Sam & Dave HOLD ON I'M COMIN 1966 1st U.S STAX WHITE LABEL PROMO LP EX++

	£		49
	$		65

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SAM AND DAVE - HOLD ON I'M COMIN

EXCELLENT PLUS AUDIO

VG+ SLEEVE

US WHITE LABEL PROMO STAX 1ST PRESS FROM 1966

A FEW YEARS AGO I PURCHASED A HUGE COLLECTION OF SOUL/ROCKABILLY/NORTHERN SOUL ALBUMS. 

AMONGST THIS COLLECTION WAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF US STAX/ENTERPRISE/VOLT (AND OTHER ASSOCIATED LABELS) ALBUMS. 

A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE LP'S WERE UNPLAYED OR AT THE MOST ONCE PLAYED, AND OVER 50% ARE PROMO COPIES.

THESE LP'S WERE ORIGINALLY OBTAINED BY AN ENTREPRENEUR WHO WAS ALSO A PART TIME DJ ON ONE OF THE PIRATE RADIO STATIONS. 

HE WROTE TO STAX AND TOLD THEM THAT HE LOVED THEIR MUSIC BUT COULDN'T OBTAIN ENOUGH OF IT HERE IN THE UK. INCREDIBLY THEY PLACED HIM ON THEIR MAILING LIST AND HE STARTED TO RECEIVE PARCELS OF LP'S AND SINGLES REGULARLY FROM THE USA.

I AM GOING TO RELEASE THESE VOLUMES SLOWLY OVER THE COMING MONTHS.

SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AS NEW COPIES OF ORIGINAL STAX RELATED ALBUMS, THEN THIS IS THE PLACE TO KEEP COMING BACK TO.

INCLUDED IN THE BATCH OF UNPLAYED SINGLES IS A COPY OF THE UNRELEASED ERNIE HINES SINGLE ' OUR GENERATION' THIS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE LATER IN THE YEAR

• CATALOGUE:STAX 708
• MATRIX: STX 12379-A / 12380-A

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON THEM WHATSOEVER THE DEEP RICH COLOURS ARE STILL AS NEW, AND EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CAN SEE NO MORE THAN 5-6 SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE . THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL ITS ORIGINAL  LUSTRE, AND IN DAY LIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES , AND SOME TINY DULL PATCHES

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS IN THE FIRM BELIEF THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

NO LOUD CLICKS AND ONLY A VERY LIGHT OCCASIONAL TRACE OF STATIC LIKE EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO THAT NEAR SILENT WITH JUST A FEW RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EXCELLENT +

 PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

TYPICAL US HARD CARD PASTE OVER SLEEVE IN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS STILL A VERY SHINY MARK FREE SURFACE. NO DENTS OR GOUGES  AT ALL, AND THE DJ COPY STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO THE FRONT

AMAZINGLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHICH IS A PROBLEM THAT DOES AFFECT THIS TYPES OF SLEEVE, BUT THIS ONE HAS  NONE WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE A FEW CREASE LINES ON THE CORNERS AND AROUND THE EDGES

THE TOP EDGE IS RUBBED BACK TO THE CAR IN THE CORNERS AND A LITTLE SPECK IN THE MIDDLE. THE BOTTOM EDGEIS THE SAME WITH THE RIGHT CORNER HAVING A SMALL SPLIT ALONG THE SEAM

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH RUBBING BACK TO THE CARD AT THE BOTTOM, AND A LITTLE GRUBBINESS ELSEWHERE

THE OPENING EDGE IS VIRTUALLY AS NEW WITH A LITTLE BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A NEAR PRISTINE PASTE ON LABEL, IT HAS SIGNES OF AGEING AND HANDLING AND IS A LITTLE GRUBBY

THE PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE  IS STILL PERFECTLY FLAT. THERE ARE A FEW VERY MILD CREASE LINES IN THE CORNERS AND THE WHITE SURFACE HAS ONLY VERY VERY SLIGHTLY AGED, 

FOR ME THIS SLEEVE GRADES VERY GOOD PLUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY