JOHN MAYALL-CRUSADE..SUPERB RARE GENUINE 1ST UK MONO PRESS VINYL LP 1967
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SUPERB! RARE! GENUINE 1ST UK MONO PRESS VINYL LP ON DECCA RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY MY FAMILY WHEN RELEASED 57 YEARS AGO IN 1967 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: DECCA RECORDS DARK RED 'FFRR EAR' MONO LABELS WITH UNBOXED DECCA LOGO AND 'MADE IN ENGLAND .THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD' PERIMETER TEXT AND '(P) 1967' TEXT / ON THE LABEL THE SIDE INDICATOR TEXT IS TO THE LEFT OF THE SPINDLE HOLE AND THE MATRIX NUMBER IS PRINTED UPSIDE DOWN ABOVE THE CAT NUMBER AND THE 'BIEM' AND 'NCB' TEXT IS BOXED AND PRINTED SIDE BY SIDE WITH 'GEMA' TEXT ON ONE SIDE ONLY / 'CLARIFOIL' FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH FLIP-BACK SPINE AND WITH MACNEILL PRESS PRINTING CREDIT AND WITH ORIGINAL POLYLINED 'MADE IN ENGLAND' DECCA INNER WITH CORRECT DATECODE 'O67' / PINCHED ENDS SPINE / 1ST UK PRESS MATRIXES WITH 'KT' TAX CODE (7/1963 TO 11/1968) IN THE DEADWAX / ORIGINAL MONO CAT NUMBER.. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS.....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN NEAR MINT (SIDE 2) AND EXCELLENT (SIDE 2 APART FROM A MARK ON TRACK B2 WHICH PLAYED THROUGH WITHOUT ISSUE ON MY REGA DECK BUT WITH A COUPLE OF AUDIBLE CLICKS) CONDITION WITH OTHERWISE NO SCRATCHES BLEMISHES OR SCUFFS. THE VINYL LAYS FLAT WITH NO WARPS-VERY HARD TO FIND A SIMILAR COPY!! THE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY FAINT SPINDLE LINES. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR. THE ORIGINAL DECCA INNER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO EDGE SPLITS TO EITHER SLEEVE. THE SPINE IS EXCELLENT WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT. NOT MUCH TO SHOW FOR ITS 57 YEARS! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS LK 4890 (SLEEVE AND LABELS) WITH 1ST UK PRESS MONO MATRIX NUMBERS ARL-7995-1A 1 W KT AND ARL-7995-1A 1 K KT.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER JOHN MAYALL VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A 1ST UK MONO PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION ! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.50. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £15.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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