THE KINKS"VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY"1968 PYE MONO BLUE LABEL-1ST PRESS

	£		551
	$		730

ATTENTION THE KINKS,1960s BRITISH BEAT GROUPS,PSYCHEDELIC AND PROGRESSIVE ROCK COLLECTORS AS WELL AS CONDITION UPGRADERS OF RARE MONO LPs!     

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 MONO(YES! MONO) 1ST ISSUE OF THE RARELY SEEN(ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION) ESSENTIAL ALBUM BY THE KINKS: "THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY". IT VERY RARELY TURNS UP IN AS OUTSTANDING EXCELLENT++++ CONDITION AS THIS UPGRADER STANDARD EXAMPLE!.  IT'S THE BEST MONO COPY I HAVE FOUND AND HEARD IN NEARLY 30 YEARS AS A DEALER AND THE FIRST ONE IN ANY CONDITION THAT I HAVE FOUND IN AGES!

THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ATTENTION OR SALES FOR THIS LP WHICH FAILED TO CHART AND WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF ISSUE NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LATER REISSUES THAT EXIST-THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UK ISSUE!

THE VAST MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE MADE AND SOLD IN STEREO AT THE VERY END OF THE 1960s WHEN EVEN THE MOST BASIC NEWER MONO ONLY RECORD PLAYERS COULD SAFELY PLAY STEREO LPs. MOST DEALERS WOULD ORDER MONO PRESSINGS TO SPECIAL ORDER AND OF COURSE MOST STILL BUYING MONO LPs IN 1968 WERE USING OLD,HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD WEAR OUT ANY RECORD VERY QUICKLY INDEED! DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHO HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL HAVING CARED AND CHERISHED HIS RECORDS-MOST BOUGHT NEW AT THE TIME WITH MINIMAL PLAYS AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS.THEY WERE STORED UPRIGHT ON STRONG SHELVING AWAY FROM LIGHT,HEAT,DAMP AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A NON-SMOKER!  THIS IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE HAS AMAZINGLY NOT HAD MUCH USE IN 47+ YEARS AS WELL AS A CLEAN LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER WITH THE "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE!

ISSUED ON THE VERY THICK 100% FLAT VINYL PYE SKY BLUE LABELS:NPL 18233 WITH THE  A-3W/B-3W MATRIXES. THE  COVER IS IN GREAT SHAPE UNLIKE JUST ABOUT EVERY PREVIOUS COVER I HAVE SEEN.  LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING 1968 MONO COPY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. THIS COPY HAS HAD SOME SLIGHT USE WITH GLEAMING SURFACES,JUST A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT,TINY AND WISPY SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT. HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! THE MONO MIXES HAVE FAR MORE BASS THAN THE STEREO PRESSINGS. THE RECORD HAS NO LOUD CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS.

STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT+++++++ CONDITION! MOST WOULD GLADLY STATE NEAR MINT.

THICK VINYL.THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT! 

THE COVER HAS SOME MINOR EDGE WEAR.SLIGHT LAMINATION DAMAGE NEAR THE TOP LEFT CORNER,SOME CREASES-MOSTLY NEAR THE EDGES BUT NO STAINING, WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £100 STARTING PRICE FOR SUCH A SUPERB COPY WITH MORE KINKS AND OTHER 1960s RARE UPGRADER STANDARD LPs FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW SO CHECK THEM OUT!.

SPECIAL DELIVERY AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR POSTAGE ONLY ON THIS LP. PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.

The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!     

This is my honest grading!!!

Please see my listening policy below. 

I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!  

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