Product Description
Rare Early Japanese Pressing Of The Highly Regarded Debut LP By Crosby, Stills & Nash! Top Condition Vinyl, Textured Heavy Grade Gatefold Cover. Includes Fold-Out Insert With Lyrics.
Condition – Vinyl: NEAR MINT! It is very hard to find this LP in such beautifully preserved condition!
Condition – Cover: EXCELLENT! Crease on one corner.
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Marrakesh Express
Guinnevere
You Don’t Have To Cry
Pre-Road Downs
Side 2:
Wooden Ships
Lady Of The Island
Helplessly Hoping
Lone Time Gone
49 Bye-Byes
AMG –
The Crosby, Stills & Nash triumvirate shot to immediate superstardom with the release of its self-titled debut LP, a sparkling set immortalizing the group's amazingly close, high harmonies. While elements of the record haven't dated well -- Nash's Eastern-influenced musings on the hit "Marrakesh Express" now seem more than a little silly, while the antiwar sentiments of "Wooden Ships," though well-intentioned, are rather hokey -- the harmonies are absolutely timeless, and the best material remains rock-solid. Stills' gorgeous opener, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," in particular, is an epic love song remarkable in its musical and emotional intricacy, Nash's "Pre-Road Downs" is buoyant folk-pop underpinned by light psychedelic textures, and Crosby's "Long Time Gone" remains a potent indictment of the assassination of Robert Kennedy. A definitive document of its era.
Geoff –
One of the most enduring musical partnerships of our time, Crosby, Stills & Nash are beloved worldwide for their skilful, celestial singing style and highly original, memorable songs. released in 1969, David Crosby, Stephen Stills & Graham Nash's brilliant debut album closed the flower power decade with a vital new sound. The American threesome offered peerless vocal harmonies, inspired song writing, and musical virtuosity, shot through with post-psychedelic sight. The No. 1 hit follow-up album, 'Deja Vu' (with Neil Young augmented into the line-up) was certainly more popular, but this LP is the blueprint for the classic CSN sound. Delivering two Top 40 singles ("Marrakesh Express," "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes") as well as a handful of CSN classics ("Guinnevere," "Wooden Ships," "Helplessly Hoping," "Long Time Gone"), their self-titled album is simply one of the all-time great debuts.