Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland UK 1st MINT Track 1965 High Dynamic

	£		377
	$		500

I sell vinyl records with complete honesty and reliability. Above all things I am a record collector and music lover. I only sell records that I would want to receive. I know well the disappointment of receiving an over-graded record that turns up two weeks late. That is not the service you will receive here, so bid with total confidence. I don’t sell a lot of records because I spend a lot of time carefully finding, grading and listing them and do not like to rush this process, as many sellers must do to be able to sell 100 records a week!


I am mostly a collector of old time music, pre-war blues and folk, so buy job-lots that often contain rare records that aren’t to my taste so to eBay they go!

(On that note, if you have any early American blues or folk ((vinyl or shellac)) to swap or sell, please get in touch!)

I have only 20 records left to sell and these are my true gems. They came to me from a nuclear engineer who played them once to record to cassette, wrapped them outside of their sleeves and filed them away. They are, without a doubt, the most pristine records I have come across and I would hasten a guess the best in existence for most. Please keep watching if you want a chance of getting hold of some incredibly rare, museum quality vinyl.


Anyway, enough of the chit chat and on to the record at hand…

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Electric Ladyland

25 Oct 1968

UK 1st Pressing

613008/9

Track

Stereo

Here we have what most be the most pristine example of Electric Ladyland in existence. 

This is a record that was well loved, and for good reason, and so when first presses come up they are always played to death, especially the Voodoo Chile tracks, but here we have a Mint vault example!

This is a one in a million in that it is THE earliest possible copy and is in MINT condition throughout!

There is some debate overthe 1st pressed sleeves as to whether they were blue or white text on the inside of the gatefold, but I have always gone with white which were amended after some time in the first month of release to appease Redding and Mitchell’s desire for larger picture credits. 

An interesting argument can be found here :

http://recordmecca.com/news/jimi-hendrixs-electric-ladyland-final-word-first-pressings-blue-type-hype/

However, a true UK 1st pressing is always denoted by the following criteria:

·         White or Blue Text

·         Cover spread has 'unwrapped/floating' gloss laminate applied

·         Hendrix portrait on right-hand side (Back cover behind it). Small sepia images of Redding & Mitchell on left (Front cover behind it).

·         Discs in poly-lined white paper punch-hole sleeves. "Patent no 800513 & 973939" "Made in England" (Without 108)

·         Version 1 Labels with Matt finish and no suffix to ‘Come On’

·         1st pressing 180 gram vinyl with original 'high-dynamic' mix. Produced in auto-coupled sequence ADBC

Not only is this a true 1st pressing in pristine condition throughout, it is the earliest pressed of that initial run in the cold month of October, 1965 having the ‘High Dynamic’ A1,B1,A1,B1 hand amended matrix endings.

This is a Once in Lifetime Record!

Matrix Numbers

Side A: 61300##8 A//1 12 10 

Side D: 51 61300#8 B//1 1 

Side B: 10 61300#9 A#//1 12

Side C: 61300#9 #B#//1 12 10 

The #, #8 or #9 indicates scratch-out

Sleeve Condition.

The 1st press iconic fully laminated EJ Day sleeve is simply the best you will come across. It is simply perfect. It looks as new! The bottom and top sides are pristine, sharp and with only the VERY mildest of shelfwear. 

The spine is perfectly straight, without a single sign of any wear, rubbing or aging. The corners are sharp and square. If you bought this today from a shop you would expect it to look the same!

The front is beautiful, with all colours still vibrant and fresh, with only the mildest of thumb creses evident when holding under a halogen. Holding this record is a thing of utter loveliness!

The rear is as good as the rest, as is the inside.

All in all, a true 1st pressing in museum archive quality! Impossible to be mint in my opinion by its very nature, but as close as you will ever get to shop bought.

Nr MINT

Inner Sleeve Condition.

The poly-lined white paper punch-hole sleeves. "Patent no 800513 & 973939" "Made in England" (Without 108) inner sleeves are near to been as new as you can get. 

There are no rips, tears or splits. There is no foxing, writing or stains and it holds the vinyl perfectly as it should. If I was being really picky, there is only the mildest of corner folding.

Nr MInt

Label Condition.

The first press matt black Track labels are simply perfect. There are no rips, wear or writing at all.  

There is no centre hole damage at all. Under a strong halogen I can see 1 or 2 ghost spindle lines at most on each side. Unheard of!

Nr MINT

Vinyl Visual Condition.

The record itself looks perfect on eye inspection!  It still retains its factory shine and lustre and looks as new. 

You really can distinguish between a Nr mint and Excellent grading, only when holding a true near mint record that just radiates perfection!  

Under a strong halogen, there is barely any sign of use at all. Just the lightest of removal ghosts to be seen. I would hasten a guess at one play. In reviewing this copy, I have probably removed it more times than it has been in its 50-year age!

Nr MINT

Vinyl Audio Condition.

The record sounds truly amazing from start to finish!  The songs just jump off the record with no distortion, clicks, pops or skipping at all. It is an audiophiles dream on all frequencies. 

Voodoo Chile Slight jReturn just jumps through with such overdriven clarity that you can’t help but smile! Even on full volume it is so punchy with clear separation of the different instruments. You won’t hear Hendrix sounding any better!

Nr MINT

So there we have it. An absolutely stunning example of the earliest of earliest 1st presses you can get of Electric Ladyland with the High Dynamic 1st run.

A true time warp of a psychedelic relic!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy Bidding!

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Records will be sent in defenda-box mailers which are strong corrugate cardboard boxes ensuring that no bending can take place. They are in essence bomb proof!

Records will be sent housed in new poly-lined inners outside of the sleeve to protect both the sleeve and original inner

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