The Doors - Strange Days - MONO Rarest UK Issue - MONO 1st Press. A/1 B/1

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THE DOORS - STRANGE DAYS

Extremely Rare UK MONO 1st Pressing

MONO Cat No EKL 4014

This Rare UK 1st Pressing DOORS Album Was Pressed In Glorious MONO And Sold In Very Small Quantities.

Nine months after the release of The Doors self-titled debut, the band upped their game for its follow up. Strange Days is a more twisted and mature offering. The mystery was undoubtedly aided by the band's refusal to appear on the cover (except in poster form), leaving the stage to be set by circus performers. Yet, as with many second outings, the album contains a lot of material considered unfit for the debut. This probably explains why a lot of the tracks sound like variations on others. Try telling the difference between the intro to When The Music's Over and, Soul Kitchen for instance. But the Southern Californian magic is still very much in evidence. But by now the band had grown. They wanted the world and they wanted it NOW...

Strange Days contains many of the band's classics: People Are Strange, My Eyes Have Seen You, and the jerky Moonlight Drive. Packed with such treats it fared well with the public, though the band themselves were disappointed that it didn't make them the world-beaters they now felt themselves to be. Unfortunately the road was to get even harder from this point on...

COMING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS :-

MORRISON HOTEL

L.A. WOMAN (WINDOW SLEEVE - YELLOW INNER)

AN AMERICAN PRAYER

ABSOLUTELY LIVE

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Matrix Numbers: -

EKL 4014 A1

EKL 4014 B1

Cat No EKL 4014

Vinyl weight: 122g

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The original UK Elektra Issue Comes In A Single Fully Laminated Sleeve

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Comes With White Poly-Lined Inner Sleeve

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CONDITION

Record: Excellent

The Record is in Excellent Condition, Visually It Still Retains A Good Shine, There are No Deep Scratches or Bad Marks Just A Few Hairlines Caused by Removal From the Poly-Lined Sleeve, As Far As Sound Is Concerned, The Record plays Very Well with No Jumps or Loud Clicks, There is Some Crackle in the Quietest Segments but Nothing Detrimental To The Listening Pleasure, All in all a Very Good Playable Record.

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Labels: Excellent

Elektra Orange Textured Labels in Great Condition with No Rips, Tears, Writing or other Damage, Some Light Spindle Marks..

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Sleeve : Excellent

The Original Fully Laminated Sleeve Is In Excellent Condition With No Splits or Tears, There Is No Wear To The Edges or Spine and Just A Tiny Amount of Corner and Ring Wear.  There Are BOTH Mono and Stereo Catalogue Numbers On The Sleeve, Stereo on The Spine and Mono Across The Top Edge, All of Which Can Be Seen In the Pictures Below.

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ALTHOUGH THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY STORED FOR MANY YEARS I RECOMMEND THAT IT IS CLEANED BEFORE PLAYING.

I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN IT MYSELF AS I KNOW MOST COLLECTORS HAVE THERE OWN PREFERRED METHODS.

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PLEASE NOTE ALL ABOVE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY MYSELF AND ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE.

I HAVE TRIED TO BE AS THOROUGH AS POSSIBLE WITH THIS LISTING, BUT IF YOU REQUIRE ANY MORE INFORMATION OR PICTURES PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK.

Record Will Be Professionally Packaged and Any Selling For More Than £50 Sent Recorded Delivery In The UK and International Signed For Worldwide.

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