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Yardbirds – Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds sealed 1972 U.S. stereo LP rare label

having a rave up with the yardbirds u.s. stereo lp

Offered for sale is a still sealed 1972 U.S. stereo pressing of the 1965 LP Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds by the Yardbirds, on the orange Epic label.

Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds was the last of the band’s original albums to remain in print in the U.S. The short-lived orange label pressing was the final pressing of this album before it was deleted.

About this copy: This copy of Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds is a 1972 electronically reprocessed stereo pressing on the orange Epic label of an album that was originally released in 1965.

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

There is a sticker on the front cover that says, “ELECTRONICALLY RE-PROCESSED TO SIMULATE STEREO.” While the label variation cannot be confirmed, every copy of the album we’ve ever seen with this sticker on the cover had an orange label disc. In addition, the record is much lighter in weight than the original 1965 pressings.

The wrap is mostly intact except for a couple of small (less than 1 cm) tears on the front near the mouth of the cover.

A nice copy of a rare Yardbirds variation.

Background: Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds was the second album by the Yardbirds to be released in the United States and it reached #52 on the U.S. album charts. It also remained in print longer than any other album by the group, staying in print until 1972.

Side one of the album contains studio tracks with Jeff Beck on guitar. Side two contains live tracks with Eric Clapton on guitar, though he isn’t pictured on the cover or credited in the liner notes. The tracks on side two were taken from the band’s UK Five Live Yardbirds LP, which wasn’t released in the United States.

The album was originally released in mono and stereo, though the stereo pressings were partially in rechanneled (fake) stereo, making the mono pressings the more desirable version. The mono version was deleted in early 1968, making it somewhat rarer than the stereo version, which stayed in print for a few more years.

Allmusic.com gave Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds a 4 1/2 star review:

In its original U.S. vinyl release, this album, comprised of several singles and B-sides plus excerpts off of Five Live Yardbirds, was one of the best LPs of the entire British Invasion, ranking on a par with the greatest mid-’60s work of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones; it was also just a step away from being a best-of the Yardbirds as well. No collection has ever outdone the sheer compactness and high quality of Having a Rave Up.

You can listen to “You’re a Better Man Than I” here:

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Epic
Catalog Number:	BN 26177
Year of Release:	1972
Format:	Rechanneled stereo
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Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan 1962 U.S. stereo “6 eye” promotional LP

Offered for sale is an original 1962 U.S. stereo promotional pressing of Bob Dylan, the self-titled debut LP by Bob Dylan.

About this copy: This copy of Bob Dylan is a 1962 U.S. stereo pressing on the “6 eye” Columbia label that was discontinued shortly after the release of this album.

Reportedly, Columbia only pressed 500 copies of this album in stereo with the “6 eye” label.

The cover is VG, with light general wear, but no splits. There is a sticker in the lower left-hand corner that says “A New Star on Columbia Records.” The words “DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE” are stamped on the back cover. There is a bit of glue residue along the lower spine where a piece of tape was removed.

The disc is a stock stereo disc with a white sticker attached to the side one label that says “FOR DEMONSTRATION USE ONLY NOT FOR SALE.”

The disc is VG+ with a few spindle marks on the labels, and a couple of light scuffs. Side one has a couple of faint hairlines. It’s a clean disc that has had little play. It does play with slight surface noise between tracks.

Stamper numbers:

Side 1: XSM 55621-1E
Side 2: XSM 55622-1F

A nice copy of a very rare Bob Dylan LP.

Background: Bob Dylan’s 1962 debut got the attention of a few critics, but didn’t do much in the way of sales until later in the decade when he became somewhat more famous. The first album consisted mostly of cover tunes; it wasn’t until his next album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, that he started to record mostly self-penned material.

Bob Dylan went almost unnoticed upon the original release in 1962, though it did reach #13 on the UK charts, likely after he had success with later efforts.

While this album has been available in stereo for decades, early stereo copies, such as this one, are actually considerably rarer than their mono counterparts. In the mid-1960s, the vast majority of records sold were in mono, making this early stereo pressing somewhat scarce, particularly in this condition.

