Record Store Day 2023, "RSD Exclusive" release, quantity 6,000.
Housed in a silver foiled slipcase with barcode on the bottom spine. LPs 1/2 and 3/4 are each issued with printed Elektra company inner sleeves and housed in gatefold jackets with barcodes. LP 5 is housed in a printed die-cut DJ sleeve. Includes a 16-page booklet and a foldout double-sided album artwork poster.
A1: Produced under license from Warner Records Inc. A2: Licensed from Capitol Records. A3: Under license from CBS Records. A4: Licensed from Challenge Records. A5: Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. A6: Licensed from Fraternity Records. A7: Under license from MGM Record Corp.
B1: Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. B2: Licensed from GNP Crescendo Records. B3: Under license from EMI Music Marketing. B4: Under license from CBS Records. B5: Under license from CBS Records. B6: Licensed from Soma Record Company. B7: Courtesy of Licensemusic.com ApS by arrangement with Nola Leone/Ace Music Services, LLC.
C1: Licensed from The Bicycle Music Company. C2: Licensed from Mira Records. C3: Licensed from Paula Records, a Division of Sue Records. C4: Under license from CBS Records. C5: Courtesy of Mainstream Records. C6: Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
D1: Licensed from Capitol Records. D2: Produced under license from Warner Records Inc. D3: Under license from CBS Records. D4: Under license from CBS Records. D5: Under license from Alchemedia Productions, Inc. D6: Produced under license from Warner Records Inc. D7: Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
E1: Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment. E2: Courtesy Elektra Records. E3: Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment. E4: Originally released in 1967 Capitol Records, LLC. Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC under license from Universal Music Enterprises. E5: Originally released in 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises. E6: Courtesy of Sundazed Music. E7: Courtesy of Craft Recordings, a Division of Concord.
F1: Courtesy of Sundazed Music. F2: Courtesy of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. F3: Originally released in 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises. F4: Courtesy Warner Strategic Marketing. F5: Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment. F6: Courtesy of 43 North Broadway, LLC. F7: Courtesy of The Numero Group.
G1: Courtesy of Sundazed Music. G2: Courtesy Rhino Entertainment Music. G3: Licensed by Tomorrow Records. G4: Originally released in 1967 Capitol Records, LLC. Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC under license from Universal Music. G5: Courtesy of Norton Records Inc. G6: Originally released in 1965 Capitol Records, LLC. Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC under license from Universal Music Enterprises. G7: Originally released in 1967, Capitol Records, LLC. Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
H1: Courtesy of Mr. G Records™ a subsidiary of Audio Fidelity™ a division of 43 North Broadway, LLC. H2: Courtesy of Sundazed Music. H3: Courtesy Atlantic Recording Corp. H4: Originally released 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises. H5: Courtesy of Etiquette Records. H6: Courtesy of Craig Moore. H7: ℗ 1968 MPL Music Publishing, Inc.
I1: Courtesy of Sundazed Music. I2: Courtesy of Rockbeat Records. I3: Originally released 1968 Capitol Records, LLC. Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC under license from Universal Music Enterprises. I4: Originally released 1967 Capitol Records, LLC. Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC under license from Universal Music Enterprises. I5: Courtesy of Resnik Music Group. I6: Courtesy of Drag City Records. I7: Reprise Records.
J1: All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. J2: Courtesy of Cosmos. J3: Courtesy of Sundazed Music. J4: Courtesy of Lenny Kaye. J5: Elektra Records. J6: Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company. J7: Originally released 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises. J8: Rhino Entertainment Company.
Tracks A5, A6, B3 to B5, B7, C2 to C4, D2 to D4, D7: Monaural.
Runout details are hand etched except laser etched GZ Media metal parts numbers (e.g. '246022E1') and nickel mother serial numbers (e.g. '1424782').
[Yellow sticker on front:] 50th anniversary of the album that started the revelation 70 tracks! Features the original Nuggets album, the almost-was Nuggets, Vol. 2, and an exclusive, never-was Nuggets, "Also Dug-its," compiled and annotated by original Nuggets producer, Lenny Kaye Also includes a 16-page booklet with new notes by Lenny Kaye, Jac Holzman & Bill Inglot, with reproductions of artyfacts from the collections of all three, plus a double-sided album artwork poster R1 695185 / 603497838332
[Silver sticker on front:] Record Store Day Exclusive
[Booklet p. 15:] Mastered [...] at Bernie Grundman Mastering [...] Nuggets Vol. 1 cut from the original 1972 Elektra master reels. Additional Mastering [...] at d2 Mastering Dedicated to Gary Stewart
I only give it four stars, more like four and half, because the sleeves aren’t poly-lined or anything. But that’s minor! These sound GREAT and the packaging is really outstanding. I don’t buy much RSD stuff, but I had been looking for these with no luck. And now with an extra disc? Fantastic. Highly recommend this box.
