Mamas and the Papas – The Mamas and the Papas 1966 Japan LP with obi

the mamas and the papas 1966 japan lp

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:

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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

concert for bangladesh japan lp

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.

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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

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu Japan LP

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.

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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

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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John Lennon – Live Peace in Toronto 1969 sealed U.S. LP with calendar

john lennon - live peace in toronto u.s. lp

Offered for sale is a still sealed U.S. copy of the live album, Live Peace in Toronto 1969 by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, including a 1970 calendar.

About this copy: The copy of Live Peace in Toronto 1969 offered for sale is an original 1969 U.S. pressing on the Apple label

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

The version of the calendar that is included is the one with the metal binding.

The wrap is fully intact, with no rips, tears, or holes.  This is unusual for copies with the metal binder, as the binder usually breaks through the wrap.

This copy does not have the hype sticker that mentions the calendar.

A nice example of a somewhat scarce John Lennon LP.

Background: In 1969, John Lennon and friends (including Klaus Voorman, Eric Clapton, and Yoko Ono) put in a hastily-arranged live appearance at the Toronto Rock and Roll Festival.  With little rehearsal, the band went through a few rock and roll classics, a Beatles tune or two, and a couple of John/Yoko numbers, with side two dominated by Yoko’s “avant garde” performance amidst guitar feedback.

Original pressings of the album included a 1970 calendar.  On the early pressings, the calendar had a metal binding; on  later pressings, the binding was plastic.  The album went out of print in the early 1970s and had actually become quite rare by the end of the decade.

We remember a time when you couldn’t find a copy of Live Peace in Toronto at any price.  That changed when a number of sealed copies turned up in a warehouse in the early 1980s, making the record not quite the rarity it had once been.  Live Peace in Toronto has been reissued several times since, including an issue by Mobile Fidelity, but as far as we know, it’s currently out of print on vinyl.

Released in December, 1969, Live Peace in Toronto was John Lennon’s first live album and his first solo album to include actual music.

The album reached #10 on the U.S. charts, but did not chart in the UK.

Allmusic.com gave Live Peace in Toronto 1969 a 3 star review:

 Thrown together literally on the wing (they rehearsed only on the flight from England), the ad-hoc band consisting of Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton on guitar, Klaus Voorman on bass, and Alan White on drums hit the stage to the surprise and delight of the thousands who packed Varsity Stadium. “We’re just going to do numbers we know, you know, because we’ve never played together before,” confesses Lennon, who was reportedly extremely nervous before going on. But the repertoire was a piece of cake for a quartet of seasoned rockers — blues-based oldies (“Blue Suede Shoes,” “Money,” “Dizzy Miss Lizzie”) and basic then-recent Lennon numbers (“Yer Blues,” “Cold Turkey,” “Give Peace a Chance”) — and they lay it down in a dignified, noisy, glorified garage band manner. Lennon is in fine vocal form, confident and funny despite his frequent apologies.

John Lennon – Live Peace in Toronto 1969 sealed U.S. LP with calendar

john lennon - live peace in toronto u.s. lp

Offered for sale is a still sealed U.S. copy of the live album, Live Peace in Toronto 1969 by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, including a 1970 calendar.

About this copy: The copy of Live Peace in Toronto 1969 offered for sale is an original 1969 U.S. pressing on the Apple label

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

The version of the calendar that is included is the one with the metal binding.

The wrap is fully intact, with no rips, tears, or holes.  This is unusual for copies with the metal binder, as the binder usually breaks through the wrap.  There is a small bend in the upper left hand corner.

This copy does not have the hype sticker that mentions the calendar.

A nice example of a somewhat scarce John Lennon LP.

Background: In 1969, John Lennon and friends (including Klaus Voorman, Eric Clapton, and Yoko Ono) put in a hastily-arranged live appearance at the Toronto Rock and Roll Festival.  With little rehearsal, the band went through a few rock and roll classics, a Beatles tune or two, and a couple of John/Yoko numbers, with side two dominated by Yoko’s “avant garde” performance amidst guitar feedback.

Original pressings of the album included a 1970 calendar.  On the early pressings, the calendar had a metal binding; on  later pressings, the binding was plastic.  The album went out of print in the early 1970s and had actually become quite rare by the end of the decade.

We remember a time when you couldn’t find a copy of Live Peace in Toronto at any price.  That changed when a number of sealed copies turned up in a warehouse in the early 1980s, making the record not quite the rarity it had once been.  Live Peace in Toronto has been reissued several times since, including an issue by Mobile Fidelity, but as far as we know, it’s currently out of print on vinyl.

Released in December, 1969, Live Peace in Toronto was John Lennon’s first live album and his first solo album to include actual music.

The album reached #10 on the U.S. charts, but did not chart in the UK.

Allmusic.com gave Live Peace in Toronto 1969 a 3 star review:

 Thrown together literally on the wing (they rehearsed only on the flight from England), the ad-hoc band consisting of Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton on guitar, Klaus Voorman on bass, and Alan White on drums hit the stage to the surprise and delight of the thousands who packed Varsity Stadium. “We’re just going to do numbers we know, you know, because we’ve never played together before,” confesses Lennon, who was reportedly extremely nervous before going on. But the repertoire was a piece of cake for a quartet of seasoned rockers — blues-based oldies (“Blue Suede Shoes,” “Money,” “Dizzy Miss Lizzie”) and basic then-recent Lennon numbers (“Yer Blues,” “Cold Turkey,” “Give Peace a Chance”) — and they lay it down in a dignified, noisy, glorified garage band manner. Lennon is in fine vocal form, confident and funny despite his frequent apologies.

