THE MINDBENDERS 10 CC THE MINDBENDERS 1966 FONTANA Label UK 1st Press Near MINT

	£		30
	$		40

THE MINDBENDERS :- THE MINDBENDERS ... AMAZINGLY RARE "ALL TIME CLASSIC" BEAT ALBUM.

Featurering The Million Selling Single, " GROOVY KIND OF LOVE " 

FONTANA MONO UK 1st Press

1966 UK 1st Press, SILVER & BLACK LABELS, MATRIX NUMBERS 1-L // 1. 2-L // 1.

LOW  START.......COVER:- EXCELLENT PLUS ,  VINYL:- EXCELLENT PLUS .  

Hi, I started collecting vinyl Lp's and 45's in 1971, I have 20,000 + which I have moved now 4 times, and about to move again next year. So it's time to let at least half go. Most are in at least Excellent condition.  I can't listen to them all, so most will only have visual grading, any with a high start price, I will listen too, and play grade.     

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ALBUM INFO:

Their debut album on Fontana released on the June 1966 the Uk 1st PRESS of the The Mindbenders ... The Mindbenders. Formerly the backing group with Wayne Fontana, the Band became part of "The British Invasion" with massive success in the US, their single " Groovy Kind of Love " reach # 2 on the Billboard Chart, and # 1 in the UK. They immediately went off to America to tour, and play to 25,000 supporting James Brown. This was with Eric Stewart of 10CC fame, and then joined two years later by Graham Gouldman in 68 for the bands last single. The rest is history the pair went on to form half of legendary 10CC. and kept going with the band until very recently when 1995 Eric Stewart left. Graham Gouldman to this day fronts 10CC. Anyway back to this rare UK first press with Matrix Numbers 1 L // 1 and 2 L // 1. The very earliest issue of this classic British Beat Album, a true classic and Now so Rare! 48 years old now. In 1966 most people owned the old fashion type of Radio Grams, I don't need to tell you how many Lp's got scratched and ruined by heavy weighted arms and metal needles.  This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESS version... So hard to find in any playable condition, as they have been squirrelled away in collections or worse thrown away, Nearly all copies that turn up have terribly worn Covers, mostly with the owners name written on them. I believe that there are very few better rock albums, you would be hard pushed to find better.   

The sleeve is laminated front and has an unlamiated back without any Major creasing, NO WRITING OR MARKS. An opportunity to own a Mega Rare true rock classic.

RECORD LABEL

Fontana Records

YEAR OF RELEASE/ COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE:

1966 England

MODE/SPEED:

Stereo - 33RPM

CAT NUMBER:

TL 5324

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: 1. The Way You Do The Thing You Do 2. Just A Little Bit 3. Seventh Son 4. One Fine Day 5. Tricky Dicky 6. A Groovy Kind Of Love.

Side 2: 1. Little Nightgale 2. Don't Cry No More 3. You Don't Know About Love 4. Love Is Good 5. Rockin' Jaybee 6. All Night Worker.

MATRIX NUMBERS:

Side 1: - 687389 1 L // 1 V 420

Side 2: - 687389 2 L // 1 V  420

VINYL AUDIO: 

EXCELLENT :- No Jumps, No Distortion, the sound is bright and loud.     

VINYL VISUAL: 

EXCELLENT :-  The vinyl is still bright and shows little sign of being played. There are NO deep penetrating scratches. 

SLEEVE:

EXCELLENT :- Look at the photo's with a Great  Wonderfully clean laminated front cover,  please look at the photos the back cover is prone to wear due to the matt finish and no laminate on the back. Hard to think it's 48 years old! it's in great shape. (Back) somehow it has survived without picking up any writing, as a lot of albums have owners names in biro on them, the back shows the usual age browning but rare in this condition as they were not cheap at the time at £3.+ the average wage being £35 at the time. Most copies were played to death. This Sleeve is in amazing condition.   

INNER SLEEVE:

EXCELLENT. Original Polylined paper type, ... being the very fragile inner sleeve is a great indicator of the amount of usage the album has had. I would say the inner is excellent and considering how fragile these are there, pretty good.....they are 49 years old, quite unbelievable intact condition.  

LABELS:

Clean, very, very light spindle marks, no writing.      

GRADING SYSTEM: In order to assist everyone who buys and sells rare discs, Record Collector magazine has originated a set of standards for the condition of second-hand records, I have added a (+) or (-) to my gradings where applicable.

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint. 
EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing. 
VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.
GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.
FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.
POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

PAYMENT:

Items must be payed for within five days. If non payment within five days, I will then instigate an Ebay ruling. I will set up a dispute and either offer it to the runner up bidder or relist.

RETURNS POLICY: 

I aim to provide an excellent service and hope that all buyers are satisfied with their purchase. However, if for any reason this should not be so, please contact me. I do accept returns, and on receipt of the item I will give a full refund - however - I will not refund what it costs the buyer to send it back, as otherwise I am just paying for the customer to look at it. I will not issue a refund if detail that is clearly stated on the advertisement has been missed by the buyer, so please read carefully.

PACKAGING: 

I use preformed and standard mailers with stiffeners. I always take the vinyl out in its inner sleeve and place on top of the cover. This is then placed into a soft protective sleeve and packaged with stiffeners for full protection.

POSTAGE PRICES:

*PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT SEND TO RUSSIA*

Please wait for an invoice before payment. I ship every Friday, providing the item has been payed for. 

The prices below are based on one album, however if several albums are purchased, please add £1.00 per album. 

All EU and Over Seas purchases must be signed for with a value of up to £46. 

All purchases are sent Royal Mail first class.  

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