Allmusic.com gave Bob Dylan a 4 star review:

Bob Dylan’s first album is a lot like the debut albums by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones — a sterling effort, outclassing most, if not all, of what came before it in the genre, but similarly eclipsed by the artist’s own subsequent efforts. … Within a year of its release, Dylan, initially in tandem with young folk/protest singers like Peter, Paul & Mary and Phil Ochs, would alter the boundaries of that revival beyond recognition, but this album marked the pinnacle of that earlier phase, before it was overshadowed by this artist’s more ambitious subsequent work. In that regard, the two original songs here serve as the bridge between Dylan’s stylistic roots, as delineated on this album, and the more powerful and daringly original work that followed.

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Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Columbia
Catalog Number:	CS 8579
Year of Release:	1965
Format:	Stereo
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Split Enz – True Colours 1980 Canada half speed mastered LP

split enz true colours canada half speed mastered lp

Offered for sale is a limited edition half speed mastered Canadian audiophile pressing of True Colours by Split Enz.

About this copy: This copy of True Colours is a 1980 Canadian pressing on the A&M label, issued as part of the label’s short-lived Audiophile series.

Unlike stock (non-half-speed mastered) copies, this version of the album does not feature a laser-etched disc.

While this is technically a Canadian release, the disc was pressed in Japan by JVC using the same proprietary “Supervinyl” compound that they used to press albums for Mobile Fidelity.

The cover is M-. The disc is M- and looks like it may have been played no more than once. Clean disc!

A beautiful copy of one of the harder albums to find in the A&M Audiophile series.

Background: Released in 1980, True Colours was the fifth album by Split Enz.

The album reached #38 on the UK album chart and #40 on the U.S. chart.

Allmusic.com gave True Colours a 4 star review:

Split Enz found their place in new wave with True Colours, shedding the eccentricities and excesses of their past in favor of bright, highly memorable, Beatlesque pop. The album also marked Neil Finn’s emergence as a great songcraftsman — his infectious “I Got You” helped to push the album and the band to international success. Both the single and the album stand as high points of the new wave era.

Country of origin:	Canada
Size:	12″
Record Label:	A&M
Catalog Number:	SPJ-4822
Year of Release:	1980
Format:	Stereo
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Mary Hopkin – Post Card 1968 Japan red vinyl Apple LP with obi

mary hopkin - post card red vinyl japan lp

Offered for sale is an original red vinyl Japanese pressing of Post Card by Mary Hopkin, including the original obi.

The Japanese version of the LP, like the U.S. version, includes the single “Those Were the Days.”

About this copy: This copy of Post Card is a 1969 Japanese pressing on the Apple label, pressed on “Everclean’ red vinyl.

The cover is VG+ with no wear, but with moderate foxing on the inside of the gatefold cover. The obi is VG+, with no tears, but with foxing on the back side. The “hojyuhyo” (reorder tag) is still attached.

The black inner sleeve and lyric insert are M-.

The red vinyl disc is VG+, with a light inaudible hairline through the first three tracks on side one and two slight scratches through the first track on side two. It’s a clean LP overall and plays well with slight surface noise, as is common on these red vinyl LPs.

A nice copy of a scarce Beatles-related LP that’s hard to find complete, as the obi is usually missing.

Background: Released in 1969, Post Card was the first album by Welsh singer Mary Hopkin.

The album reached #3 on the Uk album chart and #28 on the U.S. album chart, making it one of the few non-Beatles albums on the Apple label to chart.

Allmusic.com gave Post Card a 4 1/2 star review:

Paul McCartney produced this debut album of twee but pretty, romantic pop-folk. Besides “Those Were the Days” (which actually originally appeared only on the US version, though it’s on the CD reissue now available throughout the world), the highlights are Donovan’s “Lord of the Reedy River” and “The Honeymoon Song,” which McCartney himself had sung with the Beatles way back in 1963 on the BBC. If there’s a fault to be found, it’s that there’s too high a percentage of pre-rock/pop standards à la “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” As it turns out this was more due to the leanings of McCartney than Hopkin, who preferred the more simply arranged folk numbers such as the Donovan covers and the Welsh “Y Blodyn Gwyn.”

