The Who LIVE AT LEEDS UK LP 1ST RARE BLACK STAMP NM

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THE WHO - LIVE AT LEEDS

IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE RARE 1ST ISSUE BLACK STAMPED!!! SLEEVE

ALL 12 ORIGINAL!!! FIRST ISSUE INSERTS

• CATALOGUE:TRACK 2406-001 
• MATRIX: 2406001  A-1  1 1/ B-1  1 
• ABSOLUTE FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
• A FIRST PRESS MUST BE A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC AND MUST HAVE A1 B1 WITH 11 FOLLOWING EACH LETTER AND NUMBER

THIS BLACK STAMPED SLEEVE IS THE RAREST OF THE LIVE AT LEEDS COVERS. RELEASED PRIOR TO THE RED AND BLUE STAMPED SLEEVES, IT NUMBERS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED BEFORE BEING REPLACED WITH THE MORE COMMON ONES. FINDING A BLACK STAMPED SLEEVE IS BECOMING HARDER BY THE YEARS AS COLLECTORS SNAFFLE THEM UP FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL COLLECTIONS.

HERE THEN IS A GENUINE 1ST ISSUE BLACK STAMPED SLEEVE, COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE 1ST ISSUE INSERTS (THERE IS A DIFFERENCE- SEE BELOW)

THE 12 INSERTS!!

THERE ARE CONFLICTING STORIES ABOUT WHETHER THE PAPER USED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE INSERTS WAS THIN TYPEWRITER PAPER, OR THICKER NORMAL PAPER, AND TO BE HONEST I AM NOT 100% SURE EITHER WAY, BECAUSE I HAVE IN THE PAST SOLD BLACK STAMPED ISSUES WITH BOTH TYPES OF PAPER INCLUDED, AND YES I KNOW THAT INSERTS CAN BE SWAPPED, BUT IN BOTH PREVIOUS CASES I WAS ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THEY HAD NOT BEEN EXCHANGED.

IT IS REASONABLE TO SUGGEST THAT THINNER PAPER WAS ORIGINALLY USED AND AS THEY REISSUED THE INSERTS FOR THE RED AND BLUE PRESSES, THAT THICKER PAPER WHICH WAS FAR MORE COMMON WAS USED. AS I SAY IT IS REASONABLE TO SUGGEST THAT.

HOWEVER WHAT I ABSOLUTELY KNOW TO BE TRUE IS THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE 12 HAVE BLUE BALL PEN TEXT AND SIGNATURES, AND LATER REISSUES WERE DONE IN BLACK ONLY AS THEY WERE COPIED ON BLACK COPIERS AND NOT COLOUR ONES. SO HERE THEN IS THE CONTRADICTION: I HAVE HAD BOTH THIN AND THICKER PAPER INSERTS WITH THE BLUE BIRO ON THEM. THIS OF COURSE TOTALLY CHALLENGES THE THIN PAPER FIRST IDEA.

ANYWAY THIS SET HAS THE THIN PAPER SET OF INSERTS AND I WILL NOW DETAIL EXACTLY WHAT THESE INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF PAPER SHOULD LOOK LIKE. I HAVE ALSO PHOTO'D A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE INSERTS AND PLACED IT NEXT TO A LATER ISSUE. THE 1ST ISSUE IS ALWAYS ON THE LEFT!! (SEE THOSE PICTURES)

THE MARQUEE POSTER:- THIS MUST BE PRINTED ON SEMI GLOSSY PAPER WITH A TEXTURED REAR SURFACE. THE PICTURE SHOULD BE SEMI GLOSSY, AND NOT EITHER MATT OR REALLY SHINY, AND ONLY A FIRST ISSUE POSTER WILL HAVE 'TUESDAYS AT THE MARQUEE' ALL LATER PRESSES HAD THE TRACK LOGO AND THE TEXT ' LIVE AT LEEDS' (SEE THE PICTURES)

NEW ACTION LTD:- THE RED TEXT MUST LOOK LIKE A FELT TIPPED PEN HAS COMPLETED THE LIST AND NOT A PRINTED COPY, AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THE 'ACTION' TEXT MUST BE IN GREY, AND THERE MUST BE A FOLD CREASE LINE ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE SHEET.

