JIMI HENDRIX "ELECTRIC LADYLAND" UK 1st BLUE TEXT. RARE

	£		155
	$		205

FOR SALE HERE IS THE VERY FIRST UK PRESSING OF THE ICONIC CLASSIC FROM THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE ENTITLED "ELECTRIC LADYLAND". THE THIRD AND FINAL RELEASE FROM THEM AS A 3-PIECE BAND. PROBABLY THEIR BEST KNOWN WORK, AND WITHOUT DOUBT THEIR MOST DESIRABLE TOO.
THIS IS THE VERY FIRST UK PRESSING WITH THE HAND ALTERED MATRIX NUMBERS TO ALL SIDES. THIS HAS THE BLUE TEXT INSIDE THE GATE-FOLD COVER WITH THE LARGER PICTURES OF NOEL AND MITCH. LATER COPIES HAD SMALLER PICTURES AND THE TEXT IS IN WHITE PRINT. THE MATRIX NUMBER IS SHOWN TWICE ON ALL THE LABELS, BOTH NORMALLY, AND INVERTED ABOVE THE FIRST. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE ONLY ON THE VERY FIRST PRESSINGS, AND QUITE OBVIOUSLY, THE MATRIX NUMBERS END WITH  A1,  B1,  A1,  B1 (OR THEY SHOULD!, SEE DETAILS BELOW). THE FULL STAMPED AND HAND ETCHED NUMBERS ARE LISTED BELOW.
IN THIS SALE I AM INCLUDING A SECOND SET OF FIRST UK PRESSED VINYLS TOO. THE COVER FOR THIS SECOND SET HAS LONG SINCE PASSED AWAY! SO THIS IS A UNIQUE CHANCE TO OWN 2 FIRST UK PRESSED PAIRS OF VINYLS, ALL OF WHICH ARE NOT PERFECT, BUT STILL HAVE LOTS OF PLAYING TIME LEFT IN THEIR GROOVES. THESE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYLS ARE NEARLY BOMB-PROOF. THE ORIGINAL TRACK VINYL WAS THICK, HEAVY AND HAD DEEP CUT GROOVES WITH HIGH SIDE WALLS. THIS MADE THEM PARTICULARLY RESISTANT TO DAMAGE, AND STOOD SURFACE MARKS AND SCRATCHES FAR BETTER THAN LATER MORE LIGHTWEIGHT VINYL.
THE COVER IS REALLY ONLY IN WHAT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS GOOD CONDITION AT BEST. LIKE MANY OF THESE COVERS, DUE TO THE NAKED LADIES ON IT, WERE KEPT FOLDED INSIDE-OUT. THIS TO PREVENT THE YOUNG OWNERS PARENTS FROM SEEING THEM! IN PRIVATE, THIS WOULD BE FOLDED BACK AGAIN FOR VIEWING! THIS FOLDING IN-AND-OUT INEVITABLY CAUSED THE SPINE TO BE DAMAGED, AND THIS IS THE CASE HERE. HENCE THE LAMINATE HAS CRACKED ALONG THE FULL SPINE. THIS IS COMPLETELY SPLIT INSIDE, AND  A LITTLE WORN ON THE OUTSIDE. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF GENERAL CREASING TO THE LAMINATE, CONFINED REALLY JUST TO THE OUTER CORNERS WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN BENT AGAINST THE CIRCULAR IMPRESSION OF THE DISCS. VISUALLY, THE VINYL SURFACES VARY BETWEEN VERY GOOD PLUS (WHICH MOST OF THEM ARE) AND GOOD. THERE ARE 8 SIDES HERE, AND I AM PLAYING THEM AS I TYPE THIS. A PLAY GRADING FOR EACH OF THE 8 SIDES WILL APPEAR BELOW. I MUST QUICKLY SAY THAT ALTHOUGH THESE ARE BY NO MEANS PERFECT, THEY STILL PLAY VERY WELL, WITH A LITTLE BACKGROUND IN QUIETER PARTS (OF WHICH THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY!). NO STICKS  OR JUMPS ANYWHERE ON MY SYSTEM. (PLAYED THROUGH LINN SONDEK LP12 AND NAIM AMPLIFICATION OUT OF JBL MONITOR SPEAKERS)
THE STAMPS IN THE DEAD-WAX ARE A MINEFIELD IN THEMSELVES. THERE ARE SEVERAL STAMPED AND HAND ETCHED AMENDMENTS. THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT SIDE D IS ON THE REVERSE OF SIDE A, AND SIDES B AND C ARE ON THE SAME DISC. THIS WAS TO ALLOW "STACKING" (WOULD YOU EVER!!?)) OF THE DISCS SO THAT THEY PLAYED THROUGH IN THE CORRECT RUNNING ORDER. AS THE VINYL WAS ORIGINALLY STAMPED FOR THE REGULAR A-B-C-D CONFIGURATION, (WITH A AND B ON ONE DISC, AND C AND D ON THE OTHER), THESE HAD TO BE AMENDED AFTER THEY DID NOT TIE-IN WITH WHAT WAS ACTUALLY PRESSED ON EACH SIDE. THIS IS WHAT I SEE TO EACH:-
FIRST SET OF VINYLS:                                                                               SECOND SET OF VINYLS: SIDE A.      A1    1 2                                                                                       SIDE A.     A1     1 SIDE B.      A1    1 2                                                                                       SIDE B.     A1     1 2 1 SIDE C.      A1    1 1 2                                                                                    SIDE C.     A1     1 1 SIDE D.      B1    1 1                                                                                       SIDE D.     B1     1 THIS IS NOT A PRINTING ERROR, 3 SIDES ARE MARKED AS A1??  ON BOTH SETS OF ALBUMS.
PLAY-GRADING. FIRST SET OF VINYLS:                                               SECOND SET OF VINYLS: SIDE A.   VERY NEAR EXCELLENT.                                                          SIDE A.   NOISY START. LIGHT BACKGROUND. GOOD. SIDE B.   VERY NEAR EXCELLENT.                                                          SIDE B.   LIGHT BACKGROUND. VERY GOOD. SIDE C.   VERY NEAR EXCELLENT.                                                          SIDE C.   LIGHT BACKGROUND. VERY GOOD. SIDE D.   VERY NEAR EXCELLENT.                                                          SIDE D.   LIGHT BACKGROUND. VERY GOOD.
SO THIS IS QUITE A NICE DOUBLE SET OF DOUBLE ALBUMS. ALL ARE GENUINE FIRST UK PRESS. ALL PLAY VERY WELL WITHOUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. ALL HAVE EXCEEDINGLY LOW MATRIX NUMBERS. THESE ARE VERY EARLY PRESSINGS INDEED, AND THE COVER IS THE VERY FIRST WITH BLUE TEXT. A NICE LITTLE PACKAGE THIS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL, PLEASE JUST ASK. IF YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, AGAIN, PLEASE JUST ASK.