JAMES BROWN PLEASE PLEASE LEGS COVER ORIG LP

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·       JAMES BROWN - PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE - ORIGINAL 1959 KING RECORDS MONO LP 610 WITH MONSTROUSLY RARE ORIGINAL ‘LEGS’ COVER.

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       FOR SOME REASON, THE RECORD INSIDE IS THE SECOND PRESSING ON BLACK “KING” LABEL WITH THE CROWN LOGO (KING LABEL WAS NOTORIOUS FOR RECORD/COVER MISMATCHES)

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

·       DEEP GROOVE 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: 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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Why Godfather of Soul (or someone at King records) decided to change the original cover of his first album is unclear; either it was too suggestive for Eisenhower's day and age, or he simply did not find it sufficiently supportive of his big Ego (he replaced the original cover with the one showing him in a crooning pose on the front cover). Whatever the reason, the change in covers created one of the biggest rarities in the hobby. Copies of the original "Legs" cover, which I am offering here, have been known to change hands for more than $2,000.00. This is the item of such historical significance that missing out on it would be a major act of foolishness. Don’t fail to grab this insanely rare piece which is only offered once in a blue moon. This is probably the very first "Soul" album, as we have come to know this genre today, and - as such - a rarity of major proportions

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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)            CAUTION! The vinyl is only VERY GOOD- (VG-) , with multiple, numerous, scuffs which are BOTH visible AND audible. The record plays with bearable BUT AUDIBLE surface noise and some pops and clicks. The record plays without skipping throughout. This record WAS play-graded.

(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)             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.

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

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

·       COVER (this is the LEGENDARY “legs” cover)

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has a partially split top and bottom seams; These two split seams were delicately taped by the previous owner with a piece of transparent scotch tape (one on each seam)

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the spine

-         Back cover has a small peel-off mark, probably from the careless removal of the price sticker (less than ¼ square inch in size).

-         Cover has some tiny, faint, barely visible writing on its back side (less than 1 square inch in size)

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

-         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 5 (back side)

-         Cover shows some yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Small water stain noted on back cover (nothing significant)

-         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.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No wrinkles or creases

-         No stamps

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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