LEVON HELM & RCO ALL STARS LP STILL SEALED DIE CUT COVER AA1017. THE BAND

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I am parting with some of my treasured LPs.  Here's a first pressing of LEVON HELM's great LP with the RCO ALLSTARS.  After THE BAND broke up, Levon had an idea to assemble an Allstar group which could change every year, and go out and play not only his music, but that of whoever was in the Allstar band.  They started by recording this LP, and were set to hit the road shortly thereafter.  I believe the story goes that Levon was shooting a film also at the time, and he injured his leg.  A setback that had to cancel this tour. It would never come to fruition, however, Ringo was scheduled to be one of the Allstars, and when this never happened, Ringo decided years later to use the idea, forming his own Allstar band year in and year out. Here's a list of the impressive players on this LP;

• Levon Helm – lead vocals, backing vocals, drums
• Emmaretta Marks – backing vocals
• Jeannette Baker – backing vocals
• John Flamingo – backing vocals
• Alan Rubin – trumpet
• Tom Malone – trombone
• Lou Marini – saxophone
• Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone, tuba
• Paul Butterfield – harmonica, backing vocals
• Fred Carter, Jr. – guitars
• Steve Cropper – guitars
• Booker T. Jones – keyboards, percussion
• Mac Rebennack – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars, percussion.  (DR JOHN)
• Donald Dunn – bass
• Charles Miller – baritone saxophone (track 5)
• Jesse Ehrlich – strings (track 5)
• Louis Kievman – strings (track 5)
• Sid Sharp – strings (track 5)
• William Kurasch – strings (track 5)
• Robbie Robertson – guitar (track 5)
• Garth Hudson – accordion (track 5)
• Henry Glover - "Band Master"

THE LP IS STILL SEALED, and with the diet cover of his beloved barn.  It is in absolutely perfect condition with 2 exceptions;  1) is a cut out top right, and 2) is a 1/8" corner ding bottom right.  It does have the original price sticker from Korvettes.  That's pretty Kool.. 

I love original pressings because I feel every LP is of it's time and place. The vinyl, and record pressings are all from that moment in time, and no re-pressing or re-mastering will ever make the sound better for me.  PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LPS FOR SALE NOW ON EBAY.  I AM POSTING SOME TREASURES.  SOME ARE RARE AND COLLECTIBLE, AND OTHERS ARE JUST GREAT ALBUMS LIKE THIS ONE IS.
SS    = (STILL SEALED) The record itself is in brand new condition, assumed never to have been played.

M      = (MINT)  The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, 
booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

M -    = (MINT MINUS)  MINT- is not MINT but is very close to it, near new, there might be a blemish or two, but overall record and jacket are like new or very close to new.

EX     = (EXCELLENT)  The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight 
wear and / or creasing. 

VG    = (VERY GOOD)  The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the
occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

G      = (GOOD)  The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and 
contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

F       = (FAIR)  The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will 
be torn, stained and / or defaced.

P       = (POOR)  The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

B       = (BAD)  The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler

We also use + or - to adjust grades in between, so...this scopes out to: SS/M/M-/EX+/EX/EX-/VG+/VG/VG-/G+/G/F/P/B