JOE MEEK STORY.1977 DECCA DOUBLE LP+GATEFOLD.NEAR MINT

	£		36
	$		48

ATTENTION JOE MEEK COLLECTORS!

"THE JOE MEEK STORY" 

HERE IS A FANTASTIC UPGRADER QUALITY NEAR MINT CONDITION EXAMPLE OF A DOUBLE LP THAT WAS NOT IN PRINT FOR LONG CONTAINING 24 OF HIS BEST PRODUCTIONS ISSUED BETWEEN 1961 AND 1966 ON DECCA SINGLES,SOME OF WHICH ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!

A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO THE AMAZING WORK OF THE LEGENDARY JOE MEEK!

MOST OF THE TRACKS HAVE BEEN REISSUED ON CD BUT EVEN THEY MAY WELL BE DELETED AND OF COURSE THE ORIGINAL VINYL IS STILL THE BEST FORMAT AND THIS IS THE BEST SET I HAVE EVER SEEN THAT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED!

MOST WERE BOUGHT BY JOE MEEK FANS TO PLAY AND ENJOY A LOT SO AS TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL PRECIOUS 45s!

IT RARELY TURNS UP AS GOOD AS THIS! 

AN ORIGINAL 1977  DECCA DOUBLE LP WITH THICK VINYL AND ALTHOUGH THE TRACKS HAVE BEEN REPROCESSED FOR STEREO EFFECT,THEY STILL SOUND SUPERB AND INFACT TO MY EARS, MOST SOUND AS IF THEY HAD HARDLY ANY ENHANCEMENT!

THERE ARE SIX TRACKS ON EACH SIDE ALLOWING FOR WIDER GROOVE SPACING AND LOTS OF BASS! 

DPA 3035/6 

ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES AND A SUPERB GLOSSY GATEFOLD COVER CRAMMED WITH SLEEVE NOTES ON EACH TRACK BY JIM BLAKE, A MEMBER OF THE JOE MEEK APPRECIATION SOCIETY. 

THE COVER PRINTED BY ROBERT STACE, DOES HAVE SOME SLIGHT"RIPPLING"HAVING BEEN STORED WITHIN A PLASTIC SLEEVE FOR YEARS BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS! 

THE SET IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS!  

THE FIRST DECENT SET TO BE SEEN ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN YEARS  FROM A RELIABLE POWER SELLER AND LONG TERM COLLECTOR!  

FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR JOE MEEK COLLECTOR,WHO HAS DECIDED TO SELL.

KEEP WATCHING FOR MORE GEMS FROM ME! 

MANY SHOPS WOULD ONLY GET THESE LPs TO SPECIAL ORDER AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN DELETED WITHIN A YEAR DUE TO POOR SALES!!

THE PRINT RUN WOULD HAVE BEEN FAIRLY SMALL AND THE COPIES THAT DID SELL WERE USUALLY PLAYED ON AWFUL EQUIPMENT! 

 HOW MANY SURVIVE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION 33 YEARS LATER??

33 YEARS LATER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS GOOD AS THIS ONE!

THE MAJORITY WERE PLAYED ON OLD EQUIPMENT AND EVEN THE MOST CAREFUL FANS WOULD HAVE PLAYED IT DOZENS OF TIMES,THIS SET HAS HAD HARDLY ANY PLAYS AT ALL!

MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED AND RUINED IN ERROR ON HEAVYWEIGHT GEAR!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADER/ULTIMATE SET

-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

MIKE BERRY AND THE OUTLAWS:MY BABY DOLL

DON CHARLES:WALK WITH ME MY ANGEL+GUESS THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES+ANGEL OF LOVE

PETER JAY AND THE JAYWALKERS:CAN CAN '62+TOTEM POLE

TONY VICTOR:THERE WAS A TIME

THE TORNADOS:TELSTAR+DREAMIN' ON A CLOUD+ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY+LIFE ON VENUS

SCREAMING LORD SUTCH:JACK THE RIPPER+MONSTER IN BLACK TIGHTS

ROGER LaVERN AND THE MICRONS:CHRISTMAS STOCKING

FREDDIE STARR AND THE MIDNIGHTERS:WHO TOLD YOU?

