Jimi Hendrix ELECTRIC LADYLAND UK 1ST BLUE TEXT NMINT-

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JIMI HENDRIX - ELECTRIC LADYLAND

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

OUTSTANDING COPY WITH THE RARE BLUE TEXT

THIS IS THE VERY VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS COLLECTIBLE SET

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS STANDARD

CATALOGUE: TRACK 613008 / 9

MATRIX NUMBERS:

SIDE A:61300XX8 A//1 1 2

 SIDE B: 61300X9 AX//1 1 2

SIDE C: 613009 B 2 XXXXXX A//1 1 2

SIDE D:61300X8 B//1 1 2

AN X = A SCRATCHED OR CROSSED OUT OUT DIGIT FROM THE ORIGINAL NUMBER

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ON ALL SIDES ARE PARTIALLY SCRATCHED OUT BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL STAMPING WAS INCORRECT AS THEY HAD THE WRONG NUMBERS ON EACH A SIDE. 613008 HAD 09 AND VISA VERSA. THE CORRECT DIGITS WERE ETCHED INTO THE VINYL MAKING THIS A GENUINE FIRST PRESS, AS LATER COPIES WERE CORRECTED AT THE PRESSING PLANT

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SLIGHTLY ROUGH TEXTURED MATT BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.

THE SILVER LOGO'S AND TYPEFACE WHICH IS OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ON BOTH DISCS, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE 12-15 SMALL SPIDER LINES SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD A FAIR FEW PLAYS SINCE 1968, HOWEVER ONCE YOU HEAR THE INCREDIBLE SOUND GENERATED BY THIS SET, THIS WON'T MATTER ONE IOTA

THE VINYL

BOTH VINYLS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, HAVING RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT BOTH DISCS LOOK NEAR FLALWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW RANDOM NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN, ALONG WITH THE USUAL NIGH ON INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE DOUBLE ALBUM FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO BEFORE DECIDING IF THIS IS THE SET FOR YOU.I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

SO DESPITE THIS ALBUM HAVE ING RECEIVED A FAIR FEW PLAYS, IT PERFORMS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH DISCS. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED ON A TOP HI-FI SYSTEM WITH A VERY CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH OF EITHER DISC, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGIFICENT WITH THE GUITAR WORK CHOPPING BETWEEN SPEAKERS CAUSING A SOUND SENSATION.

CLEAR AND CRISP VOCALS, THESE VINYL PLAY WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER.

THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER AND VIRTUALLYNO VINYL NOISE AT ANY POINT

THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC LIKE BARELY AUDIBLE BACKGROUND AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE THING

DESPITE THE NUMEROUS PLAYS THIS VINYL STILL PERFORMS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS STANDARD

STILL DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

E.J.DAY ORIGINAL PRESS SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND JUST GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, NO BENDS OR FOLDS. THE CORNERS HAVE LIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE TIPS

LAMINATE LINES NERA THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST SEVEN TINY ONES. THERE ARE MORE ALONT THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR HOWEVER ANGLING THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT REVEALS A LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF SHELF WEAR, BUT 98% OF THE LAMINATE IS PROPERLY INTACT

THE SPINE DOES HAVE A LINE OF LAMINATE SPLIT ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AROUND 3 INCHES IN TOTAL WHICH REVEALS THE PLAIN CARD UNDERNEATH (SEE PICS). OTHER THAN THAT AT TINY SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS.THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED

THE TWO OPENING EDGES ARE STILL PRETTY SHARP WITH JUST A LITTLE BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN A SIMILAR CONDITION TO THE FRONT. NO HEAVY CREASES, JUST A SPATTERING OF LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE PERIMETER EDGES AND A COUPLE OF THUMB LINES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A FULLY LAMINATED AND GLOSSY PAIR OF PANELS WHICH ARE UN MOLESTED APART FROM THE ALREADY MENTONED TINY LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE EDGES, AND A THUMB LINE JUST BELOW THE TOP OF JIMI'S PICTURE

THE TWO POLYLINED INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME WITH THE SET. THEY HAVE LIGHTLY AGED BUT REMAIN UNSPLIT. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS NEATLY PENNED HIS NAME IN THE TOP CORNER OF ONE OF THEM ALONG WITH THE DATE OF AQUISITION 28/6/71, MEANING THAT THE LP HAS PROBABLY HAS TWO OWNERS, AS THE DATE OF RELEASE WAS 1968

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY