Naomi "Cottage Songs" private LP rare acid-folk Utah'75

$

790

Format: LP
Artist(s): Naomi (Naomi Lewis)
Title: Cottage Songs
Label: Cottage Records (P.O. Box 1975, Provo, Utah 84601)
Catalog #: none
Matrix/Trail-off #: CL-801-1975-A/CL-801-1975-B
Description: Very rare private release out of Provo, Utah. Plain black and white cover with lyrics and liner notes on the back. Labels are yellow with black printing. No printing on the spine. No catalog number appears anywhere on the cover. Naomi is a folk singer who has been compared to Joni Mitchell, Marj Snyder and Linda Perhacs amoung others. 

Cover Condition: Overall Grade: EX- Very appealing with only minor distractions.
Front: For being a black and white cover there is very little soiling or discoloring at all. Just a little in the white around the edges. Visually, very appealing.
Back:  A little ring wear at the top and bottom. A white sticker in the upper left corner without any writing. All printing is strong and legible. 
Spine: Intact and strong.
Seams: The bottom seam has a 3" cut in the middle where the record has broken through. The top seam has a similar 1" cut. 
Corners: Mostly square with some very minor rounding. 

VinylCondition:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Overall visual grade: EX- Very pleasing to the eye.
Overall play grade: EX- A very enjoable listen.
Side 1: Excellent. Only minor flaws that cause very minor crackles between songs. 
Side 2: A couple of rub marks (could be fingerprints) on the first song cause only minor crackles.
Labels: Both labels in great shape.  

Insert Condition:
       No insert

Track list: Side 1: "How Do?"; "Life is a Song"; "Dear Friend"; "I Have a Blue Sky"; "Get on Down"; I'm the Lucky One"; Side Two: "You Keep Me Warm"; "Mellowside"; "Wood Hue Day"; "Children of the Light"; "Gonna Find Me a Rainbow"; "Seasons"
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                   flaws will be noted. The labels will be checked for spindle marks, writing, stickers, tears,  
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