RARE 1977 UNAUTHORIZED/WITHDRAWN IMPORT VERSION OF  “MAGAZINE,” BY HEART

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THIS RARE AND EXTREMELY SOUGHT-AFTER UNAUTHORIZED 1977 IMPORT VERSION OF THE ALBUM “MAGAZINE,” BY HEART MAKES THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOURSELF OR THE HEART FAN IN YOUR LIFE!!!

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NO RESERVE! COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MIX, VOCALS, AND TRACKING OF SONGS!

ABOUT THE RECORD UP FOR AUCTION:

This is a genuine import version of the original mix of the album Magazine by the band Heart, issued by Arista UK, under license from Mushroom Records, and manufactured in Holland. This near-mint condition record is NOT a bootleg. The record has no visible flaws that would impact playback. I do not have a stylus for my record player, so I cannot test this record by playing it, but given the excellent state of the vinyl, there's no reason to do so. However, please be aware I do not accept returns unless an item is defective or incorrectly described in a substantive manner. But given its rarity and the lack of any visible flaws in the vinyl, this record should play without any problems, and is certain to become a prized part of your collection. All the photos here are of the actual item for sale, and are not stock photos.  The LP cover has some very slight ring wear/ring impression near the lower right corner, with the back cover having more overall ring wear, but it is also very slight.  The most noticeable crease on the album cover is on the back, just to the left of where it says “SIDE ONE”. See the photos for any other condition issues. 

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECORDING

If you are a Heart fan, or if you are looking for the PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT for the Heart fan in your life, then this item is for you!  Up for auction here is an album that should not exist: the vinyl LP record of ORIGINAL version of the album Magazine by the group Heart, with Ann and Nancy Wilson. This version was released by Mushroom/Arista Records in 1977, while the record company was in the middle of a lawsuit with Heart, who had left the label to sign with Portrait. The people at Mushroom took five demos with scratch vocals by Ann Wilson, and hired studio musicians to complete the songs. To fill out the album, Mushroom added two live club recordings, "Mother Earth/You Shook Me," as well as Here Song, the B-side to a previously-released Canadian 45 rpm single for How Deep It Goes. But this was all without the cooperation or approval of Heart. About 50,000copies of the album were pressed, but the band successfully sued and obtained a court order to have all unsold copies WITHDRAWN and DESTROYED! Some of those albums survived, and THIS IS ONE OF THEM,AND YOU CAN ADD IT TO YOUR COLLECTION IF YOU ARE THE WINNING BIDDER!

THIS IS NOT THE VERSION OF "MAGAZINE" YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD. THIS IS THE VERSION HEART NEVER WANTED YOU TO HEAR!

As part of the resolution of the lawsuit, Heart was required to provide a second album to Mushroom Records, which lead to the official,1978 version of Magazine. The official version differs greatly from this unauthorized version. The most obvious difference is that the songs on the unauthorized version of the LP are in a difference sequence than the official version. As for the individual songs, the only song that is identical on both versions of the album is the brief Here Song, originally a B-side on a 45-RPM single released by Mushroom Records in Canada in 1975. The demos that comprise the unauthorized version contain scratch vocals that were never intended for release when Ann sang them. But in addition to the vocals being more fully realized in the official version, there are changes to some of the lyrics in the in-studio songs as well. This is very obvious in the case of Heartless, where Ann sings “The doc said come back again next week…” in the unauthorized mix, while she sings “The doctor said…” in the official version released later. Another obvious difference in the unauthorized version appears in Devil Delight, where Ann sings a series of “oooh yeahs” close to the end of the song that were not used in the official version.

LISTENING TO THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS VERSION AND THE COMMERCIAL VERSION OF" MAGAZINE" WILL GIVE YOU INSIGHT AS TO HEART'S CREATIVE PROCESS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CHOICES MADE WHEN RECORDING AND MIXING AN ALBUM!

Some differences in the title track (indicated in italics) include Ann singing “Princess all dressed in wool, dreaming eyes, holding a sweet rhyme…,” as well as“ Rain sings my song today…,” “She says I can’t wait much more for you…” “Over across town, caught in a crowd, lord still living alone…,” “A little bit of something to take away her pain…”and especially “Kissing the photograph at night are the lovers of sand through her hands hold onto him so tight…,” as well as many more differences in that one song alone.

This description does not even begin to list all the differences between the unauthorized and official versions of Magazine. The live songs were also edited differently, so they are not completely the same either. Also, the live songs are presented as one track in the unauthorized version while they are separate tracks in the official version of the album.

THE MUSHROOM RECORDS'DISCLAIMER ON THE REVERSE OF THE ALBUM COVER

A very noticeable difference between the album covers appears on the back of the unauthorized version’s LP jacket. Mushroom Records included the following disclaimer on the LP cover, which states: “Mushroom Records regrets that a contractual dispute has made it necessary to complete this record without the cooperation or endorsement of the group Heart, who have expressly disclaimed artistic involvement in completing this record. We did not feel that a contractual dispute should prevent the public from hearing and enjoying these incredible tunes and recordings.”

DON'T LET YOURSELF BE OUTBID!

If you are a Heart completest, or if you have one in your life, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS ALBUM IN YOUR COLLECTION! If nothing else, listening to these two very different versions of the same album show how creative choices made by an artist (and/or a record producer) can completely change the feel and listener’s emotional response to a song. Be sure to bid early and often so you do not miss out on this amazing recording! 

THIS VERSION OF "MAGAZINE" IS A REAL GEM OF A RARITY! DO NOT MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO HEAR THIS INFAMOUS AND HARD-TO-FIND ALBUM! BID NOW!