NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND CIRCLE UNBROKEN RARE SEALED ORIG '72 UA 3LP SET w/STICKER

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·       NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND with, in no particular order: MOTHER MAYBELLE CARTER, EARL SCRUGGS, DOC WATSON, ROY ACUFF, MERLE TRAVIS, JIMMY MARTIN, VASSAR CLEMENTS, NORMAN BLAKE AND PETE OSWALD KIRBY – WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN – ORIGINAL 1972 UNITED ARTISTS STEREO 3-LP SET (TRIPLE ALBUM) UAS-9801

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       IMPORTANT NOTE: WE ARE SELLING THIS ALBUM AS STILL SEALED DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE SHRINK WRAP HAS SEPARATED ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BOTTOM SEAM. IT IS READILY APPARENT FROM THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE ALBUM THAT THIS ALBUM HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED, AND THAT THE SEAL ALONG THE OPENING (MOUTH) OF THE ALBUM – WHICH IS VERY TIGHT - HAS BEEN INTACT AND UNTOUCHED SINCE THE ALBUM LEFT THE FACTORY, ALMOST 43 YEARS AGO. WE UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THIS IS A STILL FACTORY SEALED ITEM. PLEASE BID IN CONFIDENCE. 

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL BEIGE UNITED ARTISTS LABEL WITH BROWN UA LOGO

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

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

·       ORIGINAL, UNIQUE “TRIPLE” GATEFOLD COVER, WHERE INDIVIDUAL “LEGS” OF THE COVER SLIP AND SLIDE IN AND OUT OF EACH OTHER AND SERVE AS EACH OTHER’S INSERTS (SIMILAR TO NEIL YOUNG’S “DECADE” ALBUM).

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY 'HYPE' (ADVERTISEMENT) STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE SHRINK WRAP.

·       JUDGING BY THE WEIGHT AND RIGIDITY OF THE SET, THIS IS A VERY THICK AND 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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With all due respect to the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, it took the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with this album to come up with a merger of rock and country music that worked for both sides and everyone involved. The opening number, "The Grand Ole Opry Song," set the tone for the album, showing that this band -- for all of their origins in rock and popular music -- was willing to meet country music on its terms, rather than as a vehicle for embellishment as rock music. The result, without a false or strained note anywhere among its 37 songs, was an all-star country project that worked (and transcended its country and rock origins), with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band serving as catalyst and intersecting point for all of the talent involved, all of who gave superbly of themselves. Not only did this album result in new exposure to a new and wider audience for the likes of Mother Maybelle Carter, Roy Acuff, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, and others, but this was the first real country album that a lot of rock listeners under the age of 30 ever heard. Thus, it opened up pathways and dialogue in all directions, across several generations and cultural barriers; the dialogue between Doc Watson and Merle Travis alone was almost worth the price of admission. This was also one of rock's very few multi-disc sets to be fully justified in its length and content; at a time when unnecessary double-LPs were all the rage, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and company gave a triple album that, if anything, left audiences asking for more.

(REVIEW REPRINTED COURTESY OF BRUCE EDER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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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 ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The records are apparently 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!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

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

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

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        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 glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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