The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold As Love Orig'67 Reprise 1st Press Shrink

$

763

ORIGINAL 1st US REPRISE RECORDS RS-6281 STEREO PRESSING

THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE ~ AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE (1967)

1st PRINT GATEFOLD COVER IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP

INCREDIBLY RARE ORIGINAL MISPRINT SONG TITLE HYPE STICKER

ORIGINAL REPRISE RECORDS 1st PRINT TRI-TONE “STEAMBOAT” LOGO LABELS

VERY EARLY 1st -1A / -1B MATRIX NUMBERS

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Original very early 1st US pressing of The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 2nd studio album “Axis: Bold as Love” released by Reprise Records on December 1st, 1967. The currently listed copy contains the 1st Reprise Records design labels which were used from the moment the company was founded in 1961 until mid-1968. Pink, gold and green tri-color labels contain a black print, a steamboat drawing, “Reprise” to the right and the “RS 6281” catalog number. Original 1st print thick gatefold cover still remains in the original factory shrink wrap with the front cover containing an incredibly rare song title hype sticker at the bottom left corner underneath the shrink wrap. The 5” x 1½” sticker contains a misprint in the form of an incorrect song order, which is different from the one indicated on the album. If you slightly spread the edges of the mouth then you’ll see that the inner gatefold is printed on glossy black paper as oppose to matte paper which was used on the later pressings. The vinyl was mastered by Customatrix, a subsidiary of Columbia Records, as identified by the small “o” symbol in the runout grooves on both sides. The full matrix numbers of this true 1st  pressing are as follows: Side 1 -  30725 RS-6281-A 1-B o A8 2 1; Side 2 - 30726 RS-6281-B 1-A o A1 2. The album comes with the original Reprise Records inner sleeve with the adverts for the other Reprise releases.

 ★

The cover remaining in the original fully intact shrink wrap is in outstanding Near Mint condition, practically Mint Minus. We grade the vinyl as Excellent for Side 1 and somewhere between Excellent Plus and Near Mint Minus for Side 2. It retains its beautiful shiny factory lacquer only having a few very light non-feelable surface hairlines as well as very light scuffs from the original inner sleeve which is in Near Mint condition without having any splits or tears. The tri-tone labels are very clean and are in Near Mint condition, practically Mint Minus without having any scuffs, wear or spindle marks. The vinyl sounds amazing with just some very light occasional static which most likely will go away if the record is professionally cleaned using a VPI cleaning machine.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

We don't accept bids from the accounts created during the auction or the ones created by the blocked bidders. The buyers with a low rating, please contact us prior to placing a bid. In order to assure a safe transit and prompt delivery we prefer shipping our items with Priority Mail, it concerns the domestic shipping as well as the international. You can be sure that your purchased item(s) will be professionally packed as we don't save on the packing materials. 100% of our buyers are satisfied with our packaging. We guarantee an exact and professional description of each item. If for some reasons something escapes our attention, please let us know. Please do it before you make the decision to open a return request. We'll put our best effort into providing the best customer service. We 100% guarantee a full refund and issue a partial refund only in certain rare cases. We're a Top Rated Plus seller and an opened return request would negatively affect our seller performance. Who would like that? Opening a return request is your right, however, we're sorry but we'll have to block you and it's our right. We're not going to hide the fact that we prefer to see among our customers the intelligent, decent and kind people. If you don't possess these qualities, you won't like dealing with us. We don't list items for an auction often and when we do it's a small quantity as these items are highly collectible and very rare.

FOR INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS' CONSIDERATION

Due to the high risks involved when it comes international shipping, we’ve recently stopped sending our items with USPS First-Class Mail International and now use only USPS Priority Mail International Express. However, if your order exceeds the amount of $5000, we’ll have to ship the package with FedEx as oppose to USPS.

We don't have information concerning the existing customs regulations and policies in your country. Before placing a bid, please find out more details about it yourself. We don't take any responsibility for the length of customs clearance process. We also don't have any ability to influence the work of postal carriers abroad in any way. For this particular reason, we ship internationally only with expedited shipping service that includes signature confirmation. Our capabilities are limited to professional packing that assures a safe transit throughout the way and fastest shipping dates. After shipping the package, we don't accept any claims related to the work of postal carriers or problems related to the absence of knowledge related to the customs clearance in your country. If you have any negative experience related to the postal service and you'd like to insure the purchased item please contact us about it beforehand. Keep in mind that just like you, we’re interested in our transaction being concluded successfully but our abilities are limited to the service we describe above.