SAM & DAVE HOLD ON I’M COMIN SUPER RARE ORIG 1966 M- STAX STEREO LP-A STAMPERS

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This is a very rare and beautiful original stereo pressing of the first album recorded for Stax Records, by Sam and Dave, Hold On I’m Comin, released In 1966 on the original yellow label. The album features as the rhythm section on all selections, Booker T. and The MGs, who were the house band of Stax/Volt Records and played on all recordings produced on those labels. The songs on the LP were written mainly by David Porter and Issac Hayes, including the smash hit title cut, with legendary MG lead guitarist Steve Cropper co writing three cuts. The catalogue number of the album ST-STX65847 does not have any suffix to suggest where the LP was pressed. Nor can I see any recognizable dead wax markings to show pressing location. However, the matrix numbers printed in dead wax near labels on both LP sides which are the same as catalogue number previously mentioned are punctuated with letter A, which suggests LP was cut with first lacquer stampers. At listing there were no near mint original stereo pressing of this rarity available from a US seller on eBay. You won’t find a better copy on line than this beauty.

The LP visually is in near mint condition and plays very cleanly. The cover is in very good plus condition. All corners are sharp, The spine is very clean. The seams are strong and clean with little wear. The front cover is very clean with light wear mostly slight dirty area near middle of cover at mouth. The back cover is clean with slight age wear at top and a blue stamp of some sort near spine at bottom of cover. In grading I use Excellent instead of VG++ for those items deemed just a notch below near mint.

Please understand that opened play graded copies may have been graded several weeks before listing and may be available for sale for some time, so the LP must be cleaned again before play. LP's are cleaned manually as I no longer have machine, so matter may have settled in the grooves in the interim. Please do not claim LP is not as described if you play the LP without first cleaning the LP.

The LP will be shipped within 24 hours of payment, which is expected within 3 days of auction end, in specially made LP mailer with the LP separated from the cover (for unsealed items) and well packaged to protect the item from damage during shipment. Returns are accepted with buyer paying return shipping cost as long as contact is made within 14 days after receipt of item and LP is returned in the condition received. Sealed items will only be permitted if returned unopened. Please note that I will not grant partial refunds

Shipping cost is $4 per LP which includes cost of material used. To reduce shipping cost, I will combine shipping on multiple items bid and won during the same auction cycle. Please do not pay until I have had the opportunity to manually adjust the shipping cost. I cannot hold items for multiple auction cycles as it will affect my EBAY standing in so far as it concerns shipment time.

I only accept bids from continental US based buyers and will only ship to an address within the continental US, recorded for the buyer on PAYPAL, which is the only method I can accept for payment. However, if a buyer registers on Ebay with an address that is not their residence but merely the address of an international freight forwarding commercial entity contracted to then forward the item outside the US, I will cancel that transaction and block the bidder from future auctions. I cannot and will not be responsible for damage that may be caused to an item because it is subject of international reshipment.

Please keep in mind that I am a person looking to sell their collection and not a store or commercial seller. I play grade open items sold and do the best I can in the process to give an honest assessment of the item As is shown by my feedback I think I do a good job of satisfying most buyers. I leave feedback for all buyers and if you are satisfied with the transaction I would greatly appreciate positive feedback from the buyer as well. It does not take very long and is very important to me as seller. If for any reason you cannot leave positive feedback or are not satisfied, please have the courtesy of contacting me before leaving negative or neutral feedback. In almost all cases the issue can be worked out to the buyers satisfaction even if it means returning the item. If the item is not as described I will bear all shipping costs including return shipping. If a buyer behaves in a rude or unreasonable manner, and/ or fails to contact me to address issues they have with an item before negative or neutral feedback is left, I will block that buyer from further auction participation. I also reserve the right to block any buyer that leaves negative or neutral feedback when I have done everything possible to put the buyer in a position as if the transaction had not taken place.

If a buyer requests LP return because it is claimed that an LP is not as described and on return it is found that LP is just as described, I will block that person from further auction participation. I felt I had to take this latest action as I have encountered few too many people who do not do their due diligence in cleaning the record before play, or are just plain dishonest. If you want to return an album that you just do not want and there is nothing wrong with the LP, then unless you want to be blocked from future auctions, you must pay return postage, simple as that.

I am auctioning almost 5000 records of my own collection, including rock. soul, blues and jazz, that are very clean and, included are some very rare items that rarely are available