TIM BUCKLEY GOODBYE & HELLO ULTRA-RARE ORIG '67 MONO LP

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·       TIM BUCKLEY - GOODBYE AND HELLO - ORIGINAL ELEKTRA 1967 MONO LP EKL-7318

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       MONSTROUSLY RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN STEREO

·       NOTE: THERE ARE TWO PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM ON THE GOLD (TAN) ELEKTRA LABEL, LEADING MANY COLLECTORS TO CONFUSE THE TWO, ALTHOUGH THE TWO PRESSINGS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT:

·       THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING – SUCH AS THE COPY WE HAVE HERE - HAD GATEFOLD COVERS MADE OF THICK, HARD CARDBOARD, WITH TIM BUCKLEY`S BLACK-AND-WHITE (OR, MORE ACCURATELY, SEPIA-AND-WHITE) PHOTO ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GATEFOLD, IN STANDING, UPRIGHT POSITION; THE ORIGINAL PRESSINGS ALSO HAD A 4-DIGIT ELEKTRA CATALOG NUMBER (7318) (OR THREE DIGITS FOR MONO PRESSING: 318)

·       THE SECOND PRESSING ON THE GOLD (TAN) LABEL HAD THE SO-CALLED UNIPAC COVERS (ONE SIDE OF THE COVER HOLDS THE RECORD LIKE A REGULAR COVER, THE OTHER ONE IS A SINGLE-PLY CARDBOARD WHICH FOLDS OVER LIKE A GATEFOLD); THE SECOND PRESSINGS HAD BUCKLEY`S COLOR PHOTO ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IN SITTING POSITION; THE SECOND PRESSINGS HAD A 5-DIGIT CATALOG NUMBER (74028). THIS, SECOND, PRESSING WAS NEVER RELEASED IN MONO.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING AS DESCRIBED ABOVE

·       THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL TAN / BROWN ELEKTRA LABEL

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       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) (Note: the image shown is from our previous auction; it appears here for reference only; the actual item is in a condition quite similar to the one shown, but is not completely identical in every minute detail ).

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Here it is, in all its Morning Glory: the hard-to-find Tim Buckley's second album, the rare ORIGINAL MONO pressing of his 'Goodbye and Hello' album. This is the album that gave Tim Buckley his big break and which made his name famous world-over, if only for a brief period of time, before he lapsed into self-imposed oblivion. The material is vintage Tim Buckley, ranging from troubadour musings to some of the most sophisticated, intricate, melodic songs ever crafted by Man. If you have not experienced 60’s firsthand, this is the album which will probably evoke them much better than any other album in existence. Some of the songs are my personal perennial favorites: The hypnotic, Bergman-like "Pleasant Street", the beautiful "Phantasmagoria in two’, the poignant "No man can find a war" or the thoughtful, profound "Once I was" and "Morning Glory" (this, later one, covered by practically every self-respecting up-and-coming folk artist of the late ‘60’s). And then, there`s this wonderful multi-octave range voice, which is a force of nature! The album is truly a masterpiece, even if a few of the songs on it did not age all that well. The sound is very warm and friendly original MONO mix , with delicate, intricate, baroque/elizabethan passages more nuanced and graduated than on the stereo version, although there does not appear to be any significant difference between the stereo and mono mixes. A genuine piece of rock, folk and early psych history. Our estimate is that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono copies at a ratio of at least 20:1. Miss it now, and weep later. Track listing: No man can find the war - Carnival song - Pleasant Street - Hallucinations - I never asked to be your mountain - Once I was - Phantasmagoria in two - Knight-errant - Goodbye and Hello - Morning Glory

For additional historical information on this album, including track listing ►click here

THIS IS A NO-RESERVE AUCTION!

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·                   CONDITION:

·                   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 NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs - are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much 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)             The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(d)            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.

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

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         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 3.

-         Cover has a small original price sticker, which may be possible to remove with a little effort (we did not attempt to)

-         Cover has some tiny, faint writing on its back side (a microscopic price code written in one corner)

-         Back cover has a small razor-like line (cut) on the cover, as if someone attempted to cut away the shrink wrap with a razor, but inadvertently left the mark on the cover as well. The paper slick is intact and no part is missing, but the razor line is visible.

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

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

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

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging. Yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

-         Minor, barely visible. piece (about 1 inch long) of scotch tape noted on the opening ‘leg’ of the gatefold cover

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-         No stamps

-         No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-         No peel-off marks

-         No stains

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No water damage

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No glue traces or wax residue.

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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