SMALL FACES 1st ALBUM 1966 1G/1K STAMPER MONO NEAR MINT

	£		107
	$		142

What you have here is a REAL MOD LANDMARK and a very rare LP and in NEAR MINT,  PLAYED ONCE condition by The SMALL FACES entitled 'SMALL FACES' and is an ORIGINAL 1966 UK EARLIEST MONO 1st pressing on the 1st  UNBOXED GROOVED RED DECCA LABEL!!!

Just try and find another copy in this NEAR MINT condition, These albums were played by fans the second they were bought, and played a lot, so to find a NEAR MINT COPY is near impossible, this album was played once, or twice at the most, as can be seen from the spindle marks.

This copy is the earliest and rarest first pressing with the 1 G / 1 K stamper codes WHICH MEANS THIS ALBUM IS ONE OF THE FIRST 300 - 600 TO BE PRESSED !!!, and looks like the day it came out of the pressing factory, this album is hard enough to find as it is, but  to find it in Near Mint, 1 play condition is nearly impossible, you will not believe the condition of this 43 years old record, and this is a strict RECORD COLLECTOR grading, it is not an over grade at any any level, this copy of this rare MOD masterpiece will be the last copy you will need of this album, they don't come in better condition, and any better then this musically.

So to re-cap : this is a NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT first pressing with the 1 G / 1K stampers, 1st UNBOXED GROOVED RED DECCA LABEL,  and the JAMES UPTON front laminated cover, in full glorious MONO pressing

The matrix numbers are: XARL 7217-4A and XARL 7218-3A, stamper numbers are (9 and 3 o'clock positions): 1G & 1K, The Cat. No is LK 4790.

Here is an in depth description of the condition:


Artist or Band: THE SMALL FACES.

Album Title: SMALL FACES.

Label/Format: UNBOXED GOOVED RED DECCA MONO LABEL.

Label Condition: Very close to MINT, There is only 1 faint spindle trace. No wear at all around the hole areas. This classic album has clearly hardly been played. (Please see label scans for all information needed).

Cat Number: LK 4790.

Mono or Stereo: Mono.

Country of Manufacture: England, UK.

Rarity: First pressing 1G / 1K stamper code, UNBOXED GROOVED RED DECCA LABEL in NM condition are near impossible to find now days.

Original Year of Release: 1966.

Matrix Nos:  XARL 7217-4A and XARL 7218-3A.

Stamper Codes: 1 G / 1 K.

Cover Grade and Format: EX+ condition, see below.

Cover Front: EX++ (No ring wear, sharp edges, full intact spine, and no feathering at opening, just slight area where lamination is slightly raised).

Cover Back: Minimum amount of ring wear, and only the slightest yellowing from age, apart from that a conservative EX+++.

Top Edge: Virtually unworn.

Bottom Edge: Virtually unworn.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, sharp with no wear.

Spine and Text: Solid and square with little wear up to the very last centimeter, text is perfect and unworn.

Corners: Barely any wear on the any corner.

Cover Summary: A superb all round example you will struggle to get any better, EX++ (or even higher).

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: Mint-  A superb visual copy. Super clean, shiny, jet black and very solidly pressed, thicker than later pressings for sure. only 2 light paper sleeve marks can be seen under strong light, other wise looks like the day it was pressed.

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This record plays like the day it was pressed MINT-.


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