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Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Apple
Catalog Number:	AP-8644
Year of Release:	1969
Format:	Stereo
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Bee Gees – 2 Years On 1971 Japan LP with obi

Offered for sale is an original Japanese pressing of 2 Years On by the Bee Gees, including the original obi.

About this copy: This copy of 2 Years On is a 1971 Japanese pressing on the Polydor label.

The cover is VG++, with slight foxing. The obi is M-. This LP was issued without a lyric insert.

The disc is M- with one or two spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!

A nice copy of a scarce Bee Gees album that rarely turns up complete.

Background: Released in 1971, 2 Years On was the eighth album by the Bee Gees.

The album reached #32 on the U.S. album chart but did not chart in the UK. The single “Lonely Days” reached #3 on the U.S. single chart.

Allmusic.com gave 2 Years On a 4 star review:

The Bee Gees … regrouped with 2 Years On and surprised everyone with their biggest selling single to date, “Lonely Days,” and a surprisingly hard-edged accompanying album, on which the supposed Beatles influences of their earlier days were pushed aside (it also didn’t hurt that the Beatles were now history). The music is somewhat less fey and more progressive here, and at times they sound like a lighter-weight version of the Moody Blues of the same era, with sharper vocals. The …Bee Gees suddenly found themselves right back in the thick of popular music, and as close to the cutting edge of pop/rock as they’d ever been.

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Polydor
Catalog Number:	MP-2165
Year of Release:	1971
Format:	Stereo
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Bee Gees – Odessa 1969 Japan 2 LP set with obi and felt cover

Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of the double album Odessa by the Bee Gees, including the original felt cover and original obi.

About this copy: This copy of Odessa is a 1969 Japanese pressing on the Polydor label.

This is technically a second issue; the first issue had a catalog number of SMP-9305/6; this one is MP-9305/6. Discogs lists both issues as being released in 1969, though we believe this version may actually date from 1971. We’re not exactly sure when the catalog number was changed, but Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix was issued shortly before this title in 1969 (catalog numbers SMP-9301/2 and later MP-9301/2) and that album’s second issue was released in 1971. Regardless of exactly when it was issued, it remains an early pressing of the LP.

The cover is VG++, with slight corner wear on the back and slight wear on the spine. The gold-stamped lettering is sharp. The obi is VG++ with slight foxing on the back.

This LP was issued without an insert; there is a photo/lyric booklet inside the gatefold cover instead.

The discs are M-, with a few spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. The first disc looks like it may have only been played once or twice; the second disc appears to have had slightly more play. Clean discs!

A nice copy of a scarce (and pretty good) Bee Gees LP. It’s very difficult to find a clean example of this title, as the album is usually found with serious cover wear and a missing obi.

Background: Odessa was, and remains, the Bee Gees’ most ambitious work, a heavily-orchestrated double album that was originally planned as a concept album around the disappearance of a ship.

The album was lavishly packaged in a felt-covered cover, which was unusually prone to wear. When reissued in the mid-1970s amid the Bee Gees’ disco-flavored revival, Odessa was repackaged in the U.S. as a single LP with a simple printed cover.

Allmusic gave Odessa a 4 1/2 star review:

The group members may disagree for personal reasons, but Odessa is easily the best and most enduring of the Bee Gees’ albums of the 1960s. It was also their most improbable success, owing to the conflicts behind its making. The project started out as a concept album to be called “Masterpeace” and then “The American Opera,” but musical differences between Barry and Robin Gibb that would split the trio in two also forced the abandonment of the underlying concept. Instead, it became a double LP — largely at the behest of their manager and the record labels; oddly enough, given that the group didn’t plan on doing something that ambitious, Odessa is one of perhaps three double albums of the entire decade (the others being Blonde on Blonde and The Beatles) that don’t seem stretched, and it also served as the group’s most densely orchestrated album. …

The myriad sounds and textures made Odessa the most complex and challenging album in the group’s history, and if one accepts the notion of the Bee Gees as successors to the Beatles, then Odessa was arguably their Sgt. Pepper’s. The album was originally packaged in a red felt cover with gold lettering on front and back and an elaborate background painting for the gatefold interior, which made it a conversation piece.

