DON MCLEAN - American Pie
United Artists Records
Cat# L. 34429
19xx (This is a reissue but the year of release cannot be confirmed - not indicated on the labels or covers)
Australian release
Cover is in good condition. No seam splits, no discolouration, light edge wear from normal handling. Outer cover has some storage wear front and rear but these are only light partial "vinyl rings" showing. Printed inner Tan coloured sleeve is included (very good condition) AND there is a secondary inner sleeve, large photograph of Don on one side and promotional blurb for his other albums on the reverse (released by Festival Australia)
New inner plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in very good condition, inspected under a white halogen light source and I can only see a couple of very light scratches on either side, particularly around the opening track "American Pie" (of course this would have been played more frequently) but no scratches are of any concern. Just looking at the vinyl just isn't good enough and I played the ENTIRE album, both sides, and there are no significant issues with surface noise or click/pops - very nice "flashback" to 45 years ago!
New outer protective sleeve
Tracks: American Pie, Till Tomorrow, Vincent, Crossroads, Winterwood, Empty Chairs, Everybody Loves Me Baby, Sister Fatima, The Grave, Babylon
