JIMI HENDRIX - ELECTRIC LADYLAND - 1968 UK TRACK LABEL BLUE TEXT/INVERTED MATRIX
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JIMI HENDRIX
"ELECTRIC LADYLAND" D/LP
1st UK pressing of Electric Ladyland with the fully laminated 'naked ladies' Ernest J Day 1st pressing gatefold cover and rarer blue text
1968
1st UK TRACK LABEL PRESSING
613008/9
(inverted catalogue numbers on labels)
A1/B1/A1/B1
Earliest Matrix Numbers with the crossed out numbers
The full set of matrix numbers and stampers are......
Side A = 61300##8 (handwritten 8) A//1 1211
Side D = 61300#8 (handwritten 8) B//1 152
Side B = 613009 ((handwritten 9A + 8B crossed out) A//1 122
Side C = 613009 (handwritten 9B + 8A crossed out) B//1 12
Cover: E J Day fully laminated gatefold cover with the blue text on the inner gatefold and the larger photos of Mitch & Noel. This is the earliest possible pressing with the Track 613008/9 catalogue number inside the gatefold. The blue text pressings were difficult to read and were withdrawn shortly after release and replaced with white text which was easier to read. The later pressings also reduced the size of the Noel and Mitch photos.
No writings/doodles or stickers. The outer naked ladies cover (which I cannot show on ebay) is Excellent to Excellent+ with some light edge wear along the edges and is one of the best I have seen in a very long time. The spine is strong with just a small scuff and rates as Near Excellent. Inside is Excellent - see photo.
Inner Sleeves: Poly-lined inner sleeves are Excellent+ - no rips/tears.
Vinyl: Play graded. Thick heavy duty first pressing vinyl. A lovely sheen for 46 years old. Looks Near Excellent overall with just a couple of light non-feelable mainly superficial hairlines. Plays through with no skips/jumps. There is some light crackle in the quieter places but nothing to stop the enjoyment of this fabulous LP. Play back rates as VG+ overall with most tracks playing Near Excellent to Excellent and some playing VG. I have tried to show how good the vinyl is by photographing each side - see pics.
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Labels: Has Sides A&D on one LP and sides B&C on the other. Inverted catalogue numbers on left hand side above the regular catalogue number - see photos - only 1st pressings had this. In Excellent condition with just a very faint name on sides A&C.
Insured postage......
UK = £7
Europe (excluding Russia) = £15
Russia & Rest of the world = £20
Gradings.......Mint - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
Excellent - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
Very Good - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratches.
Good - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and more significant scratches.
Fair - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise, it may even jump.
Poor - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc
Bad - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.
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