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[rockdoctor]

I don't know if it was only the first pressing, but the first copies (plural, because it was sold and reordered a few times) all said "The Captain...." So it was a good long time. I think it probably happened after their next album, Song of Joy, came out -- since that one just said "Captain and Tennille" on it, I would surmise that any future runs of the first album left "The" off.

I got my copy through Columbia House without "The" and that was maybe 6 or so months after it was released.

 

[rockdoctor]

I think this album cover only said THE Captain and Tennille on the first printing -- after that it quickly became just "Captain and Tennille." I always liked having "The" as part of their name, I can't really say why, it just seemed cool. I wonder if it ever showed up on an innersleeve in its "updated" version?

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I noticed on the lp that I have that the record label itself has "The Captain and Tennille" and I saw another copy at a thrift store and it had the same on it. So even though it disappeard from the cover, it stayed on the lp.

 

[rockdoctor]

And there was this one, from 1969: (IH-7-POP)

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Harry,
I had pulled out a couple of lp's to play and was looking at the sleeves and noticed something very interesting. This particular sleeve was printed twice. One of those that I have has Make It Easy On Yourself as SP 4131 along with Reach Out. I now have to look at the others of this type that I have and see how many might have this mistake.

 

[Rudy]

I may check the innersleeve I just got before I toss it in the trash--this was for a sealed UK LP I bought. It's one of the 70s innersleeves and may be the same, or similar to the US sleeves. But I have to get rid of it since the inside of the jacket had mildew. I currently have the record sleeved in a rice paper sleeve after four cycles through the ultrasonic cleaner, and keeping the jacket quarantined until I can find a way to clean it safely.

 

[rockdoctor]

I may check the innersleeve I just got before I toss it in the trash--this was for a sealed UK LP I bought. It's one of the 70s innersleeves and may be the same, or similar to the US sleeves. But I have to get rid of it since the inside of the jacket had mildew. I currently have the record sleeved in a rice paper sleeve after four cycles through the ultrasonic cleaner, and keeping the jacket quarantined until I can find a way to clean it safely.

That is bad when something sealed had moisture sealed inside as well. Where I used to work we got in tee shirts sealed in a bag and soaking wet. When it got opened, the odor nearly cleared out the warehouse.

 

[rockdoctor]

I think this album cover only said THE Captain and Tennille on the first printing -- after that it quickly became just "Captain and Tennille." I always liked having "The" as part of their name, I can't really say why, it just seemed cool. I wonder if it ever showed up on an innersleeve in its "updated" version?

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I picked up a copy today with "The" in the title.
It is a Columbia House issue but it has SP 3405 as the catalog number.
I remember seeing this number in record club ads from Record Club of America with a $6.98 list price.
The 4552 number was showing up at $5.98 and I do remember seeing an article about this album to be released as a test
at $5.98 when nearly all lp's at that time were running $6.98.
My copy of 4552 was from Columbia House and was $5.98 even though it was previously listed in earlier catalogs at $6.98.