THE ZOMBIES - ODESSEY AND ORACLE ORIGINAL UK STEREO RARE FIRST PRESS 1968 EX/EX

	£		476
	$		631

This auction is for one of the most sought after LP's of the Psychedelic era: The original 1968 UK pressing of The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle LP (CBS SBPG63280) and both cover and vinyl in EX condition, if not better!!! This is NOT a reprint or reissue, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL STEREO COPY!!!

Absolutely Beautiful Copy !!!!!!!

Here are the matrix numbers for you high profile collectors:

Side 1: SBPG 63280 A2
Side 2: SBPG 63280 B2

The record labels are in AMAZING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE AT THE VERY MOST!!!! The vinyl is in absolutely SUPERB condition!!!! This one has NO scratches and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!! It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL (played on my thorens 309 system AND NO SIGNS OF ANY HISS) And because this record has so VERY clearly barely been played AT ALL - the sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!! The record must grade Excellent if not better!!!! SUPERB RECORD!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in absolutely AWESOME condition!!!! This first stereo Press has a beautiful Cover and is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition and It has NO splits, NO rips, Next to no corner wear and (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO rubbing, NO sticker tears, Small number on the back but that does not take away just how fantastic this cover is!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight!!! (take into mind that this LP is nearly 50 years old!!!) This has got to be one of the BEST examples of this AMAZING Psych out on the market for sale!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

Pictures make a thousand words and that's why I have taken a lot of photos of this true psychedelic classic so you can grasp a true feel for just how good this beautiful classic is!!!!

More pictures can be sent if requested, thank you.

Odessey and Oracle was released in the UK on 19 April 1968 and in the United States in June. The single "Time of the Season" became a surprise hit in early 1969, and Columbia Records (in the United States) re-released Odessey in February, with a different album cover that severely cropped the original artwork.
American CBS boss Clive Davis initially decided not to release the album. However, at the urging of staff producer Al Kooper, the US CBS/Columbia Records label was eventually persuaded to release the album on their small Date Records subsidiary label. Kooper had picked up a copy of the album during a trip to London and, when he returned to America and played the album, loved it and believed it contained three hit singles. CBS chose to release "Butcher's Tale" as the first single in the States, feeling the song's anti-war theme would resonate with record-buyers due to the Vietnam War.[3] After its release, "Time of the Season" slowly gained popularity before finally hitting big on the US charts in 1969, by which time Rod Argent and Chris White were busy with their new band, Argent.

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