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	RSO
Catalog Number:	MP-9305/6
Year of Release:	1969
Format:	Stereo
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Mamas and the Papas – The Mamas and the Papas 1966 Japan LP with obi

Offered for sale is an original Japanese pressing of The Mamas & the Papas, the self-titled 1966 second LP by the Mamas and the Papas, including the original obi and an alternate cover from the U.S. release.

This album is sometimes referred to as Cass – John – Michelle – Dennie.

About this copy: This copy of The Mamas and the Papas is an original 1966 Japanese pressing on the Victor label. This pressing featured a unique cover that appeared only on the original Japanese issue.

The cover wasn’t used anywhere else and later Japanese issues used the same cover art as the American pressing (see photo.)

The cover is M-. The obi is M- with no tears. This LP was issued without an insert.

The disc is M- and may be unplayed. Clean disc!

A nearly perfect copy of a very rare (and very good) LP that’s nearly impossible to find complete. This copy will likely be your final upgrade.

Background: Released just 8 months after their debut, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, the second album by the Mamas and the Papas, the self-titled The Mamas and the Papas, performed almost as well as the first album.

The Mamas and the Papas reached #4 on the Billboard charts, was certified gold by the RIAA, and had four hit singles “Dancing Bear,” “I Saw Her Again,” “Words of Love,” and “Dancing in the Street.”

When originally released in August, 1966, The Mamas and the Papas was released in both mono and stereo. Though the album stayed in print through the early 1970s, the mono pressings were discontinued in early 1968 and are considerably harder to find than the stereo pressings. In Japan, however, the album was issued only in stereo.

Allmusic.com gave The Mamas and the Papas a 4 star rating:

Sometimes art and events, personal or otherwise, converge on a point transcending the significance of either — a work achieves a relevance far beyond the seeming boundaries of the creation at hand. During the 1950s and 1960s, in music, it used to happen occasionally for Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Bob Dylan, once or twice for the Byrds, and a few times for the Beach Boys and the Rolling Stones. For the Mamas & the Papas, it happened twice, with their first album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, and, on a more complex level, with this album — which was astonishing, given that they had a major upheaval in their membership in the midst of recording it. … It’s all a good deal messier than the first album, but it holds up just as well and is just as essential listening.

You can listen to “I Saw Her Again” here:

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Victor
Catalog Number:	SHP-5581
Year of Release:	1966
Format:	Stereo
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George Harrison – Concert for Bangladesh 1975 Japan 3 LP set with obi

Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of the various artists album The Concert for Bangladesh, featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell and others, including the original obi and inserts.

About this copy: This copy of The Concert for Bangladesh is a 1975 Japanese pressing on the Apple label of an album that was originally released in 1972.

The box is VG++, with slight fading and a very small tear near the upper right hand corner.

The obi is VG+ with a few minor wrinkles and slight foxing on the back side, but no tears.

The 8 page lyric insert and 64 page photo booklet are M-.

The discs are M- on sides 1, 3, 4, and 6. Side two is VG+ with a couple of inaudible scuffs. Side 5 is VG++ with a faint inaudible hairline. It’s a clean set that has seen little play.

A beautiful copy of an album that’s often found in rough condition,a s the box is somewhat fragile.

Background: Released in December, 1971, The Concert for Bangladesh was the soundtrack to the film of the same name, and like the film, was used to generate funding to help the people of the country of Bangladesh.

The 3 LP set featured former Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and Bob Dylan make his first live appearance in five years during this concert.

The album reached #1 on the UK charts and #2 in the U.S.

