TOM PETTY & HEARTBREAKERS SOUTHERN ACCENTS RARE PROMO-ONLY QUIEX 2 AUDIOPHILE LP

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·       TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS – SOUTHERN ACCENTS – ORIGINAL 1985 MCA RECORDS STEREO LP MCA-5486

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       PROMO-ONLY AUDIOPHILE ALBUM, PRESSED ON "QUIEX-II" HIGH-QUALITY VIRGIN VINYL - NEVER COMMERCIALLY RELEASED IN THIS FORM.

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS, HOWEVER, THE PROMO-ONLY QUIEX II STICKER AND GOLD STAMP ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       Quiex II pressings are easy to recognize: they have a non-opaque (translucent) vinyl; the regular pressing of this album has a regular black, opaque, non-transparent vinyl.

·       ORIGINAL PALE BLUE MCA “RAINBOW” LABEL

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

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBDOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (RAISED / EMBOSSED) COVER.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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Southern Accents is Tom Petty's most ambitious and inventive album of his career. Petty decided to change up the formula, and it works. This album stands out amongst the awful 80s noise of 1985 as not only one of the best records of the year, but one of the best records of the decade.

First of all, no one can deny this album's immediate pop-rock catchiness. Each song boast tremendously memorable hooks and singalong choruses. The funky "It's Nothin' To Me" and "Make It Better" are both terrific dance numbers. I don't understand the dislike for these songs. Sure they're lyrically trivial, but so were the majority of 80s pop tunes. These songs succeed where they need to succeed, they're immediately groovy.

The other album tracks are even better. "Spike" is hilarious. It's absolutely nothing like the Heartbreaker's other catalogue; and "Dogs On The Run" is a forgotten classic! It's a memorable and heartfelt rocker that blows away anything off of Long After Dark. The song really hits as a motivational southern-tinged road song. It's basically Rebels Pt. 2, and that's not a bad thing.

The album's only weak point is the penultimate track: "Mary's New Car" comes across as a throwaway, it's still catchy filler, but filler nonetheless.

"The Best Of Everything" is a good ballad, similar to "Louisiana Rain" in style, but the production is a little messy. I still really enjoy this heartfelt track, especially Mike's guitar solo. His playing throughout the album, is some of his very best. It somehow manages to act like another vessel for the album's concept, it too, has a southern accent.

Southern Accent's central concept may have been a bit scattershot. But the opening track "Rebels" embodies it perfectly. "Rebels" one of Tom Petty's best songs, ranking among the likes of "American Girl" and "Refugee". It's possibly my favourite song in his catalogue. The title track is an ode to the band's hometown, containing some of the best lyrics on the album. "the young'uns call it country, the Yankees call it dumb".

Then there's the electric sitar-infused "Don't Come Around Here No More". The song is one of the most unconventional in TP's catalogue, but it works. One of the biggest hits of the year, this is one of those tracks that defines Tom Petty, and rightly so. I especially love when the song speeds up into a full-fledged rocker in its last minute. Probably the best moment of the album.

Ultimately, Southern Accents is one of Tom Petty's best albums. It contains some of his most memorable and innovative songs and lyrics. My main complaint with the album is the typical mid-80s production; the songs don't hit as hard as they could, which is a bit of a shame, since Southern Accents contains some of Petty's best songs. Regardless, I don't understand why it gets lambasted by the critics.

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

The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

The bidders should note that, while the Quiex II audiophile pressing of this album have identical labels as the more common, regular stock pressings,  BUT Quiex II pressings are easy to recognize: they have a non-opaque (translucent) vinyl; the regular version has a regular black, opaque, non-transparent vinyl.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire this great album in its FINEST audio format, no longer in print, and no longer easily obtainable.

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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  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 comes in its original, custom, inner sleeve, which is UNIQUE to this album.

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, high-quality, virgin-grade vinyl, which is usually used for audiophile, extended-dynamic-range, half-speed mastered and connoisseur pressings.

(d)            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!

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NEAR MINT !

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has one corner slightly dinged (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the opening side (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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