MIKE WESTBROOK CONCERT BAND - CELEBRATION 1967 DERAM DML 1013 UK MONO 1st Pr

	£		27
	$		36

THE MIKE WESTBROOK CONCERT BAND

~ CELEBRATION ~

(1967 DERAM RECORDS  - RARE UK MONO 1st PRESSING)

ON OFFER HERE IS A UK MONO FIRST PRESSING OF THE VERY RARE 1967 MODERN JAZZ ALBUM CELEBRATION BY THE MIKE WESTBROOK CONCERT BAND ON THE DERAM LABEL.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS DERAM DML 1013

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: ARL 8038-2A-1 / ARL 8039-2A

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT-LAMINATED PICTURE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT- CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR, A FEW TINY WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATE AND SOME TANNING TO THE BACK. THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE ALL NICE AND STRAIGHT. THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS STILL CLEARLY LEGIBLE.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY BLACK VINYL APEARS TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN SEE PLENTY OF LIGHT MARKS AND SCUFFS. I HAVE LISTENED CAREFULLY TO EVERY TRACK ON BOTH SIDES ANDI CAN REPORT THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS DETERIORATED. I NOTED PERSISTENT, BUT MAINLY LIGHT, SURFACE NOISES AND SOME CLICKS, TICKS & POPS. SIDE ONE PLAYED BETTER THAN SIDE TWO.

THE LABELS

THE GROOVED DERAM LABELS ARE BOTH IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH PLENTY OF LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS AND A FEW TINY MARKS.

SIDE ONE

1. Pastoral
2. Awakening
3. Parade
4. Echoes And Heroics

SIDE TWO

1. A Greeting
2. Image
3. Dirge
4. Portrait

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.25

£6.50

£8.75

£9.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.50

£11.25

£13.50

£14.00

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.