DONOVAN"GREATEST HITS"BLUE PYE 1969 MONO 1ST EDITION

	£		28
	$		37

DONOVAN "DONOVAN'S GREATEST HITS"

THE EXCELLENT 1969 COMPILATION LP IN AN ORIGINAL MONO EDITION WITH THE BLUE PYE LABELS, WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT+++ CONDITION HOUSED IN A GATEFOLD COVER COMPLETE WITH THE COLOUR PHOTO BOOKLET!

AN ORIGINAL UK 1969 MONO ISSUE WITH THICK VINYL:NPL 18283 + A-2/B-1 MATRIXES.

IN 1969 THERE WERE FEWER MONO COPIES MADE AS THE MAJORITY OF BUYERS HAD STEREO EQUIPMENT AND PYE WERE VERY KEEN TO STOP ISSUING MONO VERSIONS,THEY WERE ALREADY ISSUING SOME STEREO SINGLES IN 1969!!!

THE PRINT RUN FOR MONO EDITIONS WAS MUCH LOWER AND EVEN SOME SHOPS WERE ONLY GETTING MONO VERSIONS TO SPECIAL ORDER!

MOST MONO COPIES SOLD WERE IN MOST CASES GOING TO BE RUINED ON OLD AND HEAVY KIT! 

THIS LP WAS OF COURSE QUITE A BIG SELLER IN 1969 BUT MOST SOLD  IN EITHER MONO OR STEREO FORMAT WOULD BE BADLY DAMAGED AFTER REPEATED PLAYS-THIS COPY HAS NOT HAD MANY PLAYS WITH REALLY QUIET VINYL,AMAZING BASS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE!

NOT ONLY THAT,THIS LP HAS THE GATEFOLD COVER WITH ONLY A FEW TINY CREASES AT THE  EDGES.

THE COVER IS LAMINATED-LATER ONES WERE NOT GATEFOLD AND INFACT HAD A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DESIGN-SEE THE INSIDE OF THE COVER WITH TWO OF THE PHOTO PAGES IN THE SECOND PHOTO-THERE OF COURSE OTHER PHOTOS ON MORE PAGES!!!

NO WRITING,NO RIPS,NO REPAIRS-JUST A FEW MINOR"SPOT"AGE STAINS!

JUST COMPARE WITH OTHER COPIES AROUND AND SEE IF YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER FROM 41 YEARS AGO AS GOOD.

I HAVE PLAYED THE LP TO CHECK FOR ANY SOUND FAULTS.THERE IS NOT MUCH SURFACE NOISE,NO CLICKS,NO STICKS,NO JUMPS,NO SWISHES etc etc.

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

EPISTLE TO DIPPY

SUNSHINE SUPERMAN

THERE IS A MOUNTAIN

JENNIFER JUNIPER

WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN

SEASON OF THE WITCH

MELLOW YELLOW

COLOURS

HURDY GURDY MAN

CATCH THE WIND

LALENA

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A SUPERB LP FROM 41 YEARS AGO IN EXCELLENT+++ CONDITION WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER!

BARELY BEEN PLAYED! 

THE FIRST DECENT 1969 FIRST MONO EDITION TO BE SEEN ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN MONTHS FROM A RELIABLE POWER SELLER AND LONG TERM COLLECTOR!    

TOTALLY WONDERFUL SONGS ALL COMPOSED BY DONOVAN LEITCH WITH BRILLIANT PRODUCTION OF MICKIE MOST AND SOME TRACKS FEATURE JEFF BECK OR JOHN PAUL JONESN AND OF COURSE"MELLOW YELLOW"FEATURES BACKING VOCALS BY PAUL McCARTNEY!

THE MAJORITY OF 1969 1ST PRESSINGS WERE PLAYED ON RADIOGRAMS,PORTABLE PLAYERS AND EVEN THE MOST CAREFUL FANS WOULD HAVE PLAYED IT DOZENS OF TIMES,THIS LP HAS HAD HARDLY ANY PLAYS AT ALL!

