Poco – Cowboys & Englishmen (1982 LP Original Canadian MCA Pressing w/ Printed Inner Sleeve) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (MCA-5288)

Catalog a country-rock classic for your archival inventory: Cowboys & Englishmen by Poco. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by MCA Records (Canada) (Willowdale, Ontario) on custom blue-sky rainbow MCA Records labels (MCA-5288; matrix MCA2871 / MCA2872), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by Mike Flicker, engineered and mixed by John Mills (assisted by Dave Marquette) at Soundcastle Recording Studio in Silverlake, California, and mastered by Mike Reese at Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California. Featuring Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Steve Chapman, Charlie Harrison, and Kim Bullard, the tracklist spans Side One ("Sea Of Heartbreak", "No Relief In Sight", "There Goes My Heart", "Ashes / Feudin' (Instrumental)") and Side Two ("Cajun Moon", "Ribbon Of Darkness", "If You Could Read My Mind", "While You're On Your Way", "The Price Of Love"). Housed in its original kraft-textured outer sleeve with art direction by George Osaki and design/illustration by Istvan Banyai, it includes both the original custom Polaroid-collage and yellow-notepad tracklist printed inner sleeve (MCA-5288) and 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 Side One (MCA2871) and Side Two (MCA2872) blue-sky rainbow MCA labels remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeves Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original kraft-textured outer sleeve exhibits crisp cowboy/Englishman illustration and typography on both front and back, showing light edge/corner rubbing, a small promotional/remainder cutout punch hole in the bottom-left front / bottom-right back corner, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes both the original custom Polaroid-collage printed inner sleeve in clean condition and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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