HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS FIRST ALBUM ULTRA-RARE 1st PRESS LP

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·       HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS – THE SELF-TITLED FIRST ALBUM (“HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS”) - ORIGINAL 1964 PRESTIGE RECORDS 1964 MONO LP PR-7451

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL GREEN PRESTIGE-FOLKLORE LABEL WITH THE KEY LOGO

·       NOTE: MOST COMMON COPIES OF THIS ALBUM ARE SECOND PRESSINGS, CIRCA 1965, ON DARK BLUE PRESTIGE LABEL WITH TRIDENT LOGO. THE BIDDERS SHOULD NOTE THAT ORIGINAL PRESTIGE-FOLKLORE AND SUBSEQUENT PRESSINGS ON PRESTIGE HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COVERS WHICH CANNOT BE MIXED-AND-MATCHED. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL PRESTIGE-FOLKLORE COVER WITH THE ORIGINAL PRESTIGE-FOLKLORE RECORD TO HAVE A HISTORICALLY ACCURATE MATCH OF THE FIRST PRESSING.

·       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)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW; (Note: the image shown is from our previous auction; it appears here for reference only and may not accurately reflect the appearance of this item. The actual item we are offering is in a somewhat inferior condition than the one shown; to avoid any disappointment, please carefully read the description of the cover’s condition at the bottom of this page.)

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What we have here is one of the most awkward, extreme, bizarre, folk-cum- radical/experimental works in the otherwise outlandish history of the 1960's folk/psychedelic movement. Stampel and Weber a/k/a Holy Modal Rounders were responsible for the string of some of the most wonderfully quirky, deranged music of the 1960's, and this work - recorded in 1964 for the progressive "Prestige" label, tops 'em all - this album is a few light years ahead and beyond anything else HMR recorded - before or since. Hearing is believing. Your folk/bluegrass/ragtime/jugband/protest experience is totally, utterly, absolutely, incomplete without this album.

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THIS IS A NO-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)          THE VINYL IS IN DECENT, VERY GOOD (VG) CONDITION. CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in clean, playable condition. There are a few surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters) and a few others that might cause short periods of pops and clicks, specially during the low, quiet passages.

(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)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

(d)          Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its FAKE ("electronically rechannelled") stereo counterpart. We estimate that FAKE stereo copies of this album outnumber monos by a ratio of at least 10:1.

(e)           True Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD (VG).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a partially split top seam (between 2 and 4 inches / 5 to 10 centimeters); This split seam was delicately taped by the previous owner with a piece of transparent scotch tape

-         Cover has some visible ring wear; 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 5 (front side) and 6 (back side)

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record), probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-         Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

-         Cover shows some yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

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

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

-         Cover has a visible "wrinkle"(crease) in one of the corners.

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / frayed / bent (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        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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