JOHN MAYALL "Blues From Laurel Canyon" UK 1st STEREO NM

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JOHN MAYALL "Blues From Laurel Canyon" UK 1st STEREO NM
1968 DECCA, BEAUTIFUL R. Stace G/F, STUNNING COPY



JOHN MAYALL
Blues From Laurel Canyon
(an outsiders musical impression of Los Angeles)


HERE WE HAVE A STUNNING, UK DECCA (SKL 4972) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (December 1968) OF JOHN MAYALL'S TREMENDOUS "Blues From Laurel Canyon" LP

THE RECORD IS IS PRACTICALLY UNPLAYED NEAR MINT CONDITION
THE OUTER LAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS SIMILARLY, NEAR MINT

BEAUTIFUL COPY - I THINK A FINER UK FIRST PRESSING WOULD BE PRETTY HARD TO LOCATE INDEED

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WHICH DELIVERS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING AUDIO WITH AN IMPRESSIVE LOUD CUT - AS ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM DECCA WHO CUT SOME OF THE FINEST SOUNDING RECORDS OF THE PERIOD
THE ALBUM HAS THE FIRST BLUE DECCA UNBOXED LOGO LABELS
FIRST PRESS MATRIX: ZAL-8532-1W / ZAL-8533-1W (with JT tax code on both run-offs)
AND IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED, SINGLE FOLD-OVER, GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed in England by Robert Stace"
COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL POLY LINED BLUE DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE (solid variant with no die cut window - please see photos)

A STUNNING ORIGINAL 1968 UK FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING OF A TREMENDOUS AND ESSENTIAL BLUES CLASSIC - A FINER COPY WOULD YOU COULD NOT WISH FOR - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Mayall's first post-Bluesbreakers album saw the man returning to his roots after the jazz/blues fusion that was Bare Wires.
Blues From Laurel Canyon is a blues album, through and through. Testimony to this is the fact that there's a guitar solo only 50 seconds into the opening track. Indeed, Mayall dispersed the entire brass section for Blues From Laurel Canyon, and instead chose the solid but relatively limited backing of Mick Taylor (guitar), Colin Allen (drums), and Stephen Thompson (bass).
Instantly, it is apparent that John Mayall hasn't lost his touch with the blues. "Vacation," the album's opener, reminds one exactly why this artist is so celebrated for his songwriting ability.
The staggering Mick Taylor (here still in his teens) truly proves his worth as a blues guitarist, while Stephen Thompson (also in his late teens) works superbly with one of the genre's most interesting drummers, Colin Allen. Blues From Laurel Canyon is as unerring as Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton, and equally as musically interesting.
Not only is this one of the finest John Mayall albums, it is also a highlight in the blues genus

Track Listing:
Side 1: Vacation / Walking On Sunset / Laurel Canyon Home / 2401 / Ready To Ride / Medicine Man / Somebody's Acting Like A Child
Side 2: The Bear / Miss James / First Time Along / Long Gone Midnight / Fly Tomorrow

LABELS: The labels are CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO marks/unwanted writing and NO evident spindles. BEAUTIFUL BARELY PLAYED COPY
VINYL Visual: CLEAN, practically UNMARKED surfaces with a DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN. BEAUTIFUL VINYL
VINYL Audio: OUTSTANDING - CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH VIBRANT SOUND - FANTASTIC CUT. There are NO scratches, NO sticks, NO jumps, NO clicks/pops (the beautiful quiet sections play as quietly as vinyl possibly can). The sound quality is simply SENSATIONAL with NO groove-wear and NO distortion. A REALLY BEAUTIFUL COPY. Must be graded NEAR MINT for audio - the playback is practically FLAWLESS. A FINER COPY WOULD BE PRETTY HARD TO LOCATE - SUPERB. NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards (please refer to my feedback and 'about me' page)
SLEEVE: The gatefold cover is in BEAUTIFUL, practically AS-NEW condition. DEEP GLOSS to the outer laminated surfaces and CLEAN, FRESH and UNMARKED inner surfaces. The edges have NO wear and the spine is straight and true with ALL text SHARP and BOLD. STUNNING, practically AS-NEW sleeve - NEAR MINT

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY PICTURES AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
THIS REALLY IS A STUNNING COPY - PRACTICALLY UNPLAYED VINYL AND A BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED ALMOST AS-NEW SLEEVE - IMPOSSIBLY SCARSE IN THIS CONDITION - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS THIS HAS A LOW START PRICE AND NO RESERVE
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL
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THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS


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