Cream WHEELS OF FIRE LIVE UK LP 1ST A1/B2 UNPLAYED

	£		21
	$		28

CREAM - WHEELS OF FIRE

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  A1/B2

UNBELIEVABLE CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 583 040
• MATRIX:583 040 A-1 / B-2
• FIRST PRESS

1968 ORIGINAL RELEASE OF CREAM LIVE AT THE FILMORE. THIS LP WAS FAIRLY UNIQUE IN THAT IT WAS ISSUED IN TWO FORMATS. THERE WAS THE DOUBLE LP WHICH INCLUDES THIS LIVE PERFORMANCE AND A STUDIO ALBUM, AND THEN BOTH DISCS WERE ALSO ISSUED AS SINGLE ALBUMS

THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM WAS EXPORTED TO THE USA WHICH IS WHERE I PICKED IT UP. IT HAS THE TELLTALE MADE IN ENGLAND STICKER ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE SLEEVE, IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THOUGH A UK FIRST PRESS

WHY IT HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED BEFORE I HAVE NO IDEA. IT IS SIMPLY IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION IMAGINABLE. I WAS IN TWO MINDS WHETHER TO TEST PLAY IT OR NOT, BUT I HAVE DECIDED IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN ORDER TO ALLOW BIDDERS TO HEAR JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS IS. OF COURSE I HAVE LEFT NO TRACE OF PLAY AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAD NO SPIDER LINES AROUND IT WHATSOEVER, AND AS I GENTLY PLACED IT INTO MY TURNTABLE I COULD HEAR AND FEEL THE REMNANT SHARDS OF VINYL STILL EMBEDDED INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING. IT JUST HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE INNER SLEEVE. SOMEONE HERE IS GOING TO GET AN ABSOLUTE GEM. A 42 YEAR OLD UNPLAYED (APART FROM MY TEST PLAY) ICONIC ALBUM

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I WAS BY FIND ING AND THEN HEARING THIS UNPLAYED LP. I HOPE THAT BY LISTENING TO THE EXCERPTS THAT I HAVE RECORDED YOU ALSO REALISE JUST HOW RARE A FIND THIS IS. THERE IS JUST NO BACKGROUND, NO CLICKS OR POPS, JUST THE INCREDIBLE SOUND FROM HOW IT WAS PRESSED BACK IN 1968

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT UNPLAYED

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED FIRST PRESS JAMES UPTON SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY CREASES OR BENDS, THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. THERE IS A LINE OF LAMINATE LIFT DOWN THE SPINE EDGE, AND THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A REALLY SMALL DING. BUT IT IS CLEAR THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN PROTECTED SINCE NEW IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PRISTINE WITH NO WEAR AT ALL. THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION, NO LAMINATE FLAKE AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINE ITSELF IS PROPERLY FLAT. THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLOUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND CLEAR EVEIDENCE THAT THE RECORD HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR THE PAST 42 YEARS

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO FLAT AND CLEAN. IT HAS THE SAME LINE OF LAMINATE LIFT DOWN THE SPINE EDGE, AND CORRESPONDING TOP LEFT CORNER HAS THE LITTLE DING. OTHER THAN THAT A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINES INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP CONDITION. ONE CORNER HAS BEEN FOLDED ACCROSS AS SO MANY WERE AND IT HAS REMAINED THAT WAY SINCE NEW. YOU CAN TELL BY HANDLING IT THAT IS HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN TOUCHED

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT MINUS

I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY