THE LOUVIN BROTHERS MGM PRESENTS LOUVINS INSANELY RARE ORIG '57 MGM MONO LP MINT

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·       THE LOUVIN BROTHERS – MGM RECORDS PRESENTS THE LOUVIN BROTHERS: IRA AND CHARLIE LOUVIN (THE DUO'S FIRST STUDIO ALBUM) -  INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1957  MGM RECORDS MONO LP MGM E-3426

·       (NOTE 1: ALTHOUGH THE CAPITOL'S 1956 'TRAGIC SONGS OF LIFE' TECHNICALLY PRECEDES THE LOUVIN'S SOLE MGM ALBUM BY A FEW MONTHS, THE MGM ALBUM CONTAINS THE EARLIEST KNOWN LOUVIN BROTHER MATERIAL RECORDED FOR MGM LABEL VIA SERIES OF 78rpm DISCS BETWEEN 1951 AND 1952)

·       (NOTE 2: THIS ALBUM SHOULD NOTE BE CONFLATED WITH THE SIMILARLY TITLED 1958 CAPITOL ALBUM "IRA AND CHARLIE: THE LOUVIN BROTHERS". THE TWO ALBUMS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT RELEASES)

*** EASILY ONE OF TOP-5 RAREST COUNTRY & WESTERN ALBUMS IN EXISTENCE; NEAR MINT COPIES ARE ALL BUT NONEXISTENT: IN 50 YEARS OF COLLECTING RECORDS (AUGUST 1 OF THIS YEAR MARKED OUR GOLD JUBILEE) THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD COPY WE'VE SEEN, AND IT IS BY FAR THE BEST-PRESERVED OF THE THREE ***

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL YELLOW AND BLACK MGM LABEL

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

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

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       STUNNING ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

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

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This is the modern Country's founding fathers' first real 12" album - albeit an afterthought, after the brothers had already signed up with Capitol Records -  and in many ways remains their greatest. And what a glorious collection it is: if you are sad, this music will cheer you up, if you are sick, you will get well, and if you are dead, well, sorry, there's no cure for that (yet) , but you might still feel a little better after hearing the Brothers harmonize their way through these 12 C&W jewels.  The Louvins sing all originals on this one. A piece of history of modern Americana, if ever there was one. If you ever wondered where The Everly Brothers, Simon and Garfunkel or Gram Parsons came from, seek no further. This is it.

Track listing: The Get Acquainted Waltz / Weapon Of Prayer / They've Got The Church Outnumbered / Do You Live What You Preach / You'll Be Rewarded Over There / I'll Live With God / I'm Changing The Words To My Love Song For You / Robe Of White / Great Atomic Power / Insured Beyond The Grave / Gospel Way / Sons And Daughters Of God

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·       CONDITION:

·       THE 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)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(c)           True Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT  (IT LOOKS AS IF IT WERE MOTHBALLED FOR THE PAST 65 YEARS: A TRULY AMAZING SPECIMEN, PRACTICALLY BEGGING TO BE FRAMED)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (BARELY VISIBLE); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.   (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

-        Cover has a small quality control (inspection) stamp on the back panel  (BARELY VISIBLE, ALMOST COMPLETELY FADED)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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