(LEON RUSSELL- Leon Live )-gold certification for sales-B9-3xLP

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ITEM: VINYL 12” 3xLP 33 1/3rpm
ARTIST: LEON RUSSELL 
TITLE: Leon Live 
COUNTRY PRINTED: OZ
CAT No: Shelter Records– SHE 730-2
ORIGINAL 1973 1st Pressing
COVER:  Triple gatefold (Grade at EXCELLENT+) edgewear
INNER COVERS: (Grade at NEAR MINT)
LABELS: (Grade at NEAR MINT+)
VINYL: Record #1:(Grade at EXCELLENT+)
Record #2:(Grade at EXCELLENT+)
Record #3:(Grade at EXCELLENT+)
TRACKS:
All songs performed by Leon Russell. All tracks composed by Leon Russell except where indicated.

1. "Mighty Quinn Medley: I'll Take You There/Idol" (written by Golden Head, Al Bell, Bob Dylan, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Betty Watson)
2. "Shoot Out on the Plantation"
3. "Dixie Lullaby" (Leon Russell, Chris Stainton)
4. "Queen of the Roller Derby"
5. "Roll Away the Stone" (Greg Dempsey, Leon Russell)
6. "It's Been a Long Time Baby" (John Lee Hooker / Jules Taub)
7. "Great Day" (Traditional)
8. "Alcatraz"
9. "Crystal Closet Queen"
10. "Prince of Peace' (Greg Dempsey, Leon Russell)
11. "Sweet Emily"
12. "Stranger in a Strange Land" (Don Preston, Leon Russell)
13. "Out in the Woods"
14. "Some Day" (Traditional)
15. "Sweeping Through the City" (Shirley Caesar)
16. "Medley: Jumpin' Jack Flash/Young Blood (Mick Jagger / Jerry Leiber / Doc Pomus / Keith Richards / Mike Stoller)
17. Of Thee I Sing/Yes I Am Medley (Don Preston / Leon Russell)
18. "Delta Lady"
19. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Bob Dylan)
COMMENT 1: Wiki 
  Leon Live is a live album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell recorded on August 28, 1972, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. It was Russell's first live album. It was originally released as a three-LP set in a tri-fold cover on Russell's Shelter Records label. The album was mixed at Ardent Studios and distributed byCapitol Records. The album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard?Top LPs chart and received a gold certification for sales of over 500,000 albums. Leon Live was re-released on CD by The Right Stuff Records in 1996. The album has gold certification for sales of over 500,000 albums in the US and Canada

In November 1972, Billboard cited Russell as a top concert draw and reported the 1972 tour gross at almost $3 million.
  COMMENT 2: Wiki 
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942[1] – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. His genres included pop, country, rock, folk, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk rock, blues rock, surf,standards, and Tulsa Sound.

His collaborations rank as some of the most successful in music history, and as a touring musician he performed with hundreds of notable artists.[3] He recorded 33 albums[4] and at least 430 songs.[5] He wrote "Delta Lady", recorded by Joe Cocker, and organized and performed with Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour in 1970.[6]His "A Song for You", added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018,[7] has been recorded by more than 200 artists, and his "This Masquerade" by more than 75.

As a pianist, he played in his early years on albums by The Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. On his first album, Leon Russell, in 1970, the musicians included Eric Clapton,Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. One of his biggest early fans,[11][12] Elton John, said Russell was a "mentor" and an "inspiration". They recorded their album The Unionin 2010,[13] which earned them a Grammy nomination.[14]

Russell produced and played in recording sessions for, among others Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ike & Tina Turner, and The Rolling Stones. He wrote and recorded the hits "Tight Rope" and "Lady Blue". He performed at The Concert for Bangladesh in 1971 along with Harrison, Dylan, and Clapton, for which he earned a Grammy Award.

His recordings earned six gold records. He received two Grammy awards from seven nominations. In 2011, he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[15]

  VINYL GRADING SYSTEM

MINT:
RECORD: New condition with no surface marks or loss of sound quality.
COVER: New condition with no surface marks, creases or wear.
NEAR MINT:
RECORD: Barely noticeable surface mark with no loss of sound quality.
COVER: Barely noticeable surface mark/ wear.
EXCELLENT:
RECORD: Some signs of being played with extremely little if no loss of sound quality.
COVER: Slight wear or creasing.
VERY GOOD:
RECORD: Obviously been played with noticeable surface marks & the occasional light scratches but exhibits no major loss of sound quality.
COVER: Noticeable wear on cover, seam or spine.
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NOTE:
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