SAVOY BROWN BLUES BAND BLUE MATTER
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BLUE MATTER SAVOY BROWN BLUES BAND
FIRST U.K. Pressing
UK 1969, RARE UNBOXED MONO.
catalogue number Decca LK 4994
Matrix ARL 8682- 1A JHT 1 /ARL 8683-1A JT 1
Overall condition is EXCELLENT
Sleeve EXCELLENTThe record is housed in the original front laminated sleeve “Sleeve printed in England by Moore & Matthes Ltd.” With a clean unlaminated rear panel. It is still bright and glossy in excellent condition with no tears or splits but there is a almost undetectable creasing where the top edge of the record sits and there isn’t any writing, taping or stickers.
Front has some very light creasing to the top left corner nearest the spine but otherwise is in excellent condition with the colours still bright.
Back is in excellent condition. The back cover has an "indicator hole" that lets the colour coded, poly lined inner sleeve peep through to determine if it is a mono (red inner) or stereo (blue inner) release.
Spine there’s only minimal edge wear and the spine is firm and totally legible but has some slight creasing.
Inner Sleeve The original Decca RED MONO inner sleeve is still in excellent condition. I will also include the original plastic outer that I bought with it, it still fits tightly and has successfully kept the dust off for all these years
Record Overall is in excellent condition. It’s pressed on heavyweight vinyl The record itself is clean and glossy and the disc retains its deep, black vinyl sheen. There are some faint hairline marks on both sides but nothing ugly or deep to affect the sound quality
Labels Excellent The labels show some minimal signs of use, have no writing and are clean with minimal, faint spindle marking.
As this is the first UK mono pressing, it has the large unboxed Decca logo on the labels, later pressings had a boxed Decca logo.
Audio Quality excellent minus. The record is clean and glossy and plays well apart from some of the usual vinyl hiss and crackle but it doesn’t detract from the overall sound, which is still amazing. However, there is a pop at start of track 1 side 1, ‘Train to Nowhere’ that is quite audible for first 11 revolutions then becomes progressively quieter which reduces the playback classification to ‘Excellent Minus’ although deep cleaning would probably remove it.
It lays flat on the turntable and plays well without the needle sticking or jumping.
Until 1970 I only ever played my albums on a Garrard Sp25 Mk11 with a Sonotone 9TAHC cartridge and from 1970 onwards on a Pioneer PL12D with a Shure N75 ED-T2 cartridge and stylus, tracking at 1.5 grams which I continue to use today – although the stylus has been replaced regularly
Summary: this is a beautiful example of this highly sought after LP. a lovely piece of genuine memorabilia from a bygone time that changed the world and would grace any collection. If you haven’t heard it on vinyl this could be for you. It certainly doesn’t sound forty-eight years old.The first side has five tracks that reflect the wide-ranging repertoire of this amazingly talented band, who were one of the stables of the early UK blues circuit. However, the whole of Side Two is taken up by an incredible live set which really shows just how amazing they were in person, it was recorded at The City Of Leicester College of Education, on Friday 6th December, 1968 by Mike Vernon.I’m not a dealer of any sort, but am just downsizing and having to clear things out and trying to survive on a poxy pension. I’m starting it at a sensible price so a genuine fan or collector can enjoy it without paying rip off prices Good luck with your bidding and feel free to ask any question.A Word About Payment and Postage - Sorry but I accept Paypal only and it will be posted as soon as payment has cleared, which must be paid within 24hours of the end of the auction. This may seem harsh but I’m fed up with time wasters!
I use 12" Vinyl LP Record Cruciform postal mailers and protect them with an additional layer of bubblewrap. In the UK I use Royal Mail Signed For. If you require some other form of postage/delivery, I’m more than happy providing you meet the extra costs. If you are outside the UK, I will use Ebay’s own service.
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