The Who My Generation LP Mono First Press Brunswick LAT 8616
  £   16
  $   21

 


£ 16 Sold For
Jan 9, 2017 Sold Date
Jan 2, 2017 Start Date
8   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

The Who My Generation LP Mono 
First Press Brunswick LAT 8616
Cat# appears as 'LAT 8616' on the cover and as 'LAT.8616' on the labels. 

Black labels with silver print


  • Label side A, inverted in parenthesis: MG.10256
  • Label side B, inverted in parenthesis: MG.10257
  • Run-out side A, stamped: MG-10256-1B M K T 2 D
  • Run-out side B, stamped: MG-10257-1B K T 2 1 SM A

'Clarifoil' lamination on the front of sleeve and 1cm onto the rear over the spine
Condition of Vinyl: POOR Condition of Sleeve: GOOD
Ok, a 52 year old record that has been played a lot.. what can you say.
Well regarding the vinyl itself the main culprit is a large scratch on side 1 which affects playback of the first 3 songs. Track 1 and track 2 skip repeatedly and are fairly unlistenable to be honest. Track 3 skips at the beginning but from then on the rest of side 1 plays through without any problems other than mild surface noise throughout. There are numerous other hairline scratches and marks but these don't affect play.
Side 2 again has a lot of hairline scratches but nothing that affects playback other than mild surface noise throughout. Side 2 plays through freely from beginning to end except for one jump on track 5.
The sleeve has aged. It looks like sellotape has been applied at some point then peeled off along top and bottom edge which has took some of the laminate and print off. Same on the back. Other than that the sleeve is very good as can be seen in pics. No splits or tears.
I have graded this record as poor mainly due to the offending large scratch on Side 1 otherwise it would easily be in the 'good' bracket. Having said that there is still plenty of life left in this LP and enjoyment to be had from it.
So not the greatest but then again not the worst and in any condition still remains a glorious piece of rock and roll history.






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