MAYALL/CLAPTON BLUES BREAKERS 1st UK MONO *UNBOXED DECCA* BARELY PLAYED VINYL
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JOHN MAYALL~BLUES BREAKERS "BLUES BREAKERS WITH ERIC CLAPTON" MONSTER RARE ORIGINAL *EARLIEST EVER* UK MONO PRESSING FROM 1966 ON THE UNBOXED *DEEP GROOVE* DECCA RECORDS LABEL Cat. No. LK 4804!!! I´M MORE THAN PROUD TO OFFER YOU THIS MASTERPIECE, THE FIRST ALBUM BY THE BLUES BREAKERS AROUND JOHN MAYALL!!! RECORDED IN MARCH 1966 AT THE DECCA STUDIOS/LONDON AND RELEASED IN JULY THE SAME YEAR!!! WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS OUTSTANDING LP - I THINK WORDS CAN NOT DESCRIBE IT BECAUSE YOU NEED TO HEAR IT!!! ONE THING IS SURE, IT´S ONE OF THE FINEST BLUES-ROCK ALBUMS (IF NOT THE BEST!) IN MUSIC HISTORY & ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES, EACH TRACK IS PERFECT - YES IT´S A PERFECT ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, WITH ONE WORD: IT´S A TIMELESS MASTERPIECE!!! INCL. "ALL YOUR LOVE" "HIDEAWAY" "LITTLE GIRL" "ANOTHER MAN" "DOUBLE CROSSING TIME" "WHAT´D I SAY" "KEY TO LOVE" "PARCHMAN FARM" "HAVE YOU HEARD" "RAMBLIN´ ON MY MIND" "STEPPIN´ OUT" AND "IT AIN´T RIGHT"!!! WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE INSANELY RARE TRUE 1st UK MONO PRESSING ON THE UNBOXED *DEEP GROOVE* DECCA LABEL!!! STUNNING COPY, BARELY PLAYED VINYL WHICH LOOKS BEAUTIFUL & SOUNDS THROUGHOUT SUPERB - FANTASTIC COVER TOO!!! FRONT LAMINATED TRI-FLIPBACK COVER, PRINTED IN ENGLAND AND MADE BY "MacNEILL PRESS, LONDON"!!! THIS IS THE RAREST AND HARDEST TO FIND 1st PRESSED COVER THAT EXIST FROM THIS ALBUM, BACK IN 1966 NEARLY ALL COPIES WAS RELEASED WITH A STANDARD/NON FLIPBACK COVER!!! EARLIEST EVER 1A/1A MATRIX ENDINGS AND "1U"-"1U" MOTHER STAMPERS, ALSO THE "KT"(TAX CODE) IS VISIBLE ON BOTH RUN OFF GROOVES AT 12 O´CLOCK - ALL THESE THINGS TOGETHER PROVES THAT IT´S ONE OF THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MONO PRESSINGS EVER MADE!!! COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL & CORRECT UK INNER SLEEVE!!! BLUES BREAKERS WITH ERIC CLAPTON IS ONE OF THESE ALBUMS WHICH SOUNDS MUCH BETTER IN MONO THAN IN STEREO & WHEN YOU ASK ME, THE ONLY WAY TO LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM IS IN MONO!!! THE MIX ON THIS UK MONO LP IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT TO UK STEREO COPIES, ALSO YOU CAN NOT COMPARE IT WITH ANY OTHER PRESSING!!! DUE TO THE AUDIO SEPERATION AND THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MIXING ON THE STEREO COUNTERPART, SOME SOUNDS ARE MORE IN THE BACKGROUND AND/OR ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE!!! AGAIN, THE UK MONO MIX IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND MUCH BETTER LISTEN - TRY IT AND YOU´LL GIVE ME RIGHT!!! PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE EARLIEST UK MONO PRESSING THAT EXIST FROM THIS ALBUM, IT HAVE THE CORRECT TRI-FLIPBACK COVER, 1A/1A MATRIX ENDINGS, 1U/1U MOTHER STAMPERS, THE KT TAX CODE & THE 1966 INNER SLEEVE!!! TRUE MONO 1st PRESSINGS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND NEVER TURN UP FOR SALE, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CONDITION LIKE THIS ONE!!! ALL I CAN SAY IS: TRY TO GET THIS ESSENTIAL BRITISH BLUES-ROCK MASTERPIECE FOR YOUR COLLECTION OR CRY LATER - GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!! FANTASTIC COVER & BEAUTIFUL VINYL - BARELY PLAYED!!!
RECORD: EXCELLENT (ALL I CAN SEE UNDER MY MEGA STRONG LIGHT ARE A FEW FAINT SLEEVE MARKS, THAT´S ALL - IT GETS A STRONG EX GRADE & UNDER NORMAL LIGHT IT LOOKS MINT(-)!!! BOTH SIDES PLAY SUPERB, LOUD AND CLEAR WITHOUT ANY MAJOR FLAWS IN THE ONE AND ONLY UK MONO MIX - ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDING COPIES THAT I EVER HAD FROM THIS ALBUM & I´M PRETTY SURE THAT YOU´LL NOT FIND A BETTER ONE!!!)COVER: VERY GOOD++ (LIGHT GENERAL WEAR, IT GETS A VG++ GRADE & LOOKS MUCH BETTER THAN MOST THAT I HAVE SEEN FROM THIS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND TRI-FLIPBACK COVER WHICH IS NORMALLY ALWAYS TOTALLY TRASHED!!!)
ATTENTION: I´VE NOTICED THAT THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES ARE EXCLUDED: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Latvia, Thailand, Romania, Russian Federation, Vietnam, South Africa, China. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I´VE NOT EXCLUDE ANY COUNTRY BECAUSE I SHIP WORLDWIDE!!! IF YOU´RE FROM ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES & CAN´T BID ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I´LL TRY EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN BID ON IT!!!
I´M A VINYL LOVER & ALL MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICTLY AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED!!!
ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE - I USE NO STOCK PHOTOS ETC.!!!
PLEASE NOTE THAT I´M LOCATED IN GERMANY AND I´LL SHIP WORLDWIDE, THE POSTAGE COST INSIDE GERMANY IS 5€ - IF YOU´RE FROM EUROPE OR ANOTHER COUNTRY I´LL SHIP EACH ALBUM FOR $14 VIA 1st CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL!!!
EACH RECORD IS PROFESSIONALLY & 100% SECURELY PACKED - BE SURE THAT I ALWAYS REMOVE THE DISC FROM THE COVER!!!
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS OF RARE AND HARD TO FIND 60s AND 70s VINYL!!!
MANY THANKS TO ALL OF MY CUSTOMERS, I APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU VERY MUCH - IT´S GREAT TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY "REAL" PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET - THANK YOU!!!
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