John Mayall's Bluesbreakers BARE WIRES 1968 UK 1st Unboxed Stereo FINAL UPGRADE
  £   57
  $   75

 


£ 57 Sold For
Apr 4, 2025 Sold Date
Mar 28, 2025 Start Date
4   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com

    JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS - BARE WIRES

    1ST PRESSING UNBOXED DECCA * STEREO *

    STUNNING MINT AUDIO

    MINT MINUS SLEEVE

     

    • CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 4945

    • MATRIX: ZAL 8340 1W / 8341-1W

    • VERY FIRST PRESS

    • MOTHERS/STAMPERS 1 U / 1 C

     


    THE RECORDS

     

    THE LABELS

    THE DEEP BLUE AND SILVER UNBOXED STEREO LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

     

    THE VINYL

    THIS VINYL STILL RETAINS THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS MAGNIFICENT AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I SEE A FEW EMBEDDED DULL WISPY STREAKS - ALL TOTALLY NON SOUNDING OF COURSE

    THE TEST PLAY

    THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND COMES THROUGH CRISP AND CLEAR ON ALL TRACKS, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF GROOVE WEAR, MEANING THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

    NO HEAVY CRACKLES AND CLICKS WHATSOEVER.

    NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER.

    SILENT LINKING GROOVES

    NO TICS OR POPS

    A REALLY BRILLIANT COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT PLAYS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AS YOU WILL HEAR AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO AS  MINT

    BUT PLEASE JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

     

     

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    FULLY LAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

    THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO SCUFFING TO THE LAMINATED SURFACE WHATSOEVER. THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND ONLY HAS ONE SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT  ON THE SPINE

    THERE ARE FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE. NO LINES ON THE TOP EDGE NONE EITHER ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

    NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE

    THE TOP EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH THE JET BLACK MATT COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. 

    THE CARD EDGES AT THE BOTTOM OVERLAP THE SLEEVE EDGES AND THESE CARD EDGES ARE SLIGHTLY BURRED AS WOULD BE EXPECTED

    THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT ACROSS THE SURFACE .THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, BOTH ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED

    THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

    THE REAR SURFACE WHICH IS ALSO LAMINATED HAS REMAINED IN SUPERB CONDITION, A MINUASCULE DOT OF LIFT AT THE TOP. NO PRESSURE LINES ANYWHERE

    OPENING THE GATE-FOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS.

    THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FLAT, AND CREASE FREE AND HAS THE CORRECT DATE PRINTED 6-68

    HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

     

     

    GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

    GARRY


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