CREAM,WHEELS OF FIRE,RARE MONO UK 1ST PRESS 2LP A1 / B1
  £   67
  $   88

 


£ 67 Sold For
Apr 5, 2009 Sold Date
Mar 26, 2009 Start Date
£   6 Start price
10   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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"CREAM"

RARE MONO EDITION

"WHEELS OF FIRE"

RARE MONO UK FIRST PRESSING A1 / B1 - A1 / B1

ONE STUDIO AND ONE LIVE DOUBLE ALBUM

Artist - CREAM   Title- WHEELS OF FIRE

Label- POLYDOR

Cat# 582031 and 582032

Matrix - BOTH RECORDS HAVE FIRST PRESSING A1 and B1 MATRICE

Vinyl- EX, BOTH DISCS ARE NICE SHINY VINYL. THERE ARE ONLY VERY LIGHT PAPER MARKS VISIBLE IF HELD AT AN ANGLE TO STRONG LIGHT. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT POPS AT BEGINNING OF SIDE 2 OF LIVE ALBUM. THIS IS ONLY A VERY MINOR FAULT BUT I MENTION TO GIVE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. BOTH DISCS PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT SKIPS JUMPS OR REPEATS AND SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB.

Sleeve - EX- GATEFOLD SLEEVE BY E.J. DAY GROUP HAS NO TEARS SPLITS OR WRITING. THERE IS ONLY LIGHT EDGE AND CORNER WEAR AND LIGHT RING MARKING FROM STORAGE. SPINE IS UNCRUSHED WITH FULLY READABLE TITLE ETC. OPENING EDGE HAS A NICE SHARP FINISH WITH NO FEATHERING. A WELL PRESENTED SLEEVE. ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ONE OF WHICH HAS AN ORIGINAL PRESS CUTTING REVIEW OF ALBUM TAPED IN PLACE.

Labels- EX, NO WRITING TO LABELS. THERE ARE SPINDLE TRACES EVIDENT WHEN HELD AT AN ANGLE TO LIGHT.

MEGA RARE MONO UK FIRST PRESSING OF "WHEELS OF FIRE" FROM CREAM. BOTH THESE ALBUMS WERE EVENTUALLY RELEASED SEPERATELY. MOST COPIES OF THIS ALBUM WERE RELEASED IN STEREO FORMAT AND IT IS RARE TO FIND MONO COPIES AVAILABLE. FIRST PRESSING MATRIX NUMBERS OF A1 and B1 TO BOTH DISCS. SUPERB SOUND QUALITY.

Tracklisting:

A1   White Room (4:56) A2   Sitting On Top Of The World (4:56)     Written By - Chester Burnett A3   Passing The Time (4:31) A4   As You Said (4:19) B1   Pressed Rat And Warthog (3:13) B2   Politician (4:11) B3   Those Were The Days (2:52) B4   Born Under A Bad Sign (3:08)     Written By - Booker T. Jones , William Bell B5   Deserted Cities Of The Heart (4:36) C1   Crossroads (4:13)     Written By - Robert Johnson C2   Spoonful (16:44)     Written By - Willie Dixon D1   Traintime (6:52) D2   Toad (15:53)

SEE MY OTHER ITEMS FOR MORE  PROG ROCK   RARITIES   Records are graded by record collectors grading system. I also grade with item is in between a grade i.e. ex+ if i feel it is better than an excellent grade but not quite near mint.ll try to give a good and true description of items regarding any marks or audible fault   Mint:- The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface noise or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items (lyric sheet etc) are in perfect condition. Records sealed or unplayed will be mint. Excellent:- Shows some signs of having been played but very little lessening of sound quality. The cover and packaging may have slight wear and /or creasing. Very good:- Has been played many times but retains good sound quality,despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear to the sleeve and extra items,without any major defects. Good:- The record has been played often and sound quality has deteriorated with some distortion and mild scratches.the cover and inserts suffer from folding,heavy scuffing to edges ,spine splits and discolouration. Any records that are not to the standards listed above will only be regarded as collection fillers and listed as such.   POSTAGE CHARGES FOR UK  IS £2.50p FOR ONE ALBUM POSTAGE CHARGES TO EUROPE IS £4.00 FOR ONE ALBUM POSTAGE TO REST OF WORLD IS £5.50 FOR ONE ALBUM ADDITIONAL ALBUMS WIL BE APPROX 50% FOR EACH ALBUM(NO MORE) I DO NOT LOOK TO MAKE PROFIT FROM POSTAGE AND PACKAGING. DOUBLE ALBUMS WILL BE PRICED ACCORDINGLY. WHERE SEVERAL ITEMS ARE PURCHASED POSTAGE AND PACKAGING WILL POSSIBLY WORK OUT CHEAPER.              Terms of Sale

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