JOHN LITTLEJOHN'S CHICAGO BLUES STARS RARE 1969 1ST PRESS CHICAGO ELECTRIC BLUES

	£		103
	$		137

John Littlejohn's
Chicago Blues Stars
STEREO
NOW THIS IS THE EARLIEST 1969 1ST PRESS, AND WAS ONLY ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON VINYL IN THE U.S.A, AND FRANCE IN 1969, AND THEN MUCH LATER IN JAPAN, AND THAT'S ALL, SO A HARD ALBUM TO FIND. I MUST ALSO POINT OUT THAT THERE WAS A U.S.A REISSUE, BUT THAT VERSION HAD 10 TRACKS, WHERE THE EARLIEST, AND THE ONE LISTED BELOW HAS ONLY 9 TRACKS, SO THIS ONE IS THE REAL DEAL, AND WILL BE ANOTHER VERY SAD LOSS, FROM MY PERSONAL TREASURED VINYL COLLECTION !!!!
IF YOU LIKE YOUR ELECTRIC CHICAGO BLUES, THEN YOU CERTAINLY WILL WANT THIS IN YOUR COLLECTION. THIS IS JOHN LITTLEJOHN, AND HIS FIRST ALBUM, RELEASED IN 1969. FROM LAKE, IN MISSISSIPPI, HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST ELECTRIC BLUES SLIDE GUITARIST OF ALL TIME, AND THIS CERTAINLY IS AN ELECTRIC BLUES CLASSIC !!!! 
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 U.S.A 1ST PRESS  ::  ST-1043-A ::  ST-1043-B .

ON THE ARHOOLIE LABEL :: 1043 .
WITH ONLY 9 TRACKS, AND NOT 10 TRACKS LIKE THE LATER REISSUE HAS !!!!
COVER :: ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS PRINTED IN THE U.S.A, MADE FROM MUCH THICKER AND HEAVIER CARD, WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES. IT LOOKS TO ME THE TOP EDGE SEAM HAS SPLIT, BUT THERE IS CELLO TAPE THE FULL LENGTH, AND A REALLY NEAT JOB. THERE IS ALSO CELLO TAPE ON THE SPINE EDGE, WHICH HAS NOT SPLIT, AND AGAIN ANOTHER NEAT JOB. THERE IS JUST A RUB ON THE CORNERS, WITH THE OPENING EDGE STILL SHARP. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT AGE RELATED MARKS ON THE FRONT AND BACK AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS, BUT NOTHING NASTY, SO STILL A VERY PRESENTABLE COVER, AND I WOULD GRADE  :: VG+ . 
VINYL ::  THE AUDIO PLAYS SUPERB, AND WITH NO SKIPS, STICKS, JUMPS, CRACKLE, STATIC, POPS OR CLICKS, AND ALL I HEARD WAS...
SIDE 1 :: JUST BEAUTIFUL AUDIO .
SIDE 2 :: JUST BEAUTIFUL AUDIO, JUST TWO VERY FAINT TICKS .
VISUALLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE JUST A FEW COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND ARE TOTALLY HARMLESS, SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO :: EX+/NEAR MINT . 
LABELS :: NO ISSUES JUST A COUPLE OF VERY FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE, SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT :: EX/EX+ .       

INNER :: WITH NO SPLITS, OR WRITING, BUT I MUST ADMIT A BIT OF A MYSTERY, AS ALTHOUGH IT IS A 1969 INNER, LIKE THE ALBUM, IT IS A CBS, GREAT BRITAIN INNER. BACK IN THE DAY U.S.A AND UK COVERS WERE SWOPPED, SO YOU COULD HAVE A U.S.A PRESSED VINYL IN A UK COVER, SO ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, AND THE INNER HAS ALWAYS BEEN WITH THE VINYL, SO COULD POSSIBLY THE ORIGINAL. THERE IS A BIT OF CORNER CREASING AND SOME AGEING, AND OF COURSE THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER, WITH THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE :: VG .
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ELECTRIC CHICAGO BLUES MASTERPIECE OF AN ALBUM, WHICH CERTAINLY WILL NOT DISAPPOINT !!!!  ROSE.

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

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 !

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

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

                  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 £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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.