SLY & FAMILY STONE A WHOLE NEW THING (1st ALBUM) ULTRA-RARE ORIG'67 EPIC MONO LP

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·      SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE – A WHOLE NEW THING (SLY STONE'S VERY FIRST ALBUM!!!) – ORIGINAL 1967 EPIC RECORDS MONO LP LN-24324

·      ORIGINAL (BLACK BACKGROUND WITH COLOR PHOTO) COVER OF THE BAND, AND NOT THE LATER, REISSUE COVER (WHITE COVER WITH SUPERIMPOSED RAINBOWS)

·      ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·      BELIEVED TO BE A COLUMBIA, SANTA MARIA, CA  PRESSING.

·      ORIGINAL YELLOW EPIC LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT, MID-TO-LATE '60s STYLE

·      ULTRA-RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN STEREO

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

·      ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·      THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·      MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1B/-1C'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL 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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Issued in 1967, Sly & the Family Stone's debut album, A Whole New Thing, should have shocked the entire country. Its single, "Underdog," was the perfect blend of James Brown-style funk, hard Atlantic-style soul à la Otis Redding, gospel-styled backing vocals, psychedelic rock, and solid, hip vibes exploding out of San Francisco. That it took another album and "formula" for Sylvester Stewart -- former manager of many bands, including the Beau Brummels, and wildly successful disc jockey, songwriter, and arranger -- to pump it up and make it simpler is of no consequence because decades later A Whole New Thing remains just what it says it is; the simple truth is fortified, formulaic radio stations had no way of fitting it into a groove their stations could utilize, despite the fact that the LP was, in itself, pure groove sophistication. The 12 cuts that make up the original album were all written by Sly and the arrangements reflected what he wanted but had input from his brother and guitarist Freddie and horn players Jerry Martini and Cynthia Robinson. Greg Errico was the drummer and legend Larry Graham was the bassist. Rose Stone, Sly's sister, provided additional keyboards and vocals. Like most of the records coming out at that time, this one has some moments over its original 12 tracks that don't quite hold up, but even here, in these moments, such as on "Run, Run, Run," the sounds of a melodica and a vibraphone -- cheap ones -- interacting with the guitar both introduce and take the tune out. It's balanced by the very next cut, "Turn Me Loose," which comes stomping out of the gate with alternate lead vocals, changed line to line with the radical stomp of Otis Redding's live performances on a record and James Brown's horn section. But along with the grooves were Sly's lyrics. "Underdog" is one of the most defiant and uplifting tunes he ever wrote; with his singing of determination in the face of all odds, leaving behind the naysayers and doubters and the empathy of being an underdog, he lifts the listener to a new emotional and psychological place. The strange place of Freddie's guitar, playing jazz in a deep funk tune like "Bad Risk," walked the line of psychedelia and jazz, and still the rhythm section of Graham and Errico contain him inside the groove even when he solos with all of his reverb and distortion.

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

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·      CONDITION:

·      THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)         WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG++, JUST A NOTCH BELOW NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions (probably just sleeve scuffs inflicted in storage over the years) ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly  insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)         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!

(c)         Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, "organic" and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 20:1.

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

·                          THE COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Cover has some ring wear.  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 5 (front side) and 4 (back side).

-       Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-       Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging (nothing significant)

-       Cover has a small, neat, circular cutout hole in one of the corners

-       The cover has a few tiny scratch marks on the front side  (nothing significant)

-       Minor shelf wear noted on the top and bottom seams (nothing significant)

-       Cover has a light "wrinkle" (crease)  in one of the corners.

-       Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged

-       Cover has a partially split top seam (between 1 and 2 inches  / 2.5 to 5 centimeters)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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 (1) The year indicated in the title bar is the year of the original release,  NOT necessarily the year of the actual pressing; for the actual generation of the pressing, please see our item description (top section, the text in red letters). (2) Please do NOT bid based on the title bar, subtitle bar or item specifics box alone; instead, please read the entire description before bidding; (3) Absolutely NO order cancellations after the auction closes. ever, under any circumstances. We can ONLY cancel bids before the item closes. (4) We are unable to provide matrix-, stamper- or other pressing  information in the final 24 hours of the auction. (5) All disagreements and miscommunications can be - and will only be - solved in a civil and mutually respectful manner; please avoid puerile, offensive, abrasive or menacing language (6) This seller will accommodate all reasonable requests and - unless seriously molested - is generally a flexible, pragmatic and agreeable person.

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