13th Floor Elevators LP mono original 1st press psych

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13th Floor Elevators - Psychedelic Sounds LP (International Artists 1-A no.1)

This is an original mono copy of this classic lp,not a reissue.The cover is in VG+ condition with no splits and minimal ringwear.There is a name written in black ink on the back of the cover and in green ink on side one label.The vinyl is in VG condition.There is one half inch scratch on side one that is deep enough to feel with your fingernail but plays through fine and is barely audible.Otherwise there are just small scuffs that do not affect play.There is is some surface noise but much of that could be taken out with a good cleaning.I have not cleaned this record.Overall this is a great copy of this rare lp.

Recorded over a 9-month period during 1966, the LP was assembled with some haste as "You're Gonna Miss Me" became an unexpected national hit in the early Fall. The mono mix is clearly superior, as is particularly evident on "Roller Coaster" and "Monkey Island", where the stereo mixes sound unfinished and should be avoided. The mono LP was released in late November 1966, thus competing with the Deep and Blues Magoos as the very first "psychedelic"-titled album. The music, in case anyone needs to know, is a firebreathing blend of garage, folkrock and embryonic psychedelia, the latter represented by the two groundbreaking numbers "Roller Coaster" and "Kingdom Of Heaven". The LP was an underground hit and went on to sell some 40.000 copies. All promos and early runs of the mono stock have a slightly different back cover with a street address for IA and no credit to Gordon Bynum. Due to stamper degeneration this variation may be preferrable to later runs. Although 1966 is the nominal release year for the stereo version, it probably wasn't mixed and released until a few months into 1967. No stereo promos exist. The IA box set reissue (also available as a standalone item) is identifiable via a matrix number that begins 'Ach...'. Post-1980 reissues are too numerous to list; the crucial fact is that none of the re:s, including those above, are from master tapes. The mixdown masters were lost in the early 1970s and have never been found. The preferrable mono mix has been bootlegged twice in the late 1990s, all other reissues are the inferior stereo mix. [PL]

I am adding this description in my revision to help answer any questions as to this record's originality. It IS an original pre-1970 Mono recording!