Creedence Clearwater Revival CCR BAYOU COUNTRY UK MINT-

	£		51
	$		68

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL -BAYOU COUNTRY

IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT  CONDITION

ORIGINAL 1969 UK BLUE LIBERTY LABEL

• CATALOGUE:LBS83261
• MATRIX:LBS83261 A//1 420 1 1 /  B//1  420 1 1
• first press indicators must have the 1 1 after 420

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL AMAZINGLY RECORDED AND RELEASED 6 ALBUMS WITHIN A 2 YEAR SPAN FROM 1968-1970. IN FACT HERE IN THE UK THERE WERE 4 RELEASES IN 1969 WITH THE DEBUT ALBUM (RECORDED IN 1968) NOT ACTUALLY RELEASED IN THE UK UNTIL 1969, WHICH IS WHY IT IS 69 STAMPED ON THE LABEL.

THIS IS THE SECOND ALBUM

THE RECORD

 IT IS ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSES OF THE 1969 CCR ALBUMS THAT YOU WILL FIND ON THE RARE BLUE LIBERTY LABEL, ALL THE REISSUES WERE ON THE BLACK BLABEL

THE LABELS

THE 2 SHADES OF BLUE ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST TWO MINISCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND EVEN THIS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT UNDER A LIGHT, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 41 YEARS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.

AS I PLACED THE DISC ONTO MY TURNTABLE I COULD HEAR THE SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL STILL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING AGAIN WHY THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED!!!

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SPOTLESS MINT CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE.IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

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 FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

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

THE SUPERB 1ST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS LOUD AND MAGNIFICENT. NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER.

THE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTIONIS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAN, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND AND JUST THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF VERY MILD STATIC IN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPOTS.

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT AS ARE THE RUN INS AND RUN OUTS, AND I ONLY HEARD AT THE MOST THREE TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

FOR ME THIS GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE

BUT PLEASE DONT JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

ALL YOU WILL HEAR IS THE UNBLEMISHED STEREO REPRODUCTION

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED MACNEILL SINGLE SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY FOLDS OR BENS, AND NO DINGS TO ANY OF THE CORNERS.

THERE IS A SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT DOWN SOME OF THE SPINE, AND A TINY THUMB LINE COSE TO THE OPENING EDGE. ALSO FIVE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, MOST OF WHICH ARE HIDDEN BY THE LAMINATE LIFT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED

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THE SPINE IS AMAZINGLY FLAT AND CLEAN, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB TO FINGERS SQUASHES. IT HAS THE TAPERED ENDS AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PROPERLY AFFIXED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP WAS PLUCKED FROM THE SLEEVE ONCE OR TWICE.

THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN IS FULLY LAMINATED AND IN NEAR UNBLEMISHED CONDITION. THERE 3-4 TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND AGAIN A SMALL PATCH OF LAMINATE LIFT NEAR THE BOTTOM

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT IS IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND UNSPLIT. IT IS STILL PURE WHITE ALL OVER

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY