THE KINKS - THE GREAT LOST KINKS ALBUM 1973 FIRST PRESSING REPRISE WITH INSERT

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TITLE: The Kinks - The Great Lost Kinks Album

FORMAT: LP

PRESSING: Stereo First pressing with tan Reprise labels

CATALOG NUMBER/ LABEL : Reprise MS 2127

MATRIX: Side 1 "T MS-2127  31538-1-2" and across dead wax, opposite the other numbers, "A1"

                 Side 2 "T MS-2127  31539-1-1" and across the dead wax, opposite the other numbers, "A1"

REVIEW: An aptly titled collection; out of print for many years, there are even some Kinks cultists who have never been able to hear this ragtag but worthy collection of late-'60s and early-'70s outtakes and rarities. Most of these were recorded around the same time as the 1968 LP Village Green Preservation Society; these low-key, wry, bouncy tunes would have fit in well with that record. Lyrically, they're on the whole slighter than much of their late-'60s work, perhaps accounting for why the group did not deign to release them at the time. Still, songs like "Rosemary Rose," "Misty Water," and "Mr. Songbird" would have hardly embarrassed the group, and rank as the highlights of this anthology. Besides 1969-era outtakes, it includes the single "Plastic Man," a couple of okay, way-obscure B-sides featuring Dave Davies, and some songs penned for long-forgotten film and television productions. It also has the dynamite 1966 B-side "I'm Not Like Everybody Else," though that's easily available on reissue these days. That's not the case for most of the rest of this album; Kinks fans will find it quite worthwhile, and should be on the lookout for it in the used bins.-Allmusic.com

RARE U.S. STEREO FIRST PRESSING WITH TAN REPRISE LABELS, AND 2-SIDED PRINTED INSERT. VINYL IN SUPERIOR SHAPE.

The FIRST PRESSING of an LP is the first edition made by the pressing plant, and usually can be counted upon to have the highest fidelity of any commercial release of the LP. This is due to the fact that the stampers used to press the LP are in the best conditon with the earliest pressings, with each subsequent pressing being a bit less perfect than the previous. The FIRST PRESSING will also feature the original label design, congruent with the original year of the LP's release. Also, the FIRST PRESSING will sometimes contain extra features, such as custom sleeves, covers, or inserts, that are often cut from subsequent reissue pressings. For these reasons, the FIRST PRESSING is much more sought after within the record collecting community than reissued pressings.

CONDITION: (we visually grade albums according to Goldmine Standards, BUT questionable vinyl marks are also play-graded) 

                        VINYL: Very Good Plus

                        JACKET: Very Good Plus (there is an odd red mark on the back cover in the middle of the photo-see photos for detail) 

                        SLEEVE: Very Good Plus (Warner Reprise Loss Leader sleeve)

                        INSERT / EXTRAS : First Pressing, 2-sided printed insert

AS WITH ALL USED VINYL LPS, A THOROUGH CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED BEFORE PLAYING, FOR OPTIMUM SOUND QUALITY.

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