PATTI SMITH~HORSES~RARE ORIG '75 LP w/WHITE LTR COVER~WHITE LBL PROMO~BOB LUDWIG

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PATTI SMITH - HORSES - ORIGINAL 1975 ARISTA RECORDS LP AL-4066 (WITH THE ORIGINAL, RARE VERSION OF THE COVER WITH THE ALBUM TITLE IN WHITE LETTERS)ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSINGWHITE LABEL PROMOIN ADDITION, THE PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONALThe bidders should note that this is the original Bob Ludwig-mastered "hot pressing" of this album, with his initials "RL" (Robert Ludwig) etched in the trail-off vinyl of the disc. All the wonderful elements of Bob Ludwig's trademark mastering style are here: incredible clarity and balanced channel separation, vivid and spacious "ambience" sound, as well as wide dynamic and frequency range of the sound spectrum.THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.THICK CARDBOARD COVERGLOSSY, LIGHTLY LAMINATED COVERCLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELSTHICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSINGTHE RECORD HAS A "STERLING" STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF PRESSINGS.THE WHITE LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed to the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally read more