JEFFERSON AIRPLANE "Takes Off" Debut LP Original 1966 RCA Hollywood Press VG+

 Item Description

All Records are Play-Tested and Graded According to "Goldmine Record Grading Standards". 

All Records are Professionally Cleaned on a DeGritter Ultrasonic RCM and VPI HW 16.5 RCM.

  
PRESSING FEATURES:

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The ''first'' US pressing of Jefferson Airplane's debut album has three versions, released in both mono and stereo with the first two being extremely rare:

1) Six tracks on side A, the sixth being ''Runnin' Round This World''. This contains the original versions of both ''Let Me In'' (with the lyric ''Don't tell me you want money'') and ''Run Around'' (with the lyric ''That sway as you lay under me''). The back cover has no caption ''RE'' in the top right hand corner.

2) Five tracks on Side A, ''Runnin' Round This World'' is deleted and the original versions of ''Let Me In'' and ''Run Around'' are included.  The back cover does have the ''RE'' caption.

3) Five Tracks on Side A. The re-recorded versions of ''Let Me In'' and ''Run Around'' are included with the offensive lyrics altered and the back cover also has the "RE" caption. 
This is a Third Version Copy:

Black labels with "RCA Victor" in white print and Nipper with gramophone below it.

Cat. No. LSP-3584 on Front Cover and Spine
LSP-3584 RE on Back Cover
LSP-3584 on Labels

TMK(s) ® Registered Radio Corporation Of America
© 1966 RCA, New York, N.Y. Printed in U..S.A..

Recorded in RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World

Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood

The stamped "3" in the runout on Side A is scratched out and "17" etched above it and on Side B "17" is stamped over the "3".

© 1966, RCA, New York, N.Y.

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): TPRS-0173
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): TPRS-0174
Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): TPRS – 0173 - - 3̷̵̷ 17S
Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): TPRS - - 0174 – 3̷̵̷ 17S
Matrix / Runout (Stamped into the runout on both sides): H
Rights Society (A1 to A4, B1 to B4, B6): BMI
Rights Society (A5, B5): ASCAP
 Other (Printed, back cover bottom-left): 4

Label:                      (VG+)
Very clean RCA Victor dog labels with minmal spindle wear and no blemishes. 
       
Record Grading:     (VG+)
Record surface is clean, bright and glossy with light marks that do not affect playback...plays with minimal surface or background noise and occasional light crackle during quiet sections. 

Sleeve Grading:      (VG+) 
Bright and glossy fully intact sturdy sleeve cover has written name on back; light ring wear; top edge and corner wear; mid-spine and bottom corner chipping but fully intact and mostly legible. Bottom edge is in perfect shape.

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