Ten Years After UNDEAD UK LP * MONO * VERY 1ST 1G/1G MOTHERS 100% NEAR MINT

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TEN YEARS AFTER - UNDEAD

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

ULTRA RARE MONO PRESSING

VERY FIRST 1G/1G PRESS

• CATALOGUE:DERAM DML 1023
• MATRIX: ARL-8390-1B / ARL-8391-1B
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G
• THE VERY FIRST PRESS
• JT  STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX NOTH SIDES

THIS IS THE EXTREMELY RARE MONO PRESSING OF THIS LIVE ALBUM FROM TEN YEARS AFTER. RELEASED IN 1968 AT A TIME WHEN MONO ALBUMS WERE BEING OUTSOLD IN MASSIVE QUANTITIES BY STEREO. MONO PRESSINGS WERE MADE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES AND SOLD IN THE SAME LOW NUMBERS. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A GENUINE 1968 ORIGINAL MONO FIRST PRESS THAT PLAYS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLY!!!

A FIRST PRESS MONO MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST BE LAMINATED ON THE FRONT SURFACE AND UNLAMINATED ON THE REAR, WITH THE LAMINATE TUCKING OVER THE SPINE AND PROTRUDING INTO THE REAR SURFACE BY JUST A BOUT A HALF INCH

THE SLEEVE MUST BE 'PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY CLOUT & BAKER LTD'

THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE POLYLINED AND HAVE A RED BORDER WITH THE WORD 'MONO' DUPLICATED INSIDE THE RED BORDER 5 TIMES ON EACH EDGE

THE TEXT ON THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE IN RED TYPEFACE

THE INNER SLEEVE MUST STATE 'IMPORTANT' FOLLOWED BY TEXT ABOUT RECORDS WHOSE LABELS BEAR THE WORDS STEREOPHONIC, AND ON THE SAME SIDE AT THE FOOT OF THE INNER IT MUST STATE 'PLAYING SPEED 33 1/R r.p.m AND MADE IN ENGLAND R.S UNDERNEATH THAT

THE OTHER SIDE HAS THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS THE EQUIPMENT, THE RECORD IN ADDITION TO IMPORTANT, AND PLAYING SPEED, AND ALSO HAS 'BRITISH PATENT No 800513, FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER

NOTE THERE IS NO DATE STAMP ON THIS INNER SLEEVE!

THE LABELS MUST BE HALF AND HALF TAN ON THE TOP AND WHITE ON THE BOTTOM

THE RIM WORDING ON THE TAN HALF MUST STATE ' MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD.'

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END IN 1B ON BOTH SIDES

THE LABELS

THE TAN AND WHITE MONO LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION.THE TAN AREAS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED, WHILST THE WHITE SECTIONS ARE PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SMALL DARKER SHADE DIRECTLY AROUND THE HOLE

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, AND A CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS AROUND 10-15 SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THIS 43 YEAR OLD VINYL HAS HAD VERY FEW PLAYS, LESS THAN 3 A YEAR ON AVERAGE

THE VINYL

THE SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN REALLY TOP CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED MOST ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. IN DAY LIGHT THIS DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND IT'S ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THAT SOME VERY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES CAN BE SEEN

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

WOW!!! THATS THE FIRST WORD THAT SPRINGS TO MIND WHEN LISTENING TO THIS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE MONO REPRODUCTION. IT IS SO MUCH LOUDER AND MORE POWERFUL THAN THE STEREO VERSION. IT PACKS AN INCREDIBLE PUNCH AND SOUNDS MAGNIFICENT, WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

I CAN'T SAY THAT I HAVE HEARD A BETTER MONO PRESSING OF ANY ALBUM

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT HAS RECEIVED 15 OR SO LIFETIME PLAYS IT SOUNDS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. CLEARLY THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS PLAYING IT.

THIS DISC PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER. I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS

THE VERY ODD BIT OF STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE ON A FEW RANDOM OCCASIONS AND ONLY THEN IN THE QUIETEST PASSAGES

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A VERY LONG LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB ALBUM AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS CLOUT AND BAKER UK SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE WHICH IS PRONE TO SERIOUS CREASING LIKE ALL OF THE EARLY DECCA/DERAM SLEEVES , DUE TO THE THIN CARD USED MAKING THE SLEEVE

HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE A REALLY NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, NOR ARE THERE ANY FOLDS OR BENDS.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS TINY LINES RUNNING DOWN NEAR THE SPINE AND SOME MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND ONLY ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND  ON VERY TINY THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND REMAIN UNRUBBED.

THE FLIMSY SPINE HAS THE TAPERED ENDS AND AMAZINGLY ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT,APART FROM THE VERY BOTTOM TIP.

NO PEEL, OR FLAKE, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. AMAZINGLY THERE IS NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ON THE FRONT SURFACE THAT HAVE CREPT ROUND ONTO THE SPIN ABOUT HALFWAY UP.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY VERY SHARP AND ONLY HAS THE VERY LIGHTEST WEAR AND A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS USUALLY FOUND SEVERELY SOILED AND AGED ON SLEEVES LIKE THIS, AGAIN THE EARLY STONES ALBUMS ARE A PRIME EXAMPLE, BUT HERE THE REAR SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST THE LIGHTEST SHADOW OF RING WEAR IN THE FROM OF SLIGHT GREYING. THERE IS ALSO SOME VERY MILD HANDLING MAINLY NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE MONO POLY LINED INNER IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNSPLIT ON THE EDGES WITH JUST A TINY NICK TO ONE SIDE OF THE DIE CUT HOLE. BARELY A WRINKLE TO THE SURFACE 

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT

GARRY