GRATEFUL DEAD ANTHEM OF SUN MEGA-RARE SEALED 1968 LP w/ALTERNATIVE WHITE COVER

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149

WE CURRENTLY HAVE  NEARLY 500  LISTED ITEMS

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·       GRATEFUL DEAD - ANTHEM OF THE SUN  -  1968 WARNER BROTHERS STEREO LP WS-1749

·       GENUINE  U.S. PRESSING

·       INCREDIBLY RARE ALTERNATIVE WHITE COVER !!!

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       NOTE: ALL WHITE COVER PRESSINGS WERE MADE IN 1973/74 AND HAVE A WARNER BROTHERS PERIOD LABEL (THE BURBANK BOULEVARD LABEL, ALSO AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS “PALM TREES” LABEL). NONE OF THE ORIGINAL PRESSINGS ON GREEN W-7 GREEN WARNER BROTHERS LABEL WERE EVER ISSUED IN WHITE COVERS!!!.

·       STRANGELY, THIS VERSION OF THE COVER DOES NOT HAVE A “REMIXED IN SEPTEMBER 1971” DISCLOSURE LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK PANEL WHICH THE EARLIER (SECOND) PRESSING (IN REGULAR PURPLE COVERS AND ON GREEN “SHIELD” WARNER LABEL) DID HAVE!!!

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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All early, Grateful Dead albums are becoming increasingly rare and scarce but this, the group’s second is monumentally rare in its WHITE incarnation (as you may remember, all original covers of this album were purple)

When Grateful Dead (probably Phil Lesh, who had a weak spot for tinkering and re-revising the group’s original mixes and original cover artworks) completely scrapped the original cover artwork of this album and replaced it with a white cover, they inadvertently created one of the biggest and most coveted Grateful Dead rarities in the hobby. This legendary album, one of the most veneered psychedelic rock albums ever made, came out with two distinct cover variations: both were gorgeous psychedelic paintings showing the Dead members as Hindu or Buddhist deities organized in a big Mandala wheel ; The first – original and much better known - version of the cover shows heads of the band members against the purple backdrop; However, this rare pressing from circa 1973/74 shows the band members against WHITE background. While we can’t be sure why this was done, it is possible that (a) Phil Lesh was on acid or something or (B) that the, pardon the pun “Cryptical Envelopment” of the original purple-hazed cover fell off, revealing the whiteness of the inner truth (yeah, right) or (C) that the whiteness of the cover symbolizes cocaine… Most likely, though, the explanation is probably quite trivial: someone at the pressing plant didn’t get the memo or couldn’t read and write…

The “white” covers were seemingly in print for only a nanosecond before they were withdrawn and replaced (again) with the original purple covers. This rare second (white) version of the cover is easily outnumbered by the first, more common purple version by a ratio of about 50:1 (our personal estimate, not based on any statistical sample or method). This is one of many rarities Grateful Dead accorded their fans in the course of their long career. Don’t miss this one!  Grab it now, or forever hold your Peace, Brother.

Track listing: That's It For The Other One: Cryptical Envelopment / Quadlibet For Tender Feet / Faster We Go --- New Potato Caboose --- Born Cross-Eyed --- Alligator --- Caution (Do Not Stop On The Tracks).

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(c)             The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a small cutout saw-mark (an indent about 3/5" / 1.5 cm long ) on one of its seams.

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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