KILLING FLOOR.1969USA SIRE/LONDON+CLEAN COVER+LPs INNER
  £   50
  $   66

 


£ 50 Sold For
Feb 8, 2011 Sold Date
Jan 29, 2011 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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ATTENTION PROGRESSIVE ROCK/BLUES INFLUENCED ROCK,RARE LATE 1960s LP COLLECTORS AND CONDITION UPGRADERS!!

HERE IS A ONCE IN A BLUE MOON CHANCE TO OWN ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AND RARELY SEEN ALBUMS OF 1969!

KILLING FLOOR.

THE DEBUT LP BY THIS EXCELLENT AND SHORT LIVED BLUES GROUP THAT FEATURED LOU MARTIN WHO WOULD BE PART OF RORY GALLAGHER'S BAND IN THE 1970s. 

USA SIRE/LONDON "GROOVED"LABELS SES 97019. 

THE VERY FIRST USA PRESSING WITH THE LONDON RECORDS INNER(NOTE THE AMUSING "TEEN BEAT"SECTION THAT HAS ENGELBURT HUMPERDINK ALONGSIDE TEN YEARS AFTER AND THE ROLLING STONES!)-BOTH LABELS HAVING NO WRITING,STAINING,SPINDLE WEAR OR FADING-SHARP,CLEAR PRINT!!

UK EDITIONS ARE ULTRA RARE BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS AMERICAN VARIATION IS VERY HARD TO FIND WITH THE MAJOR ADVANTAGE OF A VERY CLEAN COVER-MOST HAVING LOTS OF SURFACE WEAR.THIS ONE HAS ONE CORNER CREASE BUT IS VERY CLEAN INDEED!

ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING ALBUMS OF THE  LATE 1960s BLUES BOOM LABEL.

 AN AMAZING EXCELLENT+++CONDITION COPY WITH ONLY A MINOR SURFACE"PATCH"ON THE FIRST TRACK AND A COUPLE OF FAINT HAIRLINES .IT HAS PROBABLY ONLY BEEN PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES AND THEN STORED AWAY CAREFULLY FOR OVER YEARS!

NO NASTY SMELL OF CIGARETTE SMOKE,NO DAMPNESS OR MUSTY SMELLS EITHER!

FANTASTIC UPGRADER QUALITY!!!

JUST ONE PREVIOUS OWNER IN JUST OVER 40 YEARS WHO PROBABLY ONLY PLAYED IT A HANDFUL OF TIMES ON TOP EQUIPMENT! 

This pressing HAS FANTASTIC SOUND with hardly any surface noise WHATSOEVER even BETWEEN TRACKS!

DECENT STEREO MIXES WITH PLENTY OF BASS! 

THE DISC IS EASILY IN EXCELLENT++ CONDITION BUT ACTUALLY SOUNDS MUCH NEARER TO NEAR MINT CONDITION!

COULD BE A GREAT INVESTMENT!

YOU ARE UNLIKELY TO FIND A BETTER COPY EVER AGAIN-CHECK OUT YOUR EXISTING COPY IF YOU HAVE ONE,THIS COULD BE A FANTASTIC UPGRADER OPPORTUNITY! 

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IT REMAINS PROBABLY THE MOST KEENLY COLLECTED AND BEST RECORDS OF THE ERA,THAT HAS BEEN REISSUED SEVERAL TIMES BUT VERY RARELY SEEN AS AN ORIGINAL AMERICAN PRESSING AS HERE!

 DIFFICULT TO KNOW JUST HOW MANY COPIES WERE SOLD WOULD PROBABLY BE LESS THAN A FEW HUNDRED!

IT GAINED VERY LITTLE RADIO AIRPLAY.IT WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A YEAR OF ISSUE DUE TO POOR SALES.

THIS IS THE FIRST COPY I HAVE SEEN IN ABOUT 20 YEARS!!! 

I WOULD SUGGEST NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED COPIES SURVIVE,MOST REMAINING IN THE COLLECTIONS THAT WILL NOT BE SOLD FOR MANY YEARS TO COME!

BEARING IN MIND THE HUGE NUMBER OF ALBUMS ISSUED AT THIS TIME WITH THE INDUSTRY PAYING LESS ATTENTION TO SINGLES-REMEMBER THE HUGE PROFIT ON ALBUM SALES AND THE MUSIC PRESS GIVING MORE ATTENTION TO THE WONDERS OF LONG PLAYERS,MANY RECORD SHOPS WERE CONFUSED AS TO WHAT TO"RISK"STOCKING ONLY ORDERING SELECTIVE ITEMS, IT IS NO WONDER THE MORE OBSCURE LPs SUCH AS THE GEM I HAVE HERE FOR AUCTION RARELY TURN UP AND TO GET ONE IN SUCH FANTASTIC CONDITION IS NOT TO BE OVERLOOKED

PLEASE READ ALL THE IN DEPTH GRADING!

