Love DA CAPO 1967 UK LP 1st Press Black 'E' No Polydor US Sleeve NEAR MINT AUDIO
  £   58
  $   77

 


£ 58 Sold For
Nov 2, 2017 Sold Date
Oct 26, 2017 Start Date
£   19 Start price
10   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

LOVE - DA CAPO


 RARE STEREO PRESSING IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION


PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE

  • CAT:EKS -74005
  • MATRIX: EKS 74005-A / EKS 74005-B1B
  • ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES IS COL(-7) (2), AND 34.5
THIS IS THE FIRST UK PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM IN STEREO. THE FIRST IDENTIFIER IS THE FACT THAT IT IS HOUSED IN A US SLEEVE. THE VERY FIRST RELEASES HERE IN THE UK WERE PLACED INSIDE THE US SLEEVE. VERY COMMON FOR UNKNOWN BANDS TO THE UK TO HAVE THEIR AMERICAN SLEEVES AND CERTAINLY VERY USUAL FOR WARNER BROTHERS AND SUBSIDIARYS (ELEKTRA). DESPITE HAVING THE UK ADDRESS ON THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE, THE PLACE OF MANUFACTURE IS IDENTIFIED BY A SMALL 'PRINTED IN THE USA' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. ALSO THE FIRST UK PRESSED VINYLS HAD TEXTURED LABELS, NOT SMOOTH LIKE THE LATER ONES, AND THE ELECTRA LOGO WAS PRINTED IN BLACK INK, NOT SILVER LIKE THE LATER ONES, AND FINALLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL, THERE IS NO MENTION OF ' POLYDOR RECORD LIMITED' AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL AROUND THE EDGE, LIKE THE SLIGHTLY LATER PRESSES

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

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THE RECORD LABELS

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING ORANGE 1ST PRESS ELEKTRA LABELS. THE RICH COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE TOTALLY UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. EACH LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SURFACE OF THE LABEL IS LIGHTLY TEXTURED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST A FEW SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, NO POLYDOR REFERENCE AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL

THE VINYL

AGAIN JUST LOOKING AT THE VINYL TELLS IT'S OWN STORY. IT IS FIRSTLY A VERY HEAVY PRESS VINYL, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, ALL I CAN SEE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. A REALLY SUPERB LOOKING ORIGINAL DISC

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL THE RECORDS I LIST. I BELIEVE THAT AS A BIDDER YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD YOU ARE THINKING OF PLACING A BID ON. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "STEPHANIE KNOWS WHY" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE,WHICH MEANS THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS COMPLETED WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. CLEAR AND CRISP AND FIRST PRESS ALL THE WAY

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

I HEARD NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES, AND 3-4 TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT

BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS LP AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDRDS


THE SLEEVE


THIS AS I HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED IS THE ORIGINAL US MADE SLEEVE. A STRONG THICK UNLAMINATED CARD, THAT IS FREE FROM ANY OF THE USUALL SPLITS TO THE SEAMS THAT SOME US SLEEVES SUFFER FROM

THE FRONT SURFACE DOES HAVE A SCUFF JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE RESULTING IN SOME COLOUR LOSS, AND THE BROWN SIDE BORDERS SHOW A LITTLE RECORD SHAPE IN THE FORM OF LIGHT GREYING. THE PICTURE OF THE BAND IS RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND HAS NO RUBBING OR MARKS

THERE IS JUST ONE PRESSURE LINE AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS STILL IN SUPER CONDITION, FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A FEW PIN PRICKS OF UNDERCARD SHOWING AND A SPECK ON THE CORNER TIPS. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS QUITE WORN WITH A LOT OF THE BROWN SURFACE HAVING BEEN RUBBED

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE WHITE SURFACE IS SHOWING LIGHT AGEING. THE TYPEFACE IS STILL LEGIBLE, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF BURRING IN SMALL PATCHES

THE REAR SURFACE SHOWS NATURAL AGEING AND HANDLING TO THE EDGES IN PARTICULAR. THE TYPEFACE AND IMAGES ARE RUB FREE AND IN A CLEAR AND SHARP STATE

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM EDGE SPLITS AND CREASES, A LITTLE LIGHT CORNER LINE AND STILL VERY WHITE


GARRY


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