John Mayall LOOKING BACK UK LP 1ST STEREO 100% MINT -

	£		31
	$		41

JOHN MAYALL  - LOOKING BACK

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 5010
• MATRIX: ZAL 8987P-2W / 89889-2W
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 M / 1 I
• VERY FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DEEP BLUE AND SILVER UNBOXED STEREO LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE BLUE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. ITS REALLY HARD TO SPOT BUT THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES THAT ARE OTHERWISE INVISIBLE. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT AN EXCEPTION COPY OF A CLASSIC BLUES ALBUM

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND COMES THROUGH CRISP AND CLEAR ON ALL TRACKS, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF GROOVEWEAR OR DISTORTION AT ANY POINT

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND CLICKS WHATSOEVER. IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS ALBUM HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ON HIGH END EQUIPMENT.

THERE IS NO STATIC OR ANY VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

I HEARD ABOUT 4-5 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY AND THAT'S ALL 

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT IN MY MIND ONE OF THE CLEANEST COPIES OF THIS I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS, AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS STUNNING VINYL MINT MINUS

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED CLOUT AND BAKER 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE

THAN ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING FRONT SURFACE. THIS LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER. MADE FROM A VERY STIFF CARD THAT WAS HARD TO CREASE IT THEREFORE COMES IN MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION.

NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NO FOLD OR BENDS AND JUST 4 TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NO THUMB LINES EITHER A REALLY STUNNING COVER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,  AND EVEN THE OVERHANGING CARD HAS JUST A FEW LIGHT THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE SPINE IS JUST MINT!!  ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

 THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL HICKS SHOWING JUST WHY THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE FRONT. IT HAS THE PORTHOLE FROM WHICH THE COLOUR OF THE INNER SLEEVE COULD BE IDENTIFIED. EVERYTHING IS AS MINT AS THE FRONT AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING ONE TINY SPECK OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, BUT NO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL ON EITHER FRONT OR REAR SURFACES

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT!!!

THIS REALLY IS AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY OF THIS CLASSIC BLUES ALBUM, AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY