JOHN MAYALL-A HARD ROAD..SUPERB RARE 1ST UK PRESS EX VINYL LP 1967

	£		35
	$		46

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SUPERB! RARE! GENUINE 1ST UK STEREO PRESS VINYL LP ON DECCA RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY MY FAMILY WHEN RELEASED 57 YEARS AGO IN 1967 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: DECCA RECORDS DARK BLUE 'FFSS' STEREO LABELS WITH UNBOXED DECCA LOGO AND 'MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD LONDON' PERIMETER TEXT AND '(P) 1967' TEXT / ON THE LABEL THE SIDE INDICATOR TEXT IS TO THE LEFT OF THE SPINDLE HOLE AND THE MATRIX NUMBER IS PRINTED UPSIDE DOWN ABOVE THE CAT NUMBER / 'CLARIFOIL' FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH FLIP-BACK SPINE AND WITH ROBERT STACE PRINTING CREDIT AND WITH ORIGINAL POLYLINED 'MADE IN ENGLAND' DECCA INNER WITH CORRECT DATECODE / PINCHED ENDS SPINE / 1ST UK PRESS MATRIXES WITH 'KT' TAX CODE (7/1963 TO 11/1968) IN THE DEADWAX / ORIGINAL STEREO CAT NUMBER.. ONLY GENUINE1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS.....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO SIGNIFICANT SCRATCHES BLEMISHES OR SCUFFS JUST LIGHT UNFEELABLE HAIRLINES AND SLEEVE SCUFFS VISIBLE UNDER A STRONG LIGHT. THE VINYL LAYS FLAT WITH NO WARPS-VERY HARD TO FIND A SIMILAR COPY!! THE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY FAINT SPINDLE LINES. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY LIGHT SHELF WEAR. THE ORIGINAL POLYLINED DECCA INNER IS IN VG+ CONDITION (BIT YELLOWED WITH AGE). THERE ARE NO EDGE SPLITS TO EITHER SLEEVE. THE SPINE IS EXCELLENT WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT. NOT MUCH TO SHOW FOR ITS 57 YEARS! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS SKL 4853 (SLEEVE AND LABELS) WITH 1ST UK PRESS STEREO MATRIX NUMBERS ZAL7652-1W 1 2 B A KT AND ZAL-7653-1W  1 G KT. 
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER JOHN MAYALL VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A 1ST UK STEREO PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION ! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.

POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.50. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £15.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.

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