GENESIS:"FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION"1969 DECCA"UNBOXED"MONO+1B/1B MATRIXES+INNER

	£		2,350
	$		3,114

ATTENTION GENESIS,PROGRESSIVE ROCK AND SERIOUSLY RARE 1960s ROCK LP COLLECTORS!       HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 DECCA LABELS MONO 1ST EDITION OF THE VERY FIRST GENESIS ALBUM: "FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION" WHICH HAD VERY LITTLE ATTENTION OR SALES IN 1969 FAILING TO CHART IN THE UK OR THE USA TOP 100. DUE TO IT'S TITLE AND RATHER "BIBLE" LIKE PACKAGING WITH NO GROUP PHOTO OR SLEEVE NOTES,THE MAJORITY OF CASUAL BROWSERS WOULD HAVE DISMISSED IT AS A RELIGIOUS ALBUM OR EVEN A SPOKEN WORD ALBUM AND OF COURSE THERE WERE SO MANY PROG.ROCK ALBUMS BEING ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 1960s,MOST WITH FAR MORE EYE CATCHING COVERS-IT IS NO WONDER THIS ONE WAS OVERLOOKED DESPITE YEARS LATER BEING REGARDED AS ONE OF THE BEST OF THE ERA! HARDLY ANY COPIES SOLD IN MONO OR STEREO FORMATS BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FEW COPIES THAT DID SELL WERE IN STEREO! ESTIMATES ON JUST HOW MANY COPIES SOLD IN MONO VARY-IN 1969 MOST SHOPS WERE STARTING TO STOP STOCKING MONO LPs-OBTAINING THEM TO SPECIAL ORDER ONLY BUT ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN-HARDLY ANY COPIES SURVIVE IN 2014 ESPECIALLY AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE WHICH HAS NOT HAD MANY PLAYS WITH IN DEPTH GRADING BELOW! THIS COPY HAS FANTASTIC SOUND WITH THE "PHASING" EFFECTS AND BASS SOUNDING TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO THE STEREO MIXES. ISSUED IN SOLID MONO AT A TIME WHEN MOST FANS HAD SWITCHED TO STEREO AS IN 1969 EVEN THE MOST BASIC NEWER MONO RECORD PLAYERS COULD SAFELY PLAY STEREO RECORDS WITH USUALLY ONLY THOSE WITH OLDER AND HEAVIER EQUIPMENT STILL BUYING THE MONO EDITIONS! HARDLY ANY SURFACE CRACKLE EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS AND OF UPGRADER STANDARD FOR YOUR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION STRICTLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT+++ CONDITION! LOVELY SHINY SURFACES-CLEARLY A COPY THAT HAS NOT HAD MUCH USE SINCE 1969 STORED IN A CUPBOARD AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT FOR NEARLY 45 YEARS-THE PREVIOUS OWNER ONLY RECALLING PLAYING IT 3 OR 4 TIMES!! WOW!!   THIS MUST BE CORRECT AS HAVING LISTENED TO THOUSANDS OF LPs FROM THIS ERA OVER THE YEARS,EVEN THE MOST CARED FOR TEND TO HAVE THAT SLIGHT FAINT CRACKLE AND ODD SURFACE PATCHES.ALTHOUGH THERE ARE JUST A FEW VERY MINOR THINGS TO MENTION(READ ON!),MOST OF THE TIME,THE GROOVES ARE VERY QUIET INDEED WHICH IS REMARKABLE AS THERE ARE MANY SOFT PASSAGES IN THE MUSIC!

