KEEF HARTLEY BAND Battle Of N.W.6 LP 1969 MONO 1st

	£		54
	$		72

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Keef Hartley Band called "The Battle Of North West Six" and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Deram label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE DERAM LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  BACK IN 1969 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE MONO!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS WAS ONE OF THE LAST LPs ON THE DERAM LABEL EVER TO MADE AVAILABLE IN MONO - AND WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED BACK IN 1969, NEARLY EVERY 1ST PRESSING WAS MADE IN COMMON STEREO - WITH VIRTUALLY NONE IN MEGA RARE MONO AT ALL!!!!  AND ONLY DAYS AFTER THIS LP WAS RELEASED, DERAM CANCELLED ALL MONO RELEASES ON ALL OF THEIR LPs (DELETING ALL MONOs FOREVER!) - LEAVING THIS LP THEN AVAILABLE IN STEREO ONLY!!!!  ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MONOS WERE EVER MADE - AND AS A RESULT, FINDING A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN MEGA RARE MONO IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH AN ULTRA RARE 'LAMINATED' GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  ONLY A TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY, EVER CAME WITH AN ULTRA RARE LAMINATED COVER - BEFORE IT WAS IMMEDIATELY DROPPED ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS, AND REPLACED WITH THE COMMON UNLAMINATED COVER WHICH ALL LATER ONES HAD!!!!  AND AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, THIS LP LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MILES BETTER WITH AN ULTRA RARE LAMINATED COVER (WITH STUNNING UNFADED COLOURS!) - THAN THE COMMON UNLAMINATED COVERS THAT FOLOWED!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE RAREST & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS MONO BROWN DERAM LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1A/1A MONO MATRIX ENDINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS RED MONO INNER SLEEVE, AND ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'MOORE & MATTHES' GATEFOLD LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Deram UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is DML 1054 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Deram label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  The record plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Red MONO inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Moore & Matthes' Gatefold Laminated Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The cover has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness (apart from a TINY touch along the top), NO yellowing, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent(Minus) if not FULL Excellent!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "THE BATTLE OF NORTH WEST SIX" BY THE KEEF HARTLEY BAND, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: