DINO VALENTE DINO PROMO COVER ORIG. EPIC '67 NM

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The item you are bidding on is an ORIGINAL, 1967

(1ST PRESSING),

(NEAR-MINT)

       copy of : 

DINO VALENTE, "DINO"

on EPIC records

#BN 26335 (STEREO)

 Recommended Music from this Incredible LP...

take a LISTEN!!>click here!!  Dino Valente / Time 

take a LISTEN!!>click here!!  Dino Valente / Me & My Uncle

take a LISTEN!!>click here!! Dino Valente / Children of the Sun

NEAR-MINT CONDITION

Dino's friendship with David Freiberg led to the duo forming the original Quicksilver Messenger Service. Yet just before Quicksilver were to get into action Dino was busted on a dope charge and went to jail, he was replaced briefly by Jim Murray. Quicksilver had an agreement with Dino that he could re-join the group as soon as he got out of jail and as a show of strength they recorded Valente's "Dino's Song" for their debut album in 1968.

Dino did hit the streets again in 1968 but instead of joining Quicksilver he signed to Epic as a solo act and recorded this spectacular album which quickly faded into obscurity. This album really justifies the tag of "unsung" and is a winner from beginning to end. It remains Dino's finest ever work. Dino would later rejoin Quicksilver in 1970 after a failed attempt to get together a group called The Outlaws with QMS guitarist Gary Duncan.

the album...

 Dino Valente opens with a spacey acoustic ballad called "Time" which features just harpsichord and light percussion, Dino's guitar and his eerie multi-tracked voice, in fact much of this album follows this formula with smashing results. "Something New" is a longish jazzy piece that looks forward to QMS numbers like "Gone Again" it's well played and well sung, a knockout. "My Friend" adds some tasteful flute and piano and trumpets, Dino plays some icy solos on guitar and as usual his vocal is out of sight!. "Listen To Me" is a truly spooky mellowed back Death Valley acoustic ballad that brings to mind Tim Buckley's "Lorca" album.

Up next is "Me and My Uncle" written by John Phillips and also recorded by The Fortunate Sons and The Grateful Dead. Dino's version knocks the spots off The Grateful Dead version, Dino really brings the song to life with a passionate vocal and some dazzling guitar work. "Tomorrow" could have been selected as a possible single it has hit written all over it, it's a beautiful romantic song which is aided by some lovely strings.

"Children Of The Sun" is a tripped out psychedelic trance ballad where Dino sounds a lot like Marty Balin circa "Comin' Back To Me". The next track "New Wind Blowing" follows suit and is also superb. "Everything Is Gonna Be OK" is absolutely killer! Dino's voice has loads of echo on it which makes it sounds like 5 people are singing with him, and he plays aggressive guitar lines similar to "Me and My Uncle". The final song is a total psychedelic freakout called "Test" this one has a bizarre Skip Spence ring to it, it features flute guitar and a really way out vocal, it's a great way to end the album it just leaves you hanging there.

• ORIGINAL U.S. '1ST' PRESSING; 1C/1C
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• THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, OR COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
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• ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE).
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• BEAUTIFUL, WEAR-FREE EPIC LABELS Appear to have never touched a turn table.

RECORD COMES IN A 'HI-GRADE' MFSL PVC INNER SLEEVE (FOR PROTECTION)

THIS IS A NO-RESERVE AUCTION!

(***PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES OF THE LP AND COVER***)>NOTE: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. What you see is what you get.

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CONDITION OF THE RECORD:

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, we grade ALL records under a strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight).

• WE GRADE THE VINYL AS (EXCELLENT); NEAR-MINT. The original luster is very much in tact, and the vinyl is beautiful with one very small (minute) superficial, 'hair-like' (approximately 1/20th of an inch~very small!), most will not see this. That's IT!! The rest of this vinyl is blessed!
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• Beautiful, wear-free labels~appear to have never touched a turn table.
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• The record is pressed on a beautiful high quality, semi-flexible vinyl. Usually, the sound on such vinyl pressings is full-bodied, bright and rich in quality.
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• The original luster is very much intact; the vinyl shows much of it's original shine.

CONDITION OF THE 'DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE' COVER:

THE COVER IS GRADED ABOUT: STRONG VG++ 

The following flaws or imperfections are found on the cover:

• Cover shows the smallest amount of ring impression (front only ~ so faint, seen only under a light), NOT significant). On a scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring impression wear (front only) as a <1.
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• Cover shows ONE corner only with a bit of tip wear (very small; the very tip!). On a scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of corner wear; ONE corner tip only as a <1.
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• Cover (back), shows a red 'DEMONSTRATION NOT FOR SALE' stamp.

   

• NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS FOUND ON COVER

  • NO (real) RING IMPRESSION
  • NO (real) CORNER WEAR
  • NO STAINS
  • NO MILDEW
  • NO WAX OR GLUE 
  • NO WRITING
  • NO SEAM SPLITS
  • NO WATER DAMAGE
  • NO WARPING
  • NO BAR CODES
  • NO TEARING
  • NO MOLD
  • NO DIRT

   

  • THE CUTS:

   

  Time Dino Valent Dino Valent (3:02) Something New Dino Valent Dino Valent (7:20) My Friend Dino Valent Dino Valent (5:47) Listen to Me Dino Valent Dino Valent (3:09) Me and My Uncle John Phillips Dino Valent (3:57) Tomorrow Dino Valent Dino Valent (4:04) Children of the Sun Dino Valent Dino Valent (6:57) New Wind Blowing Dino Valent Dino Valent (6:09) Everything Is Gonna Be OK Dino Valent Dino Valent (2:48) Test Dino Valent Dino Valent (3:07)

       

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