Perry Leopold Self Titled 1978 7" EP Acid-Folk/Psych Rare E Condition

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Greetings everyone! Thank you very much for stopping by another of my ebay record auctions. I appreciate that you took the time out of your busy schedule to click on my listing and have a look at what I have to offer!  Normally, all records that I list on ebay are my own property.  However, the record business that I work for, and have for the past 19+ years, has requested me to take some of the recent stock that has come through and list it here on ebay.  Please don't worry, everything is on the up and up, the business knows, and I have the approval to do so.  Mainly because the part of the business I work in is online only, not their walk-in retail store.  Problem is, my part of the business recently moved, and is still without internet access. So, to generate some income, I have been going through some stock that has not been added to the store's inventory-I will NOT "cross sell" between Ebay and other sites, you have my promise! But to (hopefully) garner some revenue, I get to go through it first, and give you folks first "dibs".  The first time I tried auctioning for the business, it was 10 day listings, but I have been requested to make these listings the standard 7 day.  The items I am listing are ones that I believe are scarce and/or would be excellent additions to any serious collector's selection. The opening bid prices are higher than ones I use for my own auction listings, but they are for the most part more valuable and scarce than some of the records I list for myself (Though if you'd like to have a look at my own records I have listed, I wouldn't mind!).  All proceeds of listings I do for the business will go to the business, minus the selling fees that Ebay takes. I hope that I/the store will have something you would like for your very own.  Let's see what's available this time!  

This time up, I have a 1978 7" 33rpm EP release, apparently from Caravan Music, label # DM 4864, by Perry Leopold.  This is a self-titled release.  When I was doing my digging for this project, I came across this EP. I didn't remember ever seeing it before, and I will be honest, I had no clue as to who Perry Leopold was.  Nor did I know anything about his music.  Well, that's the kind of record that intrigues me, and I did a little research on this, and figured, what the heck-no one else has this release listed, let's give it a try. Apparently Perry Leopold is way into metaphysics and whatnot, and his music can be considered everything from Acid/Folk, to the obsequious and vaguely termed "Psych".  So I figured, let's just go with those.  To me, it sounds folk-ish, and I'll let you know up front, folk is probably my own least-liked musical genre.  But that's just me.  This listing isn't for me, it's for you...and...it's for the business.  It played very well for me, the sound was very good, and though there are a few light marks on the surface, these did not interfere with the playing when I gave it a preview spin. But these marks are visible, so this only gets my middle of the road grading of E. No plus nor minus symbols, just plain E. My grading is considered non-standard, and my list of gradings are in the paragraph beneath this one.  If you plan on placing a bid, please do read them, as it will not take much time to do so.  The cover is a paper fold out, with double folds, the inside has pictures of Leopold in action and newspaper clippings of his appearances as well. The outside of this cover has a list of schools and coffeehouses that he played, kind of like a list of tour dates. This cover has a little wear, but being plain paper of everyday weight, that's to be expected. No tearing though. This also has a lyric sheet, and yes...more. This also has a postcard to be returned to Caravan Music, apparently aimed at school event coordinators and coffeehouse bookers.  This postcard is unused and has no writing.  This has a small center hole, so it's not really jukebox worthy.  The labels have pictures of P.L. (same pic as the cover), and are in very good shape, not much wear to speak of, and the text is clear and easily readable. If you have any questions or comments about this, please send them to me, and you will receive a response.  If you need more pictures or information, I can and will take care of them as soon as possible.


Here is my scale for grading.  M  Mint.  Reserved for still factory sealed.N- Near Mint, opened, no marks whatsoever.  E+, no marks other than a smudge, or very light-ineffectual mark,.  E, a light mark or 2, probably won't affect play. (why "probably"?  Because everyone claims their hearing is better than the next persons'.) E-, marks or wear that will cause a little audible affectation.  V+, wear that will cause some distortion of some type.  V, V-, P, well, you get the picture.

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