Who / Who's Next / 1971 US 1st Press Decca LP / EX/EX+ / See Hi-Rez Photos
  $   76

 


$ 76 Sold For
Jul 15, 2016 Sold Date
Jul 8, 2016 Start Date
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FROM THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION:
THE WHO / "WHO'S NEXT"

  • 1971 US 1st press Decca LP 
  • Matrices: MG7-12888-W1-2 & 7-MG 12889-W1 X [hand etched]
  • Earliest -W1 Matrices Cut From Master Tapes
  • Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
  • See this LP in HIGH-RESOLUTION photos

Who Mastered Who's Next (And Why It Matters)
Conventional wisdom has it that classic Who sounds best on Track Record pressings. However, conventional wisdom doesn't apply to Who's Next because it was mastered by Doug Sax using the master tapes at The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles. Stampers made from the master tapes were then used on the very 1st Decca pressing.

This very 1st Decca pressing with both sides having "W1" in the matrix was pressed on the West Coast and cut from the original master tapes by Doug Sax.  The 1st Track pressing also used the Decca stamper with the hand-etched "MG 12888" for Side 1, but did not use the Decca stamper for Side 2.  

Read more about how this incredible album was cut, its various pressings, and why the Decca 1st pressing sounds so damn good at the Steve Hoffman Music Forums: http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/the-who-whos-next-vinyl-my-pet-theory.104005/


CONDITION

DISC: This US 1st pressing LP is visually in EXCELLENT condition. Both sides show full gloss, with scattered hairlines and a few light surface scratches. Both Decca labels show no spindle trails.

See the labels in high resolution:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/zx32kj4edi5m17u/Who%27s%20Next%20%5BUS%5D%20labels.jpg?dl=0


COVER: The cover is still in its original shrink wrap and is in EXCELLENT+ condition, with some minor wear near the opening. You will be hard pressed to find a better example.

See the cover in high resolution:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2z81odtmkd7za3o/Who%27s%20Next%20%5BUS%5D%20covers.jpg?dl=0


INNER SLEEVE: The original die-cut paper sleeve is in EXCELLENT condition, with minor storage wear and age-toning, but no seam splits.


                                                                                                                                           


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LPs listed are part of a fantastic collection of UK and US 1st pressings from rock icons.
Select LPs are Holy Grail examples from an artist’s oeuvre for the completist collector.
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GRADING INFORMATION
  • I grade conservatively. MINT is a sealed LP; NEAR MINT is an open LP/cover
    with virtually no signs of use/wear; EXCELLENT is a well-looked-after LP/cover
    with light signs of use/wear; VERY GOOD+ is an LP/cover with average signs of
    use/wear but is not trashed.
  • I use unforgiving sunlight and incandescent light to visually grade each LP.
  • I don’t make unverifiable claims as to how many plays a non-sealed LP has had.
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