THE ZOMBIES - ODESSEY AND ORACLE LP 1968 RARE MONO A1/B1 NEAR MINT

	£		820
	$		1,087

THE ZOMBIES - ODESSEY AND ORACLE LP

ORIGINAL CBS 63280 UK 1968

VERY RARE MONO IST PRESSING OF ONE OF THE RAREST PSYCH LPS

THE MONO EDITION OF THIS MASTERPIECE RARELY TURNS UP!!!

 THIS ONLY HAD AN ABSOLUTE MINISCULE PRESSING IN MONO JUST TO COVER A TINY AMOUNT OF PRE-ORDERS, THEN WHEN "TIME OF THE SEASON" STARTED TO HIT IN 1969 AFTER THE BAND SPLIT, CBS KEPT THE STEREO VERSION AVAILABLE FOR ORDER FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, AND AS YOU KNOW, EVEN THE STEREO EDITION IS INCREDIBLY RARE TOO!!!

THE MONO HOWEVER, IS RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO FIND, AND TO FIND ONE IN THIS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE CONDITION? UNHEARD OF!!! EASILY ONE OF THE VERY BEST LEFT IN EXISTENCE!!! BARELY PLAYED (SURELY NO MORE THAN TWO OR THREE TIMES!!!) - THE SOUND IS PHENOMENAL!!!

If you've never heard the mono mix of this classic, prepare yourself for a real treat!!! It's COMPLETELY different to the stereo - it's like hearing this masterpiece for the first time all over again!!! It's a totally different mix - much of it is a little dryer, purer sounding that the stereo mix, REALLY bringing to the fore just what OUTRAGEOUS musicians this magical band truly were!!! 

Matrix's : Side A : 63280 A1 , Side B : 63280 B1

The LP :

Labels : 

Classic UK rough textured orange CBS 1st Press labels!!!. Both sides are OUTSTANDING with NO real signs of age, NO graffiti, and NO writing OR tears whatsoever!!! Not even any spindle marks! IMPOSSIBLE for a 42 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Excellent++++!!!

Record : Visual - 

Spectacular Original UK 1st Press Vinyl!!!

 Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks ASTONISHING with NO nasty marks, NO scuffs, NO scratches, NO fingerprints, and NO groovewear whatsoever!!!  UNBELIEVABLE for a record of this age and rarity!!! You'll be amazed by how clean and unworn it is!  Must grade overall visually as NEAR MINT! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! 

   Record : Audio -    Thankfully, it plays AMAZINGLY with fantastic mono blast and clarity!!! It really sounds incredible with NO hops, pops, distortion, clicks OR sticks!!! Only like ALL records has the MEREST TOUCH of low level static in the rarest few and far between places such as the run in grooves and in maybe one or two of the silences between some of the tracks, but that's truly about it!!! 

Original UK 1st press front laminated "E.J Day" CBS sleeve complete with original advertisement inner!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn, worn, and stained due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks INCREDIBLE, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO tears, NO stains, NO half moons, NO seam wear whatsoever, NO dulling to the bright white colour 

Slight discolourstion on the rear unlaminated sleeve as you can see in the pictures, a touch of denting to one or two of the four corners which virtually ALL vintage sleeves have. This is EASILY the best i've EVER seen and will surely ever see!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit, unspoilt, unstained, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit, and 100% readable Must grade overall at the least as Excellent (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! 

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EUROPE= £4.50
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GRADINGS

MINT The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised, as Sealed or Unplayed will be mint.

EXCELLENT The record shows some signs of having been played, possibly with light surface marks but there will be very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD + The record may have scuff marks and signs of some wear but will still play almost perfectly throughout, with only barely detectable crackles or pops. A slight noise at the beginning is allowable, but the remainder must be nearly flawless. Definitely no scratches or gouges that a touch with a dry finger can feel. The cover may only have the slightest signs of normal wear.

VERY GOOD The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

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