GRATEFUL DEAD ANTHEM OF SUN INSANELY RARE'68 WARNER LP w/ALTERNATIVE WHITE COVER

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·       GRATEFUL DEAD - ANTHEM OF THE SUN  -  1968 WARNER BROTHERS STEREO LP WS-1749

·       INCREDIBLY RARE ALTERNATIVE WHITE COVER !!!

·       GENUINE US PRESSING

·       NOTE: ALL WHITE COVER PRESSINGS WERE MADE IN 1973/74 AND HAVE A WARNER BROTHERS PERIOD LABEL (THE BURBANK BOULEVARD LABEL, ALSO AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS “PALM TREES” LABEL). NONE OF THE ORIGINAL PRESSINGS ON GREEN W-7 GREEN WARNER BROTHERS LABEL WERE EVER ISSUED IN WHITE COVERS!!!.

·       CAPITOL RECORDS, HOLLYWOOD (LOS ANGELES), CA  PRESSING

·       STRANGELY, THIS VERSION OF THE COVER DOES NOT HAVE A “REMIXED IN SEPTEMBER 1971” DISCLOSURE LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK PANEL WHICH THE EARLIER (SECOND) PRESSING (IN REGULAR PURPLE COVERS AND ON GREEN “SHIELD” WARNER LABEL) DID HAVE!!!

·       THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-LW1/-LW2'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES 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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All early, Grateful Dead albums are becoming increasingly rare and scarce but this, the group’s second is monumentally rare in its WHITE incarnation (as you may remember, all original covers of this album were purple)

When Grateful Dead (probably Phil Lesh, who had a weak spot for tinkering and re-revising the group’s original mixes and original cover artworks) completely scrapped the original cover artwork of this album and replaced it with a white cover, they inadvertently created one of the biggest and most coveted Grateful Dead rarities in the hobby. This legendary album, one of the most veneered psychedelic rock albums ever made, came out with two distinct cover variations: both were gorgeous psychedelic paintings showing the Dead members as Buddhist deities organized in a big Mandala wheel ; The first – original and much better known - version of the cover shows heads of the band members against the purple backdrop; however, this rare pressing from circa 1973/74 shows the band members against WHITE background. While we can’t be sure why this was done, it is possible that (a) Phil Lesh was on acid or something or (B) that the, pardon the pun “Cryptical Envelopment” of the original purple-hazed cover fell off, revealing the whiteness of the inner truth (yeah, right) or (C) that the whiteness of the cover symbolizes cocaine… Most likely, though, the explanation is probably quite trivial: someone at the pressing plant didn’t get the memo or couldn’t read and write…

The “white” covers were seemingly in print for only a nanosecond before they were withdrawn and (again) replaced with the original purple covers. This rare second (white) version of the cover is easily outnumbered by the first, more common purple version by a ratio of about 50:1 (our personal estimate). This is one of many rarities Grateful Dead accorded their fans in the course of their long career. Don’t miss this one!  Grab it now, or forever hold your Peace, Brother.

Track listing: That's It For The Other One: Cryptical Envelopment / Quadlibet For Tender Feet / Faster We Go --- New Potato Caboose --- Born Cross-Eyed --- Alligator --- Caution (Do Not Stop On The Tracks).

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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 EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is 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)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

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

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Tiny, barely visible water stain noted on one bottom corner (less than 1/8 square inch in size)

-         Cover has one corner slightly dinged (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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