Carl Perkins On Top - Original 1969 US Columbia label 10-track Stereo LP

Rare original 1969 US Columbia label 10-track Stereo LP - ikonic and higly influential 1950ies rockabilly artists 2nd album since the 50ies - cool blues and rock'n' roll covers alongside a few great selv penned compositions including a collaboration between Perkins and Bob Dylan that grew out of the sessions for Dyland 'Nashville Skyline' album.

Vinyl has the generic red Columbia '360 Sound' labels with white rim print - large fonted 'Columbia' at top, two boxed camera eyes at sides, '360" Sound' and 'Stereo' in white along bottom rim.

Center print - artist name, title, tracklisting and catalogue numbers - are in black.

Vinyl has machine stamped matrix information:
Side 1: XSM 151309-1D P A 1
Side 2: XSM 151310-1D P A 2
stressing that this copy was the first mastering, the first run of laquers
assigned for the the Pitman, New Jersey, pressing plant - as such a genuine first pressing.

Vinyl is held in a back pasted picture cover.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl & labels)/VG+(+) (Cover):
Vinyl is bright and shiny - has a touch of superficial wear - looks very much as sleeve wear only. Mint labels. Vinyl is overall graded close to near perfect/excellent.

Cover has a touch of ring and edge wear, extremely nice and tight seams, spine and opening and corners has barely any rubbing - a solid close to near perfect/excellent cover.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Superfool (T. Austin) 1:56
2 I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down (B. Holly) 1:59
3 A Lion In The Jungle (R. Self) 2:25
4 Baby, What You Want Me To Do (J. Reed) 2:39
5 Soul Beat (C. Perkins) 2:13

Side 2:
1 Riverboat Annie (E. Polo) 2:56
2 Champaign, Illinois (B. Dylan, C. Perkins) 3:01
3 Power Of My Soul (C. Perkins) 3:00
4 Brown Eyed Handsome Man (C. Berry) 2:48
5 C.C. Rider 3:05

Credits:
Charlie Bragg - Engineer
James William Denny - Production, Arrangements (C.C. Rider)
Carl Perkins - Arrangements (C.C. Rider)

Artwork:
Jim Marshall - Photography
James William Denny/Bill Denny - Liner Notes