JEFFERSON AIRPLANE TAKES OFF RARE JAPAN AUDIOPHILE STEREO LP w/OBI & SHRINK MINT

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·      JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - TAKES OFF (THE GROUP’S FIRST ALBUM AND THE ONLY ONE WITH SIGNE ANDERSON AS A LEAD VOCALIST)  – JAPANESE AUDIOPHILE PRESSING ON VIRGIN-GRADE VINYL OF THE 1966 RCA VICTOR STEREO LP;  VICTOR CO. OF JAPAN STEREO LP LP PG-101. (A STANDARD 11-SONG VERSION)

·      GENUINE JAPANESE  PRESSING

·      INCLUDES ORIGINAL JAPANESE "CAP" (HORIZONTAL) "OBI" SASH.

·      VERY EARLY PRESSING CIRCA 1977/78 ON ORANGE RCA VICTOR LABEL.

·      THIS IS NOT A RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·      ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·      COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·      FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

·      MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

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Probably one of the few most historically significant items in the development of the West Coast Psych Scene, this wonderfully poetic and moody folk-psych freshman effort by Jefferson Airplane, from the spring of 1966, represents probably the first real "Psychedelic" album ever recorded. The songs vary from reworking of John Loudermilk's classic "Tobacco Road" to the beautiful rendition of "Chauffeur Blues", an old blues ditty by Memphis Minnie, but most of the songs are band's originals. And what originals they are: You will be transported to a different time and different place, circa 1966 and when people truly enjoyed their newly found freedom (at least for a brief moment in time). This album contains the first, original line-up of the band: Marty Balin - Paul Kantner - Jorma Kaukonen - Jack Casady - the-now legendary Alex "Skip" Spence on drums - and Signe Anderson on vocals. It is unfortunate that Signe left the band shortly after the making of this album, as she had such a sweet and expressive voice. Truly a jem. The songs are: Blues from an Airplane - Let me in - Bringing me down - It's no secret - Tobacco Road - Come up theYears - Run Around - Let's get together - Don't slip away - Chauffeur Blues - And I like it. Don't miss this great, classic album in its original, ANALOG format.

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·      CONDITION:

·      THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted below, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!)

(a)         THE RECORD IS ABSOLUTELY, PERFECTLY MINT,  as if never played before. The original luster is totally intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles like brand new. The labels look perfect, simply gorgeous, with absolutely no trace of wear around the spindle hole. The record is TOTAL PERFECTION - ABSOLUTE VISUAL NIRVANA! We are confident that, in this condition, the record we present here is truly once-in-a-lifetime find.

(b)         The album comes with the original Japanese OBI sash/strip

(c)         The record comes in a hi-grade PVC inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(d)         The record is pressed on a beautiful, virgin-grade vinyl, which is usually used for audiophile, extended-dynamic-range, half-speed mastered and connoisseur pressings.

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

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

·                          THE COVER

COVER IS STONE MINT, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP  AND NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, WITHOUT EVEN A HINT OF A FLAW OR DEFECT; A KIND OF BEAUTY YOU ONLY GET TO SEE ONCE IN A LIFETIME.

NO VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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