WILLIE DIXON I AM BLUES RARE ORIG ' 69 COLUMBIA AUTOGRAPHED PROMO/TEST PRESSING LP
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<img src= http://picsWE CURRENTLY HAVE NEARLY 500 LISTED ITEMS ►Clickhere to see ALL our ROCK auctions ►OurPSYCH & PROGRESSIVE auctions ►OurPUNK & NEW WAVE auctions ►Our JAZZ auctions ►OurBLUE NOTE JAZZ auctions ►OurBLUES auctions ►OurCLASSICAL auctions►OurCOUNTRY auctions ►OurFUNK auctions ►OurLATIN auctions ►OurMETAL auctions►OurREGGAE auctions ►OurSOUL auctions ►Our STILL ...SEALED ITEMS ►OurPROMO auctions ►OurACETATE auctions ►OurTEST PRESSING auctions ►OurAUDIOPHILE auctions ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ · WILLIEDIXON (WITH THE CREAM OFTHE CROP OF CHESS SESSION PLAYERS AND STUDIO MUSICIANS [ALLUNCREDITED]: SHAKEY HORTON, LAFAYETTE LEAKE, SUNNYLAND SLIM, JOHNNY SHINES, AND CLIFTON JAMES) - I AM THE BLUES – ORIGINAL 1969COLUMBIA STEREO LP CS-9987 · ORIGINALU.S. PRESSING *** INSANELY RARE WHITE LABEL PROMO/TEST PRESSING *** PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED BYTHE LEGENDARY BLUESMAN ON THE RECORD LABEL ("TO BABS FROM WILLIEDIXON") – PLEASE SEE THE MAGNIFIEDDETAIL OF HIS SIGNATURE, SHOWN ABOVE · PLAIN, GENERIC, COLUMBIA (PROBABLY SANTA MARIA, CA) WHITEPROMO/TEST PRESSING LABEL · THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS ISNOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING. · ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE) · CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS · THICK, HEAVY VINYLPRESSING (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABELOR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)(Note:this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. Thisis NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get. GUARANTEED!) ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ Amazing !!! Anunbelievable piece: What we have here is an unheard-of TEST PRESSING of the legendary Bluesman's firstsolo album, AUTOGRAPHED BY THE MAN HIMSELF! While many test pressings often havealternate or demo- versions of known, later released songs, and while it ispossible that this particular test pressing contains demo or alternate versionsof some of the tracks, please don’t assume that it does. *** Having the audacity to state"I Am the Blues, " would be preposterous if uttered by almost anyother musician, but for Willie Dixon the statement is very close to the truth.As the songwriter behind some of the biggest blues classics ever recorded, hadmade smash hits for the likes of Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf andthe rest of the legendary artists on the Chess Records roster back in the1950s. With this album he brought his signature style to many of those sameclassics. Like his bass playing, Dixon's approach is mostly laid-back, lackingthe aggression of the aforementioned wild men of the blues, but there is realjoy in his voice, and his performances of these songs are about as good asyou'll hear done, excepting of course the iconic originals. (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY KENNETH BRIGHAM, ALL MUSICGUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/) On this, the first soloalbum in his long career, the uncrowned king of urban (Chicago) blues, strutshis stuff with the selection of his most memorable tracks, originally writtenfor other artists. The musician credits read like who's-who of Chess Blues:Willie Dixon (Vocals, Bass), Walter 'Shakey' Horton (Harmonica); Sunnyland Slimor Lafayette Leake (Piano); Johnny Shines (Guitar) and Clifton James (Drums);Practically the cream of the Chess cream-of-the-crop is here - virtually theentire Chess house band of the mid-60’s. Much more diverse and much betterexecuted than the similar efforts by his label mates Muddy Waters and Howlin'Wolf ("lovingly" titled, respectively, "Electric Mud" and"This is Howlin' Wolf's new album...he does not like it"), thiscollection boasts some of the best and most competent blues rhythm sections inmemory. As a result, this is the Blues album that positively rocks - and thensome. The songs (some of which are defining moments in the history of rock andblues) are: The Seventh Son - Spoonful - I'm your Hoochie Coochie man - TheLittle Red Rooster - Back Door Man - I ain't superstitious - I can't quit youbaby - You shook me - The same thing. For additionalhistorical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►clickhere TO SEE IF WE HAVE OTHER LISTED ITEMS BY THIS GROUP OR ARTIST ► CLICKHERE ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ · 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) WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT.Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs - are (barely) visible, but are probablyinaudible, and do not affect visualintegrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, andthe vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new. (b) The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, whichwas usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound onsuch thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do notexpect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording! (c) The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve. (d) Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!! · THE COVER THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUTEXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++). The following flaws orimperfections are noted on the cover: - Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On thescale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3 - Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine - Visible shelf wear noted on the seams - Cover has three corners slightly worn/dinged 126- - Minor shelf wear noted on the opening side (nothingsignificant) - Minor shelf wear noted on the top and bottom seams (nothingsignificant) - Cover has a visible "wrinkle"(crease) in one of the corners. (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY) NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ POSTAGE &SHIPPING: We offer THREE postage rates for both Domesticand International Mail: Media Mail, Priority Mail and Express Mail fordomestic, and First Class, Priority International Mail, and ExpressInternational Mail for international orders. INTERNATIONALCUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE: WE RECOMMEND that you pay for USPS InternationalPriority Mail OR International Express mail when making a payment in order toobtain tracking information, which is NOT available for First Class Internationalshipments. INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE ratesvary from country to country. For SPECIFIC international and domestic postagerates ►clickhere. While you can be rest assured that ►ourpackaging is careful, sturdy and impact-proof, please note that damage, loss or theft in transit is always possible, and in the case of some countries evenPROBABLE. 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