The Who LIVE AT LEEDS UK LP 1st Press W/12 First Issue Inserts NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		105
	$		139

THE WHO  - LIVE AT LEEDS

FULLY COMPLETE WITH ALL CORRECT 12 FIRST ISSUE INSERTS

SUPERB BARELY PLAYED NEAR MINT AUDIO

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:2406 001
• MATRIX: 246001 A// 1  1 1 1 / B// 1  1 1 1
• HAS THE FULL SET OF FIRST ISSUE INSERTS

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THIS ALBUM SLEEVE HAS THE RED OUTER STAMP WITH THE BLACK TEXT ON THE LEFT INSIDE POCKET (MOST ARE RED TO MATCH THE FRONT STAMP)

THE LABELS

THE LABELS ON THIS ALBUM, LIKE THE REST OF THE SET WAS MADE TO LOOK LIKE A BOOTLEG, SO INSTEAD OF THE USUAL BLACK TRACK LABELS, THESE WERE ISSUED ON A WHITE LABEL WITH BLUE TYPEFACE. THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL A BRILLIANT WHITE AND HAS NO STAINING OR HANDLING MARKS AT ALL. THE WHITENESS EXTENDS ALL THE WAY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THERE ARE 5-6 VERY LIGHT SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE INDICATING THE LP HAS HAD ONLY A FEW VERY CAREFUL PLAYS SINCE 1970.

THE LABEL ALSO STATES "CRACKLING NOISES OK. DO NOT CORRECT" THIS IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A MIKE CABLE LOOSE DURING THE RECORDING AND THIS CAUSED SOME CLICKS THROUGHOUT THE RECORDING. IT WAS DECIDED TO LEAVE THEM IN FOR AUTHENTICITY.

THE VINYL

VERY GLOSSY AND NEAR PRISTINE EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM. THE LP HAS CLEARLY BEEN HANDLED CORRECTLY AS THERE ARE NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES ON THE SURFACE OF EITHER SIDE. ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. 

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH SO THAT AS POTENTIAL BIDDER YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE DECIDING TO BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER

THE LP STARTS WITH A SILENT RUN IN TO TRACK ONE " YOUNG MAN". LIVE AT LEEDS SET THE STANDARD FOR LIVE ALBUM IN THAT THE PRODUCTION WAS ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING. 

THE RECORDING IS VERY LOUD AND THE STEREO PRODUCTION IS SECOND TO NONE. IT IS CLEAR FROM THE OFF THAT THERE IS NO WEAR TO THE GROOVES AS THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO BE HEARD ANYWHERE. 

EACH TRACK PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. CRYSTAL CLEAR AND FREE FROM AND UNWANTED NOISES. JUST THE ODD CRACKLE THAT IS MENTIONED ON THE RECORD LABEL

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

JUST A FEW TINY LITTLE DUST TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

IN THE DEAD WAX AT THE END OF SIDE TWO AS THE STYLUS HEADS TOWARDS THE CENTRE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CLICKS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IS GRADING THIS SUPERB FIRST PRESS NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO

THE SLEEVE

DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE A BOOTLEG IT IS NO MORE THAN A BROWN SLEEVE HELD BY TWO STAPLES TO SECURE THE INNER POUCHES THAT CONTAIN 12 INSERTS, AND THE LP. THESE STAPLES WERE FAR TOO WEAK TO HOLD THIS LOT AND MOST COPIES YOU WILL FIND WILL BE SPLIT AND IN VERY SHABBY CONDITION DUE TO THE POROUS NATURE OF THE SLEEVE.

HERE THEN IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE IN LOVELY CONDITION WITH ALL 12 OF THE ORIGINAL AND FIRST ISSUE INSERTS

FIRSTLY THE TWO ORIGINAL STAPLES ARE BOTH FIRMLY IN PLACE AND NEITHER OF THE INNER POCKETS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR SPLIT. THE LEFT INNER POCKET HAS THE RARER BLACK TEXT ON IT. THIS USUALLY ONLY CAME WITH THE BLACK STAMPED ISSUE, BUT I BELIEVE THIS WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE A BLACK STAMP ISSUE AND WAS STAMPED RED INSTEAD. THE FRONT STAMP IS NOT A PRINT IT IS DEFINITELY A STAMP

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY LITTLE STAIN MARKS ON THIS SURFACE UNLIKE MOST YOU WILL FIND THAT ARE HEAVILY SOILED BUT THIS ONE HAS REMAINED IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION

THE SPINE EDGE IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION. AGAIN ON A LOT OF COPIES THIS WILL BE WORN AND OR SPLIT, BUT THIS COPY IS STILL IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT

THE INSERTS

THERE ARE AND ALWAYS HAD BEEN 12 INSERTS THAT MAKE UP THIS SET, A LOT OF SELLERS WILL LIST ANYTHING FROM NONE TO 10, BUT IT IS A FULL SET OF TWELVE THAT YOU NEED.

HERE THEN ARE THE EXACT DETAILS THAT MAKE UP A GENUINE FIRST ISSUE SET OF INSERTS

01) The Large 'MARQUEE' Poster (the "LIVE AT LEEDS" one came later);
02) The 'KINGS AGENCY' insert ('hole punched' to the left, later ones aren’t);
03) The Small 'DELIVERY NOTE' insert (thin 'typewriter' paper, later ones are thicker normal paper);
04) The 'MY GENERATION LYRICS' typed insert (with handwritten annotations and THREE handwritten '*' - stars - two on the right & 1 on the left, later ones only have two);
05) The Small 'NOTICE' Insert ('hole punched' to the left, later ones aren’t);
06) The 'NEW ACTION LTD' insert (folded along the central line, later ones are NOT);
07) The 'HIGH NUMBERS' typed payment insert (made in the CORRECT Yellow Colour, later ones aren’t, and folded along the central line, later ones aren’t);
08) The 'PREMIER TALENT ASSOCIATES' Contract Insert (made in the CORRECT Yellow Colour, later ones aren’t);
09) The 'EMI RECORDS' correspondence insert (made on CORRECT thinner paper, later ones are thicker);
10) The 'MARQUEE CLUB' payments insert ('hole punched' to the left, later ones aren’t);
11) The Small 'PICTURE OF THE WHO' photograph insert (every face & eyes of EVERY Who member are FULLY visible and 100% clear, later ones were badly printed, much darker, and lack detail);
12) The 'GUITAR OVERHEAD' insert (with 'handwritten text' on the reverse. The writing is PERFECT in COLOUR & DETAIL and most importantly in the EXACT shade of 'biro blue' and looks absolutely EXACT. All later ones are obviously (& badly!) printed in black).

SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THE PICTURES THAT THESE MATCH CORRECTLY TO THE LIST ABOVE WHICH IS RECORDED ON DISCOGS

THE LIVE AT WARDOUR STREET POSTER AND THE GUITAR OVER HEAD PICTURE WERE BOTH AT SOME POINT TAPED TO SOMETHING AS THE CORNER TIP HAVE RESIDUE OF SELLOTAPE

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS DATE STAMPED 10/70 IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SPLITS 

THIS SUPERB SET IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AS NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY