THE WHO MY GENERATION UK FIRST PRESSING - 1/B 1/B MATRIX LP
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THE WHO - MY GENERATION
UK FIRST PRESSING 1B - 1B Matrix 1965 UK MONO FIRST PRESSING release on the BRUNSWICK label of the band's debut album MY GENERATION
Original 1965 UK pressing.
The label states "MADE IN ENGLAND".
It has the earliest matrix numbers. It is pressed on the thick vinyl
THIS IS A VERY RARE RECORD AND IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND YOU WILL BE SERIOUSLY PUSHED TO FIND ANOTHER ONE AS GOOD AS THIS. WHAT MAKES THIS LP SCARCE IS THE EARLY 1ST MONO PRESSING WHICH HAS THE 1/B 1/B MATRIX NUMBERS. The stamped matrix numbers are as follows: Side One: MG-10256-1B Side Two: MG-10257-1B .AN ORIGINAL MONO COPY OF THE WHO's DEBUT ALBUM IN STUNNING CONDITION.
EARLIEST POSSIBLE' MT TAX CODING ON THE LABELS (LATER ONES HAVE 'KT 'INSTEAD)
The front laminated sleeve is in excellent condition with sharp edges with clear spine text. There is some very light creasing as shown in the photos and what looks like a cigarette getting too close on the reverse
It has the 1st Press 'Grooved' Brunswick label - SEE PHOTOS.
Tracklist Side One: Out In The Street I Don't Mind The Good's Gone La-La-La-Lies Much Too Much My Generation
Side Two: The Kids Are Alright Please Please Please It's Not True I'm A Man A Legal Matter The Ox VINYL: The thick vinyl is in excellent condition. Still bright & shiny. There are some very light surface marks but you will be hard pressed to find a better copy. I have tried to hightlight them under bright light , they appear worse than they actually are but I am tying to be as honest as possible in my description
LABELS: The black Brunswick labels are in excellent condition. The labels are grooved which denotes the early pressing. There is no print loss & they are free of writing .
The Side 1 label shows only very faint signs of spindle marks. The Side 2 label has approx. 3 spindle marks.
INNER SLEEVE: The original polythene lined inner sleeve is in fantastic condition. There is hardly any creasing
The sleeve states "Made in England" & "Patent Applied for". SLEEVE: The sleeve is in excellent condition. It looks nice & flat. There are no rips & no there is no writing on it.
The front cover has very shiny laminate. The opening edge is nice and sharp & straight. There is the slightest hint of an impression where the record has sat in the sleeve but you really have to look to see it on the front cover.
The unlaminated back of the cover is in great condition except for the mark mentioned above. It is nice & white with only slight signs of aging.
Very minor edge & corner wear in places (see photos).
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