NEIL YOUNG Time Fades Away LP USA MONO PROMO + Poster

	£		100
	$		132

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NEIL YOUNG - Time Fades Away

Original USA Mono LP

Reprise (M2151)

Very rare original USA Mono pressing. The mono mix was only ever available as a promo pressing, so never commercially released and hard as hell to track down. It seems really strange that a commercially available mono mix was never released considering the existence of a mono promo.

This is a complete copy with the promo and mono stickers on the front of the textured sleeve. It comes with the original huge poster too. Also has a Reprise inner sleeve. The label is the white promo label with black print and mono clearly printed in thick capitals at the bottom of each label.

As i'm sure everyone knows this album was recorded on the huge tour Neil Young did after the Harvest album propelled him into the charts. Instead of giving into expectations he decided to play mostly new songs, a million miles from Harvest, backed by a band who could hardly bare to look at each other while his life was starting to unravel.

The resulting album is the start of what many call his "dark" period and probably the start of what has made him an enduring legend of the American rock scene.

The sleeve is in excellent condition with some rubbing to the edges and corners mostly to the bottom seam and corners. Other than that there is no writing, no tears, no splits, no stains etc. One thing worth mentioning is that the promo sticker is coming loose, this has happened most copies. I will leave the next owner to secure it completely.

The inner sleeve is in vg condition with a split to the bottom edge. and some creasing to one top corner. Otherwise no tears and no writing.

The poster is in excellent condition with three tiny pin holes to the corners. There is no writing, no tears, no splits, no stains etc.

The record is visually in excellent condition, under two very bright lights i can make out a couple of short scuff marks and some paper scuffing along with some scuffing in the run in groove. No scracthes on this copy, well looked after but not visually perfect.

Playback is superb for most of the album, clear and strong playback even during the quieter songs. However, the scuffing in the run in groove causes several pops and some crackle that dissapears as the first song kicks in. For some reason there is crackle throughout Journey Thru the Past, strange as the rest of the album plays just about perfectly. I assume it is to do with the pressing, probably a rush job to get the album into the AM radio stations quickly in an attempt to get play on the back of Harvest.

Please note that we grade all records the same way, whether they're 40 years old or one year old.

CONDITION

Sleeve: Excellent

Record: Excellent

Our grading is strict so as not to disappoint, we have been selling on ebay since 1998 & know how important this is. Grading of records is done with the record angled under a 100 Watt bulb. Scans are of actual item up for auction. All records are packed securely & most importantly packed outside of the picture sleeve (in a plain inner sleeve) so as to avoid seam splits during shipping.

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Near Mint
Almost mint. Very minor paper scuffs and very little else can appear on the vinyl. This will most likely have occurred during packaging, or removing the record from the inner sleeve but obviously it had been handled with extreme care. Any flaw should be very hard to see. The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and/or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork should be as close to perfect as can be.

Excellent
An excellent condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs (Scuffs lay on top of the grooves) which are visible but only slightly.The wear should be minimal.The play should be close to perfect as well. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear. Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show a little white, meaning slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs.

VG++
As Excellent but with a larger number of scuffs, maybe a couple of hairlines (very light scratch that can't be felt) or a couple of marks. Sound quality should still be very close to that of an Excellent record with only minor crackle in quiet segments only, NO scratches that can be felt. Cover as Excellent but there may be a small seam split on the cover, or a very minimal amount of writing like a name written in small writing or a number. A VG++ record should be an acceptable record to live with if you aren't looking to pay the price of a Near Mint copy.

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