kentgirl22 is pleased to offer for sale the following very rare 1968 UK original 1st pressing MONO LP:

STEPPENWOLF

"STEPPENWOLF"

1968 DEBUT LP

ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESS RCA BLACK LABEL RD 7974

VERY RARE ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESS LP *MONO*

1st PRESS 'CLOUT & BAKER' FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE

DECCA PRESSED 'DEEP GROOVE' MONO VINYL

Great ORIGINAL 1968 RCA Records UK TRUE 1st PRESSING 11-track vinyl MONO LP. Catalogue Number RD 7974 (MONO).

Matrix D - 50029 A - 1K / D - 50029 B - 1K (100% Genuine UK First Mono Pressing).

Highly collectable original UK RCA Victor 'DEEP GROOVE' MONO LP from the legendary American 60s rock band Steppenwolf, issued in 1968 and very sought after, this is the extremely rare and very desirable 1st UK MONO pressing in sublime EXCELLENT condition!

SUPERB CONDITION 100% GENUINE ORIGINAL UK 1ST MONO PRESSING

A TOP COPY!!

VINYL PLAYS LIKE A DREAM....

IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND A SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESS MONO COPY!

Tracks

Side 1.

1. Sookie Sookie
2. Everybody's Next One
3. Berry Rides Again
4. Hootchie Kootchie Man
5. Born To Be Wild
6. Your Wall's Too High

Side 2.

1. Desperation
2. The Pusher
3. A Girl I Knew
4. Take What You Need
5. The Ostrich

Rare Original 1968 UK RCA Records 'Red Spot' Black Label 1st Pressing 'DEEP GROOVE' MONO LP

Record Label: RCA Victor

Catalogue No: RD 7974

Matrix Nos: D - 50029 A - 1K / D - 50029 B - 1K

(Signifies original 1st pressing) 

Year: 1968

Made In England

CONDITION

Vinyl: EX (+)

(A beautiful thick vinyl 1968 UK 'DEEP GROOVE' (Manufactured by DECCA on behalf of RCA) original first pressing which still retains a deep, glossy sheen. The shiny surfaces are beautiful with only a couple of light paper marks, and a few faint inaudible wispy hairlines, seen under a bright light. The vinyl has only been played occasionally and very carefully handled in the 43 years I have owned it from new! The record plays superbly, delivering excellent audio throughout with great powerful MONO sound clarity with just occasional minor surface noise only really noticeable on the track divisions and quiter lead-in sections. A fabulous original UK RCA 1st MONO 'DEEP GROOVE' pressing of this great album. I very much doubt if you can find a significantly better original 1ST PRESSING UK MONO 'DEEP GROOVE' COPY of this fantastic lp)

Labels: EX

(The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with a few spindle traces)

LP Sleeve: EX

(The original front laminated sleeve is in excellent condition. On the front there is barely noticeable minor ringwear, a couple of tiny scuff marks near the top seam along with a few small creases near the corners and edges. Nothing serious. All the seams are solid with hardly any shelfwear to speak of. The spine is arrow straight with the text bold and fully legible. The rear is very clean with only very minor light wear. Overall the sleeve is very solid, with no writing, no tears and no rips. A lovely copy of this tremendously rare 1st pressing 'Clout & Baker' Mono cover with the 'White' background)

NOTES

STEPPENWOLF

"STEPPENWOLF"

Incredibly Rare Original 1968 UK True 1st Pressing RCA Records 'Red Spot' Black Label 'Deep Groove' Mono LP

On offer here, from my own collection, is this very rare original 1968 UK RCA Records 'DEEP GROOVE' 1st press MONO LP

On the original 1st pressing UK RCA Victor 'Red Spot' Black labels

Housed in original 'Clout & Baker' front laminated sleeve

Complete with its original 'Made In England' poly-lined inner sleeve

Catalogue Number: RD 7974

Matrix numbers: D - 50029 A - 1K / D - 50029 B - 1K

Ultra RARE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1st MONO PRESSING issue of the CLASSIC first STEPPENWOLF LP

On offer here is an excellent condition original 1968 UK MONO 1st 'DEEP GROOVE' pressing of the classic self-titled debut lp by STEPPENWOLF, released on the UK (Made In England) 1st press 'Red Spot' RCA Victor Black label.

Steppenwolf entered the studio for their recording debut in mid-1968 with a lot of confidence -- based on a heavy rehearsal schedule before they ever got signed -- and it shows on this album, a fantastically strong debut album from a tight hard rock psych outfit who was obviously searching for a hook to hang their sound on.
The playing is about as loud and powerful as anything being put out by a major record label in 1968. On this album, the best material comes from outside the ranks of the active band-members: "Born to Be Wild" by ex-member Mars Bonfire, which became not only a chart-topping high-energy anthem for the counterculture (a status solidified by its use in Dennis Hopper's movie Easy Rider the following year), but coined the phrase heavy metal, thus giving a genre-specific name to the brand of music that the band played (and which was already manifesting itself in the work of bands like Vanilla Fudge and the just-emerging Led Zeppelin); the Don Covay cover "Sookie, Sookie," which, as a single by the group, actually got played on some soul stations until they found out that Steppenwolf was white; two superb homages to Chess Records, in the guise of "Berry Rides Again", written (though "adapted" might be a better word) by Kay based on the work of Chuck Berry, and the Willie Dixon cover "Hoochie Coochie Man"; and Hoyt Axton's "The Pusher", an anti-drug song turned into a pounding six-minute tour de force by the band.