THE HIGH NUMBERS:- MUST BE PRINTED ON THIN YELLOW PAPER, AND THE PAGE MUST HAVE FOLDED CREASE LINE ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

THE MARQUEE CLUB PAYMENTS SHEET:- THIS MUST HAVE BLUE BIRO ON ALL OF THE WRITING AND LOOK LIKE IT IS BIRO, NOT BLACK AND OBVIOUSLY COPIED

KINGS AGENCY LIMITED:- AGAIN HERE WE HAVE A PIECE OF PAPER WHERE THE SIGNATURE OF BARRY PERKINS MUST BE IN BLUE BIRO NOT BLACK AND COPIED.

PREMIER TALENTS INC:- THIS MUST BE PRINTED ON THIN YELLOW PAPER AND THE TYPEFACE MUST LOOK LIKE A TYPEWRITER HAS PRODUCED IT NOT A PRINTER

NOTICE BEFORE PROCEEDINGS:- THIS SMALL SHEET OF PAPER MUST HAVE BEEN PRINTED IN A NAVY BLUE INK, WITH THE BLACK HANDWRITING LOOKING LIKE BIRO AND NOT BLACK PHOTOCOPIED

DELIVERY NOTE:-LIGHTLY TEXTURED PAPER AND THE TYPEFACE SHOULD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON A TYPEWRITER NOT PRINTED.

MY GENERATION LYRICS:-AGAIN SHOULD LOOK LIKE IT'S BEEN TYPED AND NOT PRINTED, AND THE PENCIL HANDWRITING HAS TO LOOK LIKE IT WAS DONE BY A PENCIL.

EMI RECORDS LTD LETTER:- MUST BE PRINTED ON A SLIGHTLY OFF WHITE MATT PAPER, NOT A EMI GLOSSY WHITE PAPER WHICH IS ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE FIRST ISSUE.

THE PHOTOCARD:-1ST ISSUES PRINTED ON A SEMI GLOSSY PAPER, LATER ONES ON MATT. 1ST ISSUES LIGHTER WITH MORE DETAIL, LATER ONES DARKER AND LESS CLEAR.

GUITAR OVERHEAD PICTURE:- THIS ONE I DON'T HAVE A COMPARISON PICTURE, BUT A FIRST ISSUE MUST HAVE CREASE FOLD IN THE MIDDLE, AND THE DETAIL OF THIE PICTURE IS SHARPER THAN LATER ISSUES. ALSO I BELIEVE THAT THERE WERE A FEW THAT HAD BLUE PEN HANDWRITING ON THE BACK, BUT MOST WERE BLACK LIKE THIS ONE. ALSO THE 1ST ISSUE WAS ON A THINNER MATT PAPER

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT. THE WHITE IS PURE WHITE AND TOTALLY UNSOILED. THE BLUE TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO TOTALLY UNWORN, AND THE BASE WHITE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO IT. A CLOSE EXAMINATION AROUND THE HOLE SHOWS 4-5 SPIDER LINES BARELY VISIBLE INDICATING THAT THE RECORD HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED

THE LABEL ALSO STATES 'CRACKLING NOISES OK, DO NOT CORRECT' MORE ABOUT THAT BELOW

THE VINYL

THE DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS BRILLIANT. UNDER NORMAL LIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE DISC,AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN SOME VERY WISPY HAIRLINES THAT ARE TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL, AND ONE SMALL HANDLING MARK

THIS INFORMATION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TAKE NOTICE OF WHEN YOU CONSIDER HOW THE LP ACTUALLY PLAYS AND THE FACT THAT CRACKLES AND POPS HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE ACTUAL MIX OF THIS ALBUM

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ABID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS LP WAS RECORDED WITH CLICKING NOISES AND BACKGROUND CRACKLE IN IT AND IT WAS DECIDED TO LEAVE IT IN THE MIX IN ORDER TO ADD AUTHENTICITY TO THE 'BOOTLEG' STYLE OF THE LP.

