Van Dyke Parks
Discover America
White Label Promo

This is a domestic Warner Bros. White Label Promo copy of a classic Van Dyke Parks album. This one has a calypso theme but still sounds perfectly in line with VDP's catalog. Keeping true to the style, the recording itself is somewhat lo-fi at times. But many of the tracks sound quite good, like "Occapella" and ""John Jones", two of my favorite songs on here, which are very rich and full-bodied with a powerful bottom end. The vinyl plays with light surface noise behind the music at times, nothing serious -- it's a very enjoyable listen.

4 1/2 stars Allmusic: "A pop music history lesson that is without question one of the lost classics of the early '70s."

Vinyl: VG+ (clean with some light superficial scuffs)
Cover: VG+ (really nice, light wear near opening)
Play notes:  Sounds correct, plays with light surface behind music in spots

We prefer to overdeliver and therefore grade conservatively. Our scale runs Near Mint (NM), Excellent (EX), Very Good Plus (VG+), Very Good (VG), Good Plus (G+), Good (G).