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Jun 18, 2016

THE RIVER Gate-fold sleeve 2LP: 1980 original Mexican release

Unfortunately, a white round sticker (apparently not coming originally) is not
removable without deterioration of the surface of the front sleeve. Insets show
CBS logos with the catalog number printed on front and rear sleeves.
It took 20 days since the order placed late last month and finally I received it across the Pacific Ocean, from a seller in a Central American country.

Recently, I obtained an original Mexican copy of THE RIVER (CBS LP2S-103) that had long been put on my want list of vinyl collectibles. Long since interested in this gate-fold release, I had had hard luck with getting it: outbid on eBay a few times, experienced once the lost during international delivery (according to seller's excuse), unable to accept offers due to overpricing or unacceptable conditions (e.g. torn and/or with lots of blots and spots) and so on. Released in 1980, this particular copy I obtained is found to be overall in very good condition with the exception of a couple of defects such as a price-tag (?) sticker and ring wear slightly developed on the front cover.