JOHN MAYALL Bare Wires 1969 UK DECCA *STEREO* PRESS MINT-
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Feb 8, 2013 Sold Date
Feb 1, 2013 Start Date
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JOHN MAYALL Bare Wires 1969 UK DECCA *STEREO* PRESS MINT-

SELDOM SEEN NON-GATEFOLD SLEEVE w/INSERT - UNPLAYED

JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS
Bare Wires

1969 UK DECCA (SKL 4945) *STEREO* PRESSING OF JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS "Bare Wires" LP
THIS IS THE SCARCER 1969 SECOND PRESSING (released just a year after the first issue) WITH NON-GROOVED LABELS AND HOUSED IN A SINGLE FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH LYRIC INSERT
STUNNING COPY - APPEARS TO HAVE NEVER BEEN PLAYED

PRESSED WITH THE BLUE STEREO UN-BOXED DECCA LOGO LABELS
MATRIX: ZAL-8340-1W / ZAL-8341-1W (still retains the first issue matrix numbers)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH LYRIC INSERT
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE - DATED '8-69' (August 1969)

Bare Wires was the first Bluesbreakers album of new studio material since A Hard Road, released 16 months before.
In that time, the band had turned over entirely, expanding to become a septet.
Mayall's musical conception had also expanded -- the album began with a 23-minute "Bare Wires Suite," which included more jazz influences than usual and featured introspective lyrics.
In retrospect, all of this is a bit indulgent, but at the time it helped Mayall out of what had come to seem a blues straitjacket (although he would eventually return to a strict blues approach).
The album became Mayall's most successful ever in the U.K., hitting number three

Side 1: Bare Wires A Suite By John Mayall: WHERE DID I BELONG - START WALKING - OPEN A NEW DOOR - FIRE - I KNOW YOU - LOOK IN THE MIRROR
Side 2: Another Side: I'M A STRANGER / NO REPLY / HARTLEY QUITS /KILLING TIME / SHE'S TOO YOUNG / SANDY

LABELS: MINT
Factory-fresh labels - no spindle marks or indeed any signs of use
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces shine like new - some wispy hairlines only, visible under bright light - of no audible significance
VINYL Audio: MINT-
The record shows no sign of ever having been played and my play-check at volume confirms the sound quality to be sensational throughout - plays like new - beautiful copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Lovely condition - the front laminate retains a deep glossy sheen and the untreated back is clean with just some storage rubbing (nothing major). All edges are crisp and square with no wear at all and all spine text is clear, bold and unrubbed
INSERT: NEAR MINT
The lyric insert has one tiny bend to one corner but is otherwise like-new
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The original inner dating from August 1969 is clean and fresh - no seam splits

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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