Carpenters, Christmas Portrait, A&M LP SP-3210, 1978, Specialty Recorda, Played
  $   23

 


$ 23 Sold For
Mar 5, 2025 Sold Date
Feb 13, 2025 Start Date
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Description

Offered here is an Original: Carpenters – Christmas Portrait, A&M Records LP SP-3210, SP Indicates Specially Records pressing, The record labels and the Jacket/Cover all dated 1978, play tested. The cover is beautiful wqith an extremely light record scuff on the back visible at the top.  The record plays through loud, crisp and clear - excellent with a the slightest of marks on th 1st and 2nd track which are instruments. There are a couple of bumps on the record which don't seem to affect the playing.  Karen's voice is as outstanding as ever!  The genric white internal sleeve is also near mint!  I use the DISCOGS Grading SYSTEM / Goldmine Standard and try my best to be accurate. Stored and Shipped in a protective LP plastic sleeve.
The Matrix/Runout data indicates that this release was pressed using lacquers or metalwork that originally had been used (or intended to be used) for pressing the original, 1978 release, SP-4726. The latter had been assigned the matrix numbers, SP-5189 and SP-5190. For this reissue, the old matrix numbers were scratched out and replaced with new matrices, SP 3210A and SP 3210B., and the album then was released with a new catalog number: SP 3210.

  • Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in Runouts): I
  • I = (RCA Releases) RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
  • Pressing Plant ID (Printed On Labels): R

Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): SP-03210-A Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): SP-03210-B Matrix / Runout (A Side runout): A&M S̶P̶5̶ ̶5̶1̶8̶9̶-̶R̶C̶A̶-̶2̶   SP-03210A   2  I      A4 (All Stamped)   E  etched Matrix / Runout (B Side runout): A&M S̶P̶5̶ ̶5̶1̶9̶0̶-̶R̶C̶A̶-̶1̶   SP-3210B 2  I A 1 9  (All Stamped)   D  etched 

Record is Excellent (EX)

Cover / Sleeve is Excellent (EX)

Internal Lyric Sleeve is Excellent (EX)

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