SOUNDS INCORPORATED:KEEP MOVING   

HEINZ:DREAMS DO COME TRUE+JUST LIKE EDDIE+COUNTRY BOY

PAMELA BLUE:MY FRIEND BOBBY

DAVY KAYE:IN MY WAY

THE SAXONS:SAXON WARCRY

THE MILLIONAIRES:WISHING WELL

THE CRYIN' SHAMES:PLEASE STAY 

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A JOE MEEK COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!!

I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR A DOUBLE LP OF THIS VINTAGE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.

THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A MUSICALLY BRILLIANT DOUBLE LP LIKE THIS ONE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION!

PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO OF THE BRIGHTNESS AND SHARPNESS OF THE LABELS AND THE COVER!

NO WRITING,NO REPAIRS,NO RIPS,NO SPLITS,NO SPILLAGES,NO LAMINATION PEELING,JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES AND SOME SLIGHT RIPPLING.

DON'T FORGET JUST HOW EXPENSIVE LPs WERE FOR THE AVERAGE FAN OF THE 1970s.A DOUBLE LP WAS USUALLY A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PURCHASE OVER WEEKS AND EVEN MONTHS,WHICH EXPLAINS WHY SO FEW TURN UP.

THOSE THAT DID BUY THEM WERE OFTEN SCARED OF HAVING THEM STOLEN OR BORROWED WITHOUT RETURN AND WOULD WRITE NAMES ON THE COVER-JUST COMPARE WITH ANY OTHER SIMILAR LPs ON EBAY.THE MAJORITY HAVE WRITING,SELLOTAPE REPAIR OR WORSE STILL DRAWINGS AND DOODLES ADDED.

THIS IS THE BEST SET I HAVE EVER SEEN .

CHECK OUT YOUR SET-CAN YOU REALLY PUT UP WITH THE ONE YOU HAVE GOT AND WILL YOU REGRET IT LATER?

IF NOTHING ELSE THIS IS A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT!

I AM SURE TO REGRET NOT KEEPING IT BUT THAT'S LIFE!

THE HOUSE IS FULL AS IT IS! 

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.

WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.

IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THIS IS GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!

VERY NICE THICK PRESSINGS!  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS PAIR IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT! 

NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!

A PAIR THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY A FEW TIMES,PROBABLY LESS THAN A DOZEN SPINS ON TOP EQUIPMENT HAVING SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO HAD A "VG"COPY TO PLAY,KEEPING THIS ONE UNPLAYED FOR MANY YEARS!!!!

Just how many were preserved like this one ??!!!!!!  

The MONO mixes are Superb and full of bass, with a natural warmth from those LP days OF AROUND 33 YEARS AGO!

In the 1970s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.

The 1970s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TWICE TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!! 

 To find immaculate copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!

THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP! 

These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear THE PRODUCTIONS OF JOE MEEK and always will be!  

GREAT WIDE RANGE SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

There is NO spindle wear.  

Look elsewhere on ebay and you might see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often lower grade copies with all manner of faults.

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER SET-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!  

THE LPs WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO! 

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

Realistic  £20 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

HARDLY ANY  LPs OF THIS VINTAGE SELL FOR LESS AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THEY ARE.DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THERE IS FRANTIC BIDDING AT THE LAST MINUTE.

DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER AND RARE DOUBLE LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is FREE INCLUDING RECORDED DELIVERY TO THE UK WITH SOLID PACKING FAR BETTER THAN THE MAJORITY OF SELLERS-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£5 EUROPE. REST OF THE WORLD £7. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 10,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

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

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS DOUBLE LP IN THIS TOP NEAR MINT CONDITION!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE FANTASTIC LPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THIS COLLECTION FROM THE SAME ERA OF THE 1960s!

KEEP WATCHING!

 DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A WONDERFUL DOUBLE LP LIKE THIS ONE!

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.