JOHN MAYALL"LOOKING BACK".1969 DECCA MONO+1A/1A MATRIX+INNER+GATEFOLD.NEAR MINT

	£		62
	$		74

ATTENTION JOHN MAYALL,ERIC CLAPTON,PETER GREEN,FLEETWOOD MAC,DECCA LABEL,1960s MONO LPs AND 1960s BLUES ROCK/PROGRESSIVE ROCK COLLECTORS AS WELL AS CONDITION UPGRADERS!     HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 1ST UK PRESSING MONO ISSUE OF THE JOHN MAYALL ALBUM:"LOOKING BACK" ON THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DECCA PRESSED "UNBOXED" LOGO DESIGN LABELS:LK 5010 AND HAVING THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1A/1A MATRIXES AS WELL AS THE RED BORDERS MONO INNER SLEEVE WHICH HAS THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" TEXT DENOTING ONE OF THE FIRST EVER PRINTED FOR THIS LP.THERE IS REF.NUMBER IN ONE CORNER OF THE INNER SLEEVE.

THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MONO/STEREO DIE CUT HOLE WHICH ENDED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF ISSUE WHEN ONLY STEREO ISSUES WERE MADE!

THE GATEFOLD COVER IS PRINTED BY CLOUT AND BAKER.

THE ALBUM FEATURES ERIC CLAPTON,JACK BRUCE,MICK FLEETWOOD,PETER GREEN,KEEF HARTLEY,JOHN McVIE ETC.

IN 1969 MOST BASIC NEWER MONO ONLY RECORD PLAYERS HAS COMPATIBLE CARTRIDGES FITTED ALLOWING STEREO RECORDS TO BE PLAYED ON MONO EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN THE LESSER DEMAND FOR MONO PRESSINGS.INFACT MANY DEALERS ONLY OBTAINED MONO COPIES TO SPECIAL ORDER AND NOT FORGETTING MOST MONO COPIES SOLD WERE PLAYED ON OLDER AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS DAMAGE AND WEAR.THIS ONE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY TREASURED AND BARELY PLAYED IN OVER 50 YEARS!

STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH GLEAMING SURFACES AND A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL AND FAINT SURFACE MARKS.HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE! NO LOUD CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS.REALLY BEEFY,DEEP BASS FILLED MIXES!

 THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS A FAINT NUMBER IN BIRO PEN AT THE BACK,SOME TINY EDGE CREASES BUT THERE IS NO STAINING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A REALISTIC £10 STARTING PRICE WITH MORE 1960s PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs FROM ME ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW.  PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME. 

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.

The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!     

This is my honest grading!!!

Please see my listening policy below. 

I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!  

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