Jesus Christ Superstar 1970 1st PRESS Andrew Lloyd Webber NM Shrink 2LP +Booklet

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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
a Rock Opera
by Andrew Lloyd Webber
and Tim Rice
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Starring
IAN GILLAN
as Jesus Christ
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DECCA Records DXSA 7206
Original 1970 issue • Stereo 2-LP
1st PRESSING / includes RARE back cover info Sticker
28 Page Libretto Booklet & 1st issue inner sleeves included

VINYL is NM
High gloss, thick vinyl appears unplayed ("pressing flash" still present inside one center hole). 1st issue (1 disc Dark Brown and 1 disc Light Brown) labels with gold print are immaculate all 4 sides.
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COVER is NM
Textured, heavy gatefold cover is still in the original, complete Shrink Wrap with no tears or breaks. No creases, dents, dings or marks. Flat, crisp spine; all edges straight, all corners sharp.

STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG



FIRST PRESS with Rarely seen personnel / info sticker on back
Sticker reads:
"RECORDED IN ENGLAND Performing in "Superstar" are members (past and present) of Deep Purple, Joe Cocker's Grease Band, Lord Sutch, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, The Big Three, Juicy Lucy, Quatermass, Merseybeats, Gracious, Plastic Penny, Spooky Tooth, Manfred Mann and Nucleus. Also performing is an 85 piece orchestra and the strings of the City of London. Additional details and COMPLETE LIBRETTO ENCLOSED. DXSA 7206"
*I have to add: they omitted to mention "Soft Machine" (JOHN MARSHALL) one of the world's all-time great drummers!
(see FULL CREDITS below)
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28 Page Libretto Booklet is MINT?
1st issue textured booklet cover with GOLD (not the later yellow) print on cover -2 color text inside.
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Unsplit, clean original tan "pulp"? inner sleeves completely intact.
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1st issue labels -GOLD print on Dark Brown (disc 1) and Light Brown (disc 2)
(later issues would have same color labels on both discs; still later issues would substitute yellow for the original gold print)

Gold foil RIAA "Gold Record Award" sticker on front shrink wrap.
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As a gatefold cover, this 2 LP set is almost never found still in the protective shrinkwrap,
which buyers quickly tore off to view the inside of the cover.

Complete FIRST PRESS Package in TOP Condition!?
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Vinyl inside separate poly inner sleeve to protect both the original inners & the vinyl.
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Even though still in the original shrink-wrap
This LP is kept in a protective, clear poly outer-sleeve
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Credits
Composed By, Arranged By -- Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics By, Vocals [Other Singers] – Tim Rice
Orchestra, Principal Conductor, Synthesizer [Moog] – Alan Doggett
Conductor [Strings Of The City Of London] – Malcolm Henderson
Leader [Choir] – Geoffrey Mitchell

Vocals [Jesus Christ] – Ian Gillan
Vocals [Judas Iscariot] – Murray Head
Vocals [King Herod] – Mike D'Abo
Vocals [Mary Magdalene] – Yvonne Elliman
Vocals [Peter] – Paul Davis
Vocals [Annas] – Brian Keith
Vocals [Simon Zealotes] – John Gustafson
Vocals [Caiaphas, High Priest] – Victor Brox
Vocals [Maid By The Fire] – Annette Brox
Vocals [High Priest] – Paul Raven
Vocals [Pontius Pilate] – Barry Dennen
Vocals [Other Singers] – P.P. Arnold, Alan O'Duffy, Barbara Kay, Brian Bennett, Kay Garner, Lesley Duncan, Madeline Bell, Seafield St. George, Neil Lancaster, Peter Barnfeather, Sue And Sunny, Terry Saunders, Tony Ashton

Electric Guitar – Henry McCullough, Neil Robinson (2)
Guitar – Chris Spedding, Clive Hicks, Louis Stewart, Steve Vaughan
Acoustic Guitar – Henry McCullough
Bass – Alan Spencer
Horns – Andrew McGavin, Douglas Moore, James Brown, Jim Buck Snr., Jim Buck Jnr., John Burdon
Percussion – Bill LeSage
Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Organ [Positive] – Peter Robinson
Piano, Organ,synthesizer [Moog], Vocals [Other Singers] – Andrew Lloyd Webber
Saxophone [Tenor] – Chris Mercer
Trombone – Anthony Moore, Frank Jones, Keith Christie
Trumpet – Harold Beckett, Ian Hamer, Kenny Wheeler, Les Condon
Flute – Brian Warren, Chris Taylor
Drums – John Marshall
Drums, Percussion – Bruce Rowland

Producers – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice

TRACK LISTING:
A1         Overture   3:59
A2         Heaven On Their Minds    4:23   
A3         What's The Buzz / Strange Thing Mystifying    4:13   
A4         Everything's Alright    5:15   
A5         This Jesus Must Die    3:36
 
B1         Hosanna    2:07   
B2         Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem    4:49   
B3         Pilate's Dream    1:28   
B4         The Temple    4:43   
B5         Everything's Alright    0:34   
B6         I Don't Know How To Love Him    3:36   
B7         Damned For All Time / Blood Money    5:11

C1         The Last Supper    7:10   
C2         Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)    5:33   
C3         The Arrest    3:24   
C4         Peter's Denial    1:27   
C5         Pilate And Christ    2:46   
C6         King Herod's Song (Try It And See)    3:02

D1         Judas' Death    4:17   
D2         Trial Before Pilate (Including The 39 Lashes)    5:13   
D3         Superstar (Choir, Trinidad Singers)    4:16   
D4         Crucifixion    4:04   
D5         John Nineteen: Forty One    2:10
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