"THE COOL MIKADO"PARLOPHONE"GOLD PRINT"1963 NEAR MINT

	£		25
	$		33

A VERY RARE 1963 SOUNDTRACK LP IN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT CONDITION!

THE FIRST DECENT COPY TO BE SEEN FOR AUCTION ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN MONTHS,PROBABLY YEARS FROM A RELIABLE POWER SELLER AND COLLECTOR!

USUALLY ONLY AVAILABLE AS A "BUY IT NOW" AT A SKY HIGH PRICE!!!  

"THE COOL MIKADO"

PARLOPHONE PMC 1194

EMI PRESSED VERY THICK VINYL WITH THE"GOLD PRINT"LABELS THAT ENDED SHORTLY AFTER THIS LP WAS RELEASED!

THIS LP WAS A VERY POOR SELLER AND HAD MINIMAL PUBLICITY.IT WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A YEAR OF ISSUE AND AS FAR AS I KNOW,IT HAS NEVER BEEN REISSUED!

IT INCLUDES MUSIC AND SONGS FROM THE MICHAEL WINNER DIRECTED FILM.

THIS WAS A QUIRKY ATTEMPT AT UPDATING THE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERETTA WITH THE BRITISH ROCK AND ROLL/TEEN POP/COFFEE BAR ATMOSPHERE MUSIC FASHIONS OF THE EARLY 1960s!

IT WAS A BIT OF A DISASTER AT THE BOX OFFICE AND THUS THE SOUNDTRACK LP ALSO FLOPPED AND I AM SURE IT WAS ONLY ISSUED IN A FEW COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE UK(I HAVE HEARD OF AN AUSTRALIAN PRESSING).THE FILM ITSELF CAN BE BOUGHT ON DVD-EBAY ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE AT LEAST A COUPLE AVAILABLE!

COLLECTORS OF THE ARTISTS INVOLVED HAVE HAD THIS LP ON WANTS LISTS FOR YEARS AND IN ALL MY MANY YEARS IN THE BUSINESS,I HAVE NEVER FOUND A COPY BEFORE!

ARTISTS INCLUDE:

THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN

FRANKIE HOWARD

STUBBY KAYE

TSAI CHIN

DENNIS PRICE

TOMMY COOPER etc  

AN ULTRA CLEAN EXAMPLE HOUSED IN A CLEAN AND BRIGHT GLOSSY FRONT COVER AND STILL RETAINING IT'S ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE! 

ONE OF A STACK OF ORIGINAL AND MOSTLY COMEDY LPs ON AUCTION FROM ME THIS WEEK!

AN LP THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN RARE BUT OVER 45 YEARS LATER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION,LET ALONE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE!   

BARELY PLAYED-THICK VINYL WITH ONLY A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE!  

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADER/ULTIMATE COPY OR SIMPLY AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

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

FROM A RECENTLY PURCHASED COLLECTION OF TOP QUALITY LPs and EPs OWNED FROM NEW BY ONE OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF ESQUIRE RECORDS WHO HARDLY USED HIS RECORDS AND STORED AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT IN A CUPBOARD FOR OVER 45 YEARS!

THERE IS A LITTLE ULTRA FAINT SURFACE NOISE BUT THIS COPY HAS NOT HAD MUCH USE IN 45+ YEARS-AMAZING!!! 

A SOUNDTRACK RECORD COLLECTORS DREAM!!

 SLEEVE NOTES AND FULL CAST LIST!  *********************************************

IT ALMOST BREAKS MY HEART TO SELL IT!!!! 

RECORDED AND ISSUED IN 1963!   

THE PRINT RUN FOR SOMEWHAT OFFBEAT SOUNDTRACK LPs IN 1963 WAS PROBABLY JUST A FEW THOUSAND(IF THAT) AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT IN 1963,MANY BUYERS FOR LPs WERE STICKING WITH BETTER KNOWN TITLES,IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THIS LP ONLY SOLD A FEW HUNDRED COPIES,AND SO,HOW MANY SURVIVE OVER 45 YEARS LATER AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE???? 

