TRAFFIC HEAVEN IN YOUR MIND ULTRA-RARE 1st ALBUM PROMO

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200

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·       TRAFFIC – HEAVEN IS IN YOUR MIND – BIZARRELY RARE FIRST (VERY SHORT-LIVED AND QUICKLY WITHDRAWN) VERSION OF ‘MR. FANTASY’ (TRAFFIC'S FIRST ALBUM) WITH A DIFFERENT TITLE,  SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COVER, AND VERY DIFFERENT TRACK LISTING AND DIFFERENT SEQUENCING THAT ON THE LATER, SECOND VERSION TITLED SIMPLY ‘TRAFFIC’ - ORIGINAL 1967 UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS STEREO LP UAS-6651

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       NOTE: UNLIKE THE SECOND VERSION OF THE ALBUM, THIS, SECOND VERSION OF THE ALBUM DOES NOT EXIST IN MONO, ALTHOUGH IT DOES CARRY THE SAME CATALOG NUMBER (UAS-6651)

·       BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THIS FIRST VERSION OF THE ALBUM IS A MUCH BETTER ALBUM ON THE WHOLE AND HOLDS UP MUCH BETTER AS A CONCEPTIAL WORK THAN THE FIRST VERSION OF THE ALBUM!

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       ORIGINAL BLACK UNITED ARTISTS LABEL WITH MULTICOLOR LOGO (LETTERING) AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL.

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

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY RED STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE FRONT PANEL

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       UNIQUE AMERICAN COVER (AND TRACK LISTING) NEVER RELEASED ANYWHERE ELSE IN THIS FORM

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH "-1B/-1B".  ON SOME LABELS, THIS  INDICATES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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In January 1968, United Artists Records released a reconfigured American version of Traffic's debut album (Mr. Fantasy) under the new title Heaven Is in Your Mind [NOTE: THIS CLAIM HAS SINCE BEEN DEBUNKED. IT IS EXACTLY THE OTHER WAY AROUND: ‘HEAVEN IS IN YOUR MIND CAME FIRST’, ‘TRAFFIC’ CAME SECOND; AND WE DOUBT THAT THE FIRST VERSION CAME OUT IN 1968, MORE LIKELY IT WAS LATE 1967], but after the first pressing reverted to calling it Mr. Fantasy. Actually, the album originally called Heaven Is in Your Mind was the superior version (…) since the changes actually improved the record by adding strong singles. But just as important as the substitutions was the sequencing, which banished the British-flavored novelty songs to the middle of Side Two; "Dear Mr. Fantasy," which would turn out to be the best-remembered song on the album, was moved to a climactic position as the penultimate cut on Side Two. The result de-emphasized Traffic's pop-psychedelic style (a hangover from the influence of Sgt. Pepper) and promoted its abilities as a jamming blues-rock outfit, talents that were abetted by Jimmy Miller's production and that helped launch them as an album act in the U.S. Island's decision to reissue both versions on CD could easily confuse consumers; the U.S. stereo version, once again known as Heaven Is in Your Mind, is really the one to own if you're only buying one.

(EXCERPT FROM A REVIEW BY WILLIAM RUHLMAN, 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.

THIS IS A 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 comes in a hi-grade MFSL PVC inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(c)           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!

(d)          Mono pressing of this VERSION of the album does not exist

(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 (front side) and 2 (back side)

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

-         Cover has a small, rectangular, sticker residue (small yellowish discoloration from the removed price sticker)

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged  / bent.

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 yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

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

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        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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