LIGHTNIN HOPKINS Strums The Blues LP 1958 SCORE 1st

	£		246
	$		326

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Lightnin' Hopkins called 'Strums The Blues' and is an ORIGINAL 1958 U.S. 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Score label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1958 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS - AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  THIS REALLY IS AN AMAZING BLUES RARITY - AND IT WILL SURELY BE A VERY VERY LONG TIME BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER ONE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS ORIGINAL 1958 U.S. 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS SCORE LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Score U.S. 1st Pressing from 1958 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is SLP 4022 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Score Label (see picture) and is a U.S.A. MONO 1st Pressing!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 50s/60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  The record plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  PLEASE ALSO NOTE - that as with all Score pressings from this period (this is an absolute FACT!) there is some slight background sound - which is EXACTLY how this record was pressed back in 1958!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The cover has NO visible edge wear, barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL (NO splits!), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), only very VERY slight rubbing (MILES better than most!), NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, barely ANY yellowing AT ALL, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  There is also an ULTRA thin line of 'invisible' tape (believe me this is absolutely INVISIBLE and took me 3 days to even notice it!) along the top and bottom edges - though this is NOT nasty 'shiny' sellotape, is completely INVISIBLE and is completely irrelvant!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good+ if not better and looks BRILLIANT!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1958 U.S. 1ST PRESSING OF "STRUMS THE BLUES" BY LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

 

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