Vanilla Fudge / Near the Beginning
Japan Orig. LP


Atlantic SMT-1071 Nippon Grammophon

Appendices: "Original OBI” & “G/F Different Cover”
( INSERT is NOT originally issued for this album )

Description: This is scarce Japanese original copy ( released in 1969 ) of their original album, coming with original obi. This album was issued with gate-fold cover in Japan, showing “Japanese liner notes” & “English lyrics”. Gate-fold cover is totally different in design from US copy. Insert was not originally issued for this album. It’s very hard to find this item with obi even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.


Condition: G/VG ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is partly worn on the corners, bottom, right-edge & lightly other outer-edges. It’s stained with brown spots and small handwritten name inside gate-fold. Slight handwritten text is on the left of front. Otherwise it has no tear, ring-wear, dent, strip...OK.

DISC: Disc is good in condition. It has slight scuffs in places on each side. A few minor scratches are on Side B. There’re several spindle-marks with patterned marks on each label. Otherwise it has none of any serious flaw ( such as deep scratch ), which is to be rated as "VG". All flaws are so slight that it plays strong on each track.

OBI: G+, being stained with brown spots on the surface of each side, while being lightly rippled on that of each side. A folding crease is in the middle of each side. A tiny tear is in lower right-rim of front. A supply-tag is still in the bottom of back side.

INSERT: Insert is NOT originally issued for this album.