THE ZOMBIES Odessey & Oracle LP 1968 CBS 1st Press THE RAREST EVER

	£		625
	$		828

This week I will be doing Sunday and an extra Tuesday listing!  So watch out for some AMAZING items ending on both days!  Take a look at this AMAZING item below:-

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Zombies called "Odessey & Oracle" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' Orange CBS labels!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE ZOMBIES RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1968 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN - WITH SOME INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCES!!!!  JUST LOOK AT THESE INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCES BELOW:-

1) I have kept this in my collection for some time, knowing it was different to all other pressings I had seen.  And at first glance it looks like a standard Mono pressing.  But it isnt!

2) The first thing to note is that the credits & cat numbers on the right of each label are NOT justified in a row like other pressings I have seen.

3) Secondly the labels on either side say 'BPG 63280 A' and 'BPG 63280 B'.  This is different to ANY other Mono copy I have seen.  Usually there is printed '63280 A' and '63280 B' only!

4) And lastly this LP is actually NOT Mono at all!  The matrixes are 'XBPG 63280 A2' and 'XBPG 63280 B1'.  But if you look VERY closely you can see the 'X' in the matrixes is actually OVERSTAMPING the letter 'S'.  Though it is also VERY clear that the 'X' is DEFINITELY machine stamped and NOT a later botched attempt to change the matrix.  So it is clear that the ORIGINAL matrixes were 'SBPG 63280 A2' and 'SBPG 63280 B1'  I have played this record and I am certain it is STEREO and not Mono.  I do not know why any of the above detail happened, though it is VERY well known in the late 1960s that CBS LPs that at first glance appear to be Mono - are actually more often Stereo instead (Spirits 1st LP is a prime candidate here - with most copies having MONO labels, but actually play Stereo instead).

5) It is however worth noting that although this is a Stereo 1st Pressing - it is the EARLIEST Stereo 1st Pressing, with 'textured' labels AND 2/1 matrixes.  Whereas most Stereos of this LP actually have the slightly later 2/2 matrixes and 'smooth' labels instead!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS ORANGE CBS LABEL, 1ST PRESS A2/B1 STEREO MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL CBS UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is SBPG 63280 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'textured' Orange CBS label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in BRILLIANT condition (see pictures) with NO writing, only a MEGA faint stain trace to 1 label ONLY, NO wear, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 VERY light hairlines, only 2 or 3 MEGA light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, barely ANY clicks AT ALL, NO jumps, NO sticks, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press CBS advertising inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Laminated Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), VERY shiny laminate, NO rips, NO tears, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO splits, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated cover back is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS (ESPECIALLY WITH THESE AMAZING DIFFERENCES!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

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