Marvin Gaye. What’s Going On. 1st UK press vinyl. Textured sleeve. Tamla Motown
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£ 77 Sold For
Sep 27, 2020 Sold Date
Sep 17, 2020 Start Date
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Description

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On. 1st UK pressing vinyl LP. 

Textured sleeve. Tamla Motown STML 11190. 1971

 

This isn’t just a 1st pressing, it’s a copy of the first variant of the first pressing.

 

VINYL: M-

No marks or blemishes, still retains its original sheen, and disc is nice and flat. No sticks, skips or clicks. Test play revealed full, deep sound with absolutely no trace of distortion. Hasn’t been played for decades.

 

Matrix / Runout groove:

A-side, stamped: STML 11190 A - 1

B-side, stamped: STML 11190 B - 1

(the first of three variants of the 1st pressing)

 

LABELS: M- 

Perfectly clean with no writing, stickers, marks or blemishes of any kind, just a few light spindle marks. 

 

INNER SLEEVE: EX 

Original plain white inner sleeve. Bit of age discoloration (see photo).

No paper insert.

 

SLEEVE: EX / EX-

Original textured sleeve. Perfectly structurally sound. Writing on spine perfectly intact. Some light wear to edges and corners, a little ringwear to top half of front cover, and a small tear on back cover (see photos).

 

Great album, one of the first copies of it ever produced in the UK, and really hard to find in such great condition.

 

THIS ITEM WILL BE SENT TO YOU IN A STRONG CARD MAILER ENVELOPE WITH STIFF REINFORCED CARDBOARD INSERTS TO FULLY PROTECT IT

 

Please view my photos as they are part of the description.

 

Any questions, please ask!

 

Happy bidding!


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