LP THE END - INTROSPECTION (DECCA SKL-R.5015) Uk 1969 Psych 1st iss

	£		620
	$		822

LP THE END - INTROSPECTION (DECCA SKL-R.5015)

This is the mega rare British 1969 original pressing. In front laminated sleeve. With blue/silver labels unboxed/wideband stereo labels. This British issue is so ultra rare that copies hardly ever turn up! The cover is excellent with no laminate lift, full gloss with zero ringwear. The edges and spine are virtually perfect& the sleeve has no creases. The cover is gorgeous. Even better is the disc, with no spindle wear and full gloss and only a few if any signs of play. I has not been played much and always handled with great care. It's a super copy. A really rare chance to own one of the classic British Psychedelic Rock albums. EX+/EX+ (grading is cover / disc)

Review by Jon "Mojo" Mills (hope you don't mind me using this, mate!)

Although Introspection bombed due to a belated release, collectors have since heralded it as one of the finest albums from the brief British psychedelic wave. Produced by Rolling Stone Bill Wyman in early 1968, the spirit of the era (or maybe that of the previous summer) is sonically created, with sumptuous results. Giffin and Graham's gentle harmony vocals tread a similar path to Odessey and Oracle-era Zombies, while sessionman Nicky Hopkins' harpsichord, a pumping Hammond, Terry Taylor's searing Cream-like fuzztone guitar leads, psychedelic duel-ragas, and floating Mellotron recreate the colors of a rainbow. The overall effect is psych-pop rather than acid-inspired mayhem, although the drifting ambience of the production, lyricism, and instrumentation could not be anything else than a product of psychedelia. A majority of the numbers were clearly influenced by the Satanic Majesties' Request sessions that Wyman had been undertaking -- and indeed Wyman co-wrote two songs -- although the the End's more commercial pop edge forges a sound distant from the Rolling Stones. With an abundance of moods, tones, and a gloriously over the top production, Introspection is a superb period piece, and rightfully deserves it's near-classic status.

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Re Reissue.
Lbl Label.
Cvr Cover.
Woc/l Writing on cover/ label.
Toc Tear on cover or sticker tear.
CC Corner Cut.
D/h Small drill hole.
SOS Seam Split.
G/F Gatefold.
DJ DJ promo.
W/l White label.
S/w Cover in shrinkwrap.
S/s Still sealed.

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On 07-Nov-13 at 15:07:52 GMT, seller added the following information:

 MATRIX NUMBERS ARE:

A SIDE: XZAL-8993.P-IL
B SIDE: XZAL-8994.P-IL