THE WHO TOMMY 1969 MINT UK PROG TrAcK 12 MOD 1st PrEsS NUMBERED BOOKLET COMPLETE

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THE RECORD

 Artist: The Who 

Title: Tommy 

Label: Track Records 

Catalogue number: 613 013 

Matrix numbers: A1 / B1 / A1 / B1 

Album / Record Title: TOMMY (with NUMBER 60676 FIRST ISSUE LIMITED EDITION ILLUSTRATED LYRICS BOOKLET)

Rarity: EXTREMELY RARE - An immensely successful album in both creative and commercial terms, peaking at #2 in the UK charts and selling millions worldwide in various forms; so if you want a copy and you are not too concerned about the variant or condition there is no shortage of supply. However, if you want a GENUINE ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESSING, FIRST ISSUE WITH A LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED BOOKLET all in NEAR EXCELLENT OR BETTER CONDITION, and there are many good reasons to want this variant, then in my experience it is one of the HARDEST POPULAR PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUMS TO FIND.

 

For ease of reference I have set out below a list of the main features which characterise a ‘TOMMY’ UK FIRST ISSUE & FIRST PRESSING:-

 

1/. The outer cover is a triptych style gatefold with two single layer panels which hinge out from a double slip cover. The external design is from a pop art painting by Mike McInnerney showing a sphere with diamond shaped cut-outs and seagulls, and the important feature is that on ALL FIRST ISSUE COVERS THE OUTER SURFACES WERE LAMINATED. They are easily recognisable because of the VERY HIGH GLOSS finish which gives them a MUCH BRIGHTER BLUE appearance. This glossy laminate is very distinctive and not easy to confuse with the relatively dull matt blue finish of the later re-issues. The first issue covers were made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd London . W.11., marked ‘Patent pending’, this is credited on the back of the cover bottom left corner following the track list / credits and just above the Track Record logo.

 

2/. On the back of the outer cover, top left hand corner the first issues have the Track Catalogue numbers printed, which are 613 013/4, whereas the later issues have the set number, which is 2657 002.

 

3/. Gloss finish is an important part of identification with the vinyls as well because you will notice that the first pressings have a much more ‘polished’ high gloss finish than the later pressings.

 

4/. The vinyls are noticeably heavier for the first pressings, weighing in at around 130-150 grammes each, the later pressing typically weigh around 110-125 grammes.

 

5/. The record labels on first pressings are a deep matt black when viewed head on in daylight and slightly coarse anthracite when viewed in reflected light at an angle, later pressings have a ‘flatter’ and ‘greyer’ finish, even from head on, and even later pressings are almost a dark silvery or titanium colour with an outer ridge. Also, on Track first pressings from this era the labels on each side of the same record are usually aligned (or in the same orientation), later pressing alignment tends to be random.

 

6/. More easily noticeable on the first issue record labels is the fact that they state ‘DOUBLE ALBUM’ (Record 1 [or 2]) underneath the catalogue number at 9 o’ clock (most of the variants have the side 4 backed on to side 1 on Record 1, and side 3 backed on to side 2 on Record 2; so that is not a reliable ‘separation’ characteristic as it is on some albums).

 

7/. First Pressings have predominantly ‘1’ matrices and ‘1’ mothers with low number stampers in the vinyl run off area of each side. For example see the details of this one below. Later pressings have 2’s’, 3’s, 4’s etc occasionally mixed up with a ‘1’.

 

8/. In my opinion first pressings, as is the case with most vinyl recordings, deliver noticeably better audio in terms of clarity and ‘reality’; but this of course subjective and a matter for the individual listener.

 

9/. Last, and by no means least, the illustrated lyrics booklet which accompanied first issue albums has a LIMITED EDITION NUMBER PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER WHERE INDICATED in this case 60676. Unfortunately this is not always a reliable feature as after the Limited Edition run was finished the Record Company continued, for quite a long time, to include non-numbered books and some unscrupulous sellers have printed, or even written a number in to try and maximise the value. They can usually be spotted and this one is COMPLETELY AUTHENTIC, and in this case the stamper sequence correlates with the limited edition number.

 

10/. If an album has all of the characteristics listed 1-9 above, WHICH THIS ONE HAS , then it is a GENUINE UK FIRST ISSUE, FIRST OR VERY EARLY PRESSING.

 

The key features are listed below:

 

COMPLETE ORIGINAL UK ALBUM FIRST PRESS AND FIRST ISSUE

FIRST MATRICES, FIRST MOTHERS AND MID TERMS STAMPERS

SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT VINYLS IN FULL EXCELLENT CONDITION

STEREO RECORDING FORMAT DELIVERING SENSATIONAL AUDIO

ORIGINAL TRACK MATT BLACK ‘DOUBLE ALBUM’ TEXT LABELS

ORIGINAL E.J.D. ‘Patents pending’ LAMINATED ‘TRIPTYCH’ G/FOLD

ORIGINAL PHOTO & LYRIC BOOK LIMITED EDITION NUMBER 60676

ORIGINAL ERA SPECIFIC ANTISTATIC POLYLINED INNER SLEEVES

AN INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO FIND CLASSIC COLLECTABLE

 

Artiste(s): THE WHO, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwhistle, Keith Moon

 

Produced By: Kit Lambert

 

Disc Format & Playing Speed: 2 X 12” LP’s & 33 1/3 r.p.m.

 

Recording Format: STEREO

 

Record label: ORIGINAL MATT BLACK ‘TRACK’ LABELS WITH ‘TRACK’ LOGO IN SILVER AND SILVER TEXT, WITH ‘DOUBLE ALBUM’ AND RECORD 1, RECORD 2, TEXT

 

Catalogue Number: 613 013/4

 

Made in and first release date: Gt. BRITAIN 1969 (May)

 

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrix Record 1 side 1:    613013  A//1

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrix Record 1 side 4:    613013  B//1

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrix Record 2 side 2:    613014  A//1

Vinyl ‘run off’ matrix Record 2 side 3:    613014  B//1

* thankyou to “somemightsell_e” for his abundance of wisdom on this record - He is truly one of the greater knowledges on prog records

GRADINGS
Using 'The Rare Record Collector' guidelines

FRONT OF SLEEVE

Excellent 

BACK OF SLEEVE

Very Good 

see pics)

CORNERS AND SIDES

Very Good +

SPINE

Good

INSIDE GATEFOLD

Good (slight tear inside)

INNER SLEEVES

Excellent -

LYRIC BOOKLET

Excellent  

apart from the three sheets are not connected anymore - loose but in great condition visually

LABELS

A/1 Side

Excellent ++

B/2 Side

Excellent +

C/3 Side

Excellent + 

D/4 Side

Excellent ++

There is a little spindle wear - feint lines caused by placing of the record which are only visible in certain light

VINYL APPEARANCE

A/1 Side

Excellent ++

B/2 Side

Excellent +

C/3 Side

Excellent ++

D/4 Side

Excellent +

There are a few very light surface marks.

AUDIO QUALITY

A/1 Side

Nr MINT

B/2 Side

Nr MINT

C/3 Side

Nr MINT

D/4 Side

Excellent ++

When grading the audio quality of an LP, we listen to a sample of every track.
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