"AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE" **THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE** TRACK 612003 (MONO) A1/B1

	£		25
	$		32

WELCOME TO ONE OF MY RARE RECORD AUCTIONS!!

I SHIP WORLDWIDE - SEE BELOW FOR SHIPPING RATES!!

THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL ITEMS FROM A SUPERB CLASSICAL/OPERA/JAZZ/POPULAR MUSIC COLLECTION...ALL HAVE BEEN VISUALLY GRADED (CONSERVATIVELY) AND SUFFICIENTLY PLAY CHECKED TO ENSURE THE PLAYBACK AT LEAST MATCHES, IF NOT EXCEEDS THE VISUAL GRADE...I USE GOLDRING LENCO/AUDIO TECHNICA/DENON/PIONEER EQUIPMENT ON MY SET-UP.....SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF PLAYBACK I FEEL WORTH MENTIONING WILL BE FOUND UNDERNEATH THE VISUAL GRADE IN EACH LISTING...

THIS LP IS A UK FIRST ISSUE FROM 1967 ON TRACK RECORDS (#612 003 - MONO) WITH A1/B1 MATRIX DATA IN THE RUN-OFF AREAS....GATEFOLD COVER...NO INSERT OR BOOKLET IS PRESENT WITH THIS EXAMPLE...PLAIN INNER SLEEVE....PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF CONDITION REPORT BELOW...

VINYL CONDITION:  VISUALLY BETWEEN FAIR AND GOOD...THE FIRST SIDE SHOWS SEVERAL SCUFFS AND NUMEROUS SCRATCHES OF THE LIGHT/MEDIUM STYLUS VARIETY....TOWARDS THE END OF SIDE ONE THERE ARE NUMEROUS MORE SEVERE LOOKING SCRATCHES THAT ARE PERHAPS FROM A CARTRIDGE OR OTHER CARELESS HANDLING RATHER THAN JUST THE STYLUS...THE OTHER SIDE IS FREE FROM SUCH A SERIOUS CLUSTER OF SCRATCHES BUT IS OTHERWISE VERY SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO SIDE ONE...SIDE TWO IS PERHAPS CLOSER TO GOOD THAN FAIR...BOTH SIDES HAVE A DECENT AMOUNT OF GLOSS - SHAME ABOUT THE CARELESS USE...BOTH SIDES ON MY EQUIPMENT PLAY (EVEN ON A LIGHTER WEIGHT) WITH NO SKIPS/REPEATS/STICKS ETC...SIDE ONE'S FIRST TRACK WHICH IS RATHER QUIET PLAYS CRACKLY...MOST OF THE OTHER TRACKS PLAY BETWEEN GOOD AND VERY GOOD WITH SOME POPS/TICKS AND CRACKLE BUT NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS...THE LAST COUPLE OF TRACKS PLAY WITH MORE OBVIOUS CLICKS AS WELL AS THE OTHER SURFACE NOISE BUT I STILL ENJOYED SIDE ONE...ON SIDE TWO THE TRACKS GENERALLY PLAY BETWEEN GOOD AND VERY GOOD WITH THE MOST INTERFERENCE BEING IN THE QUIETER PASSAGES....I STILL RATE THIS AS A USEFUL ITEM UNTIL A BETTER EXAMPLE COMES ALONG BUT PLEASE BID ACCORDINGLY BASED ON MY APPRAISAL OF THE APPEARANCE AND PLAYBACK OF THIS LP...

LABEL CONDITION:  EXCELLENT...

SLEEVE:  VERY GOOD MINUS....FULLY COMPLETE GATEFOLD COVER THAT IS ATTRACTIVE AND INTACT...CORNERS ARE RUBBED AND FRONT HAS A FEW SMALL AREAS OF SELLOTAPE RESIDUE (NO REPAIRS EVIDENT, SO MAYBE FROM BEING STUCK ON A WALL??)...SOME WEAR TO SPINE BUT IT IS NOT SPLIT...INSIDE OF COVER IS DECENT...FRONT COLOURS REMAIN VIBRANT...NOT BAD AT ALL IN GENERAL AND IT IS MUCH BETTER THAN SOME EXAMPLES I HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS!



GRADINGS ARE BASED ON RECORD COLLECTOR GUIDE - I ALSO USE 'PLUS', 'NEAR' OR 'MINUS' SOMETIMES TO BE MORE SPECIFIC.  I NEVER USE 'MINT' AS A GRADE...I WOULD USE 'NEAR MINT' INSTEAD IF I COULD FIND NO FAULTS WITH A RECORD.

POSTAGE & PACKING


UK = £3.50 for first LP, then 50p each thereafter (capped at £10 for any amount of LPs and/or box sets!)
EUROPE = £6.50 for first LP, then £1.50 each thereafter - this is up to 2KG - heavier parcels will be weighed for price.
R.O.W. = £9.50 for first LP, then £2.00 each thereafter - this is up to 2KG - heavier parcels will be weighed for price.

Light parcels are sent by Royal Mail - others by courier to ensure savings on postage.

LPs are sent in appropriate packaging - I do not use flimsy envelope style mailers....I use decent boxes that I have had to buy new or source used ones in nice condition that all cost money...please remember this when leaving feedback and 'star ratings' - thanks.


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