Heart – Bebe Le Strange (1980 LP Original Canadian Epic / CBS Don Mills Pressing w/ Custom Lyric Inner Sleeve) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (FE 36371)

Catalog a classic 1980 hard-rock and arena-rock studio album complete with its original custom inner sleeve for your archival inventory: Bebe Le Strange by Heart. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by CBS Records Canada Ltd. / Fabriqué et Distribué par CBS Disques Canada Ltée (Don Mills, Ontario) on dark grey/blue script-logo Epic Records labels (FE 36371; matrix labels AL 36371 / BL 36371; SIDE 1 / SIDE 2), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by Mike Flicker, Connie, and Howie, recorded and mixed at Kaye-Smith Studios (Seattle, Washington) by engineers Mike Flicker and Rob Perkins (with horns on "Even It Up" engineered by Armin Steiner and assistant engineer Steward Whitmore at Sound Labs, Hollywood), and mastered by John Golden at Kendun Recorders. Featuring Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Howard Leese, Steve Fossen, and Michael Derosier (alongside the Tower of Power Horn Section), the tracklist spans Side 1 ("Bebe Le Strange", "Down On Me", "Silver Wheels", "Break", "Rockin Heaven Down") and Side 2 ("Even It Up", "Strange Night", "Raised On You", "Pilot", "Sweet Darlin"). Housed in its original outer sleeve (FE 36371) featuring Jeff Lancaster's monochrome photography (art direction by Tony Lane; logo graphics by Tim Girvin), the set includes both the original custom band portrait/lyric inner sleeve 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 (AL 36371) and Side 2 (BL 36371) dark grey/blue script Epic labels (FE 36371) remain bright, clean, and sharp with crisp white typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeves Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+): Original outer sleeve exhibits crisp monochrome dual-portrait photography with red title script on the front and full-band back cover photography, showing light edge/corner rubbing, mild ring wear along the upper border, a small faint pencil/pen doodle on the lower-right front neck area, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes both the original custom group portrait and lyric inner sleeve (with light handling/ring impression) and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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