IN A PREVIOUS ISSUE OF RECORD COLLECTOR  THIS FOLLOWING SNIPPET APPEARS REGARDING THE QUALITY OF THE RECORDING :

THE RECORDING WAS NOT WITHOUT IT'S PROBLEMS. PETE WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH PYE'S UNIT OR ENGINEERS. "THEY DID A TERRIBLE JOB ON THE RECORDING, THEY F***ED IT UP INCREDIBLY. THEY GOT CRACKLES ALL THROUGH THE RECORDING, BUT I'M GOING TO PUT IT OUT ANYWAY" HE TOLD ROLLING STONE AT THE TIME. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE FAMOUS' CRACKLING NOISES OK-DO NOT CORRECT' STATEMENT THAT APPEARS ON THE LABEL

THIS HAS SOMEWHAT DERAILED HOW I NORMALLY LIST THE QUALITY OF THE SOUND. WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT THE RECORDING IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND WITHOUT DISTORTION, AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT MEANING THAT WHAT IS IN THE TRACK IN MOST CASES HAS BEEN RECORDED THERE. THERE ARE ONE OR TWO TICS AND POPS THAT I BELIEVE ARE NOT PART OF THIS ORIGINAL RECORDING, BUT I HAVE EVERYTHING FOR YOU TO MAKE THE JUDGEMENT CALL

THERE IS CERTAINLY NO SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLES WHICH IS DUE TO THE SUPERB CONDITION OF THE VINYL, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED PLAIN CARD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS NOTORIOUS FOR STAINING BADLY AS IT WAS MADE OF THE CHEAPEST MOST POROUS CARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE A CHEAP BOOTLEG LP. ON THAT COUNT A MARVELLOUS JOB WAS DONE, BUT IT HAS LIMITED THE NUMBER OF GREAT SLEEVES AROUND.

THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF THIS LP RELEASED IN MAY 1970 HAD THE LIMITED BLACK STAMP ON THE FRONT COVER TOP RIGHT. FAR MORE COMMON IS THE RED OR BLUE STAMPED ISSUES WHICH BEGAIN APPEARING VERY VERY SHORTLY AFTER AND STILL HAVE THE A1/B1 LP INSIDE BUT NOT THE BLACK STAMP. ACTUALLY SOME HYBRID COPIES EXIST WITH THE RED OR BLUE STAMP ON THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE AND THE BLACK TEXT ON THE LEFT POCKET ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE ON THIS RARE COPY IS CERATINLY NOT WHAT YOU WOULD CALL PRISTINE, BUT IT'S NOT TRASHED EITHER. THE BLACK STAMP HAS A COUPLE OF SMALL STAINS. ONE ON THE WORD 'THE' AND THE OTHER ON THE 'I AND V' OF 'LIVE'

THERE IS A LIGHT BROWNING TO THE PERIMITER EDGES. AND SOME LIGHT AND SMALL LINES ALSO AROUND THE EDGES. THE STAPLE ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE HAS NOT RUSTED LIKE SOME, AND IS NOT LOOSE AT ALL

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT WITH THE LIGHT BROWNING TO THE PERIMITER EDGES, AND SOME TINY LINES

THE SPINE IS UNSPLIT BUT A LITTLE FLAKY WITH A SMALL CHIP OUT OF THE VERY TOP TIP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN INNER SURFACE WITH THE TWO POCKETS MADE BY A LARGE FLAP OF CARD TURNED UP AND STAPLED AT THE EDGES TO FORM THESE HOLDERS FOR THE LP AND THE INSERTS. THE LEFT HAND PANEL HAS THE TRACK RECORD LOGO AND DETAILS OF THE STEREO RECORD, ALONG WITH THE GRAPHREAKS TEXT AND THE MACNEILL PRESS TEXT.

THE INSERTS ARE ALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AT LEASED AND ARE HOUSED IN A GREASEPROOF PAPER ENVELOPE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB NEAR MINT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNCREASED

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY