Neil Young - Harvest (LP, Album, Tex) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Released Year: 1972
Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Comments:
clean vinyl and jacket with original inner, no issues. Ask for pics, ultrasonically cleaned. Ships with care in a whiplash mailer from a brick and mortar record store.

Notes:

This is an early U.S. issue in a textured sleeve, with no distinguishable pressing plant identifiers in its deadwax. 

Gatefold sleeve is rough card with the "ostrich leather" texture. 
Issued with custom inner sleeve and fold-out lyrics poster insert, both also on rough paper stock.
Inside gatefold is smooth pasteover stock.

Reprise labels are solid tan with STEREO indications at bottom, and a single groove-like pressing ring of 69mm (2 11/16th") diameter. This ring alone is not enough to differentiate between the various plants known to be in use by WB/Reprise at that time.

Both sides are mastered by Lee Hulko (aka LH) at Sterling Sound, and feature the STERLING stamp over a small '2' and '3' , with initials 'LH' nearby. The main runout matrix numbers are etched in a round, careful hand with mock serifs. 

Cover variant with different spine text. 

Spine text:
Centred     NEIL YOUNG / HARVEST / MS 2032         All to the right (bottom)  - orange/yellow    PRINTED IN U.S.A.

Recorded at Quadrafonic Studios, Nashville; Barking Town Hall, London, and Broken Arrow Studio #2, Woodside, CA, Jan.-Sept. 1971, except B4 recorded live at Royce Hall, UCLA, Westwood, CA, Jan. 30, 1971

The contemporaneous STERLING-stamped Pitman issue is here: [r=4142780. 
The matching Terre Haute issue is here: [r=1044287.
The matching Santa Maria pressing is here: [r=7398482.

Track List:
A1. Out On The Weekend 4:35
A2. Harvest 3:03
A3. A Man Needs A Maid 4:00
A4. Heart Of Gold 3:05
A5. Are You Ready For The Country? 3:21
B1. Old Man 3:22
B2. There's A World 3:00
B3. Alabama 4:02
B4. The Needle And The Damage Done 2:00
B5. Words (Between The Lines Of Age) 6:42

Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout 31,176
Matrix / Runout 31,177
Matrix / Runout MS 2032 31176 - 1̶-̶E̶ 1 C STERLING LH 2 7
Matrix / Runout MS 2032 31177 - 1 M STERLING LH 3

Recorded At Quadrafonic Sound Studios
Recorded At Royce Hall
Recorded At Barking Town Hall
Recorded At Broken Arrow Studio #2
Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Record Company Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Lacquer Cut At Sterling Sound
Mastered At Customatrix