The Hollies EVOLUTION UK LP 1st Press STERO MINT-
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THE HOLLIES - EVOLUTION
PARLOPHONE RECORDS PCS 7022
MATRIX NUMBERS YEX 635-1 / YEX 636-1
STAMPERS 1 T / 1 L
VERY RARE 1ST PRESSING STEREO
THE HOLLIES ATTEMPT AT THE BEATLES SGT PEPPER STYLE CONCEPT ALBUM. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT BY 1967 THE HOLLIES WERE NOT SELLING NEARLY AS MANY ALBUMS AS THEY PREVIOUSLY HAD, AND MANY BANDS WERE EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT SOUNDS. THE HOLLIES WERE NO EXCEPTION.
FOUNDER MEMBER GRAHAM NASH MAKES HIS PENULTIMATE PERFORMANCE ON THIS ALBUM BEFORE SETTING OF TO FORM CROSBY STILL AND NASH.
THE ALBUM AS I MENTIONED WAS NOT A BIG SELLER, AND IS THEREFORE NOW HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, AS IT DIDN'T MAKE MANY PEOPLES COLLECTIONS IN 1967.
HAVING PLAYED IT I CAN SAY THAT IT IS A VERY GOOD ALBUM, AND CLEARLY WAS NOT APPRECIATED AT THE TIME FOR IT'S MUSICAL CONTENT.
THE SLEEVE ON THIS LP IS JUST IMMACULATE. I HAVE GRADED THE WHOLE ALBUM AS MINT MINUS, BUT I COULD EASILY BE FROGIVEN IF I GRADED IT MINT, BECAUSE IT IS JUST THE MOST FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF AN ALBUM OF THIS TYPE THAT CAN BE FOUND.
THE SLEEVE AS I STARTED TO SAY IS A FULLY FRONT LAMINATED COVER, AND IS BLEMISH FREE. NO CREASES, OR LAMINATE LIFT AL ALL. THE SPINE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE BACK SHOWS PERFECT FLIPBACKS AND NO MARKS AT ALL. IN FACT THE COLURS ON THIS SLEEVE HAVE NOT DILUTED ONE BIT OVER THE 37 YEARS IT HAS BEEN AROUND. THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS HAS KEPT IT IN IMMACULATE CONDITION, AND I MAKE NO APOLOGY FOR CONTINUING TO MENTION THIS.
A GENUINE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE RECORD HAS THE BLACK AND YELLOW PARLOPHONE LABELS WHICH ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR AND ONLY A COUPLE OF LIGHT SPIDER LINES WHICH PROOVE BEYOND A DOUBT THAT NOT ONLY WAS THIS ALBUM VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED, BUT THAT IT HAS NOT HAD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF PLAYS IN ITS LIFETIME.
IT IS THE STEREO PRESSING AND AS SUCH HAS A FAR MORE FULL SOUND THAN THE MONO. I AM SURE THAT OWNING BOTH COPIES IS THE BEST SOLUTION BUT IF YOU ONLY HAVE ONE, THEN THE STEREO ISSUE SHOULD BE THE ONE. THE PRODUCTION IS IMMENSE, AND IN PARTICULAR THE BRASS SECTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN MIXED SUPERBLY.
THE LP HAS A PERFECTLY SILENT INTRO GROOVE, AND THIS IS TRUE OF EVERY TRACK. THERE IS JUST NO BACKGROUND NOISE AT ALL. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS NOW A VERY VERY RARE LP
On 20-Sep-04 at 05:21:12 BST, seller added the following information:
