The Doors Strange Days LP 1967 UK Mono 1st Press EKL 4014 Mother 1 Stamper 2 VG
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The Doors Strange Days LP 1967 UK Mono 1st Press EKL 4014 A1 B1 Inner VG
After owning this record for over 25 years, I am reluctantly selling off parts of my personal collection.
**ARTIST:** The Doors **TITLE:** Strange Days (Legendary Second Album - Rare Mono Mix) **LABEL:** Elektra Records (Distributed in Great Britain by Polydor Records Ltd) **CATALOGUE NUMBER:** EKL-4014 (Mono) **COUNTRY & YEAR:** Great Britain (1967 Authentic 1st Pressing)
**FIRST PRESS SPECIFICATION:** Rare 1967 original UK Mono variant. Features the official 1960s laminated front cover wrapping around to three "flipback" seams on the unlaminated rear jacket, featuring the dual mono/stereo flap catalog printing and the early "Nipper Music ASCAP" publishing credit.
**MATRIX RUNOUT CODES:** EKL 4014 A1 1 2 (Side 1) / EKL 4014 B1 (Side 2 - Machine Stamped True Day-One First Cut)
**CONDITION & GRADING (VISUAL GRADE ONLY - UNPLAYED):**
Please review the condition notes and view the high-resolution listing photographs carefully. This vintage record is visually graded only.
* **Outer Sleeve Condition (VG):** The front-laminated jacket retains its beautiful, deep high-gloss factory mirror shine across both faces with no peeling. The spine text remains completely flat and legible. All three flipback edges on the reverse face are firmly glued down, with the full length of the bottom and top seams remaining completely intact. The overall sleeve grade sits at a Very Good (VG) due to honest vintage shelf storage scuffing, laminate wrinkling along the spine, a line of minor visual laminate chipping/paper wear along the top edge, and edge wear along the unlaminated jacket opening mouth, alongside minor softening and paper layer separation right at the corner tips (clearly highlighted in the close-up photos). Reverse unlaminated face remains exceptionally clean with no writing or moisture stains.
* **Inner Sleeve Condition (VG+):** Includes the highly sought-after, ultra-rare original UK monochrome printed inner lyric sleeve featuring the iconic band portrait on one side and full track lyrics on the reverse. The paper remains in beautiful vintage condition, sitting wonderfully flat and white with no heavy handling stains, yellowing, or ink marks. Crucially, all seams and edges are fully intact with zero splits or record breakthroughs.
* **Vinyl Condition (VG):** Visual grading only. The disc retains a nice original luster and reflective factory sheen on both sides. Under direct, bright light, the playing surfaces show standard vintage signs of use, including light superficial paper scuffs and visible surface hairline marks across the grooves (clearly highlighted in the close-up photos). Please note that all of these marks are strictly surface-level, cannot be felt with a fingernail, and do not penetrate deep into the vinyl. Textured early Elektra centre labels are remarkably clean and crisp on both sides with essentially zero spindle wear around the centre hole. I do not own a turntable to play test.
**IMPORTANT BUYER AGREEMENT & PHOTO POLICY:**
Please review all high-resolution listing photographs carefully before purchasing. These photos represent the exact item you will receive and serve as an essential part of the physical item description. By purchasing or making an offer, you explicitly agree that you are buying this vintage item based on the visual condition shown in the photos and the documented 'unplayed/visual-only' grading. As I am unable to play-test, returns or partial refunds based on audio playback variance will not be accepted.
**PROFESSIONALLY DEEP-CLEANED PRIOR TO SHIPPING:**
This record has been carefully deep-cleaned using a Spin-Clean system with distilled water and anti-static solution. This was done solely to safely clear any microscopic storage dust accumulated over decades, leaving it pristine for its next owner. It has been placed into a brand new, clean anti-static inner sleeve. It will be shipped safely alongside the original sleeve and rare printed inner insert inside a brand new protective outer polythene sleeve.
**SHIPPING & PACKAGING:**
Will be shipped securely packaged in a dedicated cardboard record mailer.
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