ZOMBIES Odessey & Oracle LP 1968 MONO 1st AWESOME

	£		422
	$		559

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 'Textured' CBS label!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS EASILY THE ZOMBIES RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER LP EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT SOLD VIRTUALLY NOTHING ON RELEASE BACK IN 1968 - AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE MONO!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE ON THIS LP!!!!  BECAUSE, EVEN THOUGH THIS LP ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS BACK IN 1968 - VIRTUALLY EVERY 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE WAS IN STEREO - WITH VIRTUALLY NONE IN MEGA RARE MONO!!!!  AS A RESULT - FINDING AN ULTRA RARE MONO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS LP THE ULTIMATE ZOMBIES RARITY!!!!  AND THIS IS BECAUSE THE MONO 1ST PRESSING HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MONO MIX COMPARED TO THE STEREO VERSION - WHICH MAKES IT ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO OWN AS AN IMPOSSIBLY RARE MONO 1ST PRESSING!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP EVEN RARER STILL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  FIRSTLY THE RECORD HAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SOUND QUALITY (WITH NO DISTORTION AT ALL!), AND PLAYS SUPERBLY IN CRYSTAL CLEAR MONO SOUND!!!!  AND SECONDLY THE RECORD IS ALSO VISUALLY AWESOME (AND SHINES LIKE NEW!) AND THE LAMINATED 'E.J.DAY' COVER IS SIMPLY SUPERB!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' CBS LABEL, 1ST PRESS A1/B1 MONO MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY 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 SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is BPG 63280 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Textured' 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 wear, NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME 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, NO hairlines, only 1 ULTRA light TINY scuffline trace, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AWESOME!!!!  It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  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 also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Laminated Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, NO ringwear, only an absolutely ULTRA faint 'Record Shop' stamp (this has completely faded to nothing and is virtually INIVSIBLE!), NO yellowing, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), and NO writing (apart from the ORIGINAL '28/-' price on the reverse of the cover!)!!!!  The cover must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 in this sort of condition!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "ODESSEY & ORACLE" BY THE ZOMBIES, IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!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. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: