike the promotional edition, which had an all-black cover.

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

The wrap is fully intact, with no rips, tears, or holes. There is a bend in the upper left hand corner.

It’s a nice copy of a great-looking picture disc and the first copy we’ve had in quite a while.

Background: Meat Loaf’s second album, Bat Out of Hell, created quite a sensation when it was released in 1977. To promote the album, Epic Records pressed a picture disc edition of the album with a black cover, which was issued only as a promotional item.

As this album was changing hands among collectors at premium prices, Epic Records in the U.S. opted to release the picture disc commercially, though the U.S. stock pressings have a burgundy cover with small bats printed on it.

While the album peaked at #14 on the U.S. album chart, the album has since sold nearly 40 million copies worldwide.

Allmusic.com gave Bat Out of Hell a 4 1/2 star review:

There is no other album like Bat Out of Hell, unless you want to count the sequel. This is Grand Guignol pop — epic, gothic, operatic, and silly, and it’s appealing because of all of this. Jim Steinman was a composer without peer, simply because nobody else wanted to make mini-epics like this. …It may be easy to dismiss this as ridiculous, but there’s real style and craft here and its kitsch is intentional. It may elevate adolescent passion to operatic dimensions, and that’s certainly silly, but it’s hard not to marvel at the skill behind this grandly silly, irresistible album.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Epic/Cleveland International
Catalog Number:	E99 34974
Year of Release:	1979
Format:	Stereo
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Mothers of Invention (Frank Zappa) – Absolutely Free sealed 1970s U.S. stereo LP

mothers of invention absolutely free u.s. LP

Offered for sale is a still sealed U.S. stereo pressing of Absolutely Free by the Mothers of Invention.

About this copy: This copy of Absolutely Free is a mid-1970s U.S. pressing on the Verve label.

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

The wrap is mostly intact, with tiny breaks at all four corners. There is slight wear at the two left-hand corners.

The label variation is unknown. There is a price sticker from the old Record Town record store chain that indicates that the retail price of the LP was $6.98. That would likely date this pressing to 1974-1975, as the retail price of LPs increased to $6.98 in early 1974. This may have been the final U.S. pressing on the Verve label before the album went out of print.

The label is most likely the white MGM/Verve label used at that time, but it may be blue or black.

A nice copy of an album that is usually found in terrible condition.

Background: Released in April, 1967, Absolutely Free was the second album by the Mothers of Invention. The album reached #41 on the U.S. album charts.

Allmusic.com gave Absolutely Free a 4 1/2 star review:

Frank Zappa’s liner notes for Freak Out! name-checked an enormous breadth of musical and intellectual influences, and he seemingly attempts to cover them all on the second Mothers of Invention album, Absolutely Free. Leaping from style to style without warning, the album has a freewheeling, almost schizophrenic quality, encompassing everything from complex mutations of “Louie, Louie” to jazz improvisations and quotes from Stravinsky’s Petrushka. … By turns hilarious, inscrutable, and virtuosically complex, Absolutely Free is more difficult to make sense of than Freak Out!, partly because it lacks that album’s careful pacing and conceptual focus. But even if it isn’t quite fully realized, Absolutely Free is still a fabulously inventive record, bursting at the seams with ideas that would coalesce into a masterpiece with Zappa’s next project.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Verve
Catalog Number:	V6-5013X
Year of Release:	1975
Format:	Stereo
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