THE DOORS US ORIG'67 ELEKTRA EKL-4007 MONO 1ST PRESS UNCENSORED VERSION SHRINK
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THE DOORS
The Doors
ELEKTRA RECORDS MONO EKL-4007
Your The Doors collection won't ever be complete until the moment you find the rarest The Doors issue of the debut album, with the fully uncensored "The End" track. Only a few numbers of these copies were sold before this track was censored. The copy currently listed for an auction you'll hear how Jim Morrison hysterically screams "Mother, I want to f**k you!" along with a series of loud "F**k" towards the end of the track. Don't lose your chance to acquire this copy in your collection. Considering that few of these copies are in private collections, this is most likely the only chance you'll ever have. This copy also has the unique first misprint labels indicating "Break On Through (To The Oher Side" as oppose to "To The Other Side" on Side 1! The misprint can be found only on the 1st Monarch Mono pressing. Also, the Side 1 label features a "(Weill-Brecht) Witmark (ASCAP)" publishing credit for Alabama Song (Whisky Bar). Heavyweight, almost inflexible vinyl impresses with its shiny lacquer and beautiful condition. The vinyl contains only a couple barely noticeable scuffs from the paper inner sleeve. The dead wax contains the Monarch delta symbols along with the "(Mon)" abbreviation and "MR in circle" on both sides. The Gold (and not brown) Elektra Records misprint labels with a bold Monarch font are very clean with a few very light spindle marks that can be seen only under a strong light source. The vinyl sounds powerfully with a vivid impressive Mono sound. The majority of Mono copies come with a Stereo cover with a Mono sticker. However, this copy comes with an original incredibly rare Mono 1st print cover, containing the Mono catalog number EKL-4007 on both sides. Not only this, but it also comes in the original factory shrink wrap! Additionally, this very early 1st pressing copy comes with the original Elektra Records 1st print Monarch inner sleeve with the Elektra logo and the "Elektra Records, 51 West 51st Street, New York City 10019, U.S.A. 7, Poland Street, London W.1, England" address. The 1st Monarch pressings with the "Witmark (ASCAP)" credit came only with an inner sleeve with the "7, Poland Street" address. The subsequent pressing, containing the "Harms Co. (ASCAP)" credit came mainly with an inner sleeve containing the "2 Dean Street ", and only rarely in a while with a one, having "7, Poland Street". Superb copy, rarely seen in such a great condition.
CONDITION:
COVER - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)
VINYL - NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)
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