THE HOLLIES"GREATEST"1968 PARLOPHONE STEREO NEAR MINT

	£		40
	$		53

AN ORIGINAL STEREO MIXES 1968 1ST PRESSING YELLOW/BLACK LABEL OF THE HOLLIES LP:
"HOLLIES GREATEST"

-1/-1 MATRIXES + REALLY NICE LABELS!

GLEAMING SURFACES+NO SPINDLE WEAR!

ORIGINAL EMI LPs ADVERT INNER!!!!!

PARLOPHONE PCS 7057.  

GLOSSY FRONT SLEEVE+ FLIPBACK!

PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE

A PATENTS PENDING EDITION,DENOTING ONE OF THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE COVERS!!

(FULL DETAILS BELOW)!!!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY NICE STEREO COPY -THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

AN EARLY EDITION WHICH IS RARE TO FIND OVER 42 YEARS LATER IN SUCH SUPERB,NEAR MINT CONDITION AS HERE AND AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY 1960s BEAT COLLECTION!

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION AND ARE EITHER THE MONO VERSION OR THE SILVER/BLACK REPRESS FROM JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER AS THE YELLOW/BLACK LABEL WAS ENDED BY THE END OF 1968!

THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST USING THAT LABEL DESIGN AND ONE OF THE VERY FIRST STEREO ISSUES OF THIS LP-COVER CODE=6808(AUGUST 1968)THE MONTH THIS LP WAS RELEASED!!.

THIS COPY HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT/TINY SURFACE MARKS IN STRONG LIGHT AND SOUNDS FANTASTIC WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE!

ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE SEEN! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD 1960s BEAT EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

AN UPGRADER QUALITY RECORD!

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 ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE 1960s BEAT GROUPS!!! 

AN ORIGINAL STEREO  EDITION FROM 1968 OF THE BAND'S COMPILATION ALBUM ISSUED ON THE UK PRESSED PARLOPHONE YELLOW/BLACK LABEL .  

"SOLD IN THE UK"LABEL TEXT UNLIKE LATER REPRESSINGS.

MATRIXES:

YEX 693-1 YEX 694-1

THE VERSION OF "YES I WILL" IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT RECORDING TO THE MONO SINGLE VERSION SO OFTEN INCLUDED ON LATER COMPILATIONS IN ELECTRONIC STEREO OR EVEN JUST MONO-THE VERSION ON THIS LP IS TRUE STEREO AND A TOTALLY DIFFERENT"TAKE"!!!            

A THICK PRESSING different to the LATER THINNER pressings from a few years later-This ESSENTIAL  LP pressed within the first few MONTHS of issue from AUGUST of 1966 when THE HOLLIES were starting having many hits!

ONE OF THE BAND'S BEST, SONGS THAT WOULD INFLUENCE MILLIONS OF OTHER MUSICIANS!

THEY HAD AN IMPRESSIVE RUN OF HITS IN THE 1960s and 1970s AND ARE STILL GOING STRONG!

GRAHAM NASH OF COURSE WENT ON TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SUPER AMERICAN BASED TRIO,CROSBY,STILLS AND NASH. 

AN INCREDIBLE LP THAT STILL SOUNDS EXCITING NEARLY 42 YEARS ON!

Tracks are as follows:

I CAN'T LET GO

BUS STOP

WE'RE THROUGH

CARRIE ANNE

HERE I GO AGAIN

KING MIDAS IN REVERSE

YES I WILL

I'M ALIVE

JUST ONE LOOK

ON A CAROUSEL

STAY

LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW

STOP STOP STOP

JENNIFER ECCLES 

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MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION ESPECIALLY AS COLLECTIONS OF HITS WERE FAVOURITES FOR REGULAR PLAYING WITH EVEN THE MOST CARED FOR COPIES HAVING SIGNS OF WEAR-THIS ONE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT AND TINY SURFACE MARKS IN STRONG LIGHT AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!

MOST WOULD STATE NEAR MINT! 

NO JUMPS!/NO STICKS!/NO NASTY CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!  

Copies of this album were being sold in huge quantities but how many were preserved like this one ??!!!!!!  

In those early days with LIMITED exposure on Radio and TV, POP LPs were carefully considered and saved for items.

The WIDE STEREO mixes are brilliant and full of bass.

Many pop STEREO LPs of this time were being played on terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds.Sometimes stereo LPs were ruined on MONO kit! 

IN MANY CASES THE STEREO MIXES ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO THE MONO VERSIONS WITH FASCINATING VARIATIONS-EXTRA EFFECTS AND GUITAR"LICKS"OFTEN LOST IN THE MONO MIX. 

 Vinyl is still the best way to hear THE HOLLIES and always will be!  

GREAT BRIGHT SOUND!

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

I HAVE PLAYED IT TWICE TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is NO spindle wear!!!

THESE LABELS ARE QUITE STUNNING!!!!!! 

NO WRITING/NO STICKER REMOVAL/NO WORN PRINT!!!

PLEASE SEE BOTH PHOTOS! 

NO DEEP MARKS! NO NASTY SCUFFS!

THE COVER HAS SOME TINY EDGE CREASES AND  A LITTLE FAINT STAINING AT THE BACK, BUT NO WRITING, NO NASTY RIPS,SELLOTAPE REPAIRS,STAPLES,HOLE CUTS ETC.

THERE IS A TINY SURFACE TEAR AT THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AT THE BACK WHERE A SMALL STICKER HAS BEEN REMOVED(SEE PHOTO#2).

SPINE DETAILS-CLEAR,SHARP AND NOT SQUASHED DOWN OR WORN. 

 Look elsewhere on ebay and you will see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

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 "MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.

ORIGINAL EMI ADVERT LPs  INNER SLEEVE INCLUDING OTHER LPs OF THE ERA INCLUDING THE FIRST PINK FLOYD LP!!!!

THE LP ITSELF AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER 1960s BEAT RARITIES SOLD-PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!! 

Realistic  LOW £10 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF BEAT HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is FREE INCLUDING RECORDED DELIVERY IN THE UK.  YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£5 EUROPE. £7 REST OF THE WORLD. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 10,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

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.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement. OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

A VITAL PART OF ANY HOLLIES/1960s BEAT COLLECTION!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

A TOP SELECTION OF 1960s/1970s LPs ENDING FROM ME ON THE SAME EVENING AS THIS ONE!

MANY MORE BEAT RELATED ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2010!

THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

GOOD LUCK!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER STEREO 1ST 1968 PRESSING OF THE HOLLIES GREATEST LP!!