STONE MINT SHRINK 1970 Orig + POSTER ? FIRE & RAIN ? JAMES TAYLOR FOLK CLASSIC

$

250

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PRISTINE MINT = TOP COPY in factory shrink wrap

                   100% Guaranteed First Issue!

                         James Taylor

                     Fire And Rain 

                    USA - olive green Warner Brothers - 1843

PRISTINE STONE MINT ....TOP COPY!

SUPER-MINT CLEAN...in original factory shrink wrapper =

One of the *best* copies we've seen in ages...

RARE "FIRE & RAIN" HIT SONG STICKER ON OUTER CELLOPHANE

Original 1970 VINYL first pressing, hard to find as an original as copies were played to death. Finally uncovered a collectible first press on the olive green Warner label...

INCLUDES the rare POSTER with James Taylor picture on one side and album lyrics on the other side

Though James Taylor's self-titled debut introduced his mellow melodicism and affecting song-craft, SWEET BABY JAMES was the album that rocketed him to national recognition. With SWEET BABY JAMES, Taylor abandoned the slightly psychedelic structural ambition of his first record (the first side was composed as a suite), and settled fully into the folk and rural edged styles to which he is best suited. The top ten hit, included here, "Fire and Rain," for instance, a deeply personal story-song based on the artist's experiences in mental hospitals and the suicide of a friend, is built around Taylor's gentle, understated voice, acoustic guitar, cello, piano, and drums.

The plaintive, melancholic air of "Fire and Rain" resonated with millions of listeners, as did the rest of the album. Taylor's lyrics, which address personal identity, religion, and relationships lost and struggling, are highly confessional, yet associative and lyrical enough to reflect the lives of listeners. At times, he marries the plight of the sensitive soul to the myth of the cowboy in songs like the title track, a kind of campfire lullaby, or to rural edges and traditions, as in "Country Road." In all, these elements combine to make SWEET BABY JAMES, arguably, Taylor's definitive statement, and one of the most influential albums in the singer-songwriter genre.

SWEET BABY JAMES

LO AND BEHOLD

SUNNY SKIES

STEAMROLLER

COUNTRY ROAD

OH SUSANNAH

FIRE AND RAIN

BLOSSOM

ANYWHERE LIKE HEAVEN

OH BABY, DON'T YOU LOOSE YOUR LIP ON ME

SUITE FOR 20G

CONDITION: The cover: is clean, MINT in original factory shrink wrapper = TOP COVER = nice collectible with NO split seams, no bends and no writing...beautiful

The vinyl: has glossy surface on both sides, graded: stone MINT TOP CLEAN, play is truly perfect looks like new / mint audio guaranteed ... clean olive W.B. labels

The POSTER is MINT...

keeper                                                                             !

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record