SO HAVING PLAYED IT THREE TIMES>>>>>>>>>>>

THERE ARE JUST SOME VERY FAINT/LIGHT VISUAL SURFACE MARKS IN VERY STRONG LIGHT ON SIDE 2.I HEARD 3 OR 4 ISOLATED "POPS" ON EACH SIDE(NOT LOUD THUDDING CLICKS) AND SOME VERY SLIGHT SURFACE CRACKLE AT THE START OF EACH SIDE AT HIGH VOLUME BUT THAT IS VERY MINIMAL AND ONLY HEARD AT VERY HIGH VOLUME! AMAZINGLY QUIET SURFACES IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS AND AT FADE OUTS! A VERY STRICT EXCELLENT++++CONDITION-MOST OF THE DISC SOUNDING NEARER TO MINT AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH THE GREAT 1960s DECCA PRESSINGS AND MOST WOULD HAPPILY STATE NEAR MINT! THERE IS NO NASTY DISTORTION AS PRESENT ON MOST COPIES AND NATURALLY NO STICKS OR JUMPS AS OFTEN THE CASE.

FANTASTIC SOUND THAT ONLY DECCA COULD PRODUCE IN THE LATE 1960s! 

UK PRESSED 1969 DECCA LK 4990 WITH THE EARLIEST "UNBOXED" LABELS-MOST COPIES THAT TURN UP ARE LATER REPRESSINGS WITH BOXED LOGO LABELS AS WELL AS EVEN LATER REPRESSINGS HAVING "BOXED LOGO" LABELS.THERE IS ALSO THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE  P-1B/P-1B MATRIXES-VERY HARD TO FIND  IN ANY CONDITION-MOST ARE LATER ONES!  THIS COPY IS WITHIN THE VERY FIRST FEW WEEKS OF ISSUE-PROBABLY BOUGHT IN IT'S FIRST WEEK OF ISSUE! A GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSED MONO EDITION. THE LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN-NO SPINDLE WEAR-JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINE TRACES FROM THE SIDE 2 LABEL HOLE. THERE IS NO WRITING,NO FADING,NO STAINING,NO MARKINGS etc.PLEASE SEE ALL OF MY PHOTOS TO SEE THE VIBRANT PRINT. THEY HAVE A LOVELY SHEEN TO THEM WITH SHARP PRINT.I AIM TO TAKE GOOD,HONEST PHOTOS WITH NO "TOUCHING UP".WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU WILL BE BIDDING FOR! GOOD LUCK! .

THE DISC HAS VERY THICK AND 100% FLAT VINYL. THE DISC HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED AND VERY WELL CARED FOR BY ONE OWNER IN 45 YEARS!  PLEASE CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR STRICT GRADING REPORTS ON MANY RARE 1960s ALBUMS!  UNLIKE OTHER SELLERS, I PLAY ALL MY EBAY ITEMS USUALLY TWICE THROUGH TO ENSURE REALISTIC GRADINGS.THREE TIMES FOR THIS AWESOME AND MEGA-RARE BEAUTY!   PLEASE BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE. HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT RED MONO INNER SLEEVE WITH NO SPLITS,WRITING OR REPAIRS. THIS ONE HAS THE "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" CREDIT DENOTING ONE OF THE FIRST EVER MADE FOR THIS LP AND UK "PATENT NUMBER" CREDIT!  THE LAMINATED FRONT COVER HAS THE SHORT LIVED DIE CUT MONO/STEREO HOLE AT THE BACK WHICH WAS ENDED AT THE END OF 1970 WHEN THE MONO PRESSINGS ENDED! NOTE THE UK PATENT APPLICATIONS NUMBER ON THE COVER-NOT SEEN ON LATER REPRINTS OF THIS COVER! THERE ARE SOME  EDGE CREASES AND SOME SLIGHT RING WEAR AND SURFACE STAINING BUT THERE IS NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS. 

THERE ARE EASY TO READ SPINE DETAILS.

VERY PRESENTABLE INDEED!

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO INSERT WITH THIS LP-ONLY THE VERY EARLIEST ISSUE HAD ONE BUT THE DISC INSIDE IS EXCEPTIONAL.YOU MAY WAIT YEARS TO EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO BID ON ONE AGAIN SO DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.

