The Who Live at Leeds classic LP black lettering 1st pressing & all inserts

	£		63
	$		83

A very rare, first pressing, ‘black lettering’ example of the ‘Live at Leeds’ LP by The Who.  The black lettering on the front and inside covers was only used on the very first pressing and was soon changed to blue or red.  The vinyl disc itself is thicker and ‘square edged’ compared to later pressings.  The matrix markings are 2406001 A//1 11, and 2406001 B//1 11.  All 11 of the original inserts are present, in good condition, and they too portray the differences between them and later versions.  They are:

1) The Small 'NOTICE' Insert:- It is made on correct 'thinner' paper (later ones are thicker) and is hole punched to the left (later ones aren’t), the print is in navy blue (later ones are bright blue), and the writing is in very dark blue (later ones are black).  It is also worth noting that on the second written line it states 'Mr Lambert - Who' - on many later pressings the word 'Who' is missing.

2) The Small 'DELIVERY NOTE' insert:- It made on correct thin 'typewriter' paper (later ones are thicker normal paper), and the 'typed' text looks exactly as any typewriter would (later ones look obviously printed in dark black). 

3) The 'MY GENERATION LYRICS' typed insert (with handwritten annotations):- It is made on correct thin paper (later ones are thicker), has perfect typewriter text (later ones are darker), the pencil handwritten annotations look like pencil (later ones look obviously printed) and there are three handwritten '*' (stars) - two on the right and one on the left (later ones only have two).

4) The 'KINGS AGENCY' insert:- It is made on correct 'thinner' paper (later ones are thicker) and is hole punched to the left (later ones aren’t). The print is exact and the 'Barry Perkins' signature is the proper 'dark blue' biro colour and detail (later ones aren’t).

5) The 'NEW ACTION LTD' insert:- It is made on correct 'thinner' paper (later ones are thicker), folded along the central line (later ones aren’t), The Action logo is in light grey (later ones aren’t), the 'New Action Ltd' is in the correct and exact shade of blue, and the handwritten red felt tipped pen looks exactly correct in colour and detail (unlike later ones which are obviously printed).

6) The 'HIGH NUMBERS' typed payment insert:- It is made in the correct yellow colour (later ones aren’t), is made with correct thin 'typewriter' paper (later ones are on thicker paper), is folded along the central line (later ones aren’t), and the typewriter text is exact (later ones look obviously printed).

7) The 'PREMIER TALENT ASSOCIATES' contract insert:- It is made in the correct yellow colour (later ones aren’t), is made on correct thin 'typewriter' paper (later ones are on thicker normal paper), the 'Received' stamp at the bottom is perfect and complete (later ones are so badly printed that most of this is missing), and both signatures at the bottom are exactly correct in colour and detail (later ones aren’t).

8) The 'EMI RECORDS' correspondence insert:- It is made on correct thinner paper (later ones are thicker), and the typeface, EMI title colour and 'John Burgess' signature are exactly correct in colour and detail (later ones aren’t - and look obviously printed).

9) The 'MARQUEE CLUB' payments insert:- It is made on correct thinner paper (later ones are thicker), hole punched to the left (later ones aren’t), the handwritten details are in blue and are exact in detail, and the typeface is exact (later ones aren’t).

10) The small 'PICTURE OF THE WHO' photograph insert:- All faces and background are perfect in detail and colour (later ones aren’t), and importantly the face and eyes of every Who member are fully visible and 100% clear (later ones were badly printed, much darker, and lack detail).  It is also printed on 'photographic' style card - with a 'photographic' glossy front and a rough 'textured' reverse (later ones aren’t).

11) The 'GUITAR OVERHEAD' poster (with handwritten text on the reverse) insert:- This has to be regarded as one of the most important inserts of all.  It was changed soonest - and only a few hundred were ever made like this.  As a genuine earliest first press insert it is printed on thinner matt paper to the front and back (later ones are thicker and have a different texture), and the picture is perfect in detail (later ones aren’t). However most importantly is the handwritten text on the reverse.  It is also factory folded across the middle (later ones aren’t).  It is perfect in colour and detail and most importantly is dark blue, and looks absolutely exact.  All later ones are obviously (badly) printed - or a terribly crude bright blue colour.  It is also worth noting that the crude hand drawn picture in the middle is complete with six lines in the upper portion and five lines crossed through in the lower portion (later ones have most of it missing).

12) The Large 'MARQUEE' poster:- Is correctly printed with a very light 'semi-gloss' front (later ones were shiny) and a heavily textured reverse to the poster (later ones aren’t).  Also later ones renamed this poster 'Live At Leeds' deleting the original 'Marquee' text.

Regarding the record itself, I have just had my entire vinyl collection professionally cleaned on a Keith Monks machine as used by the BBC.  Accordingly it is very clean.  I have just played the whole album through using a high quality Ortofon moving coil cartridge tracked at 1.5 grams.  It played back without any skipping or mishaps and there were no major repetitive clicks or pops.  Indeed on examination there are no major scratches or marks on the disc although when you hold it up to the light there is some hazy, very light surface ‘crazing’.  The top right of the front cover has had a sticker removed at some point and the card is ‘roughened’ as a result – see photo. When I had the record cleaned, it came back in a new, plastic lined paper sleeve to keep it fresh and clean, but the original sleeve is provided – see photo.

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