THE DOORS THE SOFT PARADE VINYL 1969 ELEKTRA EKS 75005 1ST PRESS EX PSYCH AUD

	£		22
	$		29

the doors the soft parade

THIS IS, THE ONE AND ONLY, 'THE DOORS' WHO WERE FROM LOS ANGELES AND FORMED IN 1965, AND ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS EVER, AND THIS IS THEIR 4th ALBUM, ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON JULY 18th 1969. NOW IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE COLOUR OF THE ELEKTRA LABELS, YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE THE EARLIEST U.S.A PRESSING BEFORE THEY WERE LATER PRESSED ON THE RED ELEKTRA LABEL. TO BE HONEST SO DID I, BUT ON CLOSER INSPECTION, IT IS ACTUALY A 1969 AUSTRALIAN 1ST PRESS STEREO, SO PRETTY HARD TO FIND !!!! 
THERE IS ALSO NO 'BUYERS PROTECTION FEE' TO PAY AFTER YOU WIN !!!!
THIS COMES FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!  
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 AUSTRALIAN 1ST PRESS  ::  EKS 75005-A :: EKS 75005-B .
ON THE EARLIEST GOLD WITH LARGE WHITE 'E' LOGO ELEKTRA LABEL  ::  EKS 75005 .
COVER :: ORIGINAL FRONT AND BACK LAMINATED GATEFOLD, WITH INTERNAL OPENING EDGE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FINE WITH NO SPLITS, AND THE SPINE HAS SOME LIGHT RUB THROUGH THE FULL LENGTH OF THE SPINE EDGE, AND ALSO A SMALL SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF INNER SPINE AT THE TOP, WHEN YOU OPEN THE GATEFOLD. IT HAS BEEN NEATLY REPAIRED WITH CELLO TAPE, BUT PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO FOR A BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION, THANK YOU. THERE IS A TINY STICKER REMOVAL MARK IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, JUST BELOW THE ORIGINAL STEREO STICKER. THE FRONT AND BACK HAVE A FEW SMALL LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND SOME LIGHT AGE RELATED HANDLING MARKS, SEEN WHEN THE COVER IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY. ON THE BACK THERE IS SOME LIGHT RING WEAR, AND A SMALL NAME WRITTEN UNDER THE WORD, 'PARADE'. INSIDE THE GATEFOLD NO REAL ISSUES, JUST A BIT OF VERY FAINT RING WEAR, AND THE INTERNAL OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF  :: VG/VG+ . 
VINYL ::  THE VINYL PLAYS VERY WELL, AND AS IT IS A FIRST PRESS, THE SOUND HAS MORE BODY TO IT. THERE ARE NO SKIPS, STICKS, JUMPS, CLICKS, STATIC OR CRACKLE, AND ALL I HEARD WAS ....
SIDE 1 :: JUST SUPERB AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH, JUST ONE SINGLE FAINT TICK BETWEEN TRACK 1 AND TRACK 2 .
SIDE 2 :: THERE ARE FOUR FAINT POPS TOWARDS THE END OF TRACK 1, AND JUST AFTER THE START OF TRACK 2, THERE ARE THREE FAINT POPS, AND THREE FAINT TICKS, NOTHING LOUD OR OVER THE AUDIO, BUT THEY CAN BE HEARD.
VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS VERY NICE, AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE SOME FAINT COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND A MEDIUM SIZED COSMETIC HAIRLINE ON TRACK 2 AND TRACK 3, ON SIDE 2, AND ALSO A SMALL EVER SO SLIGHTLY FEELABLE HAIRLINE, AT THE END OF TRACK 1, AND AT THE START OF TRACK 2, ALSO ON SIDE 2, AND IF YOU GO BACK ABOVE TO THE AUDIO DESCRIPTION YOU WILL SEE IT CAUSES A COUPLE OF FAINT POPS AND TICKS, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS. SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO A VERY WELL DESERVED ::  EX .

LABELS  ::  JUST SOME AGE RELATED MARKS AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS   ::  EX- .
ORIGINAL INNER ::  IN SOLID, AND CLEAN CONDITION, NO WRITING OR SEAM SPLITS, JUST A BIT OF LIGHT AGEING, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER, ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL  :: VG+ .
AN AWSOME ALBUM, AND A DOORS CLASSIC, WITH THE WONDERFUL VOCALS OF JIM MORRISON. ORIGINAL COVER, NOT IN THE BEST CONDITION, BUT STILL PRESETABLE, REALL NICE AUDIO WITH NOTHING NASTY GOING ON, AND IT PLAYS AS DESCRIBED, SO IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE READ AND SEEN, THEN YOU WILL BE PLEASED WHEN IT ARRIVES !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME, ROSE.

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU ! 

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

PLEASE NOTE, WHEN DOING YOUR SHIPPING RATES DESCRIBED BELOW, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, SHIPPING IS SHOWING, 'ECONOMY POSTAGE', PLEASE IGNORE THIS, AS EVERYTHING IS SENT TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, THANK YOU !!!!

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT 'Postage' JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...IF YOUR SHIPPING COST DOES NOT APPEAR BELOW THE FIRST BOX, THEN CLICK ON THE 'V' SYMBOL IN THE BOX, FIND YOUR COUNTRY FROM THE DROP DOWN LIST, CLICK ON YOUR COUNTRY, THEN CLICK ON THE BLUE UPDATE BOX, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.