TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.

ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER OF MY SCHOOL MATE'S RECORDS, A SUPERB NEAR MINT ARCHIVE FIRST PRESSING TOP COPY OF :

ELTON JOHN, GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 1973 UK STEREO 2 X VINYL LP FIRST PRESSING ON THE DJM RECORDS LABEL, DJLPD 1001. CAREFULLY PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES THEN STORED TILL NOW, IN SUPERB AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH A NEAR MINT WIDE SPINE MATT SURFACE TRI-GATEFOLD SLEEVE. A TOP NEAR ARCHIVE CONDITION COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY.

THIS FIRST PRESSING COPY ALSO HAS THE PURPLE/RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL WHEN HELD UP TO A BRIGHT LIGHT.

FIRST PRESS ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :

SIDE 1 - DJLPD 1001 A-3  AX 1 1
SIDE 2 - DJLPD 1001 B-3  AI 1
SIDE 3 - DJLPD 1001 C3 V 1
SIDE 4 - DJLPD 1001 D2 BJ 1 4

FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :

Elton John ?– Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Label: DJM Records (2) ?– DJLPD 1001, DJM Records (2) ?– DJLPD.1001 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK Released: 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock, Classic Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1a Funeral For A Friend Electric Guitar – Davey*Piano – Elton*Synthesizer [A.r.p.] – David Hentschel 11:08 A1b Love Lies Bleeding Backing Vocals – Dee*, Nigel*Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*Piano – Elton*Synthesizer [A.r.p.] – David Hentschel
A2 Candle In The Wind Backing Vocals – Dee*, Nigel*Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*Piano – Elton* 3:50 A3 Bennie And The Jets Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Davey*Piano, Organ – Elton* 5:23 B1 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Del NewmanBacking Vocals – Dee*, Nigel*Guitar [Leslie], Backing Vocals – Davey*Piano – Elton* 3:14 B2 This Song Has No Title Organ [Farfisa], Electric Piano, Mellotron, Piano – Elton* 2:23 B3 Grey Seal Congas – Nigel*Electric Guitar – Davey*Piano, Mellotron, Electric Piano – Elton* 3:58 B4 Jamaica Jerk-Off Electric Guitar – Davey*Organ – Elton*Vocals [Vocal Interjections] – Prince RhinoWritten-By [Vocal Interjections] – Toots Taupin*, Reggae Dwight* 3:59 B5 I've Seen That Movie Too Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Davey*Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Del NewmanPiano – Elton* 5:59 C1 Sweet Painted Lady Acoustic Guitar – Davey*Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Del NewmanPiano – Elton*Tambourine – Nigel* 3:52 C2 The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34) Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Del NewmanBacking Vocals – Dee*, Nigel*Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*Piano – Elton* 4:24 C3 Dirty Little Girl Electric Guitar – Davey*Piano [Leslie], Mellotron – Elton* 5:01 C4 All The Girls Love Alice Backing Vocals – Kiki DeeElectric Guitar – Davey*Piano – Elton*Synthesizer [A.r.p.] – David HentschelTambourine – Ray Cooper 5:08 D1 Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'N' Roll) Backing Vocals – Dee*, Nigel*Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*Piano, Organ [Farfisa] – Elton* 2:42 D2 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Electric Guitar – Davey*Piano – Elton* 4:54 D3 Roy Rogers Acoustic Guitar, Steel Guitar – Davey*Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Del NewmanPiano – Elton* 4:08 D4 Social Disease Electric Guitar, Banjo – Davey*Piano – Elton*Saxophone – Leroy Gomez 3:44 D5 Harmony Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey*Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Del NewmanBacking Vocals – Dee*, Nigel*Piano – Elton* 2:45

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Strawberry Studios, France
• Remixed At – Trident Studios
• Copyright (c) – This Record Co. Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – This Record Co. Ltd.
• Published By – Dick James Music Ltd.
• Printed By – Euro-Albums Holland B.V.
• Distributed By – Pye Records (Sales) Ltd.

