NEIL YOUNG "After The Goldrush" 1970 UK RSLP 1st PRESS

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  NEIL YOUNG "After The Goldrush" 1970 UK RSLP 1st PRESS SUPERB MaCNEILL G/F w/RSLP LYRIC POSTER - GREAT COPY
NEIL YOUNG
After The Goldrush

ORIGINAL UK REPRISE (RSLP 6383) *COMPLETE* FIRST PRESSING (August 1970) OF NEIL YOUNG'S CLASSIC "After The Goldrush" LP - WHICH PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT - GREAT COPY

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (very thick and chunky and of a much heavier weight than later issues) WHICH DELIVERS SENSATIONAL AUDIO REPRODUCTION - VERY CLEAN, SHARP, BRIGHT AND FRESH
THE RECORD HAS THE FIRST DARK TAN REPRISE LABELS (with RSLP catalogue number and no WB logo)
UK FIRST PRESS MATRICES: RSLP 6383 A1 - * H / RSLP 6383 B1 - * H (all machine stamped)
VERY EARLY MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/C and 1/I (or possibly 'J') (these are etched)
AND THE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT, GATEFOLD COVER "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1" WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE AND THE RSLP CATALOGUE NUMBER PRINTED ON THE SPINE, THE BACK AND ON THE INSIDE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC POSTER (printed with the RSLP catalogue number)
AND THE ORIGINAL ISSUE WHITE POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND 'FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING' BLUE TEXT

In the 15 months between the release of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and After the Gold Rush, Neil Young issued a series of recordings in different styles that could have prepared his listeners for the differences between the two LPs.
His two compositions on the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album Déjà Vu, "Helpless" and "Country Girl," returned him to the folk and country styles he had pursued before delving into the hard rock of Everybody Knows; two other singles, "Sugar Mountain" and "Oh, Lonesome Me," also emphasised those roots. But "Ohio," a CSNY single, rocked as hard as anything on the second album.
After the Gold Rush was recorded with the aid of Nils Lofgren, a 17-year-old unknown whose piano was a major instrument, turning one of the few real rockers, "Southern Man" (which had unsparing protest lyrics typical of Phil Ochs), into a more stately effort than anything on the previous album and giving a classic tone to the title track, a mystical ballad that featured some of Young's most imaginative lyrics and became one of his most memorable songs.
But much of After the Gold Rush consisted of country-folk love songs, which consolidated the audience Young had earned through his tours and recordings with CSNY; its dark yet hopeful tone matched the tenor of the times in 1970, making it one of the definitive singer/songwriter albums, and it has remained among Young's major achievements.

Track Listing:
Side 1: Tell Me Why / After The Goldrush / Only Love Can Break Your Heart / Southern Man / Till The Morning Comes
Side 2: Oh Lonesome Me / Don't let It Bring You Down / Birds / When You Dance I Can Really Love / I Believe In You / Crippled Creek Ferry

LABELS: Clean, bright and unmarked with light-moderate spindle traces - played but not over-played (unlike most original copies)
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces still retains their original deep, glossy sheen with just a superficial scuff mark across the last two tracks on Side Two - but this has absolutely no audio consequence - the playback is superb throughout
VINYL Audio: Sensational audio delivery on these thick vinyl original issues with a deep, rich and warm but sharp and detailed sound and on playback at a loud volume (and it's always a real pleasure to return to this wonderful LP) there are no scratches, no sticks/jumps, no evident surface noise and barely any 'ticks' (really hardly any worth a mention and none which rise above background level - the pressing is very clean). The sound quality is incredibly impressive throughout - very fresh and immediate, and the record plays to a very high standard with great clarity, no groove-wear and no distortion. Critically graded a very, very strong EXCELLENT for audio this is great copy - sounds wonderful
SLEEVE: The original gatefold cover (with RSLP catalogue number) is in superb condition - EXCELLENT++ Clean, bright and unmarked with just a little storage rubbing to the top or bottom edges (very, very minor) and a sharp and crisp spine which displays all text clear and bold - very fine example of this easily worn, untreated gatefold
The four panel large lyric poster (again, with the RSLP catalogue number) is NEAR MINT - practically untouched

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