3 DOG NIGHT IT AIN'T EASY INSANELY RARE SEALED ORIG'71 LP w/WITHDRAWN NUDE COVER

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·       THREE DOG NIGHT – IT AIN’T EASY -  ORIGINAL 1970 ABC-DUNHILL RECORDS STEREO LP DS-50078 (NOTE THE ORIGINAL CATALOG NUMBER DS-50078; THE REISSUES WITH “CENSORED” COVERS WERE DSD-50078)

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

*** MONSTROUSLY RARE ORIGINAL “NAKED” COVER (THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP APPEAR ON THE FRONT COVER IN THE BUFF) – THIS, FIRST, VERSION OF THE COVER WAS WITHDRAWN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPON RELEASE – THE COPIES ARE PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION ***

·       FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLYING WITH EBAY'S COMMUNITY STANDARDS POLICIES, A DISCLAIMER: WHILE THIS COVER IS TYPICALLY REFERRED TO AS "NUDE" OR "NAKED" COVER, THERE ARE NO VISIBLY DISPLAYED OFFENSIVE PRIVATE ARTS OR EXPLICIT FRONTAL NUDITY SHOWN ANYWHERE ON THE COVER, AND - ALTHOUGH THE GUYS ARE CLEARLY SHOWN IN THEIR BIRTHDAY SUITS - THIS ALBUM ARTWORK FULLY COMPLIES WITH ALL EBAY'S COMMUNITY STANDARD POLICIES.

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL BLACK DUNHILL LABEL, WITH MULTICOLORED “BOXED” LOGO ON THE TOP OF THE LABEL

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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After a remarkable string of hits through 1969, Three Dog Night released It Ain't Easy, its fourth album in less than 18 months. Once again, it was a hot seller, going to number eight. Once again, it consisted primarily of songs written by some of rock music's best, but as yet unheralded, composers. And this time, the group had its first number one hit, a memorable version of Randy Newman's fear-of-partying song "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)." Although much more melodramatic than Newman's own understated take on his 12 Songs album, Three Dog Night's rendering was cleverly orchestrated and impossible to escape. It Ain't Easy also included another Newman composition, "Cowboy," the song he'd written for Midnight Cowboy, which was rejected by the filmmakers in favor of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'." The album also provided a taste of Free with "Woman," Paul Williams' attractive "Out in the Country," and a Cynthia Weil-Barry Mann composition, "Good Time Living." The Elton John classic "Your Song" makes its first appearance on this album as well, predating his own recorded version by several months. Considering how dependent Three Dog Night was on outside songsmiths to provide them with the material they popularized, it is surprising that none of the album jackets of their first four albums contained printed writing credits. The curious listener had to look to the labels on the records in order to track down who had written these first-rate compositions.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY JIM NEWSOM, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

Finding a still sealed original copy of what  is BY FAR the Three Dog Night's rarest release?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►click here

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)            The record is  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(c)           The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

(PLEASE NOTE: THE SHRINK WRAP HAS SEPARATED ALONG ABOUT 30% OF THE OPENING SIDE AND 50% OF THE SIDE OF THE SPINE, BUT THE ALBUM IS STILL VISIBLY SEALED)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Front cover has a few whitish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting and can be easily wiped off once the shrink wrap has been removed)

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (nothing significant)

-        Cover has a visible wrinkle (crease) in the cardboard base on the front panel (this will have absolutely no effect on the record)

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the bottom seam

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged  (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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