JIMI HENDRIX Smash Hits LP 1968 TRACK 1st Press EARLIEST EVER 02/68 SUPERB

	£		47
	$		62

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience called "Smash Hits" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Track label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF JIMI HENDRIX'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1968 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH A DIFFERENT MIX, DIFFERENT MATRIXES, DIFFERENT LABELS, DIFFERENT CREDITS, AND A DIFFERENT COVER!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  ONLY A FEW HUNDRED OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS WERE EVER MADE LIKE THIS - AND THE CHANCES OF EVER FINDING ANOTHER ONE AGAIN - IS VIRTUALLY ZERO!!!!  HERE ARE THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAILS THAT ALL LATER PRESSINGS NEVER HAD:-

1) THE LABELS HAVE A DIFFERENT LAYOUT - WITH NO SPACE BETWEEN THE TRACKLISTING AND THE LPs TITLE (LATER ONES DO!)!!!!

2) THE CREDIT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDE 1 LABEL HAS PRINTED 'PARADOX MUSIC'.  IN 1969 APRIL MUSIC TOOK OVER PARADOX MUSIC - AND SO RE-ISSUES HAVE 'APRIL MUSIC' PRINTED THERE INSTEAD!!!!!

3) TRACK 6 'HEY JOE' IS MISCREDITED TO 'VALENTI' - WHEREAS ON LATER COPIES THIS WAS CORRECTED TO 'ROBERTS' INSTEAD!!!!

4) THE COVER HAS '613 004 STEREO' PRINTED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON THE COVER BACK - WITH NO EXTRA TEXT!!!!  ON LATER ISSUES THIS WAS MOVED BELOW THE TITLE, AND LATER STILL IT WAS MOVED AGAIN AND HAD 'STEREO WARNING' TEXT ADDED.  THIS 'WARNING' TEXT WAS ADDED IN 1969 - SO ANY COPIES WITH THIS TEXT DATE FROM 1969/70. 

5) THE COVER HAS NO TEXT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ON THE COVER BACK!!!!  ON LATER RE-ISSUES FROM 1969/70 THIS LP WAS RE-MIXED (THE SOUND IS NOTICEABLE DIFFERENT!) WITH 'ENHANCED STEREO' - AND SO EXTRA 'ENHANCED STEREO' TEXT WAS PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ON RE-ISSUES!!!!

6) THE MATRIXES ARE THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS MATRIXES WITH THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS MIX - BEING A1 & B4!!!!  ON LATER ISSUES THESE WERE CHANGED TO A1/B6, THEN A2/B5 AND FINALLY WHEN THE DREADFUL 'ENHANCED STEREO' MIX WAS DONE IN 1969/70 - THESE MATRIXES WERE 'CORRECTED' TO A1/B1 (OVERLAYING THE ORIGINAL MATRIXES).  HOWEVER, PROVING THAT THESE 1/1 MATRIXES ARE ACTUALLY RE-ISSUE MATRIXES IS EASY - AS THE SOUND IS TERRIBLE, THE VINYL IS WAFER THIN, THE LABELS HAVE THE RE-ISSUE CREDITS & LAYOUT, THE COVER HAS 'ENHANCED STEREO'.  ONLY THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'DAY OF RELEASE' COPIES HAVE A1/B4 MATRIXES AND PLAY THE 1ST PRESS ONLY MIX!!!!

7) THE INNER SLEEVE HAS THE 'PRE-RELEASE' 1ST PRESS ONLY '028' (FEBRUARY 1968) DATE CODING - CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THIS LP WAS MADE 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THE RELEASE DATE!!!!

SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDRED COPIES EVER BEING MADE LIKE THIS - THE CHANCES OF EVER FINDING ANOTHER ONE AGAIN, ARE VIRTUALLY ZERO!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS TRACK LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS MATRIXES, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LABEL LAYOUT, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS MIX, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS LABEL CREDITS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'DATE CODED' INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'MacNEILL' LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Track UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 613 004 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Track label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 absolutely ULTRA light surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Date Coded' inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'MacNeill' Laminated Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), NO splits, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO rips, NO tears, VERY shiny laminate, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, only 2 or 3 TINY residue traces, NO yellowing, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, only 2 or 3 TINY 'age traces', and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  

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