Jimi Hendrix ELECTRIC LADYLAND UK 2LP TRACK 1 PLAY M-

	£		232
	$		307

JIMI HENDRIX - ELECTRIC LADYLAND

IN SUPERB CONDITION

ORIGINAL UK TRACK RECORDS PRESS

• CATALOGUE:TRACK 613008/9
• MATRIX:613008 A-1 / 613008 B-2 / 613009 A-2 / 613009 B-2
• SIDE A HAS THE 613008 MATRIX CROSSED OUT AT THE 008 AND A HAND ETCHED 8 IS IN PLACE

ELECTRIC LADYLAND WITH ITS INFAMOUS NUDE SLEEVE IS PROBALY THE UNTIMATE HENDRIX ALBUM. CERTAINLY THE TRACK PRESSINGS ARE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER. THIS ONE IS IN SUCH MAGNIFICENT CONDITION THAT YOU WOULD BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING THAT IT IS BRAND NEW.

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUT FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND TRACK LOGOS ARE ALSO PRISTINE. PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE ON EACH SIDE OF THE LABELS INDICATING THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER PLAYED THIS LP JUST THE ONCE. MY GUESS IS THAT HE OR SHE EITHER DIDN'T LIKE IT AND VER PLAYED IT AGAIN, OR TAPED IT AND THEN STORED THE VINYL. EITHER WAY WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS AN ABSOLOUTELY SPOTLESS COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM. THE BEST ONE I HAVE EVER COME ACCROSS

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN MAGNIFICENT UNBLAMISHED CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK TO BE SEEN ON ANY OF THE 4 SIDES, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BEEN SEEN. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A PRICELESS SET OF VINYLS

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 EIGHT THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, AND ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE LINKING GROOVE. MY AIM IS TO DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CRISP THE SOUND IS WHILST ALLOWING YOU TO HEAR THE SILENT PASSAGES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS ANY BACKGROUND NOISES.

THE LP'S PLAY TO PERFECTION WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE. EACH LINKING GROOVE IS SILENT, AND THE CLARITY OF SOUND IS INCREDIBLE. TRACK ONE SIDE ONE HAS ABOUT 4 LIGHT DUST POPS AT RANDOM SPOTS AND THAT IS THE ONLY UNWANTED NOISE I HEARD. I HAVE RECORDED THAT TRACK SO YOU CAN JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, AT ALL ANYWHERE, MEANING THE LP WHEN IT WAS PLAYED WAS PLAYED ON A GOOD DECK WITH AN UNWORN STYLUS. THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS MIAGNIFICENT. CLEAR AS A BELL, EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS PRODUCED TO BE HEARD.

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE, WHICH IS OFTEN FOUND VERY RINGWORN AND VERY CREASED . THIS ONE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS. THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ONE THUMB LIME JUST INSIDE THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE AROUND THE RIGHT HALF OT THE SLEEVE, BUT THIS IS NOT SERIOUS RINGWEAR JUST A LIGHT OUTLINE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES BOTH ARE STILL FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO SHELF WEAR. THE VERY CORNER TIPS HAVE THE TINIEST BIT OF RUBBING. THE SPINE IS FULLY LAMINATED EXCEPT FOR 2 SMALL PIN PRICK PATCHES. THE OPENING EDGES ARE VERY SHARP WITH JUST A FEW THUMB NAIL NICKS ON EACH ONE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITIONAS THE FRONT, WITH EVEN LESS RECORD SHAPE SHOWING THAN ON THE FRONT. OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A VERY GLOSSY LAMINATED SURFACE. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT LAMINATE LINES DOWN THE LEFT EDGE, AND A THUMB LINE, BUT OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

THE TWO INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL POLYLINES INNERS AND ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, NEITHER HAVE ANY SPLITS AND ARE VERY FLAT. THERE IS SOME LIGHT BROWNING TO THE EDGES

OVERALL I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVES AS EXCELLENT PLUS

SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

A FINAL THOUGHT: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT HAS DEFIED THE TEST OF TIME, SOUNDS AND LOOKS BRILLIANT THEN THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE FOR THE VAULTS

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

GARRY