DOWNLINERS SECT The Country Sect 1965 UK 1st press COLUMBIA GLEAMING VINYL EX+
  £   87
  $   115

 


£ 87 Sold For
Apr 19, 2022 Sold Date
Apr 12, 2022 Start Date
11   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

DOWNLINERS SECT - THE COUNTRY SECT

A truly excellent plus (EX+) condition, rare and much sought after 1965 UK 1st press copy of this R&B/blues/rock/country gem with gleaming vinyl and tremendous sound quality

1965 COLUMBIA
Label number :  33SX 1745
Matrix numbers :  XAX 2872 - 1  /  XAX 2873 - 1
Stampers :  1 R  /  1 R
This is another of those records which when the stylus hits the side 1 dead wax run-in all that can be heard is silence - making it so hard to believe that this record is a 57 year old antiquity - and comes from a collector who was fastidious in the way he treated his record collection, storing each record upright and giving meticulous care and attention to each record for the lifetime of that record to date. 
Truly excellent plus (EX+) condition vinyl - weighty and completely flat with just a few wispiest of wispy paper scuff hairlines on each side - all purely superficial, only detectable with close scrutiny under a bright light and certainly nothing to impinge upon the wonderful MONO sound quality. In normal daylight both sides of the vinyl gleam, giving off a beautiful jet black sheen - so impressive for a 57 year old record!  Again, excellent plus (EX+) labels - unmarked apart from just a few small and extremely faint spindle trails on each label and with the "K T" tax code letters suitably embossed upon the side 2 label.  The Garrod & Lofthouse front-side only laminated outer sleeve remains in excellent (EX) - at least - condition. No cardboard creasing, no edge scuffing at all, each corner remaining a nicely defined right angle with absolutely minimal rubbing, no laminate lifting, the reverse side flipbacks remain in great shape with just a few light storage marks and x2 surface crinkles on the right-side flipback, and all art work, photos, and text remains beautifully intact. The only blemishes are some 1cm laminate crinkles adjacent and perpendicular to the spine and top & bottom edges (I counted 9 in total) and the odd storage/wear & tear/handling light mark - all trivial and superficial but which I have tried to include in my photos, and just the hint of a very small area of compression at the front side bottom corner...very trivial.  Superb excellent plus (EX+) MONO audio quality with no skips, jumps, repeats, clicks, background interference or crackle at all. Great tone and clarity throughout even at higher volume and frequencies.  Comes with original great condition poly-lined "EMITEX" inner sleeve with no edge splits, tears, edge fraying, age discolouration, or obvious creasing. R&B, blues, rock, folk, country...it's all here - buy it, play it, enjoy it!!
POSTAGE  (sorry for the higher prices but I'm afraid that postage costs to everywhere have just increased yet again) 

For the UK £5 using Royal Mail 1st class signed for (for items selling for more than £200 I send Royal Mail special delivery and incur the extra cost myself); 

for continental Europe £15 using Royal Mail 1st class tracked and signed for, 

and for the rest of the world £21 using Royal Mail 1st class tracked and signed for. 

I do provide posting and packaging discounts for multiple purchases. I make no profit from postage.

Note that when packing I always separate the inner sleeve and vinyl from the outer sleeve to help prevent seam splits, and insert the vinyl into a separate plain white inner sleeve in order to further protect the original. I use thick cardboard stiffeners and take great care to ensure as far as possible that these precious records reach their destination in exactly the same condition as when they leave me.

 If you require any further information, including photos, then let me know and I'll do my best to oblige. 

If this record interests you then take a look at my other listings for more 60's and 70's classic vinyl.

A bit about myself : I have been collecting UK vinyl for over 53 years from a variety of sources : my own collection, friends and family, car boot and garage sales, door-to-door leaflets, and even through placing an advert in my wife's shop window! My ebay feedback speaks for itself so rest assured that you are buying from a trusted seller and in the very unlikely event that you are unhappy with your purchase just e-mail me and I will sort out the problem. I offer a "no questions asked" refund policy. If you require any further information, including photos, then let me know and I'll do my best to oblige. There is NO RESERVE on this item. Richard 

Descriptions of any records I sell comply with the Rare Record Price Guide grading guidelines 




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