John Mayall – A Hard Road: Rare 1967, grooved unboxed Decca label Mono LP
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Description
‘A Hard Road
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
Decca LK 4853 – Original 1967 Mono pressing
Matrix nos:
A side: ARL-7652-2A Mother no: 1
B side: ARL-7653-2A Mother no: 1
John Mayall is the grandfather of British blues and still touring now at 80. This is the album that launched Peter Green’s career.
This classic album comes from Mayall’s most fertile period. Original 1967 pressings are much sought after – especially in such good condition as this example.
Using the Record Collector Grading System I would rate this item overall as Very Good+. I am not a dealer. This record comes from my own collection which I have been selling here on ebay off and on for a few months. Please take a look my feedback and you’ll see that previous buyers feel I have accurately graded my records in the past.
Cover
It has a front laminated sleeve with its original printed inner sleeve. It is in Very Good+ condition with only slight usage wear that’s to be expected from normal play. As you can see from the picture it is clean and in good condition with no writing or pen or pencil marks. There are one or two minor creases but it has no other significant marks and no tears and the laminate is intact. The spine has two or three creases but is completely legible – see pictures. The inner sleeve is near perfect with the small exception of some small pin-holes in the plastic inner near the spindle hole.
Record
The record itself plays very well, and I would grade Very Good+. It has some small inaudible blemishes notably one inaudible blemish along the grooves at 9 o’clock on side 1 track 2; and an inaudible radial blemish at 1 o’clock on side 1 – see pictures. You may notice a few hairline paper marks under a strong light. The red, grooved un-boxed Decca labels are clean and unmarked, with no writing, pen or pencil marks. There are some light spindle marks. The playing surface has no visible scratches and looks terrific. The reproduction quality is about as good as it got from a 1960s vinyl pressing - it's never going to be CD quality, but pretty good nevertheless. There are no audible scratches or crackles other than the usual surface noise that you'd get with any new vinyl record. The lead in and play out grooves are clean and glitch-free.
I believe this is an extremely well-preserved rare original copy of this landmark LP.
I'm happy to mail worldwide so if you want a price quote for p&p let me know. Likewise if you have any questions I'm happy to answer. Thanks for looking.
Peter
Terms and Conditions
Records are sent Royal mail 1st Class Signed For using robust packaging @ £5.00 p&p for the UK.
If once you have received the item you are not satisfied, then if the item is significantly different from the description here I will refund the purchase price provided that the item is returned in the condition it was sent - return p&p will not be refunded.
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