THE WHO DIRECT HITS 1ST UK PRESSING 1968 N/MINT

	£		19
	$		25

THE WHO- DIRECT HITS

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT

"ULTRA RARE", A-1, B-1, FIRST PRESS ALBUM, BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED

TRULY AN INVESTMENT THAT PLAYS SUPERBLY

• CATALOGUE: 613 006
• MATRIX: 613 006 A-1, 613 006 B-1
• 1 LP SET RECORDED  IN  1968.

WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A 43 YEAR OLD, RARE  ALBUM OF THE LGENDARY BAND - THE WHO, RARELY PLAYED AND WELL LOOKED AFTER. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS RARE MASTERPIECE AND I THEREFORE WISH YOU LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING.

I HAVE COLLECTED AND BOUGHT AND SOLD RECORDS THROUGH CAR BOOT SALES AND RECORD COLLECTOR FOR 35 YEARS. I AM AWARE THAT MOST WHO FANS HAVE EVERY MAINSTREAM ALBUM EVER PRESSED WITHIN THEIR COLLECTION. HOWEVER, ONLY A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE CAN BOAST HAVING THIS GEM ON THEIR SHELF.  I THEREFORE EXPECT A STRONG BATTLE FROM BIDDERS TO ADD THIS  RECORD TO THEIR COLLECTION AND TO THEREBY POSSESS A TRUE INVESTMENT THAT WILL GIVE JOY FOR YEARS TO COME.

NOT ONLY IS THIS ALBUM AN ASTONISHING FIND BUT THE TRACK LIST OPITOMISES THE WHO IN THEIR EARLY YEARS AND LISTENERS WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. 

TRACK LIST

SIDE 1: BUCKET "T", I'M A BOY, PICTURES OF LILY, DOCTOR! DOCTOR!, I CAN SEE FOR MILES, SUSTITUTE

SIDE 2: HAPPY JACK, THE LAST TIME, IN THE CITY, CALL ME LIGHTNING, MARY ANNE WITH THE SHAKY HAND, DOGS

ALL TRACKS PRODUCED IN 1966, 1967 AND 1968.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY

ARDENT FANS WILL NO DOUBT BE AWARE OF THE TRACKS OF THIS AMAZING ALBUM, BUT AS AN EXTRA SERVICE, I HAVE INCLUDED SHORT EXCERPTS FROM EACH TRACK FOR YOU TO GET A FEEL FOR THE MUSICAL TALENT OF THIS TRULY GREAT BAND. PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON BELOW TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE TALENT AND THE QUALITY OF THIS TIMELESS MASTERPIECE.

LABELS

THE OUTER EDGES OF THE LABELS, BOTH SIDES, ARE MINT- WITH ABSOLUTELY NO BLEMISHES. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISCOULOURING BUT A FEW SPINDLE MARKS, CONCLUDING THAT THE ALBUM HAS ONLY BEEN PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES.

VINYL

I HAVE PLAYED THE ALBUM ONCE, TO EFFECT SOUND SAMPLES AND I WOULD CONCLUDE IT HAS EXPERIENCED LIMITED PLAYS PREVIOUSLY. AS SUCH, THE SURFACES ARE FLAWLESS UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT AND HAVE A MAGNIFICANT, AS NEW, SHEEN. AS SUCH, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY FROM NEW AND UNLESS MY EYES AND EARS DECEIVE ME, THE WHOLE ALBUM MUST RANK AS EITHER MINT OR MINT-.

SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE HAS MINIMAL DISCOULOURING AND NEGLIGIBLE CREASING OUTLINING THE MINIMAL USE BUT WHERE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN MISALIGNED WHEN REPLACING IN THE OUTER SLEEVE. THE OUTER SLEEVE, WITH IT'S PLASTIC LAMINATE COATING TO THE FRONT, I WOULD SAY RANKS AS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES IVE EVER SEEN AND HAS NO BLEMISHES, ONLY A HANDFUL OF BEARLY VISIBLE, MINOR LAMINATE CREASES AROUND THE EDGE AND HAS RETAINED ITS BEAUTIFUL LUSTROUS SHEEN AND VIBRANT, UNFADED COLOURS.  THE SPINE IS NEAR PERFECT WITH NO CRUSHING AND ALL WRITING CLEARLY LEGIBLE.  THE REAR, UNLAMINATED COVER HAS SLIGHT FADING MARKS AROUND THE OUTLINE OF THE VINYL EDGE WHERE IT HAS BEEN STORED ALONGSIDE OTHER ALBUMS.  AS SUCH, I WOULD RATE THE OVERALL SLEEVE AS EX+.

FREE

AS A GESTURE OF GOOD WILL AND A MASSIVE THANKYOU TO THE WINNING BIDDER, I WILL ENCLOSE A CD OF THE ENTIRE ALBUM, FREE OF CHARGE, SO YOU CAN PRESERVE YOUR PRECIOUS VINYL WHILST LISTENING TO YOUR NEW PURCHASE, EITHER IN THE CAR OR VIA YOUR COMPUTER. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CD DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF THE AUCTION AND IS PROVIDED PURELY AS A GESTURE OF GOOD WILL AND SHOULD IN NO WAY INFLUENCE THE AMOUNT YOU ARE PREPARED TO BID FOR THE LP IN QUESTION.

POSTAGE & PACKAGING

£4.00 IS FOR 1ST CLASS STANDARD, HOWEVER, I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

"SPECIAL NEXT DAY" P & P AT £7.50 INCLUDES COMPENSATION UP TO £500 FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE, GUARANTEED DELIVERY, NEXT DAY BY 1.00 PM AS WELL AS TRACKING.  FOR STANDARD, UNINSURED P & P, LOSS OR DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED .

OVERSEAS PURCHASERS WELCOME. PLEASE ASK FOR OPTIONS AND COSTS. IF YOU ELECT NOT TO PAY EXTRA INSURANCE, I'M SURE YOU WOULD NOT WANT THE ITEM TO BE LOST IN THE POST OR DAMAGED IN TRANSIT.

GOOD LUCK!

DO NOT LET THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY PASS YOU BY. THIS PRICELESS GEM WILL RARELY COME AROUND AGAIN IN THIS CONDITION AND AS A GENUINE 1ST PRESSING!