WOODSTOCK: 1970 UK 3LP 1st PRESS, BARELY PLAYED MINT-

£ 109

$ 144

£ 109 Sold For

Feb 17, 2011 Sold Date

Feb 7, 2011 Start Date

£ 22 Start price

8 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

eBay Auctioned at

save auction

Description

WOODSTOCK: 1970 UK 3LP 1st PRESS, BARELY PLAYED MINT-

STUNNING COPY, NM EJ DAY TRI-FOLD SLEEVE, SUPERB SOUND

Woodstock
Music From The Original Soundtrack & More

ORIGINAL UK ATLANTIC (2663 001) FIRST PRESSING (July 1970) OF ''Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack & More'' FEATURING SOME AMAZING LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM THE MOST ICONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL EVER

THIS COPY IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION - IT'S BARLEY BEEN PLAYED AND THE LABELS ARE BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN AND UNMARKED (with hardly a spindle trace to be seen) AND THE VINYL SURFACES SHINE LIKE-NEW
THE AUDIO DELIVERY IS INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE AND ATMOSPHERIC THROUGHOUT - CRYSTAL CLEAR, CLEAN, SHARP AND BRIGHT AND THE CUT IS NICE AND LOUD - FANTASTIC COPY, CERTAINLY THE FINEST I HAVE SEEN OR EVER OFFERED FOR SALE AND VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE EARLIEST FIRST PRESSES WITH A COMPLETE SET OF //1 MATRICES (please see below)

PRESSED ON THREE QUALITY MID/HEAVYWEIGHT RECORDS WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK RED/PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS
FULL MATRIX SET:
Side 1: 2663 001 A//1 12 3 (stamped), S/1 2402001 (lightly etched)
Side 2: 2663 001 C//1 11 2 (stamped), S/2 2402001 (lightly etched)
Side 3: 2663 001 E//1 11 1 (stamped), (S/3 not visible) 2402002 (lightly etched) - very rare to find the E//1 matrix as virtually ever other copy I have seen has the E//2 matrix in this position
Side 4: 2663 001 F//1 11 1 (stamped), S/4 2402002 (lightly etched)
Side 5: 2663 001 D//1 11 15 (stamped), S/5 22402003 (lightly etched)
Side 6: 2663 001 B//1 12 4 (stamped), S/6 2402003 B (lightly etched)
THE THREE RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TOP LOADING TRI-FOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford”
AND THE SET COMES COMPLETE WITH ALL THREE ORIGINAL POLYDOR COMPANY POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES WHICH ARE EACH DATE CODED '0670' (June, 1970)

RECORD 1
SIDE 1: JOHN B. SEBASTIAN - I Had A Dream / CANNED HEAT - Going Up The Country / RICHIE HAVENS - Freedom / COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH - Rock & Soul Music / ARLO GUTHRIE - Coming Into Los Angeles / SHA-NA-NA - At The Hop
SIDE 2: COUNTRY JOE - I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag / JOAN BAEZ - Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man / JOAN BAEZ - Joe Hill / CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes / CROSBY, STILLS, NASH &YOUNG - Sea Of Madness
RECORD 2
SIDE 1: CROSBY, STILLS, NASH &YOUNG - Wooden Ships / THE WHO - We’re Not Gonna Take It / JOE COCKER - With A Little Help From My Friends
SIDE 2: SANTANA - Soul Sacrifice / TEN YEARS AFTER - I’m Going Home
RECORD 3
SIDE 1: JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - Volunteers / SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - Medley: Dance With The Music / JOHN B. SEBASTIAN - Rainbows All Over Your Blues
SIDE 2: BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND - Love March / JIMI HENDRIX - Star Spangled Banner, Purple Haze & Instrumental Solo (Hendrix took to the stage at 9am Monday morning and played for 2 hours - most people had left by then)

LABELS: The labels are clean, fresh and unmarked with barely any spindles to be seen - this copy has seen very, very little play - NEAR MINT
VINYL Visual: All four vinyl surfaces retain their original deep, like-new glossy sheen and are practically unmarked - MINT-
VINYL Audio: Stunning audio on this first press - crystal clear, clean, bright and fresh and tremendously atmospheric. This set is impressively produced and engineered (and compiled - the tracks fit together perfectly) with a sensational loud cut. On playback at a loud volume there are no audio issues of note - it plays beautifully (and cleanly) from start to finish with practically silent run-ins and track divisions (what there are, as the tracks all segue together seamlessly). A fantastic copy which has barely been played and I guarantee a finer one would be hard to find (I certainly haven't seen one) - critically graded MINT(-) for audio and very, very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: The matt, tri-fold, top loading EJ DAY sleeve is also in practically untouched condition - crisp, clean and fresh with no real wear to speak of on the surfaces, edges or spine. Again, an exceptional example - NEAR MINT
and all three of the original Polydor inners are clean and unmarked with no splits - just some light creasing - EXCELLENT

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM (I APOLOGISE FOR THE SOMEWHAT OUT-OF-FOCUS PHOTOS ON THE ITEM TODAY BUT IT'S A VERY DULL DAY HERE IN LONDON AND I ONLY EVER USE NATURAL LIGHT FOR MY PHOTOS)
I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL
AND PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE
THANKS FOR LOOKING, CHEERS

PLEASE REFER TO MY 'ABOUT ME' PAGE FOR MORE DETAILED INFO ON MY PLAY-GRADING, EQUIPMENT USED, P&P etc

POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £16.00 (International Signed For delivery)

UK bidders: PayPal or Cheque
INTERNATIONAL bidders: PayPal ONLY

I will combine postage for items purchased within any 10 day period. However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you. Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period. I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Guarantee: I try to be as accurate and honest as possible when describing the condition of any LP but of course if you feel that I am mistaken and the description is inaccurate I will offer a complete, no quibble refund (through Paypal) upon return of the item

ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED BEFORE DISPATCH AND PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT.
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NAGAOKA ANTI-STATIC INNER SLEEVES, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks
420 (GS 6.0.8 (420))

price rating