LOVE FOREVER CHANGES EKS-74013 ORIGINAL U.S. 1967 NEAR MINT RECORD LP RELEASE
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Feb 26, 2017 Sold Date
Jan 2, 2017 Start Date
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LOVE~Forever Changes~1967 First U.S. Pressing  (See discogs.com notes below)

Those who are familiar with this pressing will know how hard it is to find a copy that plays without excessive surface noise. Even with top copies, the delicate intro to “Alone again, or” is always marred by some crackling and/or ticks. This is not necessarily because the vinyl is of poor quality, but because the recording itself had to be mastered very softly (due to its dynamic range and wide stereo separation.)

Elektra had this particular title pressed in 1967 by three different plants: Allentown (AL), Columbia, Terre Haute (CTH) and Monarch (MON). Each plant was sent a different master lacquer to cut from (rather than a copy of the mastertape which was more common in those days), thus ensuring that all pressings had similar high sound quality. Although these three cuttings are almost identical, there is a distinction between pressings when it comes to vinyl quality: Allentown & Columbia copies are usually quieter than the ones from Monarch because they used a higher quality vinyl mixture which is especially preferable when it comes to this album.

"CTH" in matrix is a pressing plant owned by Columbia Records, based in Terre Haute, Indiana

  • Matrix / Runout: EKS 74013A  (CTH-1)
  • Matrix / Runout: EKS 74013B  (CTH)

Album Condition~NM, Beautiful! When play testing this lp, "Alone Again Or" plays perfectly. As noted above, this is not always the case. This is truly an exceptional copy.

Cover Condition~VG+, very light ring ware, no splits

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