I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR AN LP OF THIS VINTAGE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.

THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A RARE AND MUSICALLY BRILLIANT LP LIKE THIS ONE IN ALMOST AS NEW CONDITION WITH THE BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED COVER!

THE RECORD HAS NO SURFACE PATCHES OR BAD STORAGE ISSUES,NO WARPING,NO SCUFFS,NO SCRATCHES,NO FADING etc. THE MINOR SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE IS MORE THAN LIKELY STORAGE DUST BASED ON OVER 45 YEARS OF THE DISC NOT BEING PLAYED! 

PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO OF THE BRIGHTNESS AND SHARPNESS OF THE LABELS AND COVER.

THE COVER HAS NO WRITING/NO STAINS/NO FADING/NO RIPS/NO REPAIRS-IT WILL BE HARD TO BEAT.

THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS ONE OF THE MAIN DECISION MAKERS AT THE ESQUIRE RECORD COMPANY AND NATURALLY HAD THE BENEFIT OF GETTING THE BEST COPIES OF RECORDS FROM FREINDS AT OTHER RECORD COMPANIES,ONE OF THE VERY FIRST OFF THE PRESSES AND INDEED IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS RECORD TO APPEAR ON EBAY FOR YEARS DIRECT FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME! JUST ONE PREVIOUS OWNER IN OVER 45 YEARS!!!!!!!! 

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  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.

UNLIKE OTHER SELLERS, I AM IN MY MID FORTIES AND HAD THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM EVEN MY PRE-SCHOOL AGE TO ENJOY ALL STYLES OF MUSIC FROM MY LATE FATHER, WHO WAS A RESPECTED MUSICIAN AND COLLECTOR OF CLASSICAL AND JAZZ MUSIC.

BY MY TEENAGE YEARS, ALTHOUGH LISTENING TO THE POP MUSIC OF THE 1970s, I TENDED TO ACTUALLY ENJOY JAZZ AND CLASSICAL MUSIC MORE.

I HAVE SINCE DEVELOPED A KNOWLEDGE OF IT AND ESPECIALLY KNOW THE VERSIONS THAT ARE REGARDED BY MANY AS THE BEST AND WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.

IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THIS IS GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!

A VERY NICE PRESSING!  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT! 

NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO LOUD CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!

A COPY THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY A HANDFUL OF TIMES,POSSIBLY AS FEW AS 4-5 HAVING SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS SON,SELLING DUE TO HIS FATHERS PASSING. 

Just how many were preserved like this one FROM A RELIABLE INDUSTRY SOURCE ??!!!!!!  

The MONO ONLY mixes are Superb and full of bass, with a natural warmth from those VINYL days OF OVER 45 YEARS AGO!

In the EARLY 1960s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.

The 1960s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TWICE TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!! 

 To find immaculate copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!

THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP! 

These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear SOUNDTRACK music like this one and always will be!  

GREAT WIDE RANGE SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!

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

There is NO spindle wear.  

Look elsewhere on ebay and you WON'T see other copies-If by some sheer miracle you do just look closer and you will find they are often reissues, or lower grade copies with all manner of faults.

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 POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

ORIGINAL FANTASTIC SLEEVE!!  

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS!

FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER+BOTH RECORD LABELS! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic  £25 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

HARDLY ANY  LPs OF THIS VINTAGE SELL FOR LESS AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THEY ARE.DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THERE IS FRANTIC BIDDING AT THE LAST MINUTE.

DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER AND RARE LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE INCLUDING RECORDED DELIVERY -SOLID PACKING FAR BETTER THAN THE MAJORITY OF SELLERS-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£5 EUROPE. £7 REST OF THE WORLD. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 9000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 7 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.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.OVER 7 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS SUPER BRITISH MADE SOUNDTRACK LP!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE FANTASTIC 1960s LPs and EPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THIS COLLECTION FROM THE SAME ERA!

KEEP WATCHING!

 DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A WONDERFUL LP LIKE THIS ONE!

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.