Allmusic.com gave The Concert for Bangladesh a 4 1/2 star review:

Hands down, this epochal concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden — first issued on three LPs in a handsome orange-colored box — was the crowning event of George Harrison’s public life, a gesture of great goodwill that captured the moment in history and, not incidentally, produced some rousing music as a permanent legacy. … The large, almost unwieldy band was loaded with rock luminaries — including Beatles alumnus Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Badfinger, and two who became stars as a result of their electric performances here, Leon Russell (“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”/”Youngblood”) and Billy Preston (“That’s the Way God Planned It”). Yet Harrison is in confident command, running through highlights from his recent triumphant All Things Must Pass album in fine voice, secure enough to revisit his Beatles legacy from Abbey Road and the White Album…. The high point of the concert is the surprise appearance of Bob Dylan — at this reclusive time in his life, every Dylan sighting made headlines — and he read the tea leaves perfectly by performing five of his most powerful, meaningful songs from the ’60s.

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Apple
Catalog Number:	SOPZ 76~78
Year of Release:	1975
Format:	Stereo
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Deja Vu Japan LP with obi

Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, including the original obi and lyric insert.

About this copy: This copy of Deja Vu is a 1976 pressing of an album that was originally released in 1970.

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

The lyric insert is M-.

The disc is M- with a couple of spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!

A nice copy of a classic LP.

Background: Deja Vu is the second album by Crosby, Stills and Nash, with the addition of Stills’ former bandmate in Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young. The album reportedly took 800 hours of studio time to record, and became one of the most anticipated releases of all time.

Deja Vu reached #1 on the U.S. album charts and has been certified platinum 7 times. It also reached #5 in the UK. The songs “Our House,” “Teach Your Children,” and “Woodstock,” all reached the American Top 40.

Allmusic.com gave Deja Vu a rare 5 star review:

One of the most hotly awaited second albums in history — right up there with those by the Beatles and the Band — Déjà Vu lived up to its expectations and rose to number one on the charts. …. Déjà Vu worked as an album, a product of four potent musical talents who were all ascending to the top of their game coupled with some very skilled production, engineering, and editing. There were also some obvious virtues in evidence — the addition of Neil Young to the Crosby, Stills & Nash lineup added to the level of virtuosity, with Young and Stephen Stills rising to new levels of complexity and volume on their guitars…. All of this variety made Déjà Vu a rich musical banquet for the most serious and personal listeners, while mass audiences reveled in the glorious harmonies and the thundering electric guitars, which were presented in even more dramatic and expansive fashion on the tour that followed.

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Atlantic
Catalog Number:	P-10123A
Year of Release:	1976
Format:	Stereo
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Simon and Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme UK stereo LP

Offered for sale is an early UK stereo pressing of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme by Simon and Garfunkel.

Unlike the U.S. issue and later UK issues, this LP does not contain “Homeward Bound.”

About this copy: This copy of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme is a 1966 UK pressing on the orange CBS label.

This version has a laminated cover that says it was printed by “Quality Stationery Ltd.” on the back cover. There is a stereo sticker on the back cover; format is not noted on the front.

The cover is VG+ with light ring wear on the back and a bend in the upper left hand corner of the cover.

The disc is M- with a number of spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!

Background: Released in 1966, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme was the third album by Simon and Garfunkel.

The album reached #4 on the U.S. album chart and #13 in the UK.

Allmusic.com gave Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme a 4 1/2 star review:

Simon & Garfunkel’s first masterpiece, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was also the first album on which the duo, in tandem with engineer Roy Halee, exerted total control from beginning to end, right down to the mixing, and it is an achievement akin to the Beatles’ Revolver or the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album, and just as personal and pointed as either of those records at their respective bests. After the frantic rush to put together an LP in just three weeks that characterized the Sounds of Silence album early in 1966, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme came together over a longer gestation period of about three months, an uncommonly extended period of recording in those days, but it gave the duo a chance to develop and shape the songs the way they wanted them…Overall, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was the duo’s album about youthful exuberance and alienation, and it proved perennially popular among older, more thoughtful high-school students and legions of college audiences across generations.

Country of origin:	UK
Size:	12″
Record Label:	CBS
Catalog Number:	SBPG 62680
Year of Release:	1966
Format:	Stereo
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