ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS GRATEFUL DEAD American Beauty MFSL1-014 Japan LP SEALED NEW
$
180
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Grateful Dead ~ American Beauty ~. MFSL 1-014 LP Condition: FACTORY SEALED 1st Issue, not the reissue (MFSL reissued 20 years later using old, degraded master tapes. The reissue has a BLACK banner with white letters) ! Reissue made by Music Direct (The original Mobile Fidelity went bankrupt. MD bought the rights. Different company, different process, different product similarly packaged [black banner]). Whats the difference? Big difference! The original issue was mastered when the original session tapes were fresh (ferrite placement for sonic reproduction in its perfect place, not yet realigning over time due magnetic north or south depending where you live, and all the magnetic sources that surround us in day to day life. Original tapes had a resilient mylar structure, not aging, brittle structure. Originals were pure analog, no digital touch-up! This LP stored upright on the shelf for all these years. My goals are simple.
- Get you a rare audiophile LP that you are happy.
- Raise some funds from sale that support a young man with autism attend a work program.
- Avoid drama, hassle on all ends.
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