The Who - Sell Out – (1960’s, Rock, LP, 12”, MONO, 33RPM) - 1st pressing - 1967

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The Who - Sell Out – (1960’s, Rock, LP, 12”, MONO) - 1st pressing - 1967

Band: The Who

Album Title: The Who Sell Out

Version: First UK mono pressing in a fully laminated cover

Producer(s): Kit Lambert

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Armenia City In The Skies / Heinz Baked Beans / Mary Anne With The Shaky Hands / Odorono / Tattoo / Our Love Was, Is / I Can See For Miles

Side 2: I Can't Reach You / Medac / Relax / Silas Stingy / Sunrise / Rael (1 And 2)

Label/Format: Track Records – original with black background & silver ‘T’.

Label Conditions: Both clean, fresh and attractive with light, mainly quite fine spindle marks with modest visibility.

Cat Number: 612 002

Mode / Speed: MONO / 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, even ‘budget’ decks.

Country of Manufacture: England

Original Year of Release: 1967

Musicians: Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, Pete Townshend - lead guitar, vocals, John Entwistle - bass guitar, vocals, Keith Moon - drums

Brief Info: The Who Sell Out – a concept album like an offshore radio station, complete with humorous jingles and commercials. It included a mini rock opera called "Rael" (whose closing theme ended up on Tommy) and The Who's biggest US single, "I Can See for Miles".

Outside Cover Front: The front, with its iconic ‘baked bean’ image remains a classic. The only hints of wear are a slight crease to the bottom right hand corner and a minor bur on the top right hand corner. The colours are strong, rich and with clear definition.

Outside Cover Back: The back is immaculate. With no ring wear, this is quite an unusual sight.

Spine and Text: Solid and quite straight with virtually no compression. The spinal text is clear (and for 40 years +) easy to read. Further text reads ‘Track 612.002’, which is printed clearly.

Corners: Moderate rubbing to all, good shape is retained.

The Inner Sleeve: original outer paper with polythene inner. There is evidence of natural discolouration over the years and creasing.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT: a fine visual copy that is clean, shiny, intense black and solidly pressed. There are some mainly light surface marks but NO penetrating scratches, hence no pops or significant clicks heard. Visually a splendid record that should please many a collector.

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 phenomenal Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This 1960’s record plays mostly above it’s visual grading with little to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds are mainly light and infrequent, the odd trace on the quiet passage here and there, enough to remind it is a record being played, not a clinical digital format.

Equipment Used for Play-Grading: I now play-grade ALL the records I offer (unless clearly stated to the contrary) on the following equipment:

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 Terrarium Black 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.

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.