JIMI HENDRIX Electric Ladyland UK 2LP 1st POLYDOR MINT-
£
48
$
64
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
JIMI HENDRIX - ELECTRIC LADYLAND
THE GENUINE 1ST PRESSING ON POLYDOR RECORDS
- LABEL: POLYDOR
- CAT NO: 2657012
- MATRIX: 613008-A2 / 613008-B1 / 613009-A2 / 613009-B2
ORIGINALLY PRESSED ON THE TRACK LABEL IN 1968. IT WAS DELETED AND REMAINED UNAVAILABLE UNTIL IT WAS REPRESSED ON THE POLDOR LABEL IN 1973. THIS THEN IS A VERY EARLY REPRESS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE RECORD
THE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. SOLID RED/ORANGE COLUR WITH NO MARKS AT ALL ON EITHER DISC. THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN, AND THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES ON EACH SIDE.
WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS ALBUM SET HAS HAD FEWER THAN 3 PLAYS EVER.
A HENDRIX MASTERPIECE AND IN SUCH STUNNING CONDITION
THE VINYL ITSELF IS MAGNIFICENT AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL AT ALL, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF REALLY LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES. A SUPERB SET WHICH DEFIES ITS AGE AND POULARITY IN TERMS OF HOW CLEAN IT IS.
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE, THE FIRST THING TO REPORT IS THE TOTAL SILENCE ON THE RUN IN GROOVE. BACKING UP THE VISUAL CONDITION OF THE VINYL IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. UNWANTED DISTORTION IS CAUSED WHEN A STYLUS IS USED ON A RECORD AND HAS BEEN ST TOO HEAVY AND SCORES THE GROOVE, OR WORSE STILL IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND IS INTRODUCED TO THE GROOVE IT CAUSES WEAR TO THE GROOVE. IT'S OFTEN CONFUSED WITH CRACKLING CAUSED BY SCRATCHES, BUT IN MY OPINION IS FAR FAR WORSE THAN ANY ODD BIT OF CRACKLE. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE ON THE ALBUM. SO WHAT ABOUT UNWANTED CRACKLES ETC. WELL AGAIN THIS LP SET PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. THE STEREO SPLIT IS FANTASTIC, AND THE PRODUCED SOUND IS CRISP AND CLEAR. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL ANYWHERE ON THE DISC. EVEN THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT. PERHAPS THE VERY ODD LIGHT POP FROM A BIT OF LODGED DUST, BUT REALLY THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL PRESSING.
ALL FOUR SIDES PLAY TO EXACTLY THE SAME STUNNING STANDARD. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
I HAVE SEEN MANY COPIES OF THIS GREAT SLEEVE THAT ARE HEAVILY RINGWORN, AND BADLY CREASED. LETS FACE IT THIS WAS CERTAINLY HENDRIX'S MOST TALKED ABOUT, BOUGHT, PLAYED, AND HANDLED RECORD. IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT MOST COPIES ARE SHALL WE SAY TAINTED.
IN THIS SLEEVE WE HAVE ALMOST PERFECTION.
STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THERE IS NOT ONE HEAVY CREASE ANYWHERE AT ALL, AND AMAZINGLY NO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE LIKE YOU WILL FIND ON MOST SLEEVES OF ANY TYPE. THE LAMINATE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND HIGHLY POLISHED. AS FOR ANY SIGNS OF RING WEAR, YOU HAVE TO TILT THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE OUT JUST THE VERY VERY FAINT TRACE. THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A VERY SLIGHT DING. THE SPINE IS FANTASTIC. USUALLY THIS HAS SEVERE LAMINATE PEEL, BUT NOT THIS COPY. THE TOP EDGE HAS A VERY SLIGHT BIT OF SHELF WEAR TO JUST ONE SMALL SECTION. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS UNBLEMISHED. THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND ABSOLUTELY DEPICT HOW FEW TIMES THE VINYLS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE COVER. THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT, AND FINALLY THE INNER LAMINATED PICTURE IS PRISTINE
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS
THIS SET WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING AND MUST BE CONSIDERED A VAULT COPY
price rating
