SIMON AND GARFUNKEL:"BOOKENDS".1968 CBS+INNER+A1/B1 MATRIXES+STEREO GOLD STICKER

	£		30
	$		39

ATTENTION SIMON AND GARFUNKEL AND 1960s CLASSIC ROCK/SINGER-SONGWRITERS ALBUM  COLLECTORS! HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 STEREO 1ST ISSUE OF THE ESSENTIAL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL ALBUM:"BOOKENDS". IT VERY RARELY TURNS UP IN AS OUTSTANDING EXCELLENT CONDITION AS THIS UPGRADER STANDARD EXAMPLE!.IT'S ONE OF THE BEST COPIES I HAVE EVER FOUND AND HEARD IN 30 YEARS AS A DEALER. CBS S 63101 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A1/B1 MATRIXES AND THE CBS BOXED LOGO LABELS WITH VERY THICK VINYL-MUCH THICKER THAN LATER REPRESSES. 

HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL CBS LPs ADVERT INNER SLEEVE AS WELL AS THE LAMINATED FRONT COVER WITH THE USUALLY MISSING AND SHORT LIVED STEREO GOLD STICKER.  NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LATER REISSUES THAT EXIST-THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UK ISSUE!  MOST BUYING LPs IN 1968 WERE USING OLD,HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD WEAR OUT ANY RECORD VERY QUICKLY. DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHO HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL HAVING CARED AND CHERISHED HIS RECORDS-MOST BOUGHT NEW AT THE TIME WITH MINIMAL PLAYS AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS.THEY WERE STORED UPRIGHT ON STRONG SHELVING AWAY FROM LIGHT,HEAT,DAMP AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A NON-SMOKER!  THIS IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE HAS AMAZINGLY HAD VERY CAREFUL AND MINIMAL USE IN 48 YEARS!  LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING 1968 COPY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. THIS SET HAS HAD VERY LITTLE USE WITH GLEAMING SURFACES,JUST SOME FAINT,HAIRLINE SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER VERY STRONG LIGHT. HARDLY ANY  SURFACE NOISE AT ALL! UPGRADER STANDARD TO BE SURE!. THE 1968 PRESSINGS HAVE FAR MORE BASS THAN THE LATER REPRESSINGS. THE RECORD HAS NO LOUD CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS.STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION! LOVELY THICK VINYL. THERE IS ONLY VERY SLIGHT SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT!  THE COVER HAS SOME SURFACE AND EDGE WEAR,A FEW CREASES AND A LITTLE STAINING INSIDE BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS! THE INNER SLEEVE HAS A SMALL REPAIR  AT THE BACK AND A FEW CREASES BUT STILL VERY PRESENTABLE WITH NO WRITING!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH OF THE LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £12 STARTING PRICE FOR SUCH A SUPERB COPY WITH MORE GREAT LPs FROM ME FOR AUCTION AND SET SALE ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW SO CHECK THEM OUT!.

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Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

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