GROUNDHOGS"BLUES OBITUARY"1969 LIBERTY 1ST PRESSING

	£		52
	$		69

1ST UK 1969 BLUE LIBERTY LABEL PRESSING OF THE 2ND GROUNDHOGS LP: 

"BLUES OBITUARY"

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF AN ALBUM WHICH BARELY SOLD OR GOT MUCH ATTENTION JUST OVER 40 YEARS AGO!

IF YOU LIKE CREAM/JOHN MAYALL/CANNED HEAT AND THE LIKE, YOU WILL ENJOY THIS LP FROM JUST OVER 40 YEARS AGO! 

THICK VINYL LBS 83253 STEREO.

THERE WAS NO MONO  ISSUE.

 A//1 B//1 MATRIXES.

+A GLOSSY FRONT & BACK COVER.

LATER REPRESSES DID NOT ALWAYS HAVE GLOSSY COVERS OR INDEED THE BLUE LIBERTY DESIGN LABELS!!  

 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN ACURATE GRADED ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING OF THIS GEM OF AN LP-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!  

VERY GOOD+++ CONDITION-WITH A FEW SURFACE MARKS BUT DESPITE THIS,ONLY MINOR SURFACE NOISE AND LIGHT"POPS"!

 I DO NOT NORMALLY LIST ON EBAY "VG+++"GRADED LPs BUT AS MINT COPIES CAN FETCH £50++,I CONSIDER A DECENT VG+++(CHECK OUT MY FEEBACK FOR OTHER VG+++ ITEMS)IS STILL A DECENT"GAP FILLER"UNTIL A BETTER ONE COMES ALONG,WHICH MIGHT BE A WHILE OR INDEED WAY OUT THE BUDGET OF MANY COLLECTORS!

THE SOUND ON THIS LP,WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS FAR BETTER THAN VG++++! 

THE VISIBLE SURFACE MARKS ARE MAINLY DUE TO SOME ENTHUSIASTIC CLEANING AND COVER REMOVAL BUT THIS IS BEING STRICT AS EVER WITH MY LPs-SEE MY FEEDBACK TO CHECK!

IF HOWEVER YOU ONLY COLLECT EXCELLENT OR BETTER CONDITION LPs THEN PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FAULTS CLEARLY STATED! 

NO JUMPS/NO STICKS etc!

TONS OF BASS AND WARMTH! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

NOW HERE IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL!

AN ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION(1969)OF THE BLUES/PROG. ROCK ALBUM ISSUED ON THE LIBERTY LABEL .   

THE FIRST VINYL PRESSINGS HAVE MORE BASS!! 

A MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE THAT MUST HAVE BLOWN MANY MINDS AWAY BACK IN 1969 WHEN THE MAJORITY OF EQUIPMENT USED RUINED ANY COPY WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS.DON'T FORGET THOSE PARTIES WHERE SUCH LPs WERE PLAYED AND ENDED UP LEFT LYING AROUND WITHOUT A COVER OR ON A TURNTABLE TO WARP AND ATTRACT DUST AND DIRT,SPILLAGES,SCUFFS,SCRATCHES etc etc.

ALSO IN 1969 ,MANY STEREO LPs WERE RUINED ON MONO ONLY EQUIPMENT!!! 

HARDLY ANYONE THOUGHT LONG TERM VALUE AND VERY,VERY FEW WOULD PLAY SUCH MUSIC IN THE SAME CAREFUL WAY THAT CLASSICAL BUYERS WOULD.THIS COPY IS THE EXCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANY GROUNDHOGS FAN OR COLLECTOR OF THE LIBERTY LABEL WILL WANT THIS AND ESPECIALLY AS A FIRST EDITION-I CAN'T RECALL EVER FINDING A COPY AS A FIRST PRESSING FOR YEARS,THE LAST ONE IN A SIMILAR CONDITION I SOLD HAD KEEN BIDDING AND ENTHUSIASTIC"BETTER THAN EXPECTED"TYPE FEEDBACK-JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER COPY FROM AN EQUALLY LONG TERM EBAY SUPPLIER OF TOP QUALITY VINTAGE ROCK!

NOT ONLY THAT, I HAVE A TRULY AMAZING SELECTION OF MORE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs ENDING SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS LP ENDS.ALL HAVING JUST ONE PREVIOUS,CAREFUL OWNER!YOU REALLY MUST CHECK OUT MY EBAY LIST FOR MORE DETAILS AS WELL AS MY FEEDBACK! 

THIS IS A LOVELY VINYL PRESSING.

This is a THICK PRESSING different to the LATER THINNER pressings from later years with LATER label designs.

SO BACK TO THE DISC ITSELF>>>>>> 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS LP ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE BEEN PLAYED A FEW TIMES WITH THE VISIBLE SURFACE MAKRS BUT WITH ONLY THE SLIGHTEST OF SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE.

Copies of this album were  sold in LARGE quantities but many SURVIVE AS A FIRST EDITION??

THE BLUE LIBERTY LABEL ENDED WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS OF THIS LP COMING OUT!!!  

THERE IS AMAZING BASS AND YET STILL CRISPNESS OF SOUND!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear GROUNDHOGS AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

GREAT SOUND! 

MORE BASS THAN CD! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH. MANY EBAY SELLERS DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO PLAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SELL!!!

BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!!!! 

There is SOME spindle wear but still Lovely labels!!

The GLOSSY cover has some minor  creases and some edge wear,but that is being very strict! .NO WRITING/NO REPAIRS/NO TEARS/NO STAINS etc  

MOST TURN UP WITH MAJOR WEAR! 

Look elsewhere on ebay and you might see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often later 1970s represses or lower grade copies with all manner of faults OR WITHOUT THE DETAIL I AM PROVIDING WITH TOTAL HONESTY.

HOPEFULLY THE WINNER WILL FIND THIS A BIT BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!

Don't forget GENUINE 1st pressings in nice conditions are getting hard to find! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic £15 Starting price with no annoying reserve. An instant fast sale price in any collectors record shop!!  

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF BLUES/PROG/ROCK HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY. SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.EUROPE £5.REST OF THE WORLD £7 PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 9000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week . Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.  

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings from the shop by prior email or telephone arrangement.

 Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MORE GREAT ITEMS ON MY EBAY LISTS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION!

 BIDDERS WITH NO FEEDBACK WILL HAVE THE BIDS CANCELLED AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NON PAYERS RECENTLY WITH NO FEEDBACK RATING.

MORE GREAT PROGRESSIVE ALBUMS ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS INCLUDING SOME ISLAND AND VERTIGO LABEL LPs OF THE 1970s AND OTHER GEMS!

POWER SELLER MAGIC FOR YOU ON EBAY EVERY WEEK FROM ROCKING ERIC!!!!!

GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!!