THE DOORS:"WAITING FOR THE SUN".1968 UK ELEKTRA MONO+GATEFOLD.VERY RARE IN MONO.
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ATTENTION THE DOORS,ELEKTRA LABELS AND ORIGINAL 1960s MONO PSYCHEDELIC/PROGRESSIVE ROCK COLLECTORS!
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 1ST MONO ISSUE OF AN ESSENTIAL ALBUM BY THE DOORS:"WAITING FOR THE SUN" WITH THE POLYDOR PRESSED ELEKTRA RED WITH BLACK LOGO LABELS:EKL 4024 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A1/B1 MATRIXES. PLEASE NOTE THE DISC IS SERIOUSLY AND STRICTLY GRADED AS GOOD++++ CONDITION WITH MOST OF THE DISC ACTUALLY SOUNDING NEARER TO VG BUT THERE IS ONE JUMP/SKIP ON TWO TRACKS("HELLO I LOVE YOU" AND "SPANISH CARAVAN")-BUT THESE TWO SKIPS/JUMPS MAY NOT HAPPEN ON OLDER/HEAVIER TONE ARMS BUT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A "GAP FILLER" UNTIL A BETTER ONE COMES ALONG BUT AS MONO ORIGINAL COPIES ARE VERY RARE,THIS COULD BE A NICE ONE TO HAVE IN THE MEANTIME. THERE ARE SOME SURFACE MARKS INCLUDING A FEW LIGHT CLICKS(MOSTLY SHORT LIVED)HEARD DURING THE QUIETER PASSAGES BUT NOT TOO OBTRUSIVE AS WELL AS SOME ISOLATED "POPS" HERE AND THERE AT OTHER POINTS BUT PLAYS THROUGH NICELY. THIS COPY SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A "GAP FILLER" EXAMPLE UNTIL A BETTER ONE COMES ALONG BUT IT IS STILL BETTER THAN MOST WITH NO CONSTANT SWISHES,NO DISTORTION AND IN FACT MOST OF THE DISC SOUNDS GREAT AND OF COURSE BEING ON THE EARLIEST ELEKTRA LABEL AND IN MONO IS VERY HARD TO FIND IN 2017 AS MOST COPIES WERE MADE AND SOLD IN STEREO AS BY 1968 EVEN THE MOST BASIC NEWER MONO RECORD PLAYERS HAD COMPATIBLE STEREO CARTRIDGES FITTED AND AS SUCH MOST MONO COPIES WERE OBTAINED TO SPECIAL ORDER. THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL STAINING,RIPS OR MAJOR DEFACEMENT APART FROM A TINY NAME IN BIRO PEN ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL. HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE AND A GATEFOLD COVER WITH SOME SELLOTAPE STRIPS AROUND THE LEAD IN EDGES,SOME MINOR CREASES,A LITTLE WRITING AT THE FRONT LEFT TOP CORNER AND SOME GENERAL SURFACE WEAR BUT NOTHING MAJOR!
PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A REALISTIC £12 STARTING PRICE WITH MORE PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs FROM ME ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW. PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.
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.
Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.
The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!
This is my honest grading!!!
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I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!
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