RARE EARTH WILLIE REMEMBERS VERY RARE SEALED ORIGINAL 1972 RARE EARTH/MOTOWN LP

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·       RARE EARTH – WILLIE REMEMBERS  - ORIGINAL 1972 'RARE EARTH RECORDS' (A MOTOWN SUBSIDIARY) STEREO LP R-543L

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

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

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE ORIGINAL BROWN “TREE TRUNK”  RARE EARTH LABEL (NO OTHER PRESSINGS OR LABELS EXIST)

·       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.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       ORIGINAL "TRIPLE" UNIPAK-STYLE COVER (SIMILAR TO THE COVER FOUND ON WOODSTOCK ONE ALBUM)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Their fifth album in a three-year span, Willie Remembers, is one of the more refined releases by Rare Earth -- not as spotty as the previous discs that contained their hits and far better than their late-'70s work. Their decision to craft an album of all originals is their undoing, though, because as good as Willie Remembers is, it is still an effort by a mainstream group whose creativity was limited to what became their bread and butter: their reinterpretation of Temptations classics. "Think of the Children" and "Come With Your Lady" are among the very best album tracks by Rare Earth ever, but they pale in comparison to the songs the band put on Top 40 radio. Producer Tom Baird pens "Good Time Sally," and it sounds like a Bachman-Turner Overdrive cover outtake of a similarly titled Grand Funk Railroad 45 rpm that suffered the same fate in 1976 as this single did four years earlier. It didn't get far. It's not that memorable in melody or performance, and though the guys look very happy in the extravagance of the triple gatefold, they weren't as popular (or as inspired) as their contemporaries, the band Chicago. "Every Now and Then We Get to Go on Down to Miami" is OK, but doesn't hold up to repeated listenings. "Gotta Get Myself Back Home" is also decent, but this is stuff Wet Willie and even Creedence Clearwater Revival did a bit better, boogie rock so inoffensive that it becomes redundant, despite the quality playing. "I Couldn't Believe What Happened Last Night" closes out the album with 12-minutes-plus of jamming. It's more precise than the jam on "Get Ready," the unedited long version of their first hit, but so what? It sounds nice enough but goes nowhere. The band wasn't deviant enough to be an enigma and even a well-put-together work like this shows why they were so dependent on hit singles. Motown should have demanded a superb re-creation of a Supremes or Four Tops or Marvin Gaye hit or not allowed this band to release their own artistic endeavors -- it's as simple as that. Willie Remembers is an album of recording group, not record company, excess. Though the band's heart was in the right place, they simply didn't have the ability to pull it off. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is what the Motown execs should have screamed at these guys and producer Tom Baird. Willie Remembers would have been remembered had Norman Whitfield dusted a little of his magic on the project.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY JOE VIGLIONE, 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 record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is  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!

(d)          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  (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING; THE SHRINK HAS SEPARATED ALONG A FEW SMALL SPOTS ON TOP AND BOTTOM SEAMS)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a small cutout saw-mark (an indent about 3-5 mm long ) on one of its seams.

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn (nothing significant)

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

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

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        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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