THE WHO LIVE AT LEEDS ORIGINAL LP + POSTER/INSERTS

£ 103

$ 136

£ 103 Sold For

Jun 25, 2005 Sold Date

Jun 15, 2005 Start Date

£ 15 Start price

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THE WHO

LIVE AT LEEDS

WITH MEGA-RARE BLACK STAMPED SLEEVE.

IN 22 YEARS OF TRADING THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE HAD ONE OF THESE. I DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY ACTUALLY EXISTED!! I HAD THOUGHT UNTIL NOW THAT THE BLUE STAMPED SLEEVE WAS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE. (I HAD A COPY OF THE RED ONE MYSELF, BUT THAT WAS BOUGHT NEW, ABOUT 6 YEARS AFTER IT CAME OUT, SO I NEVER CONSIDERED IT TO BE AN ORIGINAL ISSUE.)ANYWAY THE BLACK STAMPED SLEEVE IS THE REAL DEAL, BUT ONLY A VERY LIMITED NUMBER WERE MANUFACTURED, AND THAT IS WHY IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. RUMOUR HAS IT THAT THESE WERE HAND STAMPED BY THE BAND. PERSONALLY I FIND THIS PICTURE HARD TO GET INTO MY HEAD.WHY WOULD A SUCCESSFUL & WEALTHY BAND, WHO WERE NOTORIOUS HEDONISTS WASTE THEIR TIME DOING SUCH A MUNDANE TASK?

IT COMES WITH ALL 12 INSERTS INCLUDING THE LEGENDARY MARQUEE POSTER, WHICH IS UNUSED.THE INSERTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN HARDLY HANDLED AT ALL..WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL.

THE VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. YOU HAVE TO LOOK VERY CLOSELY UNDER A STRONG LIGHT TO DETECT ANY SURFACE MARKING AT ALL, AND EVEN THEN IT IS VERY MINIMAL.

THE SLEEVE IS VG+/EX-. IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS YOU WILL KNOW THAT IT IS A NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT SLEEVE TO KEEP IN PRISTINE CONDITION, BECAUSE OF THE THIN CARD (ALMOST PAPER)MATERIAL THAT IT IS MADE FROM.

THE MAIN FAULT(S) WITH THIS IS THAT THERE ARE ENCIRCLED INITIALS WRITTEN IN RED ON THE INSIDE IF THE SLEEVE(1.2CM) AND ON THE 'A' SIDE LABEL(0.8CM). I DO NOT REGARD THIS AS A MAJOR FLAW, AND IT BARELY DIMINISHES THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THIS ITEM.

I ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION THE MUSIC. THIS IS THE BEST LIVE ALBUM BY ANYONE. EVER.

I have been a record trader for over 20 years and I would say that my grading of records (ie judging the condition of records such as mint, excellent, vg, good, etc.) is accurate 99% of the time (nobody's perfect!) If you win an item and you disagree with my grading, please contact me so that we can resolve the matter amicably. I am always willing to offer a refund.

I send all my records in solid card mailers which are further strengthened with cardboard stiffeners. So you can rely on your prized item arriving in the same condition that it left me. I know how disappointing it is to receive damaged items that have been badly packaged, so I ensure that everything posted by me is professionally packaged and secure.

On 16-Jun-05 at 16:52:20 BST, seller added the following information:

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