Creedence Clearwater Revival CCR 1968 DEBUT LP UK 1st Blue Liberty MINT MINUS

	£		151
	$		200

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL -DEBUT ALBUM

SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO

ORIGINAL UK BLUE LIBERTY LABEL 1ST PRESS

NEAR MINT FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:LBS83259
• MATRIX:LBS83259 A//1 420  /  B//1  420
• FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
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 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL AMAZINGLY RECORDED AND RELEASED 6 ALBUMS WITHIN A 2 YEAR SPAN FROM 1968-1970. IN FACT HERE IN THE UK THERE WERE 4 RELEASES IN 1969 WITH THE DEBUT ALBUM (RECORDED IN 1968) NOT ACTUALLY RELEASED IN THE UK UNTIL 1969, WHICH IS WHY IT IS 69 STAMPED ON THE LABEL

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE 2 SHADES OF BLUE ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 MINISCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND EVEN THIS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT UNDER A LIGHT, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 50 YEARS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THERE IS STILL RESIDUAL SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE AS WELL

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SUPERB CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY SOME TINY WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES VISIBLE. NOTHING THAT MARS THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO JUDGE THE CONDITION OF THE SOUND FOR YOURSELF. I BELIEVE IT IS FAR BETTER TO ALLOW A POTENTIAL BIDDER TO HEAR THE THE RECORD BEFORE THEY LAY A BID, RATHER THAN JUST USE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS. EVERYONES IDEA OF CONDITION DIFFERS BUT NOTHING CAN BE MISTAKEN IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD. SO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS.

THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, WHICH MEANS THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY IT HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A GOOD SYSTEM THAT DIDN'T HAVE A WORN OR HEAVY STYLUS

ALSO YOU WILL NOT HEAR ANY HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OF LOUD CLICK OR POPS

ANOTHER PLUS IS THAT THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER MAKING A CLEAN NOISE FREE SILENCE IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE SEMI SECONDS OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES, AND IN ADDITION NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST AND AGAIN BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE RECORDING

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION ON THIS OUTSTANDING VINYL AS MINT MINUS

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

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN ON THE LAMINATE IS QUITE SUPERB!

NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE, AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.

THERE IS JUST ONE BARELY VISIBLE LITTLE LAMINATE PRESSURE LINE BY THE TOP OF THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. THERE ARE THREE THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE, AND A TINY WHITE PAPER SCUFF JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE IN THE MIDDLE. THERE IS ALSO A SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. IT HAS THE TAPERED ENDS AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PROPERLY AFFIXED APART FROM A TINY SPECK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM TIP END.. THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, WITH JUST WHAT APPEARS TO BE ONE TINY THUMB-FINGER SQUASH IN THE MIDDLE, WHICH IS REALLY VERY SMALL.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL  SHARP WITH JUST A LITTLE BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN IS FULLY LAMINATED AND ALSO IN TOP UNBLEMISHED CONDITION. THE SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT THAT I MENTIONED ON THE FRONT IS ALSO PRESENT ON THE REAR, BUT IT REALLY CAN ONLY BE SPOTTED IN A STRONG ANGLED LIGHT

THE  INNER SLEEVE IS IN STUNNING CONDITION. NO SEAM SPLITS AND NO CREASES

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY