STEFAN GROSSMAN"HOW TO PLAY BLUES GUITAR"1967 USA ELEKTRA MONO+BOOKLET.NEAR MINT

	£		15
	$		20

ATTENTION 1960s AMERICAN BLUES COLLECTORS,ELEKTRA LABEL ALBUMS,BUDDING GUITARISTS AND CONDITION UPGRADERS! 

HERE IS AN ALBUM THAT IS RARELY SEEN AS OUTSTANDING AS THIS EXAMPLE!   

STEFAN GROSSMAN:

"HOW TO PLAY BLUES GUITAR".

RECORDED AND FIRST ISSUED AS AN ALBUM 48 YEARS AGO IN 1967 WITH THIS PRESSING BEING THE EARLIEST ON THE ELEKTRA "UNBOXED" LOGOS AND"GROOVED" LABELS. EKL 324.MONO MIXES.I DON'T THINK THIS LP HAD A UK ISSUE AND IT INCLUDES THE USUALLY MISSING ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET ESSENTIAL FOR ANY GUITARIST OR COMPLETIST COLLECTOR! 

THE VINYL IS BEAUTIFULLY THICK AND GLEAMS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY ULTRA FAINT AND SMALL WISPY COVER REMOVAL SURFACE MARKS. NO SPINDLE WEAR OR EVIDENCE OF MUCH PLAY AT ALL! TRULY EXCEPTIONAL STUNNINGLY CLEAR SOUND QUALITY!  I STRUGGLED TO HEAR ANY SURFACE NOISE EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS!THE GENUINE UNAFFECTED MONO MIXES OF THIS ALBUM MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REISSUED ON CD. HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ELEKTA RECORDS INNER SLEEVE WITH A FEW CREASES AND A TINY 1CM SPLIT BUT NO WRITING OR REPAIRS.

THE BOOKLET IS VERY CLEAN AND CLEARLY HAVING NOT HAD MUCH USE,PROBABLY REMAINING INSIDE THE COVER FOR MOST OF THE LAST 48 YEARS!

THE OUTER COVER IS VERY CLEAN AND UNLIKE MOST THAT TURN UP,IT HAS NO SPLITS OR MAJOR STAINING! 

 THE DISC IS STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION.  I PLAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO ENSURE ACURATE GRADING! FANTASTIC WARM,RICH,SOLID MONO SOUND. PLENTY OF BASS! THE COVER HAS A COUPLE OF ULTRA TINY EDGE CREASES,A LITTLE FAINT AGE STAINING AT THE BACK BUT NO WRITING,NO RIPS OR REPAIRS UNLIKE MOST COVERS OF THIS AGE! PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOS!

  BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!  MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS RECORD ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION AND NOT CLEARLY GRADED. JUST ONE OWNER FROM NEW,THE LATE PETER NEWBROOK WHO HAD A MASSIVE COLLECTION WITH MANY DUPLICATES SUCH AS USA/UK DEMO AND ISSUE VARIANTS,HENCE THIS STAGGERING AND MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.THOSE THAT DID HAVE PLAYS WERE ON TOP OF THE RANGE PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND CAREFULLY STORED WITH MOST OF HIS RECORDS ON STURDY SHELVING IN HIS TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ARCHIVE-BARELY BEING PLAYED IN MANY YEARS!

PETER NEWBROOK WAS A JAZZ MUSICIAN,WRITER,RECORD REVIEWER ON JAZZ,A FILM DIRECTOR AND THE OWNER OF THE BRITISH JAZZ LABEL ESQUIRE WHICH ISSUED MANY BRITISH,AMERICAN AND CONTINENTAL RECORDINGS AND AS SUCH HAD MANY STRONG CONTACTS,KNEW MANY JAZZ MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN THE UK AND USA WHO WOULD SEND HIM EARLY ADVANCE COPIES OF RECORDS FOR HIS OPINIONS AND APPROVAL-THE MAJORITY ADDED TO HIS SHELVES WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS IF THAT AS HE WAS A VERY BUSY MAN INDEED! I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY MOST OF HIS VAST COLLECTION SEVERAL YEARS BACK AS LONG TERM EBAYERS AND JAZZ COLLECTORS WILL RECALL.  NATURALLY AS A LONG TERM COLLECTOR AND FAN MYSELF,I COULDN'T RESIST KEEPING SOME OF THEM BUT I AM PRUNING DOWN AGAIN WITH THE NEED FOR SPACE SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE TOP QUALITY RARITIES WHICH MAY NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN AS GOOD AS THESE EXAMPLES! 

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MY CONSTANT AIM IS TO GET FEEDBACK COMMENTS LIKE"BEYOND EXPECTATION",WHICH I ALREADY HAVE! EVERYTHING PACKED WITH CARE AND ATTENTION TO ENSURE THEY ARRIVE SAFELY!

A LOW,REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF £12.

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

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TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!!

DEALERS AND COLLECTORS TRAVEL FOR MANY MILES TO VISIT ME-MOST NOT EVEN ASKING TO EXAMINE MY RECORDS AS THEY TRUST MY VERY STRICT JUDGEMENT AND GRADINGS! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS COPY IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!

NO JUMPS!/NO STICKS!/NO NASTY  CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!How many were preserved like this one-??

HARDLY USED AND NOT SERIOUSLY ABUSED!!!!!!

The 1960s equipment was often basic with much heavier tonearms than later lightweight pickups.

This LP has clearly been very well cared for on lightweight  high quality equipment.  

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

IT IS STILL FAR BETTER THAN MOST AROUND! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A VERY NICE COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.  

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING VERY STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY ALL OF THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER LPs SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!!    SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

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I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 12 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

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