Credits

• Art Direction, Illustration [Inside Cover Illustrations] – David Larkham, Michael Ross (3)
• Bass – Dee* (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to D5)
• Coordinator [Co-ordinated By] – Steve Brown
• Drums – Nigel* (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to D5)
• Engineer – David Hentschel
• Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Scott, Peter Kelsey
• Illustration [Harmony & Saturday Night Illustration] – David Scutt
• Illustration [Outside Cover Illustration] – Ian Beck
• Lyrics By – Bernie Taupin
• Photography By – Bryan Forbes (2), Chris Foster (3), Ed Caraeff, Mike Putland*
• Producer – Gus Dudgeon
• Written-By – Elton John/Bernie Taupin*

Notes

6-panel gatefold sleeve.

Catalog number on sleeve: DJLPD 1001
Catalog number on labels: DJLPD.1001

Track A1 'Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding' each has separate credits though is on one track.
Track A3 is spelt on sleeve as 'Bennie And The Jets', and on vinyl labels as 'Benny And The Jets'.
Track B4 is spelt on sleeve as 'Jamaica Jerk-Off', and on vinyl labels as 'Jamaica Jerk Off'.

Recorded at Strawberry Studios, France.
Remixed at Trident Studios, London.

© 1973 This Record Co. Limited.
? 1973 This Record Co. Limited.
'Grey Seal' © 1969 & other songs © 1973 for the world by Dick James Music Limited.

Information on sleeve:
Printed by Euro-Albums Holland B.V.
DJM (Distributors) Limited. James House, 71-75 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DP.
Distributed by Pye Records (Sales) Limited.

Information on vinyl labels:
Made in England.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): †DJLPD.1001-1A†
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): †DJLPD.1001-1B†
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Label): †DJLPD.1001-2A†
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Label): †DJLPD.1001-2B†
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Etched): BB DJLPD 1001 A-3 5
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Etched): BJ DJLPD 1001 B-4 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout, Etched): BL DJLPD 1001 C 3 3
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout, Etched): CE DJLPD 1001 D2 5

DJM 4 X LABELS :
I CAN SEE JUST A COUPLE OF SPINDLE MARKS, PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES. IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.

THICK SLAB RED TRANSLUCENT 2 X VINYL VISUAL : JUST LIKE NEW, WITH A LOVELY SHEEN. I CAN'T SEE ANY OBVIOUS MARKS AT ALL, JUST A FEW TINY SLEEVE REMOVALS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, NONE OF WHICH SOUND AT ALL. JUST A COUPLE OF SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE, CAREFULLY PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN STORED TILL NOW. THERE ARE 2 TINY SURFACE 'DIRT' MARKS ON SIDE 2 AND 1 TINY BIT OF RED IN THE VINYL ON SIDE 4 WHICH HAVE NO EFFECT ON PLAYBACK. VISUALLY NEAR MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.

THICK SLAB VINYL PLAYBACK :  NEAR PERFECT. ABSOLUTELY SUPERB WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS SOUND, THIS IS THE BEST COPY I HAVE EVER HEARD.
THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE AT ALL, JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND RANDOM 'DUST IN THE GROOVE' CRACKLES IN TOTAL. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC THROUGH HEADPHONES, FROM 'FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND' TO 'SATURDAY'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING', WHAT A BRILLIANT ALBUM.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION. A TOP AUDIO COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.

I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.

MATT SURFACE WIDE SPINE TRI-FOLD GATEFOLD SLEEVE, PRINTED AND MADE BY EURO ALBUMS, HOLLAND : ALMOST LIKE NEW.
KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE IN RECORD BOX SINCE PURCHASE , SO NO CORNER OR EDGE WEAR. NO BUMPS TO THE CORNERS. THE WIDE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND FULLY LEGIBLE, TINY BIT OF RUBBING ON ONE CORNER. NO RINGWEAR OR RUBBING TO THE SURFACE, THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING. NO STAINS OR CREASING. A SUPERB ALMOST LIKE NEW COVER.
OVERALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER SLEEVE IT IS THAT GOOD.

PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.

ORIGINAL PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVES : NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD EDGE. A FEW CREASES BUT NO AGE BROWNING. OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORDS AND PLACED THEM IN BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNERS.

I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE SUPERB COVER.

OVERALL AN AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ELTON JOHN FIRST PRESSING RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL DOUBLE LP WITH A NEAR MINT GATEFOLD COVER. A SUPERB TOP NEAR ARCHIVE COPY, YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.

LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.

I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.

THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.

I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7, 4 X LP'S - £8.

HAPPY BIDDING!