SIMON SISTERS (LUCY & CARLY SIMON) WINKIN' BLINKIN' RARE SEALED ORIG '65 KAPP LP

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·       THE SIMON SISTERS (CARLY AND LUCY SIMON) - WINKIN', BLINKIN' AND NOD - ORIGINAL 1965 KAPP RECORDS MONO LP KL-1359

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST MONO PRESSING ***

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL BLACK KAPP LABEL WITH RED "CAP" LOGO

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY STEREO/MONO COMPATIBILITY STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE SHRINK WRAP.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other digital format.

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Nearly a decade before coming into her own as one of the most prominent singer/songwriters of the '70s, Carly Simon hitchhiked around Massachusetts with her sister Lucy as one half of the Simon Sisters. The folk revival was going strong, headed by groups like the Weavers and Peter, Paul & Mary, and the Simon Sisters, what with their matching peasant blouses and close-knit, Everly Brothers harmonies, fit right in. They managed to release several albums on the Kapp label, make a few appearances on shows like Hootenanny and the Dick Cavett Show, and grace the charts with the single "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod" before calling it quits in the late '60s when Lucy got married. Carly, of course, went on to bigger and better things, and the Simon Sisters' recordings were left to languish on LP's for roughly three decades. This set offers a good overview of the Simon Sisters' repertoire, which was mostly made up of lullabies and adaptations of traditional folk songs. What's interesting is the amount of darkness and depth Carly and Lucy, young as they were, managed to work into their songs. "Breton Lullaby" sounds sweet ("Now your mother rocks you so lovingly"), but a closer look reveals gnarled, slightly malevolent underpinnings ("The hungry sea is waiting for you 'neath the moon"). At their best, the Simon Sisters were oddly Old World, crooning lullabies and ballads that echoed the Brothers Grimm. At their weakest, they belted out strident folk revivalist anthems like "Rise Up" While this album will have immediate appeal to those interested in the '60s folk revival, it's not clear whether fans of Carly Simon's later work will feel the same. Honestly, it's downright bizarre to hear her in this earlier role. This isn't the bold, self-confident Carly Simon of "You're So Vain"; this is a nervous teenager dolled up in a fluffy pink sweater. That said, even the teenage Carly has a shockingly powerful voice, a baritone that often threatens to overpower her sister's comparatively fragile soprano. Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod does a wonderful job looking back at the versatile, gifted, and (from this vantage point) painfully young Simon Sisters.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MARGARET REGES, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

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(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ?click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS STILL SEALED; HOWEVER, WE ARE UNABLE TO GRADE IT MINT OR NEAR MINT DUE TO MINOR FLAWS LISTED BELOW; WE GRADE THIS COVER AS EXCELLENT OR VG+++

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a neat, round (PROMO?) cutout hole in one of the corners

-        Cover has a minor 'bump' (dent) on the opening side

-        The cover has a distinct X-shaped, pressure-type cutout stamp. This type of cutout marking was used exclusively by MGM and Verve and affiliated labels and was more discreet and sensitive than the other types of marking (such as cutout holes or drill marks), as it did not require the cover to be damaged.

-        Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-        Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1  (front side) and 2 (back side)

-        Minor water stain noted in one top corner (less than 1 square inch in size) ; (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

-        Cover has two corners slightly worn (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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