Kim Mitchell – Rockland (1989 LP Original Canadian Alert Records Pressing) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (Z1-81010)

Catalog a Canadian hard-rock staple for your archival inventory: Rockland by Kim Mitchell. Manufactured in Canada by Alert Records, a division of Alert Music Inc. (Toronto, Ontario) on custom pinstriped Alert Records labels (Z1-81010; etched matrix Z1-81010-A / Z1-81010-B; MAPL Canadian content logo), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by Kim Mitchell for Alert Music Inc.. Co-written primarily by Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois (with Mark Cain on "Expedition Sailor" and John Booth on "The Great Embrace"), the tracklist spans Side 1 ("Rocklandwonderland", "Lost Lovers Found", "Rock 'N' Roll Duty", "Tangle Of Love", "Moodstreet") and Side 2 ("The Crossroads", "Expedition Sailor", "O Mercy Louise", "This Dream", "The Great Embrace"). Housed in its original weathered peeling-paint outer sleeve featuring a monochrome guitar portrait of Kim Mitchell on the back, the vinyl disc 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 Side 1 and Side 2 custom pinstriped Alert labels (Z1-81010) remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black and red typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeve Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+): Original outer sleeve exhibits bold distressed wood-and-blue-paint graphics on front and back with a crisp monochrome portrait on the reverse, showing light edge/corner rubbing, a small promotional/remainder cutout punch hole in the upper-right front / upper-left back corner, a white handwritten archival catalog sticker (Z 0342) at the top-left front corner, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

Condition Assessment Disclaimer: Please note that we are not professional graders; all condition assessments are determined visually to the best of our abilities. Prospective buyers and collectors are encouraged to carefully examine the accompanying high-resolution photographs—which depict the exact item you will receive—to form their own final grading assessment.

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