ERIC BURDON & ANIMALS Love Is LP 1968 MONO 1st Press

	£		302
	$		400

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Eric Burdon & The Animals called "Love Is" and is an ORIGINAL UK 1968 1st Pressing on the 1st Press MGM label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS RAREST LPS EVER AND SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS ON RELEASE AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN ULTRA RARE MONO!!!!  AND THIS SHOULDNT EVEN EXIST!!!!  FOR MANY YEARS, I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THIS LP IN MONO.  DESPITE CERTAIN GUIDE BOOKS SHOWING THIS LP AS EXISTING IN MONO - I HAD NEVER EVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ONE EXISTING.  EVERY OTHER COLLECTOR OR VINYL EXPERT I HAVE EVER SPOKEN TO HAD ALSO NEVER SEEN ONE EITHER - AND NO ONE HAD EVER EVEN SEEN ONE BEING OFFERED FOR SALE ANYWHERE!!!!  BUT HERE IT IS!!!!  AND IN ULTRA RARE MONO THIS IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THE RAREST LP EVER RELEASED ON THE MGM LABEL!!!!  EVEN STEREOS ARENT EXACTLY EASY TO FIND - BUT A MONO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!   AND DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT PASSING ON THIS LP - BECAUSE I HAVE SEARCHED FOR MANY MANY YEARS TO FIND A MONO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  SO THE CHANCES OF ANOTHER ONE TURNING UP FOR SALE ARE VIRTUALLY ZERO!!!!   BUT NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!   IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO FIND A STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN TOP CONDITION - BUT FINDING A MONO 1ST PRESSING LIKE THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON 1ST PRESS MGM LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'SOLD IN THE UK' TEXT, 1ST PRESS 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR' INNER SLEEVE AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FLIPBACK LAMINATED MONO 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 MGM UK 1st pressing from 1968 and is in STUNNING condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is MGM C 8105 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press MGM label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, 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 STUNNING 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, NO scufflines, only 1 MEGA faint line of ULTRA light scuffing (only visible under EXTREME light and completely NON sounding), 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!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  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 'Patents Applied For' inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Flipback Laminated MONO Cover is in STUNNING 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 SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  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!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "LOVE IS" BY ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS, IN STUNNING 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!!!!!

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