DAVEY GRAHAM: Large As Life And Twice As Natural - DECCA - RARE MONO VERSION

	£		31
	$		41

DAVEY GRAHAM: Large As Life And Twice As Natural (Decca, LK 4969, 1969, mono LP)
Also includes Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, Harold McNair and Danny Thompson.
See the photos for sleeve condition - which isn't that bad apart from some Sellotape staining on the rear. There is a sticker and more Sellotape on one label - again, see photos. The record has been well and truly played and has some heavy-looking marks. However, it plays a lot better than it looks (thanks to being a decent Decca pressing). There is light background, but it's not overpowering. There are also a couple of fairly short bouts of light clicks. The only real problem is that there may be a skip on the final track - it skips once on my ProJect deck but plays straight through with no problems on my Duel deck. 
A rare LP all round. The stereo version crops up every now and then, but I haven't seen a mono copy, like this one, sell online in years. I expect this copy to get bid up a bit!
*    *    *    * Playing surfaces are likely to have light marks from taking in and out of sleeves but these are not mentioned unless obvious (i.e. to the detriment of listening experience or if the record is especially collectable). All records that I expect to sell for £20 or more will be play tested, otherwise records are visually graded (unless the description above clearly states that the record has been play tested, e.g., "record plays at EX").  Please look at the photographs carefully because they can give a better idea of condition of sleeves than my descriptions. Apologies for various reflections of me!
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The more you buy, the more you save on postage - e.g., winning five single LPs with a total value of £50 or under, postage will still be £4.50; if total value is £50 or above, five single LPs via Special Delivery will still be £9.50. Note that if you win items in multiple formats, (e.g., an LP and a CD), these will have to be sent as multiple parcels (though I can bundle up a 7" or two along with with an LP).
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Conditions tend to be subjective, and with vinyl I won't use 'Mint' for new, still sealed, un-played records - all records come fresh from the pressing plant with some minor imperfection to sleeve, record, inner, etc. So, I start with Excellent for the most part. The majority of LP sleeves from played but well looked after records tend to be what I would call Very Good (which should mean exactly what it says, 'very good'). Judging by most items bought on eBay over the last few years would tend to suggest that my "Very Good" (and, often, my "Good") equates to many sellers' "Excellent".
Tapes and CDs are different. If the cassette casing and labels/CD look as new and the tape/CD plays properly, then I'll call it "Mint", though most inlays will be Near New, Excellent or Very Good. I do not include standard jewel cases in the condition - these are easily replaced - but I mention if damaged. In any case, the photos should tell you this.
Note that all items on offer are from my own collection, started in 1966, and most of which has been in storage for the last fifteen years or so. Lockdowns, etc., have caused me to revisit and have a clear out. It's made me wonder why I have multiple copies of records I don't like. There are about 15,000 more items to come from my rambling progressive rock, jazz fusion, folk, folk-rock, blues, 1950s stereo classical and easy listening, psychedelic, reggae, ambient, railway, field recordings, electronic and occasionally just plain 'out there' collection.