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This record is part of a fantastic Jimi Hendrix collection I am selling on behalf of a great fan, who collected every Hendrix record, newspaper cutting, magazine article and even some autographs he could find!

In this collection, the records are in excellent or as mint condition as possible to find.

Sadly, the collection has to go.

ELECTRIC LADYLAND

FIRST ISSUE BLUE TEXT

FIRST ISSUE PRESSING

UNIQUE INSIDE COVER!

TRACK 613008/9

MATRIX No’s: (SOME ARE STAMPED, OTHERS ARE WRITTEN)

SIDE A: 61300##8 A//1 1 2 1 2

SIDE D: 61300#8 B//1 1 2 2

SIDE B: 61300#9 A#//1 1 2 1 4

SIDE C: 613009 B ######## A//1 1 1 6

# = DENOTES SCRATCHED OUT

VISUAL QUALITY

The infamous fully laminated gatefold cover is generally in excellent condition throughout.

The front has some ring and corner wear and the laminate is still completely intact, with a couple of half moons creases.

The external spine is still strong, with some areas of wear.

The inside gatefold with the larger pictures of Mitch & Noel and the Blue Text is in excellent condition with just a little wear to the spine and some small laminate bubbles.

The inside pictures of Jimi, Mitch & Noel and the blue text have been glued onto the cover the wrong way round! Traditionally, when you open the cover, Jimi should be on the left, but he is on the right, making this cover unique to every other Blue Text, first pressing Electric Ladyland!!

The rear is still in excellent condition, with some minor ring and edge wear and what appears to be the remains of a small sticker.

The inner sleeves are in excellent condition, with no tears or cut throughs, and are still very white and clean.

The labels are in near mint condition, with no writing, stickers or scuffs, and with barely a spindle mark.

The records are in near mint condition, with just some wispy hairlines

PHOTOGRAPHS

The photographs on this listing are of the actual record. There may be small area of “flare” on each photograph. This is not on the record! I will try to upload pictures of the front and rear cover, but I understand that Ebay may not approve! If this should happen, please email me.

PLAYING QUALITY:

Played extremely loud through headphones (plug your ears!!)

This is obviously a very early pressing of Electric Ladyland!

I have listened to many first pressings of this album over the years and Side A always suffered from what is generally considered as a less than a perfect press, especially on the early Blue Text cover versions.

There is an occasional pressing sound, but this only appears on very short occasions on Side A.

There are no surface marks on any of the records to suggest that this was the cause of a faulty stylus or poor handling.

Sides D, B and C do not have this pressing fault.

PLAYING QUALITY

SIDE A: EXCELLENT PLAY OVERALL

Run in:

Really good, with some static and low crackle.

And The Gods Made Love:

There is some very light crackle during the early part and some pressing noise during the silent parts. Apart from that, the stereo separation is fantastic.

Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland):

Beautiful and clear and clean, with perfect stereo separation.

Crosstown Traffic:

Nice clean intro, with great stereo separation.

Has the occasional background noise.

Voodoo Child:

Nice intro and has that noise again on occasions!

Generally, very clean, clear, with fantastic stereo separation.

SIDE D: NEAR MINT PLAY

Run in:

Nice and clean, with some low crackle.

Still Raining, Still Dreaming:

Clear, clean and great stereo separation throughout!!

House Burning Down:

Brilliant throughout!!

All Along The Watchtower:

Stunning!!

Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

Slight crackle at the beginning (with that nice ‘studio hum’, naturally!)

Superb!!

Run in:

A little crackle before the track starts.

Little Miss Strange:

Wonderful!!

Long Hot Summer Night:

Brilliant!!

Come On:

Stunning!!

Gipsy Eyes:

Fantastic clear and clean stereo separation throughout!!

The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp:

Wonderful!

Run In: Near silent!!

Fantastic!!

1983: (A Merman I Should Turn To Be):

Truly beautiful. Just as this fantastic song should be heard!!

Clean, clear, fantastic stereo separation throughout.

Moon, Turn The Tides, Gently, Gently:

POSTAGE AND PACKAGING: FULLY INSURED!!

Your records will be removed from their sleeves and placed in a plastic wallet and sandwiched between stiffeners, then posted in a cruciform box.

You will receive an email on the day of posting.

UNITED KINGDOM / NORTHERN IRELAND (Special Delivery, next day)

£7:50p

EUROPE / RUSSIA / IRELAND (AirSure, Insured)

£15:80p

USA / JAPAN / AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND (AirSure, Insured)

£23:90p

This is the maximum amount of postage you should have to pay depending on the final valuation of the record and insurance.

If there is a large difference, I will refund to your Paypal account.

I can offer a postage discount for extra records.

Please do not ask me to post this record uninsured. Too many have been ‘lost’ in the past.

MANY THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BIDDING!!

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL TRY AND ANSWER THEM!!

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