Stanley Kubrick 2001 A Space Odyssey LP Stereo '68 UK 1st 1/1Mothers [Ex/Ex]

	£		20
	$		26

Stanley Kubricks 2001 A Space Odyssey 1st Press 1968

An original 1968 Stereo 1st issue on the UK MGM label.
Matrix 2G/3G.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT SIDE 2 HAS THE EARLIEST MOTHERS/STAMPERS YOU COULD HOPE FOR: 1/G!!
What we have here is a "1st issue" which would have been purchased during the first two or three months of release. Note how the label design is the 'yin-yang' design and that the records speed "33" is mentioned in a large font - this is missing from labels just a year later.
The heavy-set vinyl comes housed in an original G&L mono cover with 'patents pending'. And, note how the cover has the three flipbacks - this is distinctly a 60's manufactured cover. Also included is the original generic white inner sleeve with patent information.
So, 100% genuine and 100% complete.
Vinyl (Ex/Ex-) A lovely copy and has only seen light use. Under close inspection I could only make out a few very superficial marks each side - nothing remotely troublesome. A thorough testing from beginning to end on side 1 reveals a mostly EXCELLENT level of playback. Intros and inbetweens are very nice and quiet and the audio comes across with excellent clarity. Bear in mind that this Lp is full of orchestral spacey echo sounds and only a relatively clean copy is going to stand half a chance of conveying the appropriate silence of SPACE! Whilst this copy is not perfectly silent it is, for the most part, very close. Just expect a touch of very low-level static in a couple of spots. In some of the quieter parts of this song you can occasionally make out a repetitive low-level tick/noise. This is very low-level and only features due to the low-key nature of these passages. But other than expect a very accomplished  and clean rendition. This early stereo heavy pressing does a fantastic job on the orchestral manoeuvres.

Cover (Ex) Ok, remember this is not the ubiquitous 70's version. This is the true Stereo original with flipbacks - proper 60's version.  Lovely clean and shiny front with just a few lines of spidering to the front laminate. The rear has largely escaped the ageing process and the flipbacks are all secure and intact. Edge wear is very slight and the openings still sharp. The spine is 100% intact. Overall the cover retains excellent rigidity. There has been some small amount of colouring in to the 2001 title to the back-please see the detailed images for yourselves.

Inner (VG) No splits or writing...Light feathering to the opening and a bit of age discolouration-don't we all?!
SO FOLKS-THIS IS A LOVELY STEREO COPY OF A CLASSIC SOUNDTRACK-1ST PRESS AND ALL COMPLETE.
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