John Mayall & The Blues Breakers BARE WIRES 1968 UK 1st STEREO UNBOXED NEAR MINT

	£		99
	$		131

JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS - BARE WIRES

1ST PRESSING UNBOXED DECCA * STEREO *

ONE PLAY NEAR MINT AUDIO

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 4945
• MATRIX: ZAL 8340 1W / 8341-1W
• VERY FIRST PRESS
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS 1 BB / 6B UB

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DEEP BLUE AND SILVER UNBOXED STEREO LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE 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. THERE IS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL STILL RETAINS THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS MAGNIFICENT AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS .UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CERTAIN THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS SERVICE FOR MY CUSTOMERS

THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND COMES THROUGH CRISP AND CLEAR ON ALL TRACKS, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF GROOVE WEAR, MEANING THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

NO HEAVY CRACKLES AND CLICKS WHATSOEVER.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER.

THERE IS SOME LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WHICH CAN BE HEARD ONLY IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND ON A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE STATIC TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

A REALLY BRILLIANT COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT PLAYS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AS YOU WILL HEAR AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO AS NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO SCUFFING TO THE LAMINATED SURFACE WHATSOEVER. THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND ONLY HAS ONE MINUSCULE SPECK OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER ON THE SPINE

THERE ARE SIX TINY LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE. NO LINES ON THE TOP EDGE NONE EITHER ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH THE JET BLACK MATT COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. JUST THE TOP RIGHT TIP END SHOWS A SPECK OF RUBBING.

THE CARD EDGES AT THE BOTTOM OVERLAP THE SLEEVE EDGES AND THESE CARD EDGES ARE SLIGHTLY BURRED AS WOULD BE EXPECTED

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT ACROSS THE SURFACE .THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, JUST A SPECK OF RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP WITH A TINY BIT OF BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE WHICH IS ALSO LAMINATED HAS REMAINED IN SUPERB CONDITION, FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATE-FOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PERFECT INNER PANELS. A LITTLE LIGHT GREYING TO THE TOP OF THE RIGHT ONE, BUT OTHERWISE PERFECT

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FLAT, AND CREASE FREE WITH SOME EDGE AGEING AND A WRITTEN CATALOGUE NUMBER

THE INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY