THE WHO LIVE AT LEEDS RARE ORIG'69 BRITISH TRACK (UK) LP w/ALL 12 INSERTS+POSTER

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·       THE WHO - LIVE AT LEEDS – ORIGINAL BRITISH PRESSING – ORIGINAL 1969 TRACK RECORDS (UK) STEREO LP 2406-001

·       ORIGINAL U.K. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL WHITE TRACK LABEL WITH BLUE PRINT, UNIQUE TO THIS TITLE (CANNOT BE FOUND ON ANY OTHER TRACK ALBUM)

·       INCLUDES THE COMPLETE SET OF INSERTS (12 INSERTS ALTOGETHER):

1.    -           Large "Maximum R&B" Poster (the rarest of all inserts – in FABULOUS condition)

2.    -           Letter from "King's agency" canceling WHO's concert

3.    -           Letter from EMI records, declining to sign up the band

4.    -           B&W photo of the band

5.    -           Court warrant for the return of studio equipment

6.    -           B&W photo of Pete Townsend in action

7.    -           The "High Numbers" (Who) 1964 concert schedule

8.    -           Typewritten draft of "My Generation"

9.    -           Undated concert schedule on Kit Lambert's stationary

10.         -       Copy of the contract for the Woodstock appearance

11.         -       1968 Wardour Street, London, gig contract

12.         -       Delivery note for the stage smoke generators

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST BRITISH. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL UNIPAK SLEEVE WITH A SEPARATE “POCKET” FOR THE INSERTS

·       ORIGINAL, VERY THIN PAPERBOARD COVER (EUROPEAN STYLE); THIRD VERSION OF THE COVER WITH THE RED LETTERS ON THE FRONT PANEL)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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The sticker on one of my previous (long ago worn-out) vinyl copies of this album had an ad sticker with the "New York Times" quote on it, proclaiming this to be "The best live Rock album ever". Now, normally, the endorsement of any Rock album by the New York Times -  the notorious mouthpiece of elitist corporate globo-imperialism masquerading as progressive-liberal "left"-  would be enough to make me avoid such album like leper,  but this time I fully concur. I can't for the life of me think of any other live album that can approximate the level of adrenaline rush on this performance. Maybe Hendrix' "Band of Gypsies" or Allman Brothers Band's "Live at Filmore East" can come close, but not quite close enough. I still vividly remember the moment about 25 years ago when I first heard that skull-crashing drum/guitar outburst at the finale of incendiary "Magic Bus" version here. I had to reposition my stylus to the same spot about 10 times because I simply could not believe my ears. This album is as close as you will ever get to detonating an explosive device in your living room. Honest!

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye , Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or ► click here  for the complete album listing)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG++, JUST A NOTCH BELOW NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions (probably just sleeve scuffs inflicted in storage over the years) ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly  insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The album comes with ALL original extras (12 inserts) included. NO INSERTS ARE MISSING !!!

(c)             The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

-        Cover has a small peel-off mark, probably from the careless removal of the price sticker.  (less than 1 square inch in size)

-        Folded bottom edges of the jacket stapled to the right margin (this is how the jackets may have been packaged in the UK)

-         Cover has all four corners slightly worn / dinged / bent.

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging  (nothing significant)

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the top seam

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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