JOHN MAYALL:"A HARD ROAD".1967 DECCA STEREO+1W/1W MATRIXES+INNER.SUPERB EXAMPLE
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ATTENTION JOHN MAYALL AND CLASSIC 1960s BLUES ROCK ALBUM COLLECTORS!
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1967 STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF THE JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUES BREAKERS ALBUM:"A HARD ROAD".
IN 1967 MOST BLUES BUYERS OPTED FOR THE MORE COMMON MONO PRESSINGS AND SO FEWER STEREO COPIES WERE MADE.QUITE OFTEN THE STEREO COPIES WERE PLAYED ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT OR EVEN MONO EQUIPMENT IN ERROR RESULTING IN PERMANENT DAMAGE. THIS COPY HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED IN OVER 50 YEARS!
1967 DECCA SKL 4853 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE WIDEBAND,UNBOXED LOGOS AND 1W/1W MATRIXES. HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT BLUE BLOCKS STEREO INNER SLEEVE HAVING THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" CREDIT. THE LAMINATED FRONT COVER PRINTED BY ROBERT STACE HAS THE MONO/STEREO DIE CUT HOLE WHICH ENDED BY THE END OF 1970 WHEN DECCA ONLY REPRESSED THIS LP IN STEREO TO AVOID THE NEED TO MAKE MONO AND STEREO COPIES.LATER COVERS HAD NO DIE CUT HOLE AND JUST THE STEREO CATALOGUE NUMBER.
THE DISC IS SERIOUSLY AND STRICTLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT+++++ CONDITION WITH GLEAMING SURFACES AND JUST SOME ULTRA SMALL,FAINT,WISPY SURFACE MARKS.HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND IS GETTING HARD TO FIND IN 2018 AS GOOD AS THIS FINE EXAMPLE! MOST WOULD STATE NEAR MINT! THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR.CLEAN LABELS WITH NO LABEL WRITING,STICKERS,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT.THE LAMINATED FRONT COVER HAS SOME SMALL CREASES AND A LITTLE STAINING AT THE BACK BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS. PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A REALISTIC £12 STARTING PRICE WITH MORE LPs FROM ME ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW. PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.
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