Hi, so here are my thoughts for who ever cares: Got this via Ebay in late August for a much better price than on RSD, so i am Ok with the package moneywise. Box, the cover, the booklet are all top quality, the poster for me useless, but hey it is there. A lot of people habe issues with GZ, my copy is flat, flawless and sounds stunning, so i might just had luck. The only thing i do not understand is that this is produced without poly-lined inner sleeves, i had to vacu-clean all records, especially the bonus one, cause all were clustered with little paper or cardboard fibres. Not a big deal, but if you do not have a record-washing-machine, is would be.
Late to the party here. I received this box set as a Birthday gift just this week. It was purchased by a friend on mine on RSD. My set has two Vol.1 record 1’s. I’m missing Vol.2 record 1. Looking for swap partner if someone here happens to have the reverse of what I do.
Reading some of the comments it sounds like we’re all playing GZ Roulette again.
Well, I’m pleased to have a winning bet this time thank heaven - the vinyl is flat with no scuffs and it isn’t noisy either!
The package itself is lovely - a robust, side open outer box; lovely matt gatefolds for the first and second albums (the original album being mastered from the original Elektra master reels by Chris Bellman, no less); a single album of tracks that didn’t make the cut in a cardboard, top loading “sleeve” (the kind of thing you used to get 12” singles in); a 16 page booklet and a double-sided poster.
The sound was way better than I’d hoped - it sounds great to be honest. The whole box set reeks of a true labour of love and is what RSD should be about.
Now, I didn’t get this on Record Store Day nor from an independent record store. No, I got it from Amazon UK of all places and it was sold and dispatched by them.
I don’t know how RSD works but suffice to say my copy was way cheaper than the price in the UK on the day. There is hope still for anyone that missed out originally like I did.
After multiple cleans there is still so much surface noise. Records are very clean and flat looking but the noise that shouldn’t be there sure does make them sound like a fuzzy and dirty 45 that’s been hiding in the attic for 50 years with no bath. Playing on a 1200 with ortofon black. Compared to my original nuggets the sound is the same give or take but this box set has mad noise throughout.
Very pleased with this box set. Clean sounding and flat. Disc 5 had some paper debris from the cardboard liner, but other discs were clean. Beautiful package with many hidden gems from the 60’s.
Disks 1, 3 and 5 are perfect in my copy. Disks 2 and 4 have some minor warpage, but nothing that is affecting playback. No scuffs on any disk. Some of them have paper dust, from the retro paper sleeves that were split by the edge of a disk. The "Dug-its" disk is fine despite being in a rough cardboard sleeve with no liner! Mastered much louder than the 2021 version that many find too quiet. I'm happy with mine.
Typically going for £150 this release is a joke to me. Pressed at GZ media means defects and sub standard (if not worse) playback all but guaranteed That plant just doesnt care and is far more concerned filling orders and making as much money as is possible in as little time as possible all while the suckers are prepared to suckle at the vinyl teet at whatever cost. For someone such as myself who has a decent Rhino Volume 1 from a few yrs ago this makes even less financial sense even if this was likely to be flawless. I would only be interested in volume 2 but volume 1 was always the superior listen anyway. Also the whole package is far less psyche than it claims. Over 50% is bedroom/garage band beat music and not psyche at all. To add insult, the wonderful MOV label has done three double discs of dutch psyche/beat via its Behind The Dykes series, all remastered from OG tapes on super quiet vinyl with great sound and lovely packaging for £35 each, volume 3 has just been released coinciding with this one. These MOV releases frankly dump all over this for quality and value
Have to agree that the press isn't the best - my 76 Sire reissue is preferable to my ear. My biggest complaint is the bonus record "also dug-its" has a high pitched whirr throughout the last four tracks of side one (some sort of tracking error?). Still love these tracks through and through and glad I picked up this version.