A LOW AND INSANE BUT REALISTIC £40 STARTING PRICE TO GET THE INTEREST GOING WITH STRICTLY NO RESERVE BUT EXPECT KEEN INTEREST IN THIS IMPORTANT ADDITION TO ANY ROCK LP COLLECTION! THE AUCTION WILL NOT BE ENDED EARLY-THIS IS STRICTLY THE HIGHEST OFFER SECURING BUT I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL TIMEWASTER BIDS-THANKYOU! DURING MY 27 YEARS AS A DEALER-I HAVE ONLY BEEN OFFERED ONE MONO COPY BEFORE AND THAT ONE WAS NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THIS SUPERB EXAMPLE WHICH SOUNDS FABULOUS!

MOST OF THE FEW COPIES SOLD 45 YEARS AGO IN 1969 WERE OFTEN PLAYED A LOT USUALLY USING ANCIENT,HEAVY AND AWFUL EQUIPMENT, SO OFTEN TAKEN TO PARTIES RESULTING IN ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE!-THIS ONE IS TRULY SUPERB! PLEASE SEE THE ALL OF MY PHOTOS OF THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER+BOTH LABELS.

NO HORRIBLE SMOKE OR DAMP SMELL AS SO OFTEN THE CASE WITH SUCH OLD LPs!

MOST WILL REMAIN ON COLLECTORS SHELVES!

 THIS IS A LOVELY VERY THICK,FLAT PRESSING!

GREAT VOCALS AND GUITARWORK WITH  WARM SOUNDING VINYL + AMAZING BASS!

THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT ALL-THIS BEING AN EXCEPTION-SO DON'T MISS OUT! GET IT WHILE YOU CAN AS IT IS A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE!

SOLID PACKING TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!

UK SPECIAL DELIVERY £7 OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR (EUROPE £12) (REST OF THE WORLD £18) NO EXCEPTIONS BUT PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME TO BRITISH BIDDERS!

YOU MIGHT FIND CHEAPER COPIES BUT I DOUBT THEY WILL BE AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE! 

YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN TO ME AGAIN!   

SUPERB MONO SOUND PLUS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THE BASS THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ON CD!!

The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.

 I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .  

I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!

OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE!!! I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.

Paypal or cheque within 7 days please. Feedback always left. Checkout my feedback of OVER 17,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

SOME MEGA RARE STUFF ALONGSIDE CHEAPO BARGAINS!!

WHY NOT BUILD UP YOUR COLLECTION IN 2014 WITH ROCKING ERIC? BE A REGULAR BUYER AND GET THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE! I AIM TO SATISTY!

BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE FROM A DEALER THAT OTHER DEALERS LOOK TOWARDS FOR INSPIRATION AND FREQUENTLY COPY!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THIS  LP AS GOOD AS THIS!!

NO, NOT"IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND"AS STATED OVER AND OVER ELSEWHERE ON EBAY, BUT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE!!

MORE ESSENTIAL AND RARE ORIGINAL 1960s AND 1970s LPs FROM ME ENDING AT AUCTION ON EBAY WITHIN MINUTES AND HOURS OF THIS EXCITING ITEM ENDING!

MORE RARE RECORDS FROM ME ON EBAY RIGHT NOW WITH MORE TO FOLLOW IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS SO KEEP ME IN YOUR FAVOURITES!

DUE TO THE MASSIVE INTEREST IN THIS ITEM AND THE HIGH BIDDING,I HAVE MADE ENQUIRIES AS TO SHIPPING SUCH A VALUABLE ITEM. DHL IS PROBABLY THE COMPANY I WILL SUGGEST WITH AN APPROX COST OF BETWEEN £100 AND £125 TO INCLUDE FULL INSURANCE AND FAST DELIVERY WITHIN A FEW DAYS TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. AT THIS STAGE I WOULD ADVISE TO ANY OVERSEAS BIDDERS THAT I WILL NEED TO ADD £100 FOR SHIPPING-ANY MORE THAN THAT I WILL PAY FOR. UK BIDDERS STRONGLY ADVISED TO COLLECT. THANKS! ERIC.