BYRDS - Notorious Byrd Brothers LP - First press US Columbia 360 sound - superb

	£		18
	$		23

BYRDS - Notorious Byrd Brothers LP 1st press US Columbia 360 sound

These records are all from my personal collection built up over almost 50 years. Some were bought new, others pre-owned so condition will vary. Please do read and understand the detailed description which is my honest personal assessment - you can always check how good or bad that is by checking my feedback. My attempt at grading is based on the commonly used Record Collector grading system. Questions are welcome if anything is unclear. Happy bidding.

This listing is for a copy of the Byrds' 1967 masterpiece.

The Byrds
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
US Columbia two eye 360 sound label
1968
Cat Number: CS 9575
Mode: Stereo

The Album:
Stunningly good album from the Byrds. I'm biased as they were probably my favourite group at the time, but there's no denying that this is a classic, an almost seamless blend of folk rock, electronic effects, psychedelia and country. It's amazing that it ever got off the ground as they lost Michael Clarke and sacked David Crosby during the recording sessions. And yet what they ended up with was one of the greatest albums ever made. This is an original US pressing in superb condition.

Condition:
Cover: Single unlaminated sleeve is in remarkably good condition considering what it is - one of those notoriously vulnerable US produced heavy card sleeves of the late 60's. This is one of the best examples of a US sleeve I have had - it is solid and intact with just some light wear to the top and bottom edges. The spine is strong and well formed, text is all clearly legible. It also has a contemporary US Columbia advertising sleeve, in very good order apart from a repaired short seam split to the lower edge.
Labels: Columbia red 'two eye' 360 sound labels are bright and clean. A handful of light spindle marks, no writing or stickers. Excellent
Vinyl: Lovely looking vinyl with just the customary faint paper scrapes, no nasty marks. It plays excellently right through (I could not resist playing the whole thing).

Overall:
A really nice copy of this album - I'd guess that this might be professionally graded at (cover / vinyl) VG+ / EX

Terms:
Please note that I try to test-play at least part of each record before listing. I just played all of this one, but if you do discover a problem which I might have missed, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will do all I can to rectify the situation.

Postage: Current UK internal weight ranges allow two or three LPs to be posted first class for the same cost as one. Second class charges can currently cover 5 or 6 albums but for 4-6 I'll use a second mailer. Approximate prices for normal postage with new custom packaging -

UK £3-69 first class for up to 1kg (1,2 or 3 average weight LPs), £3-19 second class for 1 - 3 or £3-58 for 4 - 6 LP's. Double LP's count as two

Rest of world £8.09 + £2.70 each additional item

These amounts include estimated actual Royal Mail cost for first class or air mail, plus 39p for cost of packaging material (a brand new custom mailer with stiffener).

International bidders welcome, but postage to some locations will be handled by the eBay global shipping program - unfortunately I have no control over the onward shipping cost, just the UK leg which will cost as above.

I'm happy to hold records for a short while if you wish to bid on more and combine shipment, but it helps if you can let me know particularly when bidding on items separated by a few days.

Losses: Royal Mail maximum compensation is £20 unless items are signed-for. Compensation on signed-for shipments is up to £50. 

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The time has come to sell my whole vinyl collection as I know it won't be appreciated by my daughter or grandchildren, so I'm shifting it myself and hope I find good homes for it. Listed items are selected at random so there should be a decent if not particularly logical mix coming up over the next few months if you keep an eye on my other items now and in the future.