Sugarloaf – Debut Album (Ultra-Rare 1970 First Pressing)

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An exceptional, pristine archive-tier first-pressing copy of Sugarloaf’s self-titled 1970 breakthrough progressive/psychedelic rock masterpiece. Issued on the iconic multi-color left-bar Liberty Records label (LST-7640), this self-titled powerhouse captures the band at the absolute peak of their Denver roots, delivering a heavy fusion of jazz-tinged rhythms and smoking blues-rock. While common, later reissues and budget-label reprints of this album regularly populate discount bins, this rare, true first-generation industry specimen boasts the absolute earliest week-one tracking matrix codes and specific East Coast manufacturing hallmarks hand-etched into the deadwax runout grooves. Presenting the raw, uncompressed 1970 studio mix exactly as it was laid down at Sunset Sound, this copy stands as a mandatory addition for serious classic rock completionists, progressive rock archivists, and deadwax variant collectors. 🔍 Micro-Analysis of Collector Deadwax & Matrix Specifications For serious vinyl archivists, the absolute historical pedigree of a record is written directly into its runout grooves. This copy documents a rare, interconnected East Coast production pipeline established by Liberty Records in the summer of 1970 to rush their massive chart-topping single to radio and retail networks:

• Label: Liberty Records (Visual Multi-Color Left-Bar Label - Catalog: LST-7640)
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, First Pressing, All Disc Plant Contract [nhvintagevinyl.com]
• Country/Year: USA — July 1970 Release
• Side 1 Matrix (Hand-Etched): LST-7640-1 X K 114
• Side 2 Matrix (Hand-Etched): LST-7640-2 K 114

• The All Disc Records Plant Identifier (114): Features the highly specific, faint "114" pin-etching identifying this copy as physically manufactured at the historic All Disc Records facility in Roselle, New Jersey. Highly regarded among classic rock collectors, All Disc pressings are famous for using heavy, high-density vinyl compound biscuits that drastically minimize background surface hiss, deliver superior structural tracking stability, and withstand aggressive turntable setups.
• The Keel Plating Master Stamp (K): Confirms that the hard metal production stampers were fabricated utilizing the premium plating lines at Keel Mfg. Corp. on Long Island, New York. This reveals a classic 1970 tri-state logistics footprint: the metal parts were grown in Keel's specialized galvanic chemical baths before being rushed over to All Disc's New Jersey presses to strike the vinyl.
• First-Run Master Lacquer Suffixes (-1 / -2): The -1 and -2 terminations certify that this vinyl was stamped using the absolute earliest generation of production plates cut directly from the final studio master tape mix. This ensures unmatched analog warmth, punchy basslines, and maximum dynamic headroom for Jerry Corbetta's driving Hammond B3 organ work.

• Vinyl Condition: Near Mint (NM)
• Visual: Both sides retain a spectacular, flawless, mirror-like factory gloss with zero visible hairline scratches. The multi-color Liberty center labels are perfectly centered, crisp, and completely free of spindle trail marks or paper aging around the spindle holes.
• Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
  • Details: The original heavy-stock cardboard sleeve features beautiful color contrast with completely sharp corners. The spine is fully legible. Minor shelf wear on the bottom edge from storage, but completely solid with no split seams.