JOHN MAYALL A HARD ROAD 1ST MONO PRESS PETER GREEN
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FOR AUCTION IS ANOTHER RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER ALBUM OF THE 1960,S,ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION ,THE GENUINE DECCA [LK 4853]1ST MONO PRESSING OF "JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS "A HARD ROAD"!!!
THE ALBUM IS FAMOUS FOR SHOWCASING YET ANOTHER GREAT GUITARIST WHO WOULD GO ONTO BETTER THINGS ,THE GREAT PETER GREEN!!! MAYALL HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOWCASING ERIC CLAPTON ON HIS EARLIER "BEANO"ALBUM.
THE ALBUM BROUGHT TOGETHER THE GREAT MUSICIANS PETER GREEN,AYNSLEY DUNBAR,JOHN MCVIE WHO OF COURSE,BECAME THE GREAT BAND FLEETWOOD MAC!!
THE ALBUM CONTAINS TWO PETER GREEN COMPOSITIONS, THE VOCAL TRACK "THE SAME WAY" AND ONE OF THE GREATEST INSTRUMENTALS "THE SUPERNATURAL" WHICH LATER WAS THE BASIS FOR HIS GREAT SONG "BLACK MAGIC WOMAN".
THIS IS A GENUINE 1967 IST PRESS EXAMPLE WITH THE RED DECCA LABELS, -2A MATRIX NUMBERS ON BOTH SIDES AND THE GENUINE ROBERT STACE LAMINATED SLEEVE ALONG WITH THE GENUINE DECCA INNER SLEEVE!!!
TRACKLISTING:
SIDE 1
1] A HARD ROAD
2] IT,S OVER
3] YOU DON,T LOVE ME
4] THE STUMBLE
5] ANOTHER KINDA LOVE
6] HIT THE HIGHWAY
7] LEAPING CHRISTINE
SIDE 2
1] DUST MY BLUES
2] THERE,S ALWAYS WORK
3] THE SAME WAY
4] THE SUPERNATURAL
5] TOP OF THE HILL
6] SOMEDAY AFTER AWHILE
7] LIVING ALONE
I WILL NOW DESCRIBE THE CONDITION OF THIS COMPLETE RARE L.P SO PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY.
AS STATED THIS IS A COMPLETE ADDITION OF THIS RARE PRESSING,THE DECCA INNER POY-LINED SLEEVE IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH SOME FOLDS/BROWNING [THE VINYL WILL COME IN A SEPARATE SLEEVE] BUT NO SPLITS/WRITING ETC !!!
THE 1ST PRESS RECORD HAS NEAR MINT VIBRANT RED DECCA LABELS WITH A TRACE OF "SPIDERING" BUT ARE ALL NICE AND CLEAN !!!
THE THICK VINYL RETAINS A GREAT GLOSS AND ONLY THE FAINTEST MARKS/ SCUFFS CAN BE SEEN,THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES AND THIS GRADES ABOUT EXCELLENT !!
AS EXPECTED FROM THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL,THE PLAYBACK IS SUPERB,THERE WAS LIGHT CRACKLE ON THE INTRO TO "THE STUMBLE" AND SOME CRACKLE ON "HIT THE HIGHWAY". OVERALL THE DISC GRADES AT LEAST EXCELLENT,MOSTLY THERE IS NO CRACKLE EVEN BETWEEN TRACKS!!
THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTO,S IS ALSO IN GREAT CONDITION WITH GREAT LAMINATE ETC,THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE HAS SOME BROWNING/STAINING WITH SOME NUMBER WRITTEN ON IT BUT EVERYTHING IS READABLE. A POLY SLEEVE WILL BE PROVIDED TO PRESERVE THIS SUPERB ORIGINAL ALBUM!!
SO YOU HAVE A TOP EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE 1967 MONO ALBUM TO GRACE YOUR FREAKBEAT/PSYCH COLLECTION !!
ANYWAY THIS ALBUM IS BEING AUCTIONED WITH A VERY LOW START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE!!
PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS LISTING.
POSTAGE AND PACKING WILL BE £3.50
HAPPY BIDDING!!
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