JANIS JOPLIN KOZMIC BLUES 1969 •1st press• SHRINK +INNER RARE R. CRUMB STICKER
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Jul 28, 2019
Sold Date
Jul 18, 2019
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THE GREEN SHAG! "GOOD RECORDS FOR GOOD PEOPLE!"
JANIS JOPLIN / I GOT DEM OL' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA!
1969 COLUMBIA USA 1st PRESS
••••• ESSENTIAL. Absolute classic album of soulful & powerful peak performance from Janis on "Try" and "To Love Somebody" with every song on the album backed by a powerhouse band. A triumphant album before tragedy, the quintessential sound of San Fancisco hippie blues psychedelic rock gone too soon. Features iconic contribution from artist Robert Crumb.
- 1969 1st USA pressing
- Columbia "2 eye" logo
- thick semi rigid 142g vinyl weight
- TERRA HAUTE pressing
- the dead wax is machine stamped "XSM1-50682-2E/50683-2E
- cover is thick heavy color printed cardboard
- original wrapper intact but open
- original Robert Crumb artwork sticker intact
- inner sleeve is printed heavy paper stock
CONDITION:
VINYL = VG+ Sleeve scuff or light rubbing / hair lines visible under bright halogens. The labels are VG+ with spindle marks.
PLAY GRADE = STRONG VG++ Exceptionally light hiss/crackle between tracks and occasionally subdominant in a quiet background, POWERFUL LOUD CLEAR HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.
COVER = NM- Exceptionally light storage or handling indications, light storage wear to outer wrapper, old price sticker residue on front upper right of wrapper, exceptionally light wear to exposed areas, COLORFUL CLEAN BOLD BRIGHT. The edge seams have some light rub wear at open areas but are ROCK SOLID, SPINE LEGIBLE. Corners have some rub through color/rounding at open edge. Inner sleeve is VG with some creasing & small tears etc.
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Janis Joplin ?– I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Label: Columbia ?– KCS 9913 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing
Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock, Classic RockTracklist Hide Credits
A1 Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) Written-By – C. Taylor*, J. Ragovoy* A2 Maybe Written-By – R. Barrett* A3 One Good Man Written-By – J. Joplin* A4 As Good As You've Been To This World Written-By – N. Gravenites* B1 To Love Somebody Written-By – B. Gibb*, R. Gibb* B2 Kozmic Blues Written-By – G. Mekler*, J. Joplin* B3 Little Girl Blue Arranged By – Gabriel MeklerWritten-By – L. Hart - R. Rodgers* B4 Work Me, Lord Written-By – N. Gravenites*Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Columbia Records
- Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
- Produced For – Lizard Productions
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Credits
- Artwork [Cover Lettering] – R. Crumb*
- Backing Vocals – Snooky*, Sam*
- Baritone Saxophone – Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers*
- Bass – Brad Campbell
- Drums – Lonnie Castille, Maury Baker
- Engineer – Alex Kazanegras, Jerry Hochman, Sy Mitchell
- Guitar – Sam Andrew
- Organ – Gabriel Mekler, Richard Kermode
- Other [Dedicated To] – Nancy G.*
- Other [Special Thanks To] – Gabriel, John Cooke, Linda
- Photography By [Back Cover Photos] – Fred Lombardi, Michael Friedman, Richard DiLello
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Bruce Steinberg
- Producer – Gabriel Mekler
- Tenor Saxophone – Terry Clements*
- Trumpet – Luis Gasca
Notes
Pressing variation, Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute version, "360 Sound" labelsBarcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side A): XSM 150682
- Matrix / Runout (Label, Side B): XSM 150683
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Stamped, Side A): o XSM150682-2E
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Stamped, Side B): o XSM150683-2E
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 2): o XSM150682-2A
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 2): o XSM150683-2C
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Etched, Sides A & B): 1 T
- Rights Society: BMI
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GRADING:
MINT sealed or new old stock or brand new or showing almost no imperfections
NEAR MINT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, virtually free of marks or imperctions or wear; covers will be sharp/clean/crisp and virtually free of imperfections or wear
EXCELLENT (+/-) vinyl & labels are exceptionally clean, may have extremely light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff superficial in nature only barely affecting play with only occasional incedental audio artifact but not consistent; covers will be clean/crisp with very minor signs of very light ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
VERY GOOD (+/-) vinyl & labels are very clean, may have light visible hairlines or sleeve scuff or light marks/scratches but minimally affecting play with some occasional audio artifact or light background noise; covers will be clean/crisp with signs of ring wear or edge wear or shelf/storage wear or signs of handling
GOOD (+/-) vinyl & covers will have significant wear ***THIS IS A GRADE I SELDOM ASSIGN AND RARELY DEAL IN RECORDS IN THIS CONDITION UNLESS THEY ARE OF COLLECTOR'S SIGNIFICANCE
FINE VINYL CAREFULLY COLLECTED & CURATED, CLEANED & CARED FOR, THOUGHTFULLY RESEARCHED, PLAY GRADED and VISUALLY GRADED, PHOTOGRAPHED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS AT MANY ANGLES SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GETTING = 100% GUARANTEED! SHIPPED QUICKLY and SECURELY. SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE!
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* INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING? NO. Unfortunately due to an overwhelming number of lost package claims, complaints about shipping prices, and outright scams from dishonest buyers I AM NO LONGER SHIPPING ITEMS OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
* PACKING? Each record is REMOVED from the cover and placed in a BRAND NEW CLEAN 20# WHITE PAPER SLEEVE. The cover, album, and contents are placed in a BRAND NEW CLEAN CLEAR HEAVY 4 MIL POLY SLEEVE. Records are then packed and shipped with BRAND NEW CLEAN CARDBOARD PACKING INSERTS in a BRAND NEW CLEAN CARDBOARD MAILER SPECIFICALLY FOR SHIPPING RECORDS.
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