The Doors - L.A. Woman 1971 Original Elektra Stereo plays EX++ to Mint-
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The Doors
L.A. Woman
1971 original 1st pressing.
Elektra Records - EKS-75011 Stereo
VINYL GRADE : EX++ (9/12)
Vinyl looks EX+ to EX++, mostly EX++ : light, mostly superficial, faint marks/minor scuffs.
Vinyl plays EX++ to Mint-: light background faint-crackle low in some quiet passages.
Matrix lead-out : A-1/B-2
Labels are EX++ to Mint- / Mint-
"Window" cover is EX+ : intact seams; minor imperfections; shrink is mostly intact with original sticker and retail sticker. Note : cover bows slightly without the vinyl inside.
The custom inner-sleeve has intact seams.
Includes a HQ inner-sleeve (pictured) which the vinyl is stored in after being professionally machine-cleaned and graded.
Out of print original ~
The final album with Jim Morrison in the lineup is by far their most blues-oriented, and the singer's poetic ardor is undiminished, though his voice sounds increasingly worn and craggy on some numbers. Actually, some of the straight blues items sound kind of turgid, but that's more than made up for by several cuts that rate among their finest and most disturbing work. The seven-minute title track was a car-cruising classic that celebrated both the glamour and seediness of Los Angeles; the other long cut, the brooding, jazzy "Riders on the Storm," was the group at its most melodic and ominous. It and the far bouncier "Love Her Madly" were hit singles, and "The Changeling" and "L'America" count as some of their better little-heeded album tracks. An uneven but worthy finale from the original quartet.
The Doors, one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the 1960s, were formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by UCLA film students Ray Manzarek, keyboards, and Jim Morrison, vocals; with drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger. The group never added a bass player, and their sound was dominated by Manzarek's electric organ work and Morrison's deep, sonorous voice, with which he sang and intoned his highly poetic lyrics. The group signed to Elektra Records in 1966 and released its first album, The Doors, featuring the hit "Light My Fire," in 1967.
-Allmusic
NEW RECORD GRADING SYSTEM for the 21st Century
Both scales below are the same; I am using the one on the left as of Jan 2016 replacing VG with EX (some listings may have the right scale).
There a point scale 1 thru 12 ~
Half points & grades; (example: example EX++ to M-, mostly M- is a 10.5/12)
Please email with any questions ~
12 Point GRADING SCALE :
12 MINT aka MINT 11 MINT- MINT- 10 EX++ to MINT- VG++ to MINT- 9 EX++ VG++ 8 EX+ to EX++ VG+ to VG++ 7 EX+ VG+ 6 EX to EX+ VG to VG+ 5 EX VG 4 EX- to EX VG- to VG 3 EX- VG- 2 Poor/Worst to EX- Poor/G to VG- 1 Poor/Worst Poor/G
Note : possible camera-glare on the cover and other surfaces.
Packaged protectively for safe and secure shipping with USPS tracking.
Thank you ~ all the best to your vinyl endeavors ~
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