Joni Mitchell Shadows And Light 1980 BB-704 White Label Promo Pressing 2 LPs NM-

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   For sale is Joni Mitchell's Shadows and Light, originally released in 1980 by Asylum Records as a double record set with a unique embossed cover and a gate-fold presentation. This is a promotional copy with white labels and a gold stamp on the front cover. According to the album's liner notes, this record was mastered by Bernie Grundman. Also on the labels, there is a "SP" suffix after the record number, along with "Promotional Copy Not For Sale" under  "Stereo" to the right of the center hole. In the dead wax between the labels and the last tracks is etched an upper case "S" with a smaller "r" and "c" inside its coils, followed by the matrix numbers A-1/B-1/ C-1/D-1. These etchings indicate that first stampers were used to make this promotional record at Specialty Records Corporation's pressing plant located in Olyphant, Pennsylvania. These are hallmarks of state-of-the-art engineering, sought after by collectors and music lovers for their superior sound quality. I bought this record set used, professionally cleaned them on my VPI HW-17 machine and put the albums into two MFSL archival inner sleeves. This protects the integrity of the vinyl and any original inner sleeve(s) or insert(s) that may have come with the release. The original inner sleeves are graded as Excellent because of some wrinkles and very minor ring wear. The cover is graded as VG+ because of corner blunts, ring wear and edge rubs. The spine has color loss at the corners and along the edges from these rubs and blunts. The vinyl is visually graded as Near Mint Minus because of some sleeve marks on Side Three. I'm play grading it as Near Mint. It's been played only on Audiophile equipment since I've owned it and still has a lot of life yet. This would make a great addition to anyone's collection. I have a lot more Jazz  records, as well as albums of all different genres listed in my Ebay store. Please take a look. They're predominately Near Mint. Thank you for viewing my listing.    I've been collecting records for about 50 years now and have always cleaned them and put them away carefully in plastic inner sleeves. Over the years I've used Dust Bugs, Disc Washers and have finally invested in a professional VPI record cleaning machine. Now that I'm retiring, I'm selling my very esoteric collection. I'm not a professional grader of records, but will use record guides, as well as my personal experiences as a basis of my grading all records. Since grading is subjective, I will be conservative. I offer discounts for multiple sales. Photos are of the actual item for sale, not a stock photo. Please review all descriptions and photos because I do not accept returns. Thank you for looking!