STAPLE SINGERS, BE ALTITUDE 1972 UK VINYL LP STAX 1ST PRESS, NEAR MINT

	£		22
	$		29

Description

TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.

ALL RECORDS ARE POSTED OUT SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN BOXED MAILERS WITH PLENTY OF STIFFENING. I ALSO ADD NEW POLYLINED INNER SLEEVES TO PROTECT THE RECORD AND OUTER POLYTHENE SLEEVES TO PROTECT THE COVER. RECORDS ARE SEPERATED FROM THE COVER TO PREVENT ANY SEAM SPLITS.

I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SELL FOR A FRIEND A SUPERB COLLECTION OF 44 ALBUMS, MOSTLY IN SUPERB NEAR MINT CONDITION :

ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE THE FIRST OF THE SOUL/FUNK ALBUMS, A RARE SUPERB NEAR MINT TOP COPY OF  :

THE STAPLE SINGERS' CLASSIC ALBUM 'BE ALTITUDE : RESPECT YOURSELF'  A 1972 UK FIRST PRESSING VINYL LP ON THE STAX RECORDS LABEL, 2325 069 SUPER. THIS IS A SUPERB TOP COPY, IN PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION FULLY LAMINATED SURFACE NON GATEFOLD SLEEVE. STORED AFTER JUST A FEW PLAYS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED ON THE WEEK OF RELEASE. THIS IS A SUPERB NEAR ARCHIVE COPY!

FIRST PRESSING STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS, NOT MENTIONED BELOW FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
                                                    
SIDE 1 : 2325069 A//1 v 420 1 1 4 D
SIDE 2 :  2325069 B//1 v 420 1 1 5 04

FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :

The Staple Singers ?– Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

Label: Stax ?– 2325 069 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK Released: 1972 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Gospel, Soul

Tracklist

A1 This World
A2 Respect Yourself
A3 Name The Missing Word
A4 I'll Take You There
A5 This Old Town (People In This Town)
B1 We The People
B2 Are You Sure
B3 Who Do You Think You Are? (Jesus Christ The Super Star)
B4 I'm Just Another Soldier
B5 Who

Credits

• Backing Band [Rhythm] – Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
• Engineer – Jerry Masters, Ralph Rhods*
• Engineer, Mixed By – Terry Manning
• Horns – The Memphis Horns
• Producer, Arranged By – Al Bell

STAX LABELS : JUST A COUPLE OF SPINDLE MARKS, PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. NEAR MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.

VINYL VISUAL : LIKE NEW WITH A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL, JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, NONE OF WHICH SOUND AT ALL. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY AS NEAR TO MINT CONDITION.

VINYL PLAYBACK : THIS SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB WITH A FIRST PRESS LOUD CUT BASSY SOUND. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKL, IF AT ALL, NOT EVEN BETWEEN TRACKS. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE, THERE IS NOTHING INTRUSIVE THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC, 'RESPECT YOURSELF' AND 'I'LL TAKE YOU THERE' - SOUL FUNK CLASSICS WHICH SOUND INCREDIBLE ON THIS VINYL!
THEREFORE OVERALL IN AS NEAR TO MINT AUDIO CONDITION. YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD!

I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.

FULLY LAMINATED SURFACE NON GATEFOLD SLEEVE, PRINTED AND MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE E.J. DAY GROUP, LONDON & BEDFORD :
KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE PURCHASE, SO NO EDGE OR CORNER WEAR. NO CORNER BUMPS, JUST SOME SMALL EDGE CREASES. ONE TINY AREA OF LAMINATE LIFT BY THE SPINE. NO STICKER REMOVAL MARKS. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND FULLY LEGIBLE. NO RINGWEAR OR RUBBING MARKS. THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING. A SUPERB TOP SLEEVE.
OVERALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, A TOP SLEEVE. PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.

ORIGINAL POLYLINED 'PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS' INNER SLEEVE : JUST A FEW CREASES, SOME AGE STAININGS. EXCELLENT CONDITION.

I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID.

I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.

OVERALL AN AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION COPY OF THIS STAPLE SINGERS CLASSIC 1972 FIRST PRESSING UK VINYL LP WITH A NEAR MINT NON GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT INNER. A SUPERB TOP COPY, YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER ONE!

LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.

I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.

THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.

I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 4 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7, 4 X LP'S - £8.

HAPPY BIDDING!

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