UK RCA VICTOR (RD 7974) FIRST *MONO* DEEP GROOVE PRESSING (October 1968) OF STEPPENWOLF'S SUPERB DEBUT LP - THIS IS THE INITIAL VERY FIRST MONO DEEP GROOVE PRESSING HOUSED IN THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 'CLOUT & BAKER' FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE WHICH HAS A WHITE BACKGROUND (LATER SLEEVES WERE SILVERED) AND IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME IN MONO BEFORE THE STATESIDE LABEL RELEASED THE STEREO VERSION IN 1970.

THIS COPY HAS BEEN MINE FROM NEW AND HAS ONLY BEEN LIGHTLY PLAYED OVER THE INTERVENING 43 YEARS !! IT STILL SOUNDS VERY IMPRESSIVE INDEED PROVIDING A HUGELY ENJOYABLE LISTEN AS I TYPE THIS.

PRESSED ON QUALITY THICK VINYL WHICH DELIVERS A CRYSTAL CLEAR AND SHARP MONO CUT - AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM DECCA (THEY MANUFACTURED THE RCA VICTOR LABEL) WHO PRODUCED SOME OF THE FINEST SOUNDING RECORDS OF THE PERIOD.
THE VINYL HAS THE FIRST ISSUE 'RED SPOT' RCA VICTOR BLACK LABELS
MATRIX: D - 50029 A - 1K / D - 50029 B - 1K
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/U and 2/U (reputedly indicating this to be one of the initial batch of 300-600 copies of the press!!)
AND THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL (FIRST ISSUE) FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE "Printed in England by Clout & Baker Ltd."
COMES COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE

VERY RARE UK RCA 'RED SPOT 'BLACK LABEL ORIGINAL 1968 FIRST PRESS 'DEEP GROOVE' MONO PRESSING LP. CAT.NO. RD 7974 - MONO. 'CLOUT & BAKER LTD' FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE. ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE.

VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1st PRESSING MONO COPY OF THIS GREAT LP WHICH IS OFFERED TO YOU IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

FROM MY OWN COLLECTION COMES THIS VERY SOUGHT AFTER AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION PSYCH/PROG LP.

I DOUBT IF YOU CAN FIND A MUCH BETTER CONDITION ORIGINAL UK MONO 1st PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM!

 Low Start....No Reserve....Don't Miss Out!!

Please take a look at my other ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESSING LPs listed this week

POST & PACKING:

UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (Recorded Delivery) each additional LP will cost £1.50
EUROPE: Airmail: £5.00 or £10.00 (International Signed For Delivery) each additional LP will cost £2.50 
INTERNATIONAL / REST OF WORLD: Airmail: £8.00 or £13.00 (International Signed For Delivery) each additional LP will cost £3.00

***Any record (or combination of records) which sells for more than £20 MUST be sent by a trackable method ie INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR outside of the UK. This is compulsory. Please do not bid above £20 on this item if you are not prepared to pay for this secure shipping service. I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks.

ALL RECORDS ARE VERY WELL PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT. A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, CRUCIFORM (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY.

Note: The pictures provided are REAL images of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. What you see is what you'll get!

Records / CDs Are Graded In The Following Way:

MINT (M): The record / cd displays barely any signs of use, if any, with no marks or deterioration in sound quality. Extra items and cover are near perfect.

EXCELLENT (EX): Shows only minor signs of being played with very little lessening in sound quality. The Cover and extras will have some light wear and or creasing

VERY GOOD (VG): Has been played many times but has no major deterioration in sound quality, despite some noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratches. Cover and extras will have normal wear and tear but no major defects

GOOD (G): Has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and any extras may suffer from folding, scuffing, split spine, discoloration etc.

FAIR (F): The record is still just playable and has considerable surface noise and may even jump. Cover and contents will be torn stained and/or defaced.

POOR (P): The record will not play properly. Covers badly damaged or partly missing

+ or - : Indicates slightly better (+) or slightly lesser (-) condition than main grade

All records / cd's are from my personal collection and have been carefully play graded before listing. In many cases I have owned them from new and all have been looked after very well. Please check out my other similar items currently listed on eBay.

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Packaging Notes:

All records are securely and well packed to avoid any unnecessary damage during transit. I aim to dispatch all items within 48 hours of receiving payment. I always obtain a certificate proof of posting receipt for every item sent, which will complete our transaction. Thank you for taking the time to look at my listings, I hope you will be lucky if deciding to make a bid.