JOHN MAYALL & BLUESBREAKERS “A HARD ROAD” DECCA UK 1ST

	£		47
	$		62

JOHN MAYALL

AND THE BLUESBREAKERS

~ A HARD ROAD ~

(1967 DECCA RECORDS LP - RARE UK FIRST STEREO PRESSING !)

ON OFFER HERE IS A RARE UK STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF THE THIRD ALBUM “A HARD ROAD” BY SUPERB BRITISH BLUES OUTFIT JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ON THE DECCA RECORDS LABEL.

JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS

•       PETER GREEN

•       JOHN MCVIE

•       AYNSLEY DUNBAR

•       JOHN MAYALL

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS DECCA SKL 4853

MATRIX NUMBERS: SIDE 1 – ZAL-7652-1W, SIDE 2 – ZAL-7653-1W

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT LAMINATED “ROBERT STACE” SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT- CONDITION. I CAN SEE SOME LIGHT DISCOLOURATION TO THE REAR AND SOME LIGHT RING WEAR.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY BLACK VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW LIGHT MARKS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS GREAT ALBUM AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS AT LEAST EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT EXCEPT FOR  SIDE TWO TRACK TWO WHERE I DETECTED A FEW LIGHT CLICKS.

THE LABELS

THE GROOVED, BLUE & SILVER DECCA LABELS, WITH UNBOXED DECCA LOGOS AND WIDE SILVER “FULL FREQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND” BAND ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO TINY MARKS PER LABEL.

SIDE ONE

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 TWO

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 (YOU’LL BE SORRY)

7.       LIVING ALONE

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REST OF WORLD

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I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THESE RECORDS STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THESE RECORDS HAVE BEEN FULLY VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.