Savoy Brown Blues band SHAKE DOWN UK LP1ST MONO NMINT

	£		92
	$		122

SAVOY BROWN - SHAKEDOWN

IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY CONDITION

VERY 1ST PRESS 1967 UNBOXED DECCA

***MONO****

NEAR MINT SOUND!!!

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK 4883
• MATRIX: ARL-7887-1A / ARL-7888-1A
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 U / 1 O

THE 1937 DEBUT ALBUM FROM SAVOY BROWN, AND THE RARER MONO PRESSING. 1967 SAW THE BIGGEST TURNAROUND FROM MONO TO STEREO RECORDINGS AND THE BRITISH PUBLIC WERE KEEN TO SAMLE THE NEW STEREO SOUND AS SYSTEMS HAD NOW BECOME MORE AFFORDABLE

MONO PRESSES THEREFORE DIMINISHED AND AS A RESULT ARE NOW HARDER TO COME BY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK RED UNBOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE HALF A DOZEN BARELY VISIBLE SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES.

IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS SUPERB WITH SMALL HAIRLINE VISIBLE ON SIDE 2, WHICH IS TOTALLY NON SOUNDING

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I COULD MAKE OUT JUST A FEW LITTLE WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE MORE HANDLING LINES

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 AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AMDELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS MONO RECORDING IS JUST ASTOUNDING, LOUD AND CLEAR AS A BELL

THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AND IT  PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR CLICKS,

THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF VERY MILD  VINYL NOISE (STATIC LIKE), BUT IT IS THE LOUD CLARITY OF THIS MONO REPRODUCTION AND THE SILENCE WHERE IT SHOULD BE THAT STANDS OUT AND MAKES THIS ALBUM VERY SPECIAL

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE THAT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE

AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VIRTUALLY UNBLEMISHED CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY CREASED ALL OVER, ON THIS COPY IS REALLY SUPERB. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED CAR AND HAS RICH DEEP SHINE TO IT.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES WHATSOEVER, AND NO BENDS DINGS OR FOLDS EITHER. THERE ARE FOUR TINY LITTLE LAMINATE LINES DOWN THE SPINE, AND A TINY SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. AN ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS FRONT SURFACE AND THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR.

 THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND IMMACULATE, CANNOT BE BETTERED

THE REAR SURFACE IS STILL INCREDIBLY WHITE. USUALLY THESE ARE FOUND VERY VERY GRUBBY INDEED. NOT THIS ONE. IT ONLY HAS THE MOST MINISCULE HANDLING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR, NOT EVEN A TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, AS FALT AS IT COULD BE AND STILL VERY VERY WHITE

COMPARED TO MOST SLEEVES OF IT'S TYPE THIS GRADES MINT MINUS

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

GARRY