Bob Dylan JOHN WESLEY HARDING 1968 UK LP 1st Textured Labels / Red Stamp Sleeve

	£		25
	$		33

BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY - CHEAP THRILLS

1968 UK stereo 1ST PRESS

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT / EXCELLENT PLUS PLAYTHROUGH

FIRST PRESS  - TEXTURED ORANGE CBS LABELS

RED 'STEREO' STAMPED SLEEVE

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CBS 63252
• MATRIX: SBPG63252 -A1 / B2
• FIRST PRESS

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

CBS ORANGE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE FIRST PRESS LABELS WERE TEXTURED AND NOT SMOOTH LIKE THE LATER ISSUES

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 5-6  SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID BACK IN 1968. THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, 

WHEN PLACED UNDER A SPOTLIGHT I AM ABLE TO SEE SOME LIGHT EMBEDDED NON SOUNDING DULL SPECKLES, AND A DULL PATCH ON THE OUTER RIM ON BOTH SIDES. IN ADDITION JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYTHROUGH

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS IN THE FIRM BELIEF THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS BRILLIANT, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING, NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

CBS RECORDINGS FROM THE UK IN AND AROUND THE LATE 60'S HAVE A HABIT OF HAVING LITTLE TINY TICS IN THE VINYL EVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO MARKS. 

THIS COPY HAS ONLY A COUPLE ON SIDE ONE WHICH I AM HAPPY TO GRADE NEAR MINT FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH, AND ON SIDE TWO AROUND 8-10, ALL VERY QUIET BUT THERE NON THE LESS AND THIS MUST GRADE LOWER AT EXCELLENT PLUS

OTHER THAN THIS PERHAPS A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

A FANTASTIC REPRODUCTION AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN TO IT

SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF 

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL UPTON LAMINATED FRONT / NON LAMINATED REAR SINGLE SLEEVE. THIS ALSO HAS THE FIRST ISSUE STAMPED RED STEREO MARK AT THE TOP. LATER ISSUES HAD A GOLD STICKER

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE LAMINATE STILL HAS A SUPERB SHEEN TO IT

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. ONEON THE TOP EDGE. ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO DAMAGE TO THE LAMINATE, PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN  PERFECT CONDITION. THE  LAMINATED SURFACE IS UNBLEMISHED AND SMOOTH ALL THE WAY ACROSS. ALL FOUR CORNERS HAVE REMAINED UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS TAPERED AND FULLY LAMINATED AND IS IN SUPERB FLAT CREASE FREE CONDITION. THE TAPERED ENDS ONLY HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE VERY ENDS, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP 

THE EASILY RUBBED REAR SURFACE IS STILL IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. WITH JUST A LITTLE HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE WHICH FLAT AND CREASE FREE, JUST SOME NATURAL EDGE AGEING

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE  NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY