STOOGES FIRST ALBUM ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL '69 ELEKTRA LP MINT STILL IN SHRINK WRAP

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·       STOOGES – THE SELF-TITLED FIRST ALBUM (“THE STOOGES”) – ORIGINAL ELEKTRA 1969 STEREO LP EKS-74051

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL RED ELEKTRA LABEL WITH LARGE WHITE 'E' LOGO ON TOP.

·       NOTE: We’ve been hearing reports from some folks who claimed that this album originally came out on GOLD (tan)  Elektra label with the large "E" logo . Unfortunately, there is no such thing:  U.S. GOLD LABEL pressing of The Stooges’ first album DOES NOT EXIST, IT NEVER EXISTED AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO NOT EXIST. ALL GOLD LABEL PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE ARE CANADIAN PRESSINGS, NO MATTER WHAT THE SELLER TELLS YOU!!! IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED ONE ON EBAY RECENTLY, SORRY – YOU HAVE BEEN SUCKERED.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS (MINOR PEEL-OFF MARK NOTED ON LABEL ON SIDE 2)

·       THE RECORD HAS 'STERLING SOUND' ACRONYM ("SS") HAND-ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.

·       The record has LEO HULKA’ (Lee Hulko) initials (LH) clearly stamped or hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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If we could award the "Most Powerful Garage/Heavy Metal/Psych album ever recorded" medal to an album, this one would be a mighty strong contender. The band sounds as if they’d just entered the studio, tapes started rolling and that was it. Iggy appears to have spewed out what sounds like a long-simmering vitriol and committed it to disc as-is. One can almost “touch” the existential angst pouring out from every groove and every song. The genuineness of this music simply cannot be questioned. This is Rock the way it was supposed to be in the beginning; the Rock with the capital “R”.  The album consists of eight songs, three on side A and five on side B. The side B still, some twenty years after I first heard this album, remains for me us the ULTIMATE Rock’n’Roll listening experience. Perhaps I could compare this side with John Lennon’s "Plastic Ono Band" album, just as Lennon was undergoing ‘Primal Scream’ therapy or Joy Division’s Closer, which was finished merely days before Ian Curtis would hang himself, but we can’t think of much else that would be on the same level of almost self-immolating intensity. This album is a category unto itself, a truly one-of-a-kind listening experience. Its a big cosmic vortex of pain, agony, anger, resentment, and unrequited love. SURGEON GENERAL WARNING: This is not the album for the faint of heart: You are listening to this stuff at your own risk.

Track listing: 1969 - I wanna be your dog - We will fall - No fun - Real Cool time - Ann - Not right - Little Doll.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT,  STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP   (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a small cutout hole in one of the corners

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the bottom seam (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the opening side (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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