BOB DYLAN 1ST ALBUM SIX-EYE LABEL PROMO STEREO LP MINT

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1,843

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·       BOB DYLAN – THE SELF TITLED 1962 ALBUM (“BOB DYLAN”) – ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1961 COLUMBIA STEREO LP CS-8579

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING ON RED & BLACK COLUMBIA "SIX EYE” LABEL

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE LABEL AND THE PROMO STAMP ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFY THIS PRESSING AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       MONSTROUSLY RARE STEREO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN MONO

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

·       THE COVER HAS A FANTASTICALLY RARE “NEW STAR ON COLUMBIA LABEL” SILVER STICKER, FOUND ONLY ON EARLY 1960’S PROMOTIONAL RELEASES

·       THICK, CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1…'. ON SOME LABELS, SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL 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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By know you know that the first STEREO pressing of Bob Dylan's first album on the impossible "six eye" label is near-impossible to find: it can easily fetch upward of $1,000.00 on the open market. And here’s why it is so rare:

Three years ago, we met at one of the local record shows in New York City a gentleman named Marc (we did not remember his last name). At the time Dylan’s first record was released, he was about 18 and – at least so he claimed – he was working as a bike messenger for Columbia Records headquarters in NY City and had personally hand-delivered a production order signed by John Hammond, Sr. for 500 stereo and 3000 mono copies of this album. We do not have any means of independently verifying this information, but judging by the colossal rarity of this album, we find the story altogether credible.

And those 500 stereo copies – that was it, folks. There would be no more. No additional press runs on this particular label was ever ordered. Columbia would soon phase out the “six-eye” label altogether and introduce the new, black and red “360 stereo label”, and so all subsequent pressings of this album (as well as the first pressings of the next four Dylan albums) would appear on this, new Columbia label.

We would be willing to bet big money that, out of those 500 copies initially produced, less than 200 survive worldwide and that, out of those 200, probably less than 100 copies can be accounted for. Of those 100, probably less than 70 copies are in playable condition. And of those 70, probably less than 20 are promotional. How many of those promotional copies are still NEAR MINT (like the one we are offering here) after almost half a century? Nobody knows. Our qualified guess is less than 10. This is one of those monumentally rare pieces. A cornerstone – if not the proverbial Holy Grail – for any Dylan collector.

Now for the music: this truly IS a piece of history: this is an album that announced Bob Dylan’s arrival to the unsuspecting world; the work that started the entire Dylan cult, which would follow merely a year or so later, on the heels of his next album (“Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”). Capably produced by the legendary John Hammond, Sr. (who, among others, discovered such stars as Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, Aretha Franklin and Bruce Springsteen and was the father-in-law of Benny Goodman and the father of John Hammond, jr (you figured as much, didn’t ya?) , the album shows Bob Dylan's deep and genuine love for all forms of archetypal musical Americana, particularly traditionals, spirituals, folk, blues and work song, but also his evolving, maturing ability as a songwriter.

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.

Track listing: You're no good -Talkin' New York - In my time of dying - Man of constant sorrow - Fixin' to die - Pretty Peggy-O - Highway 51 - Gospel Plow - Baby, let me follow you down - House of the risin' sun - Freight Train Blues - Song to Woody - See that my grave is kept clean.

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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)            Stereo pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies by a ratio of at least 5:1.

(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+++.

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Paper slick on the top seam has a 2-inch “crack” in it (there are NO split seams, as the cardboard base remains intact; only the paper slick has a small crack in it)

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of 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 1 (front side) and 5 (back side).

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

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

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams (only a small crack on paper slick)

-         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 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 bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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