Paul Butterfield Blues Band EAST WEST Orig.1966 1st Press MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD LP

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Paul Butterfield Blues Band EAST WEST Orig.1966 1st Press MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD LP

  Description: Large Group of RARE 1960's and PSYCH LP Listings this series
                                   ...hopefully more than 150, if I can get them all done
Several FIRST PRESSINGS, PRIVATE ISSUES and PROMOS included.
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A wide variety of vintage Psych, Folk-Rock, Garage, Beat, '60s and British Rock.
A few choice Folk, Surf, Soul and 60's oddities included!
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All opening bids in the auction series begin at only $0.98
Being the middle of summer, I know that many of these will sell way too low, as so many bidders are away now.
So everybody here has a good shot at taking some of these beauties home! GOOD LUCK ALL!!
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Each auction features full, edge-to-edge, High Resolution Photos.
Many with multiple sound-clips taken directly from the LP on auction.
I simply didn't have enough time to create / add sound-clips to ALL of the auctions.
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Most of the vinyl is in EX to NM condition -a few VG+
Condition Details / Specifics for this LP listed below.
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This auction is for:
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BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND
EAST-WEST
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ELEKTRA Records EKS-7315
Original 1966 issue • Stereo LP
FIRST PRESSING
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VINYL is EX
High gloss vinyl has very few light hairlines one side, few more on the other. Both sides play super-clean high EX+ to NM. Labels are pristine both sides.
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COVER is EX+
Very crisp, fresh 1st issue: sturdy, thick ELEKTRA cover; spotlessly clean. Superb vibrant colors front and back. merest wisp of wear at top of front only, One soft corner crease.-otherwise NM. No writing, soil or other marks. Seams and spine 100% intact with no wear or splits. All edges straight, all corners sharp.
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STRICT, CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE Grading
NM / EX (VG++) / VG+ / VG
MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE 1 EKS 7315 A  (job # ?9578)
SIDE 2 EKS 7315 B  (job # ?9578-X)
Both sides have the MONARCH RECORDERS circled "MR" stamped in dead wax.
The early ELEKTRA matrix #s were very simple -later ones got more complex.
Since the above matrix #s may show you little, I include the job #s as well.
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ABSOLUTE CLASSIC Electric Blues Psych!
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Nothing quite like this LP had ever happened before
The MOST ESSENTIAL Bloomfield LP
-besides all the other reasons for owning it.
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"EAST-WEST, the second Butterfield Blues Band album had an even greater effect on music history than their groundbreaking debut, paving the way for experimentation that is still being explored today. This came in the form of EAST WEST, the Title Track, with an extended blues-rock solo (some 13 minutes) - a real fusion of jazz and blues inspired by the Indian raga. This groundbreaking instrumental was the first of its kind and marks the root from which the acid rock tradition emerged."
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...Of course the classic WORK SONG, WALKING BLUES, MARY MARY
and GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN are all here too!
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ABSOLUTELY STUNNING FULL, BRIGHT SOUND
Thick, Solid Vinyl on this earliest Pressing.
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Original ELEKTRA Company inner sleeve included.
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Disc inside separate poly inner sleeve to protect both the original inner & the vinyl
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve.
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Please see my other auctions for more
Collectible, Vintage 1960's Psych LPs.

My LP packing is considered to be among the very best on eBay!
I would have it no other way.

All records packed with vinyl (inside inner sleeve) behind cover - and shipped in strong LP mailer boxes with bubble-wrap around all sides - sandwiched between stiff corrugated flats for best protection in the mail.
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Please be aware that these important supplies add to my shipping costs - of which only a small fraction is covered in the shipping charge.

SHIPPING RATES
...All packages are shipped insured (at no added cost to you)
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USA
Media Mail: $4.00 •//• or Priority Mail: $9.99
Most of my customers prefer Media Mail because it is very cheap. Please keep in mind that it's cheap because it is slow; Media Mail packages can take a week to travel 30 miles - or around two weeks to travel cross-country. Sometimes it can arrive cross-country in 5 days - sometimes (very rarely) it takes a month. Due to Postal Service conditions, the actual arrival time cannot be known in advance.
Additional LPs in same shipment: $1.00 each
Combine buys to save on shipping!
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ALL OTHER COUNTRIES
I charge EXACT POSTAGE only, Worldwide.
NOTE:
All packages above 4 Lbs (5-6 or more LPs) can NOT ship by the low 1ST CLASS International rate.
These must go by higher (but faster) PRIORITY or EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL RATES.
I will ALWAYS offer you choices
 -the LOWEST rate that US Postal system allows - plus the FASTER, but higher rate.
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*PLEASE do not ask me to mark the item as a 'GIFT' for customs. Unfortunately, I cannot.
The postal clerks know better; I ship LPs constantly (over 30 years) and cannot fool them.

I ship as soon as I receive cleared payment and treat ALL
my customers and their records with the greatest respect.
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I pack LPs to survive even the worst conditions the postal systems can hand out.
You will LOVE my LP packing!
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After the auction:
• Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end
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• You will receive winning bidder notification within 24 hours. IF you are only buying ONE LP, you may simply PayPal right away for immediate shipment.
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• COMBINED purchases / shipping Available on items won within 7 days.
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* If you are purchasing MORE THAN ONE ITEM from my list, please don't pay before your last item (within 7-day period) ends -so that I can combine your LPs on the INVOICE and charge you the reduced shipping accordingly. If you are DONE purchasing, you may eMail me at that time and ask for your INVOICE right away -for quickest shipment.
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HAPPY BIDDING!   Shipping: I ship as soon as I receive payment and treat ALL my customers and their records with the greatest respect. I package the LPs to survive even the worst conditions the postal systems can hand out.   Payment: Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end. I prefer PayPal for their secure, fast, dependable payment service. If you need to pay by any other method, please eMail me to see if your alternate choice can be accepted. I am happy to do my best to make payment as easy for you as possible. Any mailed payment MUST contain the name of the item and YOUR name AND ADDRESS in the SAME ENVELOPE to be sure I know which item you are paying for -and where to ship it.  
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On Jul-20-12 at 15:48:44 PDT, seller added the following information:

NOTE!
Apparently my SYMBOL "?" in the MATRIX INFO above did not hold in the HTML,
...meaning that when it TRANSFERRED to eBay it became a QUESTION MARK: "?".
Usually these come through fine. VERY embarrassing and unfortunately, now bid upon, unchangeable.

It should be a TRIANGLE ...spelling it out, in case eBay reverts the symbol to a "?" AGAIN, down here.

Very common prefix marker for JOB NUMBERS in dead wax. "?" -NOT "?"

Now, if eBay reverts my symbol down HERE too, this entire message will have been futile and look ridiculous.
Let's see...