1960s EQUIPMENT WAS QUITE CRUDE-HEAVY TONEARMS AND MANY BUYERS UNAWARE OF THE NEED TO CHANGE THE STYLI ON A REGULAR BASIS.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADER COPY-THEN THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

REALISTIC £15 START INCLUDING FREE RECORDED DELIVERY POSTAGE TO THE UK!

EUROPE £5 REST OF THE WORLD£7

JUST ONE OF AN IMPRESSIVE SELECTION OF 1960s and 1970s LPs ON AUCTION FROM ME ON THE SAME EVENING AS THIS ONE! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.

THESE RECORDINGS ARE TIMELESS.

A DONOVAN/1960s MUSIC COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!!

I HAVE NOT FOUND A 1969 MONO EDITION OF THIS LP FOR QUITE SOMETIME.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.

THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A  BRILLIANT LP LIKE THIS IN EXCELLENT++ CONDITION AND IN MONO!

NO CLEANING WAS NEEDED,THE SURFACES GLEAM,NO FINGERPRINTS,PATCHES OR BAD STORAGE ISSUES,NO WARPING,NO SCUFFS,NO SCRATCHES,NO FADING etc.

PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOS!

NO WRITING,NO RIPS,NO SPILLAGES,NO STAINING,NO LAMINATION PEELING,JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES.

DON'T FORGET JUST HOW EXPENSIVE  LPs WERE FOR THE AVERAGE BUYER 41 YEARS AGO.AN LP WAS USUALLY A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PURCHASE OVER WEEKS AND EVEN MONTHS,WHICH EXPLAINS WHY SO FEW TURN UP.

THOSE THAT DID WERE OFTEN SCARED OF HAVING THEM STOLEN OR BORROWED WITHOUT RETURN AND WOULD WRITE NAMES ON THE COVER-JUST COMPARE WITH ANY OTHER SIMILAR LPs ON EBAY-THE MAJORITY HAVE WRITING,SELLOTAPE REPAIR OR WORSE STILL DRAWINGS AND DOODLES ADDED.

THIS IS ABOUT THE BEST COPY I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS AND YEARS.

CHECK OUT YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE-CAN YOU REALLY PUT UP WITH THE ONE  YOU HAVE GOT AND WILL YOU REGRET IT LATER?

IF NOTHING ELSE THIS IS A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT!

I AM SURE TO REGRET NOT KEEPING IT BUT THAT'S LIFE!

THE HOUSE IS FULL AS IT IS! 

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.

WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.

IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THESE ARE GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!

A VERY NICE THICK PRESSING!  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS IS IN EXCELLENT+++ CONDITION WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT! 

NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!

Just how many were preserved like this one??!!!!!!  

The VINYL is THICK,Superb,Rich,warm and full of bass, with a natural warmth from 41 YEARS AGO!

In the 1960s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.

MOST 1960s POP FANS WERE OFTEN USING DREADFUL EQUIPMENT! 

The 1960s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TWICE TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!! 

 To find immaculate copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!

THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP! 

These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear DONOVAN and always will be!  

GREAT WIDE RANGE SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

There is hardly any spindle wear.  

Look elsewhere on ebay and you will see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often LATER reissues,inferior USA issues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER LP-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!  

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic  £15 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. 

HARDLY ANY  LPs OF THIS VINTAGE SELL FOR LESS AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THEY ARE.DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT SELLS QUICKLY.

DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER  LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY TO THE UK -2ND CLASS.SOLID PACKING FAR BETTER THAN THE MAJORITY OF SELLERS-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£5 EUROPE £7 REST OF THE WORLD. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 11,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE FANTASTIC  LPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THIS COLLECTION FROM THE SAME ERA!

MORE GREAT 1960s LPs ENDING FROM ME ON THE SAME EVENING AS THIS ONE!KEEP WATCHING!

 DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A WONDERFUL LP LIKE THIS ONE!

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.