GANDALF- s/t RARE & HIGH DEMAND 1968 ORIGINAL PSYCH ACID FOLK PSYCHEDELIC ROCK
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RARE 1968 ORIGINAL U.S. FIRST PRESSING!
"GANDALF- s/t"
1968 Capitol ST 121 label
The condition of the cover is a nice VG+! The front and back cover slicks look nice but there are some minor splits and 2" of tape on seam. The condition of the disc is M-! There is a small sticker on the side two label (see photo).
GANDALF - THE SELF-TITLED FIRST (AND ONLY) ALBUM ("GANDALF") - INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1968 CAPITOL RECORDS STEREO LP ST-121
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
INITIAL RELEASE OF THIS ALBUM IN 1968 WAS PLAGUED BY A MASSIVE SCREW-UP ON PART OF CAPITOL RECORDS: NAMELY, THE ENTIRE FIRST BATCH OF THE ALBUMS SHIPPED TO THE RETALERS CONTAINED THE WRONG RECORD INSIDE!!! BY THE TIME THE ANGRY CUSTOMERS SCREAMED UP A FIRESTORM AND CAPITOL TRIED TO CORRECT THE MISTAKE, IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE: THE MARKET MOMENTUM WAS LOST, THE DEMAND FOR THE ALBUM AND THE GROUP EVAPORATED, AND CAPITOL , PROBABLY ANTICIPATING THAT THE IRATE CUSTOMERS WOULD BOYCOTT THE ALBUM, REPLACED THE MISSHIPPED COPIES IN TRULY MINUSCULE QUANTITIES, PROBABLY LESS THAN 500 COPIES ALTOGETHER, OF WHICH PROBABLY LESS THAN 300 STILL EXIST TODAY, AND LESS THAN 200 ARE IN PLAYABLE CONDITION.
ORIGINAL BLACK CAPITOL LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED SPECTRUM (“RAINBOW) BAND ALONG THE LABEL’S EDGE AND CAPITOL’S LOGO ON TOP (12 O’CLOCK POSITION) OF THE LABEL
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS, STICKER ON SIDE TWO LABEL (see photo)
MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-A1/-B2'
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