The Kinks Great Lost Kinks Album Vinyl LP Reprise MS 2127 Promo WLP Insert

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The Kinks Great Lost Kinks Album Vinyl LP Reprise MS 2127 (1973) White Label Promo with Insert by John Mendelsohn with "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"
Condition: VG+ Vinyl and VG-- Cover. Vinyl was play-tested on both sides and plays very well throughout with very nice fidelity. There is some occasional light background noise, but not much. Cover shows noticeable wear and has a tape repair on spine. Includes original insert with lines notes written by John Mendelsohn in great shape.
Matrix / Runout (Side A): MS-2127 31538-1B Matrix / Runout (Side B): MS-2127 31539-3 1D
The Great Lost Kinks Album is a compilation album by the Kinks. Released in the United States in January 1973, it features material recorded by the group between 1966 and 1970 that had mostly gone unreleased. The compilation served to satisfy Reprise Records after executives determined that the Kinks contractually owed them one more album, despite the band's departure from the label in 1971.
The Great Lost Kinks Album offered the debut of many previously unreleased tracks, while others had only been released as non-album singles. Most of its songs date to the sessions for the 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society and were delivered by Ray Davies to Reprise in July 1969 out of a contractual obligation. Musician John Mendelsohn wrote liner notes for the album which extensively derided Davies' contemporary songwriting in comparison to his late 1960s work. 
The album's sales were driven by fans of the band's late 1960s work. The Kinks had no involvement in the album's preparation and Davies only learned of its existence after its release. He initiated legal action against Reprise over the album, resulting in its 1975 deletion from the label's catalogue, though it remained popular among Kinks fans into the 2000s for its inclusion of rare and otherwise unobtainable tracks. 
Among retrospective reviewers, Robert Christgau declared that though the album consists mostly of B-sides and outtakes, it is the Kinks' best album to be released in the 1970s, something he thinks speaks to "the limitations of the Kinks' professional renaissance". He writes the album's whimsical content focuses on the "harmless eccentrics" which made up Davies' best songwriting. 
Richie Unterberger of AllMusic opines that much of album would have fit well on The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. He finds The Great Lost Kinks Album lyrically weaker than the band's other late 1960s work, but counts "Rosemary Rose" "Misty Water" and "Mr. Songbird" as the highlights. Unterberger concludes that the album would prove "quite worthwhile" to Kinks fans, as does Rob Sheffield in The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), who describes several of its tracks as "essential cult items", including "The Way Love Used to Be", "Rosemary Rose" and "When I Turn Out the Living Room Light". 
Track listing All tracks are written by Ray Davies, except where noted.
Side one "Til Death Do Us Part" – 3:12 "There Is No Life Without Love" (Dave Davies, R. Davies)  – 1:55 "Lavender Hill" – 2:53 "Groovy Movies" – 2:30 "Rosemary Rose" – 1:43 "Misty Water" – 3:01 "Mr. Songbird" – 2:24
Side two "When I Turn Out the Living Room Light" – 2:17 "The Way Love Used to Be" – 2:11 "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" – 3:29 "Plastic Man" – 3:00 "This Man He Weeps Tonight" (D. Davies) – 2:38 "Pictures in the Sand" – 2:45 "Where Did the Spring Go?" – 2:10 _____________________________________________
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MINT (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Most often this is a still sealed record, records that have been opened are rarely if ever marked as Mint.

NEAR MINT (NM) - A good description is that it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it?s nearly perfect, with no visible defects. 

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) - Except for a couple minor things, this could be Near Mint. Most collectors will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if on the high end (VG++). VG+ records may show slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Covers should have only minor wear. 

VERY GOOD (VG) - VG records are among the biggest bargains, and for many, will be worth the money. They can lack the original gloss, may have surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages. But the noise will not overpower the music. VG covers will have signs of handling, and may have minor splits. 

GOOD PLUS (G+) - Good+ does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, but it has significant surface noise and groove wear. Cover may have significant ring wear, noticeable writing, or obvious damage.

GOOD (G) - Record may have some skipping, but is otherwise listenable. I generally avoid selling Good (G) rated records unless they are highly collectible or desirable, in order to enjoy until something better comes along. Cover has major wear or seam splits that need repair, or heavy writing like radio station call letters to prevent theft.

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