Blood Sweat & Tears 1969 UK SELF TITLED DEBUT LP 1st Press NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR
  £   27
  $   36

 


£ 27 Sold For
Jun 23, 2026 Sold Date
Jun 16, 2026 Start Date
3   Number Of Bids
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS - BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS

     MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO

    FIRST PRESS  - A1/B1

     EX GATEFOLD SLEEVE

     

    • CATALOGUE:CBS 63504
    • MATRIX: S63504 A1  B1 

    THE RECORDS

     

    THE LABELS

    CBS ORANGE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

    A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

    THE VINYL

     

    THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT. IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD ONLY SHOWS 2-3 VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES

    THE TEST PLAY

    THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

    THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION

    I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

    NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN A FEW VERY TINY AND ONLY VERY LIGHTLY AUDIBLE SPECKS  OF STATIC IN THE ENTIRE PLAY

    SILENT LINKING GROOVES

    A FEW VERY TINY DUST TICS OR POPS

    I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO

    TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

     

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    NON LAMINATED GATFOLD SLEEVE FROM THE E.J.DAY GROUP

    THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE COLOUR HAS A LITTLE FADE AND RING WEAR AT THE BOTTOM IN AN ARC

    THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

    THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE

    THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE WHITE AND PRISTINEALL THE WAY ACROSS . THE CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED. THE EXPOSED CARD OVERHANG HAS A LITTLE FEATHERING

    THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT. IT IS 100% UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A COUPLE OF LITTLE MARKS AND A DOT OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM END

    THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP. THIS SITS ON THE INSIDE OF THE SLEEVE BY THE SPINE. THE INNER SPINE IS ALSO PERFECT AND HAS NO RND DAMAGE LIKE MANY

    THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN TOP COMDITION. A TINY BIT OF GREYING AT THE BOTTOM AND A COUPLE OF WHAT LOOK LIKE FOXING MOTTLES ON THE LOWER LEFT EDGE

    THE ORIGINAL CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN NICE CONDITION. NO SEAM SPLITS . OR CORNER CREASES

    I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX

     


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