JIMI HENDRIX "AXIS BOLD AS LOVE" 1968 FIRST PRESSING TRI COLOR LABELS LP NrMT

$

125

                                                DESCRIPTION

ARTIST:                               JIMI HENDRIX

TITLE:                          “AXIS BOLD AS LOVE”

PRESSING:              1968 Original “FIRST” Pressing STEREO LP

CATALOG #:           REPRISE RS-6281

LABELS:                   Super clean Tri-color “Pink, Gold, and Green” labels with large “Steamboat” in the upper left corner with “REPRISE” in white along the right side of the label.

Comments:                Extremely RARE First Pressing LP to locate with pristine vinyl and a super clean cover!

                                                CONDITION  ( Please refer to Grading Standards below)

COVER:                    NrMT or better

Comments:                Super clean glossy “gatefold” cover displays bright, vivid colors with absolutely No ring wear (front and back)!! There are No marks or writing, No creases, No seam splits, and No cut out marks, discount holes or bar codes. Ever so slight corner wear (see photograph) is the only minor flaw, and mentioned for accuracy. This is one of the cleanest covers for this particular release that you can ever expect to locate - a condition rarity!!

VINYL:                      Strong NrMT

Comments:                Super clean, full original gloss “Thick” vinyl with only a few minor rubs and insignificant faint hairlines barely worth mentioning seen under bright light from sliding in and out of the original inner sleeve. The LP was probably played no more than a few times in the last 47 years! The album has been play tested and plays beautifully throughout the entire recording with outstanding bold fidelity, the final upgrade to your Jimi Hendrix collection!

INNER SLEEVE:    Original and correct mid to late-sixties REPRISE inner sleeve advertising other artists and selections from their catalog used during the time period of this release. The inner sleeve is in superb NrMT+ condition with No creases or seam splits, which is amazing for a nearly 50 year-old sleeve to this classic album.

Comments:                “First” pressing copies of this second Jimi Hendrix release, are extremely difficult to locate with pristine vinyl and a super clean cover without ring wear! LP features many classic early Jimi Hendrix songs including “If 6 was 9”, “Little Wing”, “Spanish Castle Magic”, “She’s so Fine”, and “Castles Made of Sand”!!

I have listed additional pristine First pressing Jimi Hendrix albums from the “sixties” this week, so please check out my other auctions!

I am very conservative with my grading.  There is NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE for multiple LPs won in the same auction cycle.  Payment is due within 72 hours of the end of the auction.  e-mail if you have any questions prior to placing a bid.  All of my LPs come with a protective poly album sleeve and will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard LP mailer, tightly wrapped in bubble wrap for added protection.

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                                    GRADING STANDARDS

                        COVER

MINT             Perfect in every way, rarely used grade

NrMT+           Hint of corner/edge wear, no ring wear

NrMT             Slight corner/edge wear, hint of ring wear

NrMT-            Very light corner/edge wear, faint ring wear

VG+                Light overall corner/surface wear, light ring wear

VG                  Moderate shelf wear, light to moderate ring wear

                        VINYL

MINT             Absolutely no marks on the vinyl surface, rarely used grade

NrMT+           Very faint rub or two with no surface marks

NrMT             No scratches or spindle marks – may have a few extremely faint, inaudible hairlines or a paper scuff seen only under very bright light

NrMT-            No scratches or spindle marks – may have a few light, inaudible hairlines seen under bright light from sliding in and out of the inner paper sleeve

VG+                No scratches, may have a spindle mark – light inaudible hairlines and/or paper scuffs will be present, which do not affect play or overall quality of the recording