Styx – Styx II (1973 LP Canadian Wooden Nickel / RCA Pressing w/ Die-Cut Cover) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (WNS-1012)

Catalog a classic 1973 sophomore progressive-rock release featuring the breakout ballad "Lady" for your archival inventory: Styx II by Styx! Manufactured and distributed in Canada by RCA Limited – Record Division (Don Mills, Ontario) for Wooden Nickel Records, Inc. on custom wood-grain Wooden Nickel coin labels (WNS-1012), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by John Ryan (executive producer Bill Traut), recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago by Barry Mraz, and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York. Featuring the original lineup of Dennis DeYoung, James Young, John Curulewski, Chuck Panozzo, and John Panozzo, the tracklist spans Side A / Heads ("You Need Love", "Lady", "A Day", "You Better Ask") and Side B / Tails ("Little Fugue in 'G'", "Father O.S.A.", "Earl of Roseland", "I'm Gonna Make You Feel It"). Housed in its original die-cut outer sleeve featuring front cover photography by Murray Laden peering through cut-out Styx lettering and back cover canyon-waterfall painting and design by Bob Miles, the vinyl is preserved in an archival Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static inner sleeve.

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Vinyl Surface & Labels Condition - EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT (EX / NM): Glossy black vinyl retains deep groove luster with crisp micro-groove definition, showing only faint, non-feelable hairline sleeve marks and minor surface dust flecks under angled macro inspection. Both Heads / Side A (WNS-1012-A) and Tails / Side B (WNS-1012-B) wood-grain Wooden Nickel labels remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black and cream typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Die-Cut Jacket & Inner Sleeve Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+): Original off-white die-cut outer sleeve exhibits clean front lettering cutouts revealing the interior band portrait, crisp back cover canyon-waterfall artwork, and sharp Maple Leaf MAPL logo, showing subtle ring impression at the top center, minor corner/edge rubbing, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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