Mungo Jerry MUNGO JERRY DEBUT UK LP 1ST ORANGE DAWN 4-5 PLAYS, NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		19
	$		25

MUNGO JERRY - MUNGO JERRY

IN MAGNIFICENT 4-5 PLAY NEAR MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - ORANGE DAWN LABEL

NEAR MINT TEXTURED SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DAWN DNLS 3008
• MATRIX: DNL 3008 A-2T / B-2T FIRST PRESS VINYL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

ORANGE AND BLACK DAWN LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT. THE BASE ORANGE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE ARE NO MORE THAN FIVE  SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 44 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

A STUNNING  VINYL IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

DAWN WAS THE PROGRESSIVE SUBSIDIARY OF PYE RECORDS, AND WAS USED TO PROMOTE ALL OF THOSE WEIRD AND OBSCURE PROGRESSIVE BANDS OF THE VERY EARLY SEVENTIES. DONOVAN ONLY RELEASED 2 ALBUMS ON THIS LABEL IN 1970 AND 1971

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER MEANING THAT THE FEWPLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THE VOCAL CLARITY IS JUST SUPERB. CLEAR AND CRISP, AND PERFORMED THROUGH A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION

THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WORK IS ALSO REPRODUCED MAGNIFICENTLY.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

PYE RECORDINGS LIKE ISLAND HEAVY VINYL PRESSINGS OFTEN HAD EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE IN THE DISC. THIS ONE HAS A LITTLE STATIC LIKE STUFF HEARD ONLY REALLY IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES. SIDE TWO BARELY HAS ANY AT ALL

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT MINUS

ANYWAY PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

GENUINE 1ST PRESS  TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES AND CREASE LINES. THE WHITE TEXTURED FINISH IS STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND ONLY SHOWS VERY LIGHT HANDLING

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. BEST OF MOST OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WITH A TINY SPECK OF THE PINK FLECKED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER.

THERE ARE JUST TWO LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE STILL MOSTLY UNWORN WITH JUST A LITTLE LIGHT WEAR TO THE RIGHT CORNERS

THE SPINE ON THIS SLEEVE IS AT BEST USUALLY FOUND WITH SHELF WEAR AND WORN TYPEFACE, BUT HERE IS A VIRTUALLY UNSQUASHED AND UNWORN EXAMPLE, WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT DIMPLES ON THE SURFACE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR MISSING,  THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT SURFACE , AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOURS UNRUBBED, AND NO CREASE LINES OF ANY DESCRIPTION, AND ONCE MORE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND TRACE OF LIGHT HANDLING TO THE EDGES

INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR, AND NOT EVEN A JOT OF RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.

THE  POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION, ONE SMALL CREASE LINE ACROSS ONE CORNER, AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT WRINKLES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

THE 3D GLASSES ARE MISSING FROM THIS SET

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

GARRY