The Who - Who's Next - Rarest 1st Issue - Cat No 2408 102 - MG12888 in Runoff.

	£		28
	$		37

The Who - Who’s Next

Stereo Cat No 2408 102

Rarest 1971 Original A/1 B/2 MG12888 Matrix, 1st Pressing On Track Records, Matt Finish Black/Silver Labels, Comes In Un-laminated Single Sleeve.

True Who fanatics will spend years searching for the perfect copy of the very earliest pressing. With Who’s Next, that means an early matt-finish Track label, with "MG 12888" etched into one side of the dead wax and A//1 and either B//1 or B//2 matrixes (the master tapes are believed to be lost, so it’s unlikely better sound will ever be achieved). The earliest covers have spines that are pinched along the top and bottom edges

Who's Next has become one of the most successful albums of the early 1970’s. It has been named one of the best albums of all time by VH1 (#13) and Rolling Stone, and in 2007 it was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value. In 1999 it was the subject of a Classic Albums documentary produced by Eagle Rock Entertainment which has aired on VH1 and BBC among others entitled Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next.

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MATRIX No’s.

Side 1. 2408102 A//1

Side 2. 2408102 B // 2?420

(ULTRA RARE VARIANT with MG 12888 hand etched in the run-out grooves)

MOTHER STAMPERS:

Side 1. 11 33

Side 2. 11 35

Vinyl weight: 127g

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Comes in Original Track Un-laminated Single Sleeve.

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CONDITION

Record: Excellent

Record is in Excellent With A Glossy Sheen, Although These Is Some (Very) Light Handling Wear There are No Bad Scratches or Marks On The Vinyl, It Plays Superbly All The way Through with No Jumps, No Loud Clicks or Pops, There Is the Lightest of Light Crackle During Quiet Sections (Quiet Sections !!!), All in all an Superb Playable Copy Of This Rarest Of Early Pressings.

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Labels: Near Mint

Again in Superb Condition 1st Press Matt Labels with No Rips, Tears, Writing or other Damage, Very Little Sign Of Any Spindle Marks.

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Sleeve : VG+

1st ISSUE COVERS:

Original 1st Press covers had an undocumented ‘invisible’ catalogue number. Located on the front top left hand of this UK 'McNeil Press Ltd.' printed cover. In the clouds, on the front cover near the top of the spine on the far right side, approximately 15 mm down from the top edge, there is a camouflaged number pre-faced by two letters. Similar to computer concealed digits and letters, the catalogue number 'DL 33789' is embedded into the print. Dating the cover between 1971 and 1974, this catalogue number is often hard to see at all, especially on worn copies.

Original “McNeil Press Ltd” Matt Finish Single Sleeve, In Excellent Condition with A Good Clear “Pinched” Spine And Virtually No Edge Wear, The Only issue Being An Indentation On The Front cover. (See Pictures)

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Inner Sleeve

The Original Poly-Lined Die-Cut Inner Sleeve Is In Excellent condition, With No Splits, Tears, Writing or Any Other Damage.

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ALTHOUGH THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY STORED FOR MANY YEARS I RECOMMEND THAT IT IS CLEANED BEFORE PLAYING.

I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN IT MYSELF AS I KNOW MOST COLLECTORS HAVE THERE OWN PREFERRED METHODS.

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