ZOMBIES ORIGINAL MONO CBS ODESSEY AND ORACLE VINYL LP
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FOR AUCTION HERE IS THIS VERY RARE BRITISH PSYCHEDELIC ALBUM FROM 1968. ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T SAY IT ANYWHERE ON THE SLEEVE, THE LABEL OR THE VINYL, I'M 100% SURE IT'S MONO.
THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE 63280 A1 & 63280 B1 AND IT IS ON THE ORANGE CBS LABEL.
I'M NOT A RECORD DEALER OR A COLLECTOR, JUST A MUSIC LOVER WHO BOUGHT HUNDREDS OF RECORDS OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, SO NOT REALLY QUALIFIED TO GRADE ACCURATELY. ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT THIS ALBUM PLAYS FINE, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THERE IS SOME SURFACE NOISE (BUT I NEVER OWNED ANY VINYL THAT DIDN'T HAVE SURFACE NOISE, EVEN FROM BRAND NEW) AND THERE'S THE ODD CLICK (JUST ONE REALLY, BETWEEN TRACKS 2 AND 3 ON SIDE ONE. DOESN'T AFFECT EITHER TRACK), BUT THERE ARE NO SKIPS OR JUMPS AND IT DOESN'T GET STUCK ANYWHERE.
THE SLEEVE LOOKS WELL, EVEN AFTER 43 YEARS, JUST HAS WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS LIGHT CREASING. IT IS PRETTY CLEAN ON BOTH FRONT AND REAR, NO STAINS AND NO TEARS / SCUFFS, JUST THE USUAL MARKS LEFT BY NORMAL HANDLING. THERE ARE NO SPLITS ON ANY OF THE EDGES, THE WRITING ON THE SPINE IS EASILY READABLE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE WELL DEFINED, JUST THE LIGHTEST OF WEAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS PUT THE NUMBER 165 IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER (SEE PHOTO) IN BLUE/GREEN INK, BUT IT SORT OF BLENDS IN WITH THE SQUIGGLES OF THE DESIGN AND ISN'T THAT NOTICEABLE UNTIL YOU LOOK FOR IT. THE RECORD RETAILER HAS ALSO PUT A FOUR DIGIT CODE (IN PENCIL, SO COULD BE ERASED) JUST INSIDE THE SLEEVE AND ALSO ON THE TOP CORNER OF THE INNER SLEEVE. THIS WAS STANDARD PRACTICE IN MOST RECORD SHOPS WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, THEIR ONLY WAY OF FILING THEM I SUPPOSE.
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CBS ORIGINAL TOO.
THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO STUCK A SMALL WHITE STICKER ON THE LABEL ON SIDE ONE (PLEASE SEE THE PHOTO). COULD POSSIBLY BE REMOVED, BUT MAY DAMAGE THE LABEL IN THE PROCESS. IT NEVER BOTHERED ME. I BOUGHT THIS ALBUM SECOND HAND IN ABOUT 1973 AND HAVE LOOKED AFTER IT EVER SINCE.
AS FOR THE MUSIC. THIS MUST SURELY BE ONE OF BEST COLLECTIONS OF SONGS RECORDED IN THAT YEAR (1968). I WOULD RANK IT ALONGSIDE ANY ALBUM FROM THAT ERA, INCLUDING THE 'WHITE ALBUM'
OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE SEEN THIS ALBUM LISTED ON EBAY FOR PRETTY HEFTY SUMS OF MONEY. I'M STARTING IT AT A REALISTIC PRICE WITH NO RESERVE AND I'LL LET THE BIDDING DICTATE ITS CURRENT VALUE.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK, BUT AS MENTIONED ABOVE, I'M NO EXPERT WHEN IT COMES TO GRADING RECORDS. THAT SAID THOUGH, I SOLD ABOUT 50 RECORDS (SINGLES AND LP's) ON EBAY A FEW YEARS AGO AND ALL THE BUYERS WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THEIR PURCHASES, SO MY DESCRIPTIONS MUST HAVE BEEN FAIRLY ACCURATE.
NEGATIVES: THE NUMBER 165 ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SLEEVE, A SMALL PAPER STICKER ON THE LABEL (SIDE 1 ONLY), MINOR CREASING AND A 4 DIGIT PENCILLED CODE ON THE INNER SLEEVE AND JUST INSIDE THE COVER. OH AND SOME SURFACE NOISE WHEN PLAYED, AVERAGE AND COMMENSURATE WITH AGE. ALL MENTIONED ABOVE
POSITIVES: ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST COLLECTIBLE (FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER) BRITISH RECORDS FROM THE 1960's AND IN MONO TOO, WHICH PLAYS WELL FROM START TO FINISH, WITH ONLY ONE, POSSIBLY TWO AUDIBLE CLICKS (BETWEEN TRACKS). MOST POSITIVE OF ALL, IT'S A GREAT ALBUM, PACKED WITH GREAT SONGS AND IF LOOKED AFTER, WILL NO DOUBT PROVE TO BE AN INVESTMENT.
PRICE: A REALISTIC £29.99 AND NO RESERVE.
POSTAGE & PACKING: £4 (UK ONLY). SHIPPING WILL BE MORE FOR OVERSEAS, PLEASE E-MAIL ME FOR COSTS TO YOUR PARTICULAR COUNTRY.
THANKS FOR LOOKING.
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