ZOMBIES Odessey & Oracle LP 1968 CBS 1st RARE MONO

	£		290
	$		384

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Zombies called "Odessey & Oracle" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 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 (ONLY A FEW HUNDRED COPIES IN MONO!), AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE MONO (MOST WERE STEREOS!), WITH A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MONO MIX THAT STEREO's SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION OVERALL (WITH A BRILLIANT COVER!) - AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  THERE ARE A FEW ISSUES WITH ONE SIDE OF THE RECORD ONLY (THOUGH BOTH SIDES PLAY BRILLIANTLY!), BUT THE OTHER SIDE & THE COVER ARE ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT (AS DETAILED BELOW!)!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS ORANGE CBS LABEL, 1ST PRESS A1/B1 MONO 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 (ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL CBS UK MONO 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in GREAT condition overall!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is BPG 63280 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Orange CBS label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in GREAT condition overall - and plays BRILLIANTLY!!!!  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 this really is a tale of 2 halves, as I will fully describe.  Though it is always VERY important to note, that BOTH sides of this record plays very VERY well indeed, with its ULTRA RARE MONO mix (which the more common Stereos simply do not have!)!!!!  Firstly, Side 2 of the this record has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  Side 2 of this record must EASILY grade Very Good++++ if not better - and looks BRILLIANT!!!!  However Side 1 of the record does have a few visible scufflines, and 2 or 3 TINY surface marks.  Luckily, whilst the scufflines are certainly visible - almost EVERYTHING is completely NON sounding and this side plays very VERY well indeed!!!!  In fact, I only noticed 1 pop at the VERY end of 1 track, and barely ANY clicks elsewhere AT ALL!!!!  So although visually I can only grade Side 1 Fair+ (with Side 2 being Very Good++++ if not better!) - BOTH sides of this record play BRILLIANTLY with NO pops (apart from the 1 TINY one mentioned above!), barely ANY clicks, NO jumps, NO sticks, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  So this record is almost IMPOSSIBLE to give an overall grade to - as Side 1 is Very Good++++ if not better, the playing grade is also Very Good++++ if not better (on BOTH sides!) - and Side 2 is visually as clearly described above!!!!  So I will leave it to the winning bidder to assess this VERY clearly detailed record. Though personally I think this is an AMAZING CHANCE for someone to own this INCREDIBLE PSYCH RARITY at a cheaper price than the HUGE fortune required for a Mint copy!!!!  And remember that BOTH SIDES play very VERY well indeed, with AMAZING MONO SOUND - which the Stereo versions simply do not have!!!!   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, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), 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, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "ODESSEY AND ORACLE" BY THE ZOMBIES!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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