Still in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened). Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great; a couple creases near edges; no scuffing (front/back); section of shrink missing near center-right on front. Inner-sleeve is original (plastic with WB logo). Spine is easy-to-read with very mild-wear. Little shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge; minor wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few divots. Late 70s pressing with cream colored label a faint stripes. (Not a cut-out.)
To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept with, by Bill Cosby, was recorded in 1968 in the Cleveland Public Auditorium, and it was released later that year on a 12″ vinyl record. The day of the recording, Cleveland experienced a severe ice storm which tied up traffic. Cosby delayed the opening of the act for an hour to give people time to arrive and find their way to their seats. Near the end of that hour, after a period of approximately 10 minutes with no new arrivals, a woman entered and made her way to a seat very near the front row. When she had seated herself, Cosby cupped his hands around the microphone and announced in a deep, stentorian voice, "You're late!" The entire audience erupted in laughter and the show then began. This was Cosby's first album recorded in a large venue rather than an intimate nightclub. As in many of his other albums and stand-up work, Cosby delves in great detail into his childhood. Side One covers topics such as the first sin (The Apple) and Cosby's two daughters (The Losers). Side Two is one long story, recounting childhood antics in the bed that he and his brother shared when they were supposed to be asleep, which were also recounted more than 20 years later in the first chapter of his book Childhood. It was No. 1 on Spin magazine's list of the 40 Greatest Comedy Albums of All Time, calling it "stand-up comedy's masterpiece".