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

WOMAN YOU NED LOVE

NOBODY BY MY SIDE

COME HOME BABY

BEDTIME BLUES

SUNDAY MORNING

TRY TO UNDERSTAND

MY MIND CAN RIDE EASY

WET

KEEP ON WALKING

FORGET IT

LOU'S BLUES

PEOPLE CHANGE YOUR MIND 

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THE LP HAS HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME - NO NASTY LOUD CLICKS,JUMPS OR STICKS.

 AS I SAID ABOVE THE VERY NATURE OF THE MUSIC AND THE ERA USUALLY MEANT IT WOULD BE PLAYED AT PARTIES AND/OR ON AUTOCHANGERS THAT WOULD SCUFF AND DAMAGE LPs IN SECONDS,AND OF COURSE PARTIES MEANT DRINK AND CIGARETTE ASH SPILLAGE OR WORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

STRICTLY GRADED EXCELLENT++ CONDITION.

SEE MY IMPRESSIVE FEEDBACK FOR SIMILAR LPs MANY BUYING FROM ME AGAIN AND AGAIN! 

A REALISTIC £50 START. 

FREE RECORDED DELIVERY POSTAGE TO ANYONE IN THE UK INCLUDING RECORDED DELIVERY.

EUROPE £5 REST OF THE WORLD £8.

I LISTEN WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO DETECT ANY FAULTS.

MY AIM IS THE WINNER WILL GET IT AND CONSIDER IT AS DESCRIBED OR HOPEFULLY BETTER THAN THEY EXPECTED WITH THE OPINION OF MANY THAT THE DISC ITSELF IS NEARER TO MINT THAN NEAR MINT!

PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO STUDY MY FEEDBACK AND ALSO NOTE REGULAR BUYERS RETURNING TO ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR MORE KNOWING THEY ARE GOING TO GET CAREFULLY CHECKED ITEMS.

PLEASE SEE BOTH OF THE PHOTOS- I TRY TO CAPTURE AS ACURATE  PHOTOS AS MY DIGITAL CAMERA CAN PROVIDE!  

ON OFFER AT A REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF £50 WITH NO ANNOYING RESERVE!

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!!!!  

 I USE SOLID PACKING WHICH INCREASES THE WEIGHT-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!!!!!!!! Outside UK extra depending on destination. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT NICE POSTAGE DEALS AVAILABLE-ASK FOR QUOTES.

Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my  feedback of OVER 11,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers.Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email  arrangement. OVER 8 years on ebay and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

MORE GREAT  LPs ON MY EBAY LISTS EVERY WEEK!

THIS DEAL MAY NOT BE WITHIN YOUR GRASP AGAIN FROM A RELIABLE SELLER FOR A LONG TIME  TO COME!! THESE ARE THE ANTIQUES OF THE FUTURE WHICH ARE BOUND TO HOLD THE VALUE, IF NOT RISE WHEN OTHER COLLECTABLES ARE DROPPING SUCH AS STAMPS AND OTHER SUCH THINGS!!

I WISH YOU ALL GOOD LUCK!!

MORE GREAT PROGRESSIVE ROCK AND BLUES LPs ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS!

MORE FANTASTIC 1960s/1970s LPs  FROM ME ON  EBAY EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR!

I OFFER THE HARD TO FIND RECORDS THAT ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY OTHER DEALERS!

AS WELL AS THE STANDARD ROCK AND POP+FOLK AND JAZZ ON OFFER FROM ME EVERY WEEK YOU CAN EXPECT ON A REGULAR BASIS QUALITY NOSTALGIA VOCALISTS/EXOTICA/COMEDY/SPOKEN WORD/CULT SOUNDTRACKS/TV AND RADIO THEMES/CLASSICAL AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!!

PREFER 45s? NO PROBLEM!MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS-FRIDAY NIGHTS ARE MY USUAL NIGHTS FOR RARE AND NOT SO RARE 45s.

FINALLY THANKYOU TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DECIDE TO LEAVE ME SUCH WONDERFUL FEEDBACK COMMENTS-IT IS REALLY APPRECIATED!!

HERE IS A RARE CHANCE TO BID FOR ONE OF THE BEST AND HARDEST TO FIND LPs OF THE LATE 1960s IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION!

ACT NOW-DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!




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