THE BEST OF KANSAS ORIGINAL 1984 CBS LABEL PLAYS NM LP W/ LYRIC SLEEVE QZ 39283
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FOR SALE IS A REALLY NICE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL 1984 (BLUE CBS LABEL) LP " THE BEST OF KANSAS" PLAY TESTED AND RATES NM. COVER IS IN NM. CONDITION WITH VIBRANT COLORS. COMES WITH ORIGINAL INNER LYRIC SLEEVE. SLEEVE HAS 2 SMALL SEPARATIONS ON 2 SIDES . ALL LP'S ARE CLEANED USING SPIN CLEAN AND WILL BE MAILED IN A RECORD MAILING BOX.
The Best of Kansas is the first compilation album from the American progressive rock band Kansas. It was originally released in 1984, and featured one new track, "Perfect Lover", written by then-lead vocalist John Elefante and his brother Dino Elefante. The compilation was re-released in 1999 in a version supervised by the original band members, so "Perfect Lover" was dropped in favor of three additional tracks to make it fit on a single CD. Added were "The Pinnacle" from Masque, "The Devil Game" from Song for America, and a live track deleted from Two for the Show called "Closet Chronicles", originally from Point of Know Return. The album has sold over 4 million copies in the United States and was certified quadruple platinum in 2001.[2
The album cover art, by artist Steve Carver, is a parody of Grant Wood's 1939 painting of the author Parson Weems pointing to the famous scene of George Washington and George's father inquiring after young George had just chopped down a cherry tree with his hatchet. The cover contains elements of nearly all previous Kansas album covers:
1984 original version
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length 1. "Carry On Wayward Son" (Remixed version) Kerry Livgren Leftoverture (1976) 5:22 2. "Point of Know Return" Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart, Robby Steinhardt Point of Know Return (1977) 3:11 3. "Fight Fire with Fire" John Elefante, Dino Elefante Drastic Measures (1983) 3:40 4. "Dust in the Wind" Livgren Point of Know Return 3:27 5. "Song for America" (Edited version) Livgren Song for America (1975) 9:08 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Original album Length 6. "Perfect Lover" J. Elefante, D. Elefante new song 4:19 7. "Hold On" Livgren Audio-Visions (1980) 3:52 8. "No One Together" Livgren Audio-Visions 6:57 9. "Play the Game Tonight" Livgren, Rich Williams, Ehart, Danny Flower, Rob Frazier Vinyl Confessions (1982) 3:26 10. "The Wall" (Remixed version) Livgren, Walsh Leftoverture 4:49I use Goldmine® visual grading and always try to grade conservatively.
M (mint) Record~ is new, shiny, never played. Sealed M (Mint) Jacket~ is new no marks, almost always sealed.
NM (near mint) Record~ is like new, probably played a few times, may have one or two light marks but it doesn't effects on the quality of a sound. NM (near mint Jacket~ is like new, may have a light corner bump, maybe one or two small creases. One or two light flaws.
EX (excellent) Record~ in great shape, may have light marks, played more than a few times but low in surface noise or no surface noise.
EX (excellent) Jacket~ in great shape, has very little edge, spine and corner wear, a light corner bump, maybe some light creasing or ring wear. Maybe a sticker or two.
VG+ (very good plus) Record~ has been played more times, it has light marks and surface noise but doesn't overwhelm the music. It is well taken care of and it doesn't skip.
VG+ (very good plus) Jacket~ may have more spine and edge wear, More ring wear, one or more stickers, light writing, a punch hole saw or corner cut. Light corner bends could have more creasing as well. No splits.
VG (very good) Record~ has been played many times, may have more surface noise, but it shouldn't skip while playing.
VG (very good) Jacket~ has noticeably more spine and edge wear, some splits, more ring wear, tape, corner bends and creases, writing, punch holes and saw cuts could be in this category.
G (good) Record~ is in bad condition, this is worth only for archive items - just to have that until you find better. G (good) Jacket~ Very bad shape, only using until a better one is found.
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