Joe Walsh – "But Seriously, Folks..." (1978 LP Original Canadian Asylum / WEA Gatefold Pressing w/ Gingham Inner Sleeve) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (6E-141)

Catalog a classic 1970s rock solo album complete with its original custom inner sleeve for your archival inventory: "But Seriously, Folks..." by Joe Walsh. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. (Scarborough, Ontario) on cloud-and-door Asylum Records labels (6E-141; Q pressing plant code; side designations 6E-141-A / 6E-141-B), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by Bill Szymczyk for Pandora Productions, Ltd., engineered by Bill Szymczyk and Bill Mueller at Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Florida, and mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.C. by Ted Jensen. Featuring Joe Walsh alongside Joe Vitale, Jay Ferguson, Willie Weeks, and Joey Murcia (with guest appearances by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, and Timothy B. Schmit), the tracklist spans Side 1 ("Over And Over", "Second Hand Store", "Indian Summer", "At The Station") and Side 2 ("Tomorrow", "Inner Tube", "Theme From Boat Weirdos", "Life's Been Good"). Housed in its original gatefold outer sleeve (6E-141) featuring surreal underwater picnic photography by Lorrie Sullivan and album design by Jimmy Wachtel, it includes both the original custom red-and-white checkered gingham tablecloth printed inner sleeve with water-droplet graphics 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 1 (6E-141-A) and Side 2 (6E-141-B) cloud Asylum labels remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Gatefold Jacket & Inner Sleeves Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original gatefold outer sleeve exhibits vibrant underwater blue and red gingham picnic artwork across the front, back, and interior panels with crisp credits typography, light edge/corner rubbing, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes both the original custom red-and-white gingham tablecloth printed inner sleeve in clean condition (with light top-edge handling) and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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