THE MOODY BLUES

" THE MAGNIFICENT MOODIES "

ORIGINAL 1965 FIRST UK PRESSING

 FRONT LAMINATED 'CLARIFOIL' SLEEVE

EXCELLENT  CONDITION

DECCA LK 4711

MONO

Matrix Numbers

XARL-6869-1A

XARL-6870-1A

AN ORIGINAL COPY OF 1960'S BEAT POP ROCK ALBUM IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

ALBUM ON THE DECCA LABEL ..(RED LABELS)

BRILLIANT HEAVYWEIGHT 155 GRAM VINYL PRESSING , LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. 

INNER SLEEVE IS ORIGINAL PAPER SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

 BOTH SIDES PLAY WITH A MINIMUM OF SURFACE NOISE OR STATIC ,

 THERE IS LITTLE OR NO DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY ...

A BRILLIANT EXAMPLE :)

Gradings

Top & Bottom Edges: EXCELLENT

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, mostly very sharp with barely any wear

Spine and Text: EXCELLENT: solid and square with no wear, text is unworn, very bold and clear.

Corners:  EXCELLENT

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT . very clean, shiny, intense black and quite solidly pressed.There are a few very light scatches here and there ,but these don't impeed the sound quality :) 

Album Played For Grading: EXCELLENT...Yes. I play from the beginning to end in the studio to check , this record is in excellent  condition ,there are a few crackles here and there but overall sound quality is brilliant ...

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very full, detailed sound. Both channels here are clean and sharp, This record has been played and has been well stored and looked after within a non-smoking environment.

Overall, this is an excellent  example  – records, cover and inners .

TRACKLISTING

SIDE 1

1.I'll Go Crazy

2.Somehting You Got

3.Go Now!

4.Can't Nobody Love You

5.I Don't Mind

6.I've Got A Dream

SIDE 2

1.Let Me Go

2.Stop

3.Thank You Baby

4.It Ain't Necessarily So

5.True Story

6.Bye Bye Bird

ALBUM BLURB

The pre-psychedelic Moody Blues were represented in England by this album, which is steeped in American soul. The covers include songs by James Brown, Willie Dixon, and Chris Kenner, plus the chart-busting "Go Now" (originally recorded by Bessie Banks), interspersed with a brace of originals by lead singer/guitarist Denny Laine and keyboardist Mike Pinder, and one Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich number, "I've Got a Dream." The shouters, like "I'll Go Crazy" and "Bye Bye Bird," will be the big surprises, showcasing the rawest sound by the group, but "I've Got a Dream" shows a lyrical, harmony-based sound that is vaguely reminiscent of the Four Tops (which is ironic, as that group later cut a single of the latter-day Moody Blues original "So Deep Within You"), while "Thank You Baby," a Laine/Pinder original, offers them doing a smooth, dance-oriented number with some catchy hooks. The group's sound is good and loud, and Laine was a phenomenal singer, though the band lacked the charisma and built-in excitement of such rivals as the Rolling Stones and the Animals.

Shipping & Packaging

UK

2nd class recorded : £4.50

1st class recorded : £5.50

Outside the U.K. please get in touch for exact costs .........

A RARE collectors item In THIS AMAZING CONDITION

Will ship worldwide

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ALL ALBUMS REMOVED FROM COVERS AND IN BUBBLE WRAP WITH 2 CARDBOARD STIFFNERS..SO ALBUMS ARRIVE IN THE SAME CONDITION AS SENT :)

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