GORDON SMITH LONG OVERDUE RARE VINYL UK 1ST PRESS 1968 BRITISH BLUES EX+ AUDIO

	£		56
	$		74

GORDON SMITH
LONG OVERDUE
VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1ST PRESS !!!!

From Tyne and Wear in the UK, and described by John Peel as " The foremost white Blues guitarist in the world ", Gordon is also one of the country's greatest Blues vocalists. The LP listed below is his 1968 debut album 'Long Overdue', and was produced by Mike Vernon for the legendary Blue Horizon label, and features members of Fleetwood Mac, including Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie, and is as mentioned very rare, and for years this album has been a collector's classic, when you can find it. During the 70's, Gordon Smith was a member of 'The Kevin Coyne Band’ with whom he recorded several albums, so this is going to be a very sad loss from my personal treasured vinyl collection, and certainly one not to miss !!!!

COVER :: ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS, FRONT LAMINATED, PRINTED AND MADE BY ERNEST J DAY & CO LTD, LONDON, WITH LOVELY SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, WITH JUST A TINY RUB ON THE CORNERS. LOVELY LAMINATE, JUST A FEW SMALL LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP. THERE IS A BIT OF FAINT RING WEAR ON THE FRONT, AND SEEN ONLY WHEN THE COVER IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY. THE BACK IS LOVELY AND CLEAN AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE A LOVELY CLEAN AND SOLID  :: EX/EX- .

VINYL :: THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT IT PLAYS SUPERB, BUT THERE IS A MINOR ISSUE WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN BELOW, BUT HONESTLY IT DOES NOTHING TO SPOIL THE ENJOYMENT OF LISTENING TO THIS BRITISH BLUES CLASSIC.

VISUALLY, UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, JUST A FEW VERY FAINT SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND TWO OR THREE HARMLESS SMALL COSMETIC HAIRLINES. NOW THE MINOR ISSUE IS AT THE VERY END OF TRACK 5 ON SIDE 2, THERE IS A TINY SLIGHTLY FEELABLE MARK, LOOKS LIKE A TINY ROUND PRESSING MARK, SO I WILL EXPLAIN MORE IN THE AUDIO DESCRIPTION....

ONE SIDE 1 :: JUST FOUR FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 3.

ON SIDE 2 :: AS MENTIONED THERE IS A TINY MARK AT THE VERY END OF TRACK 5, AND HERE YOU CAN HEAR, 5 LIGHT TICKS, THEN 4 LIGHT POPS, AND THEN ONE SINGLE LIGHT TICK. NOW THESE ARE AT THE VERY END OF TRACK 5, SO THEY ARE QUICKLY FORGOTTEN.

NOW GRADING THE AUDIO I THINK FOR YOU TO GET THE BEST IDEA HOW IT PLAYS, AS THERE ARE NO SKIPS, STICKS, JUMPS, STATIC, CRACKLE OR CLICKS IS....

APART FROM THOSE 5 LIGHT TICKS, THEN 4 LIGHT POPS, AND THEN ONE SINLE LIGHT TICK, AT THE VERY END OF TRACK 5 ON SIDE 2, THEN THE REST OF THE AUDIO I WOULD GRADE  :: EX+ . 

LABELS   :: AGAIN NO ISSUES, JUST A FEW FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE :: EX .

INNER :: NO WRITING, OR SPLITS, BUT THERE IS SOME AGEING, AND A COUPLE OF TINY TEARS ON THE OPENING EDGE  :: VG .

AN ALBUM THAT NEVER AGES, AND WILL STILL BE LOVED WELL INTO THE FUTURE. HIGHLY COLLECTABLE VERY RARE BRITISH BLUES CLASSIC, WITH AMAZING BAND MEMBERS.

PLEASE DO NOT BE PUT OFF BY THE END OF TRACK 5, MENTIONED ABOVE, AS THE REST OF THE AUDIO IS SUPERB !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!  ROSE.

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU ! 

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

PLEASE NOTE, WHEN DOING YOUR SHIPPING RATES DESCRIBED BELOW, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, SHIPPING IS SHOWING, 'ECONOMY POSTAGE', PLEASE IGNORE THIS, AS EVERYTHING IS SENT TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, THANK YOU !!!!

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT 'Postage' JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...IF YOUR SHIPPING COST DOES NOT APPEAR BELOW THE FIRST BOX, THEN CLICK ON THE 'V' SYMBOL IN THE BOX, FIND YOUR COUNTRY FROM THE DROP DOWN LIST, CLICK ON YOUR COUNTRY, THEN CLICK ON THE BLUE UPDATE BOX, THANK YOU.  

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAON PHOTO, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.95 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.