Bob Dylan The Freewheelin CBS Records. 1963. BPG 62193 LP EX/VG MONO

	£		17
	$		23

BOB DYLAN

THE FREEWHEELIN' L.P

WELCOME MUSIC LOVERS

After forty years of collecting I am reluctant and excited to be making the move to sell my entire record collection. One record at a time.

Played before listing. Rare Record Price Guide used for grading.

SATISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK

BOB DYLAN

THE FREEWHEELIN

UK Pressing (first press) on the CBS label. Date of this pressing 1963

o  Catalogue number: BPG 62193

o  Matrix & stampers

A. 62193-4A-1.   A3  

B. 62193- 1B 1,  C  

o  SLEEVE - EX PLUS

o  INNER - VG-

LABELS - EX PLUS

o  LOOKS - A.VG- B.VG 

o  SOUNDS - A.EX B. EX

Now here is a detailed overview of this records condition.

SLEEVE REVIEW

FRONT. Perfect laminate cover. Very little creasing. No manes or sticker marks. No rips or tears. Very fresh looking. Grades EX+

BACK. Not stains, no ringer. Some common age discolouring. Flip backs all look perfect. Grades Excellent.

SPINE. No rubbing, or crushing. Clear text, grades excellent+

EDGES. No rubbing or splits. Grades Ex+

OPENING. Good and flat with no rips. Very little softening or signs of over use. Grades excellent

CORNERS. No heavy rubbing or softening. Outer most tips show the slightest rubbing. All look really good. Grades on average excellent.

INNER SLEEVE REVIEW

Paper sleeve with circular window and plastic lined. Unsure if this is the original. It has no splits, no writing. Some tearing to the edge of the window. Some small stains and age marks. Grades Very good minus.

I will also provide a plain white inner for shipping.

LABELS

Rough orange labels. Both look fantastic and fresh.No names, not bad marks. I can barely see a spindle mark. Both grades excellent plus.

VISUAL GRADES

SIDE ONE.Quite bright and clean looking. No super hard or bad looking scratches. Some shorter moderate marks are visible as well as quite a few really fine marks. There is plenty of mark free vinyl don't worry. There are a couple of light lines that are near each other, each reach from the first to the last track. Looks like a fingernail slip. So a 6 out of 10, very good minus grade. 

SIDE TWO.

Another nice looking side. No serious looking marks. Less marks than side one. Most are very light and fine. There are small inch long marks, pretty moderate to mild. A 6.5/10 and very good grading. 

AUDIO GRADINGS 

SIDE ONE. 

Blowing in the wind. A quiet lead in. Nice guitar sound and a pretty warm sounding recording. Some very feint crackle way in the back in some off the very quiet parts. A really good listen and grades as Excellent minus.

Girl from the north country. The finger picking sound very clear and as if you were in the same room as him. Harmonica solo at the end sounds excellent.Top sounding track, grades excellent.

Masters of war. There's been no distortion on any of the top notes throughout this side so far. This track is no exception, even when he is shouting. Grades and easy excellent.

Down the highway. Dylan does the delta blues. Vocals jump out on this track. There is some crackle in the background. Quiet low. This track grades as excellent minus.

Bob Dylan's blues. Another well recorded track, with a good mix between voice and instruments. The harmonica is sounding clear and disruption free. Grades excellent.

A hard rain's gonna fall. No signs of over playing. Clean audio.  Sounds superb, and grades excellent.

No particularly bad bits to mention with this side in general. Over all it was a really good listen and the recording quality has stood the test of time. Grades over all as EXCELLENT.

SIDE TWO.

Don't think twice it's alright. A little bit of crackle in the intro of this very quiet song. Guitar sounds really warm, sounds like a nylon strung guitar. I heard a quick singular pop midway through. Harmonica sounds great. Grades excellent minus 

Bob Dylan's dream. Again a great sounding recording. The guitar sits really well in the mix, and gives some opportunities to listen to his playing. Easy excellent.

Oxford town. Nice quiet intro. Superb sounding track. Grades Excellent

Talking world war III blues. It has been quite quiet between most of the tracks on this album. The audio on this album is really sounding good for its age. No issues with this tracks. It grades as excellent.

Corrina, Corrina. Here we get some light drumming and bass on the track. Nice mix and groove. Audio sound perfect so far. Grades an easy excellent.

Honey, just allow me one more chance. Good clear intro and we're back to Dylan solo on guitar and harmonica.It's an uptempo number and it shows no audible signs of ageing. Grades excellent.

I Shall be free. Audio can't be faulted. We end on another grade of excellent.   

A great sounding side that get better as you go on. Over all grade is excellent.

FINAL THOUGHTS

A really nice looking pressing. The cover would be hard to better. The albums plays very well and grades an average grade of excellent. Some isolated crackle, and the rare low pop has all been mentioned. I thought that this was a great listen. Unfortunately the vinyl is not mark free. It is in no way trashed either. So I think that this is a very good playing copy with a fantastic sleeve.

GRADING YOUR VINYL

I use the classic U.K Rare Record Guide grading system. Detailed below are their guidelines.

MINT

The LP or single is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items are in perfect condition.

EXCELLENT 

The LP or single shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD

The LP or single has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and an occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover and contents without any major defects.

GOOD

The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

POSTAGE

All records come with a protective poly sleeve, and new white inner. Records are shipped outside of the sleeve within reinforced cardboard packaging to ensure safety during transit.

I post to most locations worldwide. Please check before bidding if I can send it to you. Prices in GBP

U.K - 1-3 single LPs 4.00 Royal Mail Second Class Signed for

Europe -12.95 Royal Mail International Signed for. For each additional LP or 12" add 2.20

USA - Australia, Japan -18.95 International Signed for. For each additional LP or 12" add 3.80

Overseas orders valued over 80 will be insured for an additional 3.90

PAYMENTS

Paypal

Is accepted from all buyers. Payment must be made no later than three days after the sale closes. If payment has not been made within this time I reserve the right to re-list the item.

Cheque or Postal order

UK buyers are also welcome to pay by cheque or postal order. Payment should be received no later than five days after the sale closes. Please allow one week for cheques to clear once being received.

I hope I have covered everything you need to know. Message me if you have any questions. I am happy to help. 

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