Blues Breakers JOHN MAYALL WITH ERIC CLAPTON UK 1ST MONO 1966 NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		119
	$		158

JOHN MAYALL WITH ERIC CLAPTON - (THE BEANO ALBUM)

lightly played near mint audio!!!

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK 4804
• MATRIX: ZARL 7297-1A / 7298-1A
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 UB / 1 BG

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DEEP RED AND SILVER UNBOXED MONO LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE RED BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 VISIBLE SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS ALBUM HAS ONLY LIGHTLY BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 48 YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME ULTRA FINE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE, AND A COUPLE OF ULTRA FINE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES

THE RECORD

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE INCREDIBLE MONO SOUND COMES THROUGH CRISP AND CLEAR ON ALL TRACKS, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF GROOVEWEAR OR HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND CLICKS WHATSOEVER.

THE REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND TO REPEAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS LOAD, CRISP AND VERY CLEAR

THE VINYL PLAYS ALSO WITHOUT ANY EMBEDDED NOISE WHATSOEVER

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD ONLY IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 4-5 TINY DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS BLUES ALBUM AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THE PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT MINUS

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A MAGNIFICENT HIGHLY POLISHED LAMINATE WHICH GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

INCREDIBLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE TO THIS VULNERABLE SLEEVE

THERE ARE 10 LAMINATE LINES RUNNING NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST THREE SMALL THUMB LINES CLUSTERED TOGETHER NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED

INCIDENTALLY ALL 4 CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SQUARE AND SHARP

THE SPINE IS VIRTUALLY FLAT AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF HALF FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES.  THE SPINE HAS THE CORRECT TAPERED ENDS, AND EVEN THESE ARE UNWORN EVEN DOWN TO THE TIPS. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PROPERLY INTACT AND EVERY SINGLE LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER

THE REAR SURFACE WHICH IS UNLAMINATED IS STILL IN AN AMAZINGLY WHITE CONDITION. THIS ALWAYS LOOKS POOR AND SUFFERS FROM GRUBBINESS VERY EASILY.

SO THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL WHITE AND VERY CLEAN. THE TYPEFACE AND IMAGES ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PRISTINE. THERE IS THE BAREST SPECK OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL ON EITHER FRONT OR REAR SURFACES

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION.STILL IN TOP CONDITION AND EASILY MATCHES THE QUALITY OF THE SLEEVE

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY