Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges, light scuffing, and faint surface impressions (front/back); discoloration, especially near edges on back. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is easy-to-read, with some wear. Noticeable shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge, developing split near right along top-edge. Wear to corners, especially bottom corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use. Red "2-eye" label. (Not a cut-out.)
On Dean's List, Jimmy Dean gives a wonderful picture of his remarkable and varied abilities. In Money, Marbles and Chalk he sings with typical wry humor with a great tinkly honky-tonk piano backing. In Mind Your Own Business we find him cooking on the front burner with an up-tempo rocker. Talk to Me Baby let's you hear Jimmy with a plaintive ballad, backed by a beautiful choral group. Indiana gets that Dean touch too. He starts out slow and intimate, then gently swings. A Day That Changed the World is one of his most moving renditions ever recorded. He speaks a poem about D-Day with a marvelous musical background that salutes the soldiers on their way to Normandy Beach, ending with the Lord's Prayer. And that's just the beginning! The rest of the album is just as great. Dean's List has got everything.