OTIS REDDING DEMO:(SITTIN ON)THE DOCK OF THE BAY.1968STAX.NEAR MINT-A1/B1 MATRIX

	£		18
	$		24

ATTENTION 1960s SOUL,STAX LABEL,OTIS REDDING AND DEMO 45s COLLECTORS!  

HERE IS A CLASSIC SINGLE,NOT TO BE FOUND VERY OFTEN AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE!  

OTIS REDDING"(SITTIN' ON)THE DOCK OF THE BAY" THE USA #1 AND UK #3 HIT FROM 45 YEARS AGO. THE"B"SIDE="MY SWEET LORENE".   POLYDOR PRESSED STAX 610031 WITH THE RELEASE DATE 9 FEB 1968 RUBBER STAMPED ON THE"A"SIDE LABEL+THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A1+B1 MATRIXES! 3 PRONG PLASTIC CENTRE INTACT!SOLID MONO MIXES.   

CLEAN LABELS WITH NO WRITING EXCEPT A SMALL STICKER REMOVAL STAIN ON THE"B"SIDE.  THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PLAIN WHITE WAVY CUT TOP COVER THAT IS CLEAN WITH NO WRITING. PLEASE SEE THE PHOTO! 

THIS COPY WAS SENT OUT IN ADVANCE OF RELEASE TO A RADIO DJ BUT THIS RECORD COMPANY DID NOT USUALLY MAKE SPECIAL DEMO LABELS,HOWEVER THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE FIRST COPIES EVER PRESSED AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE RUBBER STAMPED RELEASE DATE! 

CRISP SOUND AS EXPECTED ON ONE OF THE FIRST OFF THE MASTER STAMPERS!

NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH A COUPLE OF TINY AND FAINT SURFACE MARKS. HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE. NO CLICKS,STICKS OR JUMPS. STRICT GRADING AND OF COURSE THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION-YOU'LL WAIT YEARS TO FIND ANOTHER! 

THE VAST MAJORITY OF 1960s 45s THAT SURVIVE OFTEN HAVE CENTRES MISSING,MAJOR LABEL DEFACEMENT AND DEEP SCRATCHES etc etc.  SO HOW MANY SURVIVE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE????

THIS 45 WAS SENT TO A FORMER BBC RADIO ONE DJ,WHO CAREFULLY FILED HIS RECORDS  ON STURDY SHELVES AWAY FROM STRONG LIGHT AND HEAT IN A CAREFULLY TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED LIBRARY AREA OF HIS HOME.

NO ONE ELSE,UNTIL ME,HAS HANDLED THEM,THEY WERE NEVER LEANT OUT,TAKEN TO DJ NIGHT TIME EVENTS OR INDEED WERE FOR THE MOST PART NOT USED ON THE BBC,AS THE STATION HAD COPIES ALREADY,THIS COPY WAS PLAYED A FEW TIMES,AND THEN FILED AWAY UNTIL NOW!

MOST COPIES HAVE NOW ENDED UP IN LONG TERM COLLECTORS COLLECTIONS AND ARE GETTING LESS FREQUENT ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN 2013!!! NOT A DODGY REPRO AS MAY EXIST

THIS IS A GENUINE UK PRESSED 1968 45!!

(MORE DETAILS BELOW)!!!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY NICE COPY OF THIS FANTASTIC AND ESSENTIAL SOUL SINGLE 

-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.

YOU MAY NEVER FIND ONE AS GOOD AGAIN!

JUST LOOK AT MY PHOTO!

AN ELITE ITEM FOR ANY COLLECTOR OF SERIOUSLY RARE 1960s SOUL RECORDS!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!! 

45s WERE USUALLY PLAYED A LOT BY DJs AND IN THE"ROUGH"WORLD OF"DJing"SO OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THE COVER,BADLY TREATED OR EVEN THROWN OUT AFTER USE!

MOST DJs and REVIEWERS WOULD BE SENT DOZENS OF RECORDS EVERY WEEK AND HARDLY ANY THOUGHT LONG TERM INVESTMENT!!!!

The MONO mixes are brilliant and full of bass.

Vinyl is still the best way to hear the 1960s MUSIC and always will be!   A FANTASTIC ITEM!

GREAT INVESTMENT FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING RECORD EXPERTS! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is NO spindle wear.  

THE PRINT IS STILL VERY CLEAR AND SHARP.

THE COVER IS IN SUPER ORDER!

Look elsewhere on ebay and WON'T see other DEMO copies as good-It's been on many collectors wants lists for YEARS. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "NEAR MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic  £5 STARTING PRICE. OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A FANTASTIC  45. A GREAT INVESTMENT!   

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I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

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UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement. over 11 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

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MANY MORE TOP ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2013 AND BEYOND!!!!!

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THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO GET ONE OF THE BEST 1968 SINGLES FROM A TOTALLY RELIABLE EBAY SELLER -GOOD LUCK!