Vinyl plays with crackles (play-graded). Tri-fold cover looks great; a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front/back/inner-gate). Inner-sleeve is one seam has come unglued. Spine is mostly easy-to-read with some wear. Shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier wear along bottom/right-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)
Long Hard Climb is the fourth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy, and, aside from its primary focus on Top 40-friendly material, had her trying out New Orleans jazz (Lovin' You) and the English-language version of a recent Charles Aznavour standard (The Old Fashioned Way). It debuted on Billboard's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated August 11, 1973, and reached No. 8 during its 43 weeks there, and in Canada's RPM magazine it peaked at No. 14. On September 19 of that year, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album with Gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies in the United States. Delta Dawn was released as the first single from the album on June 11, 1973, debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 later that month, in the issue of the magazine dated June 23, and enjoyed 20 weeks there, one of which was at No. 1. That same issue also marked its first appearance on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, where it lasted for 16 weeks, with two of those being in the top spot. It also had three weeks at No. 1 on RPM's singles chart in Canada. Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) was released as a single on October 29 of that year and had 16 weeks on the pop chart that began in the November 3 issue and eventually included two weeks at No. 3. It also spent 16 weeks on the Easy Listening chart that started in the November 10 issue and included four weeks at No. 1. It peaked at No. 5 in Canada in the issue of RPM dated January 12.