BOB SEGER Smokin` O.P.`s (Palladium P-1006) RARE 'Punch' US 1st Pressing MINT-

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BOB SEGER Smokin` O.P.`s (Palladium P-1006) RARE 'Punch' US 1st Pressing MINT-
RARE US first pressing of Bob Seger`s "Smokin` O.P.`s", released on Palladium Records in Detroit MI (August 1972).
"Smokin’ O.P.’s finds Bob Seger covering “other people’s” favorites, including a few of his own. Accompanied by a tough three piece band with Skip Van Winkle’s churning organ often more prominent than guitar, Seger sizzles through a short but intense 35 minute set of nine tunes. Even when reinterpreting warhorses such as “Bo Diddley,” “Turn on Your Lovelight” and “Let it Rock,” the band charges through with a crisp, no-nonsense attack. (...) The feeling is that these tunes were already crowd favorites, so the recording has a live electricity to it. (...) The slow burn rearrangement of the once folksy “If I Were a Carpenter” captures the singer at his most vibrant, mixing sensitivity with leathery, roiling rock that explodes into a throbbing crescendo, all in about 3 ½ minutes. The mood only eases up for Leon Russell’s “Hummingbird” and Seger’s one new composition “Someday,” a “Turn The Page” styled piano ballad with strings. It is “Heavy Music” in the best sense. The album remains a potent example of Bob Seger at his most raw, when he was young and hungry and sounded it." – Hal Horowitz for amazon.com.
GRADING:
MINT- COVER in near-perfect condition. Please see photos for details.
- Tiny bit of corner wear (at top right).
- Store price sticker residue (at top right).
- A bit of ringwear to the rear sleeve only.
- Very minor, partial discolouring to white areas on rear sleeve only.

EX+ to MINT- RECORD with very fine, although not perfect audio reproduction throughout. 
- The record has practically no visible wear whatsoever. Visually, the item is in MINT(-) condition.
- Original first press red, white and pink Palladium Records labels with no spindle wear at all.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "Punch-Hideout LP-1006-A" and "Punch-Hideout LP-1006-B  F/W", indicating a first pressing.
- This record is hereby certified to be an original US first pressing of "Smokin` O.P.`s", released in August 1972.
A note on the pressing quality: Bob Seger records on the Palladium label were notoriously afflicted by crackle in between tracks, caused by insufficient quality control during production and/or use of inferior vinyl. Side One of "Smokin` O.P.`s" here is no exception. This is not a defect, but a characteristic of these records.
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