Original Listing Description

a warehouse find a while back. boxes of undistributed promo 45s from the mid to late 1960's. what some people refer to as " new old stock" or " dead stock"...this particular one is the most special of them.... a " Holy Grail " disc for collectors of 60's psychedelic records. an original FIRST PRESSING of the GRATEFUL DEAD's first single .. SCORPIO 201. " STEALIN' / DON'T EASE ME IN ". both sides credited to Jerry Garcia. This 45 is the first record the band did. The Scorpio label was very short lived (not to be confused with the Fantasy subsidiary of the same name). Only 250 copies were pressed. very scarce indeed. There were bootleg pressings of this 45 put out in the early 70's but ...THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC 1966 PRESSING in absolutely ARCHIVAL condition. It has the points of the first pressing. matte red labels and etched handwritten "Commercial Recorders Inc", the matrix numbers "002/201" and 003 210 followed by a symbol that looks like two SS with an L through them, and song titles in the dead wax. A REAL MUSEUM PIECE . condition is Minty. unplayed for sure, rarely handled, fully glossy, a couple very tiny, faint lines only noticeable under bright light inspection just from residing in a paper sleeve in a box for the last 57 years. ... A FANTASTIC COPY... There are many collectible items in the Grateful Dead universe. .. a first printing of the "Skull and Roses" poster or Acid berry Dropper Carousel Ballroom poster, the Trips Festival or the Owsley Bear belt buckle ..all real desirable bits of Dead ephemera but a copy of the debut record... that's something that will always be a special thing of enduring and increasing value.

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