THE DOORS - WAITING FOR THE SUN - UK BBC LIBRARY ELEKTRA K42041 VG+/VG

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The Doors

This is a classic UK repress of Waiting for the Sun, The Doors’ third album and their only #1 on the Billboard 200. BBC Gramophone Library pressings were used for broadcast and archival purposes, making them rare outside institutional contexts. The catalog card and stamps confirm official BBC usage, and this provenance adds desirable historic value.

Label & Catalog Number:

Elektra / K 42041 (UK release)

Matrix/Runout:

• Side A: EKS 74024 A1 / K-42041-A1

• Side B: EKS 74024 B1 / K-42041-B1

These deadwax inscriptions indicate a UK pressing using US stampers (EKS 74024) with British Elektra cataloging (K 42041), likely from the mid-1970s.

Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Year of Original Release: 1968 (this UK pressing is likely from 1975–1979, based on the butterfly label and matrix numbers)

Label Design:

• Elektra “Butterfly” label variant, used from approx. 1975 to early 1980s.

• Stamped with BBC Gramophone Library ownership mark.

• “Made in UK” and “℗ 1968” noted on label.

Tracklist:

Side One:

1. Hello, I Love You

2. Love Street

3. Not to Touch the Earth

4. Summer’s Almost Gone

5. Wintertime Love

6. The Unknown Soldier

Side Two:

1. Spanish Caravan

2. My Wild Love

3. We Could Be So Good Together

4. Yes, the River Knows

5. Five to One

Vinyl Condition (Visual): Appears to be in VG+ (Very Good Plus) condition:

• Light visible surface markings but no significant gouges

• Labels are clean, readable, and BBC-stamped

• No warping or severe scratches evident

Sleeve Condition:

VG (Very Good):

• BBC Gramophone Library label affixed and stamped

• Clear wear and corner/edge scuffing, but intact

Special Attributes:

• BBC Gramophone Library provenance (label/stamp on jacket and both sides of vinyl, and unique catalog insert), significantly increasing historical and collector interest.

Please understand that this is an official UK archival record from the British Broadcasting Corporation and the sleeve(s) may contain archival stickers from the BBC. Some of these stickers are 'on top' of the plastic with some 'underneath' (i.e. on the sleeve itself). Some sleeves have been 'laminated' either by way of 'punching' the plastic wallet to two parts of the sleeve or by fully wrapping the plastic to the sleeve. Where sleeves are laminated stickers can be removed with the use of appropriate sticker removal fluids however it is unlikely that stickers can be removed from any sleeves that are not laminated. The sleeves as such in this collection are generally graded as VG with the records often VG+ to Ex+.