THE WHO Tommy UK TRACK with BOOKLET and 2 N/M LPs

	£		18
	$		24

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Artist or Band: THE WHO

Album Title: Tommy.

Producer(s): Kit Lambert.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Overture; It’s a Boy; 1921; Amazing Journey; Sparks; Eyesight for the Blind.

Side 2: Christmas; Cousin Kevin; The Acid Quee; Underture.

Side 3: Do You Think It’s Alright?; Fiddle About; Pinball Wizard; There’s a Doctor; Go to the Mirror!; Tommy Can You Hear Me?; Smash the Mirror; Sensation.

Side 4: Miracle Cure; Sally Simpson; I’m Free; Welcome; Tommy’s Holiday Camp; We’re Not Gonna Take It.

Label/Format: Track (Please see my label scan).

Label Conditions: All four clean, fresh and attractive. Any spindle marks are few, fine, light and faint and show little. Another quality record that has hardly been played.

Cat Number: 2657002.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of these Records: 125 / 130 grams. Average for this issue.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Moderate. This is a 1970s issue with the matt cover that still includes the booklet insert. First issues has a laminated cover, these are more elusive and difficult to find in fine condition.

Original Year of Release: 1969

Matrix Nos: 613013 A // 2 420 1 2 1 8 & 2406007 B 613014 A // 3 420 05 1 1 1 2 & 2406008 A 613014 B // 3 420 05 1 1 5 & 2406008 *B 613013 613013 B // 3 420 05 1 2 5 [side one backs side 4]

Musicians: Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica, tambourine; Pete Townshend – guitars, banjo, keyboards, lead vocals; John Entwistle – bass guitar, French horn, lead vocals on ‘Cousin Kevin’ and ‘Fiddle About’, backing vocals; Keith Moon – drums, percussion, backing vocals.

Brief Info: All interested music fans and collectors will know all about this album already suffice to state it’s one of the greatest albums ever made. An early concept album about the deaf, dumb and blind boy and his rise to superstardon after being miraculously cured. It never fails to amaze me how four young artists could write, issue and perform an album of this calibre in such a short time. Originally a beat group and then so quickly developing into virtuoso rock musicians and writing a complex and groundbreaking concept album of the highest quality imaginable. This album has more than stood the test of time and was soon made into a Ken Russell movie. Hard to believe this was written and issued way back in 1969. Although not a first issue, this is still a super copy and it includes an impressive and little worn cover, booklet and two records that offer superb sound throughout. Never an easy one, the cover especially is so often seen worn, damaged and aged. The records played to surrender – this was a very popular album and the book missing or torn. This is a great copy for those who want well-looked-after, minimal wear and great quality sound.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(+): and arguably better still. An unlaminated double gatefold format with matt, smooth surfaces. Printed and made in England by Ernest J. Day. Includes the book insert.

Cover Front: A very impressive front with little to fault. Clean, fresh and attractive with barely any rubbing, marks of creasing at all. These still early ‘Day’ non-laminated covers are seldom seen so devoid of wear.

Cover Back: All very similar again – slight hint of a top corner crease but very mild indeed. The lack of ringwear is always great news and somewhat unusual.

Cover The Inner ‘Back’: Practically as made.

Cover Inner Gatefold: The three innermost faces are also practically unworn with any marks or blemishes tiny, few and faint. The fragile and vulnerable inner entrance for one of the records is pristine. So many of these get slices by the record on entry and exit and again, never easy to find this area as made.

Top Edges: Minimal traces of thickening and any burring to the thin edges are light and very modest.

Bottom Edges: A little thickening is difficult to avoid on these traditional storage edges. Again minimal burring and still generally neat and tidy.

Right Edge(s), and Type: The back edge has an opening so one record or the book can be stored here. This is very fragile and delicate and only with care over the years does this remain neat and undamaged as per here. Clean, sharp with barely any wear and guaranteed untrimmed. The other edge here is sealed with a neat, barely worn edge.

Spine and Text: A very fragile and under-strength spine that has to take a fair degree of strain to support this cover. This one has little compression and no crushing and still stands quite erect with no creasing to the surface that shows little wear. No text printed on this one and the design is very neat and intact. The bottom fold had opened a little to show a white line, that will rarely be avoided as a bare minimum, the top fold is still very neat with hardlly any wear at all.

Corners: All corners are very neat and retain fine shape with minimal wear, given the uncompromising build of this famous but delicate cover, all are in great shape with minimal traces of creasing or rubbing.

Cover Summary: One of the best non-laminates I have seen for some time. Beautifully designed but fragile, only a small percentage of these will survive like this and few will better overall. This will please many, if not most collectors.

The Inner Sleeves: EXCELLENT(++): both in superb condition and hardly aged at all. The window circles are neat and crisp and all edges unsplit with no repairs and hardly a crease to be seen. A near mirror-image pair that emphasise just how little these records have been removed.

The Book: MINT(-): this has the limited edition number text but no number. A 12-page full colour libretto for this groundbreaking rock opera, this has little to fault and is little short of as made. Clearly hardly even handled and again exceptional for a part that was made to be. All pages solidly attached together, clean, fresh with no creasing and all edges crisp and sharp.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: MINT(-): a superb visual pair that are very clean, shiny, jet black and quite solidly pressed. A pair hardly even played on all the evidence and both discs are exceptional. Any surface traces are tiny, few and very faint and this set looks hardly even run-in in vinyl terms. Visually super records that should please most-all collectors again.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: Both records play up to their high visual grading with practically nothing to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is truly astonishing and a masterwork of production with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Moon’s drums at times are thunderous and have real clout, a real high fidelity recording that still sounds unaged. Any surface sounds barely even registered and no pops or clicks were noted. This is an exceptional clean pressing for a fairly difficult album. Tracking is effortless and easy with no problems whatsoever. Few copies will outperform this quality Track pressing I feel sure. I am certain both records have been played very lightly and have been clearly well stored and carefully handled, almost certainly in a non-smoking environment. I wonder how many very first issues can say the same? Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading these impressive records. This set will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Rondo Red moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Nait 5i with Project USB phono stage and Chord interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with QED Silver terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand based on over 7,000+ items sold in nearly 10 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffeners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 3 or 4 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). I will not respond to questions on shipping costs as all the details are included here and on ALL of my adverts. Details below:

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please as me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of FOUR days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site and they take the Ebay consequences (a strike or removal from the system). Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£46 maximum]) = £10. (Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £3 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£46 maximum]) = £14. Add £4 per extra LP. (Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.