John Lennon – Live Peace in Toronto 1969 sealed U.S. LP with calendar

Offered for sale is a still sealed U.S. copy of the live album, Live Peace in Toronto 1969 by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, including a 1970 calendar.

About this copy: The copy of Live Peace in Toronto 1969 offered for sale is an original 1969 U.S. pressing on the Apple label

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

The version of the calendar that is included is the one with the metal binding.

The wrap is fully intact except for a small break at the lower right hand corner.   That’s common with copies that have the metal-bound calendar.   There is a dent in the cover in that corner.

This copy does not have the hype sticker that mentions the calendar.

A nice example of a somewhat scarce John Lennon LP.

Background: In 1969, John Lennon and friends (including Klaus Voorman, Eric Clapton, and Yoko Ono) put in a hastily-arranged live appearance at the Toronto Rock and Roll Festival.  With little rehearsal, the band went through a few rock and roll classics, a Beatles tune or two, and a couple of John/Yoko numbers, with side two dominated by Yoko’s “avant garde” performance amidst guitar feedback.

Original pressings of the album included a 1970 calendar.  On the early pressings, the calendar had a metal binding; on  later pressings, the binding was plastic.  The album went out of print in the early 1970s and had actually become quite rare by the end of the decade.

We remember a time when you couldn’t find a copy of Live Peace in Toronto at any price.  That changed when a number of sealed copies turned up in a warehouse in the early 1980s, making the record not quite the rarity it had once been.  Live Peace in Toronto has been reissued several times since, including an issue by Mobile Fidelity, but as far as we know, it’s currently out of print on vinyl.

Released in December, 1969, Live Peace in Toronto was John Lennon’s first live album and his first solo album to include actual music.

The album reached #10 on the U.S. charts, but did not chart in the UK.

Allmusic.com gave Live Peace in Toronto 1969 a 3 star review:

 Thrown together literally on the wing (they rehearsed only on the flight from England), the ad-hoc band consisting of Lennon, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton on guitar, Klaus Voorman on bass, and Alan White on drums hit the stage to the surprise and delight of the thousands who packed Varsity Stadium. “We’re just going to do numbers we know, you know, because we’ve never played together before,” confesses Lennon, who was reportedly extremely nervous before going on. But the repertoire was a piece of cake for a quartet of seasoned rockers — blues-based oldies (“Blue Suede Shoes,” “Money,” “Dizzy Miss Lizzie”) and basic then-recent Lennon numbers (“Yer Blues,” “Cold Turkey,” “Give Peace a Chance”) — and they lay it down in a dignified, noisy, glorified garage band manner. Lennon is in fine vocal form, confident and funny despite his frequent apologies.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Deja Vu original Japan LP with obi

crosby, stills, nash & young deja vu japan lp

Offered for sale is an original 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 1970 pressing on the blue and green Atlantic label, pressed by Nippon Grammophon.

The cover is M-.  The obi is VG with several wrinkles, a repaired tear in the center, fading at the top edge, and small holes near the top and bottom edges.  Someone likely had the obi hanging on their wall.  The “hojyuhyo,” or reorder tag, is still attached.

The lyric insert is M-.

The disc is VG+, with some light scuffs on each side.  There are a many spindle marks on the labels.  The disc plays with some noise.

A nice, if imperfect, copy of a terrific LP that is very hard to find as a first pressing.

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.

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Country of origin: Japan
Size: 12″
Record Label: Atlantic
Catalog Number:
MT-2023
Year of Release: 1970
Format: Stereo
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Deja Vu original Japan LP with obi

crosby, stills, nash & young deja vu japan lp

Offered for sale is an original 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 1970 pressing on the blue and green Atlantic label, pressed by Nippon Grammophon.

The cover is M-.  The obi is VG++ and close to M- with a couple of very tiny tears at the top and bottom edges.  The “hojyuhyo,” or reorder tag, is still attached.

The lyric insert is M-.

The disc is VG++ and close to M- with a couple of faint scuffs on side two.  There are a few spindle marks on the labels.

A nice copy of a terrific LP that is very hard to find as a first pressing.

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.

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Country of origin: Japan
Size: 12″
Record Label: Atlantic
Catalog Number:
MT-2023
Year of Release: 1970
Format: Stereo
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Dave Clark 5 – It’s Here Luv!!! Ed Rudy With New U.S. Tour sealed U.S. mono LP

dave clark 5 - it's here luv!!! ed rudy lp

Offered for sale is a still sealed original U.S. pressing of It’s Here Luv!!! Ed Rudy With New U.S. Tour featuring coverage and interviews with the Dave Clark 5.

About this copy: This copy of the awkwardly titled It’s Here Luv!!! Ed Rudy With New U.S. Tour is an original U.S 1965 mono pressing on the INS Radio News label.

This copy came from the estate of Ed Rudy, who recorded, pressed and sold these albums when new in the 1960s.  This is a thick, original pressing, and not a later issue or counterfeit.

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

The wrap is fully intact except for a small 2″ (5 cm) tear on the front near the bottom of the front cover.

A nice copy of a rare Dave Clark 5 LP, as this album sold poorly when new.

Background: Released in 1965, It’s Here Luv!!! Ed Rudy With New U.S. Tour was the fifth in a series of interview/news coverage LPs by U.S. journalist Ed Rudy, covering the U.S. tours of the Beatles, the Dave Clark 5, and the Rolling Stones.

Rudy recorded, pressed and sold these albums himself, and most of them did not sell well.

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Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: INS Radio News
Catalog Number:
LL-1005/LL-1006
Year of Release: 1965
Format: Mono
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