Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland NEAR MINT 1st Polydor Pressing

	£		62
	$		82

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Year of Release: 1973

Label: Polydor

Catlogue Number: 2657-012

Matrices: (SIDE 'A' IS BACKED BY SIDE 'D', 'B' IS BACKED BY SIDE 'C')

SIDE A: 2310269 A/2 420 04

SIDE D: 2310269 D/2 420 04 1 1 1 1

SIDE B: 2310270 B/5 420 04 1 2 1 2

SIDE C: 2310270 C/2 420 04 1 1 1 6

Extras?:    Absolutely stunning condition copy of this classic album. I have played it through and paid very careful attention to the details so as to correctly grade this for your pleasure. Hopefully, you can find any other info that you require via the photos - i take photos of all aspects to show you the record as fully as possible. If you have anyfurther questions then please email me and i will do my best to answer.

Condition

Sleeve - EX+ condition, fully laminated gatefold sleeve with no splits, corners are great and there is no ring wear on the sleeve.  Still has lovely 'crack' sound when gatefold is opened. There is a little damage to the extreme left of the front and the bottom opening of the gatefold - please check the photos for this

Record - GRADED AURALLY - NM - absolutely stunning condition. I have played it through twice and can report that it plays beautifully. There is a faint crackle occasionally in the runoffs but these are probably static rather than anything untoward and would be eradicated by a good deep clean. There are practically no scratches, pops, clicks, jumps on the record and nothing that effects sound at all. I can happily grade this as Near Mint aurally - i would grade it as Mint for sound quality purposes if i didn't know it had been played (by me anyway!). I am amazed as to the condition of this album - and you will be too. Visually, the label is amazing, with no sign of spindle wear.

I have gone through the album track by track for you and here are my findings:

A1

And The Gods Made Love -

Slight crackle at very start

A2

Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) -

Perfect

A3

Cross Town Traffic –

Perfect

A4

Voodoo Chile –

One very quiet click

B1

Little Miss Strange –

A couple of light crackles inbetween this track and next

B2

Long Hot Summer Night –

Perfect

B3

Come On (Part 1) –

perfect

B4

Gypsy Eyes –

Perfect

B5

The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp –

Perfect

C1

Rainy Day, Dream Away –

One faint click in the first few seconds

C2

1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) –

Perfect

C3

Moon, Turn The Tides... Gently, Gently Away –

Slight crackle at the end

D1

Still Raining, Still Dreaming -

One faint ‘pop’ inbetween this and next track

D2

House Burning Down –

Perfect

D3

All Along The Watchtower

-       Perfect

D4

Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) –

Perfect

You can bid with confidence on this and i sincerely doubt whether you will find one of such top quality. 

I grade the vinyl & sleeves according to the Record Collector grading guide, the industry standard, see below for detailed descriptions of gradings.

"MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler."

As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.

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We visually check records and then test play random songs (i do not have the time to fully play grade them) and also test play any marks to check if they affect the sound quality. I will playgrade fully any records on request from people who have already placed a bid.

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