LEON RUSSELL 1ST LP 1970 EX ORIG SHELTER RECORDS LP-EGG LABEL-WITH OLD MASTERS

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This is a rare very clean original pressing of the brilliant self titled first solo album by great composer and session musician, Leon Russell, released in 1970 by the Capitol Records distributed label, Shelter Records. Leon Russell participated in countless recording sessions as a very much in demand session musician and member of the famous group of musicians known as the Wrecking Crew, prior to embarking on a solo recording career of his own. An impressive array of talent participated in the making of this album, as shown in picture of the musicians acknowledged in the liner notes listed on the back. This is a rare very early first pressing of this album which was issued on the red label that depicted the image of an egg on the label with an S printed on the egg, that included a cover of the Bob Dylan song, Old Masters. This edition is an extremely rare pressing as not long after the album was issued the record company apparently was forced to reissue the album without Old Masters, although it was reissued with the same label configuration. Not long after, the record company had to withdraw the originally issued label design from distribution, because of a trademark infringement action brought against the record company, due to the similarity of original label to Superman trademark. The record company created a transition label and cover by obliterating the S on the egg with a black mark. It is very rare to find a super clean copy of this album with the Old Masters track included. In fact, at listing There here were no other original issues of this album available on eBay

The LP visually is in excellent condition and plays very cleanly. The cover is in very good plus condition. All cover corners are reasonably sharp with light tip wear, mostly the two mouth corners which show more wear. The spine is strong and clean. . The seams are strong and clean with very light wear. The front cover is very clean. The back covers is clean but with some yellowing age spot wear near the mouth of the cover as pictured. In grading I use excellent instead of VG++ for those items deemed just a notch below near mint.

Please understand that opened play graded copies may have been graded several weeks before listing and may be available for sale for some time, so the LP must be cleaned again before play. LP's are cleaned manually as I no longer have machine, so matter may have settled in the grooves in the interim. Please do not claim LP is not as described if you play the LP without first cleaning the LP.

The LP will be shipped within 24 hours of payment, which is expected within 3 days of auction end, in specially made LP mailer with the LP separated from the cover (for unsealed items) and well packaged to protect the item from damage during shipment. Returns are accepted if contact is made within 30 days after LP receipt with the buyer paying return shipping cost and as long as LP is returned in the condition received. Return of sealed items will only be permitted if returned unopened. Please note that I will not grant partial refunds

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If a buyer requests LP return because it is claimed that an LP is not as described and on return it is found that LP is just as described, I will block that person from further auction participation. I felt I had to take this action as I have encountered few too many people who do not do their due diligence in cleaning the record before play, or are just plain dishonest. I will also report to eBay any buyer that returns an album at my expense where there is nothing wrong with album. If you want to return an album that you just do not want and there is nothing wrong with the LP, then unless you want to be blocked from future auctions, you must pay return postage, simple as that.

I am auctioning almost 5000 records of my own collection, including rock. soul, blues and jazz, that are very clean and, included are some very rare items that rarely are available