JAMES GANG "Thirds" 1971 UK PROBE 1st PRESS MINT- AUDIO

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  JAMES GANG "Thirds" 1971 UK PROBE 1st PRESS MINT- AUDIO TEXTURED G&L SLEEVE, 1st 1/G MOTHERS/STAMPERS, TOP COPY
JAMES GANG
Thirds

ORIGINAL UK PROBE (SPB 1038) FIRST PRESSING (July 1971) OF THE JAMES GANG'S "Thirds" LP - THEIR LAST TO FEATURE JOE WALSH IN THE LINE UP

THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION (BOTH RECORD AND SLEEVE) AND HAS POSSIBLY BEEN PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES AT MOST - AND IT'S BEAUTIFULLY RECORDED (THE CUT IS STRONG AND LOUD) WITH TREMENDOUS AUDIO QUALITY - THE REPRODUCTION IS CRISP, CLEAN AND VIBRANT AND THE PLAYBACK IS STUNNING THROUGHOUT

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (with a smooth outer rim and much thicker than the later pressings) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PINK PROBE LABELS
FIRST ISSUE MATRIX: SPB 1038 A-1G / SPB 1038 B-1G
EARLIEST MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G (marking this copy out as one of THE first ever pressed - in the batch of the first 300)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.", DATE CODED '7107' (1971, July) WHICH HAS THE CHARACTERISTIC FIRST ISSUE TOP AND BOTTOM 'PINCHED' SPINE

SUPERB UK FIRST PRESSING IN PRACTICALLY AS-NEW CONDITION - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Thirds is the third studio album by James Gang, released in 1971, and is the last studio album led by Joe Walsh.
"Walk Away" was released as a single, making the Top 40, the best placement of a James Gang single. The album reached Gold status in July of 1972.
On the liner notes to the LP Joe Walsh is credited with "guitar, vocals, and train wreck" for "Walk Away", a wry commentary on the multi-tracked, cascading lead guitars that clash as the song fades out.

Track Listing:
Side 1: Walk Away / Yadig? / Things I Could Be / Dreamin' in the Country / It's All the Same
Side 2: Midnight Man / Again / White Man/Black Man / Live My Life Again

LABELS: LIKE-NEW - CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO wear, NO marks/writing and only ONE or TWO of the lightest spindles - this copy has hardly ever been played
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces have their original DEEP, LIKE-NEW, GLOSSY SHEEN and are UNMARKED. The vinyl looks like new
VINYL Audio: OUTSTANDING - CRYSTAL CLEAR, WARM, BEAUTIFULLY RICH and VIBRANT audio. On playback at a LOUD volume there are NO scratches, NO sticks/jumps, NO clicks or pops and NO surface noise. The record absolutely SOUNDS SENSATIONAL throughout and it plays to the highest standard with NO groove-wear or distortion (its hardly been played). Graded MINT(-) for audio - BEAUTIFUL COPY
SLEEVE: The FULLY TEXTURED sleeve is in STUNNING, practically AS-NEW condition. The textured surfaces are CLEAN, BRIGHT and UNMARKED with NO rubbing and the edges and spine (which is 'pinched' at the top and bottom) are SHARP with NO wear AT ALL -all spine text is CLEAR and BOLD. MINT(-)

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SUPERB UK FIRST PRESSING IN PRACTICALLY AS-NEW CONDITION - GREAT LP AND THE FINAL JAMES GANG RECORD TO FEATURE JOE WALSH (WHO PROVIDES SOME OF THE FINEST SONGS IN THE SET) - BEAUTIFULLY RECORDED WITH TREMENDOUS AUDIO QUALITY - VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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