JIMI HENDRIX "ELECTRIC LADYLAND" UK TRACK 1st PRESSING.

	£		84
	$		112

           THIS COULD WELL BE THE ONE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING TO FIND!!
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 WHITE TEXT INSIDE THE GATE-FOLD COVER WITH THE SMALLER PICTURES OF NOEL AND MITCH. (THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE QUICKLY WITHDRAWN FIRST EDITION COVER WITH BLUE TEXT AND LARGER PHOTOS INSIDE. THIS CONTAINS THE SAME FIRST PRESS DISCS, BUT BECAME AN ISSUE OF BAND POLITICS AND WAS REPLACED BY THIS SECOND EDITION COVER). THE CATALOGUE 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.
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO HESITATION IN CALLING THIS A REALLY NICE EXAMPLE, AND WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER. I FIND THIS ONE A PLEASURE TO LIST. THE COVER IS IN A WELL CARED FOR CONDITION. IT IS RELATIVELY UNDAMAGED FOR ITS AGE, WITH ONLY VERY MINOR CREASES AND WEAR. ALL THE VINYL IS ALSO IN STUNNING ORDER. FROM THE NUMBER OF SPINDLE MARKS SHOWING, I WOULD SAY THIS HAS HAD NO MORE THAN 10-12 PLAYS IN ITS 42 YEAR LIFE. THE VINYLS ARE ALMOST FREE OF ANY MARKS EXCEPT SLEEVE REMOVAL HAIRLINES (MORE IN A DETAILED DESCRIPTION LATER), AND HAVE A GLORIOUS NEAR JUST PRESSED LOOK TO THEM. BOTH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES ARE PRESENT, BUT HAVE SOME LIGHT AGE DISCOLOURATION AND ONE OF THE POLY LINERS HAS COME UNGLUED FROM THE PAPER. THIS IS A REMARKABLE FIRST UK PRESSING. AN OUTSTANDING ALBUM, AND IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION.
THE COVER: EXHIBITS SOME LIGHT CREASING TO THE FULL LAMINATE COVERING. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER (LOOKING AT THE FRONT) HAS HAD A KNOCK AT SOME TIME, AND HAS SOME CREASING AS A RESULT. A DISC IMPRESSION CAN BE SEEN IF TILTED IN THE LIGHT. THERE IS NO STORAGE WEAR TO TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES EXCEPT FOR THE EXTREME CORNERS, WHERE THERE HAS BEEN SOME COLOUR LOSS. ABOUT 40% OF THE SPINE HAS SOME LIGHT RUB WEAR THAT HAS EXPOSED THE PAPER BENEATH THE LAMINATE. THIS IS RELATIVELY MINOR AND SHOWN IN ONE OF THE PHOTOS. STILL A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC ALBUM COVER, AND CONSERVATIVELY GRADED AT VG+
THE INNER SLEEVES: ORIGINAL. BOTH HAVE NO SLITS TO ANY EDGES. THE POLY-LINING ON ONE HAS SEPARATED FROM THE PAPER, BUT IS COMPLETE. . BOTH HAVE THE "PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS" TEXT, AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE PATENT NUMBERS AND MADE IN ENGLAND TEXT TOO. SOME AGE DISCOLOURATION IS PRESENT, ALSO SOME LIGHT CREASING, WHICH IS CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS. I WOULD STILL GRADE THESE AT VG+ THOUGH. THE DISCS WILL TRAVEL IN NEW POLY-LINED SLEEVES
LABELS AND VINYL VISUALLY: ALL LABELS SHOW MINIMUM EVIDENCE OF PLAY.  I CAN SEE BETWEEN 6-12 SPINDLE MARKS OVER THE FOUR LABELS, SO WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THESE HAVE HAD AROUND A MAXIMUM OF A DOZEN PLAYS. NOT BAD IN 42 YEARS! THE VINYL IS HEAVYWEIGHT 60's. BEAUTIFUL AND THICK WITH DEEP CUT GROOVES. THESE FIRST PRESS VINYLS WERE BUILT TO LAST, AND WITHSTOOD DAMAGE WELL. IN STRONG ANGLED LIGHT, A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES CAN BE SEEN. THERE ARE A COUPLE MARKS WORTHY OF NOTE, BOTH TO SIDE "B". THESE ARE VERY LIGHT WITH NO DEPTH, AND DO NOT IMPACT ON THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE. THE VINYL LOOKS QUITE FRESHLY PRESSED, WITH A DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN. BOTH DISCS SIT PERFECTLY FLAT TO THE PLATTER, AND SNUGLY TO THE SPINDLE ITSELF. VISUALLY I WOULD GRADE LABELS AS VG+ AND VINYL AS EX.

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:-
MATRIX NUMBERS TO EACH VINYL:                                                                              SIDE A.      A1    1 2     1 3                                                                                       SIDE B.      A1    1 2     1                                                                                        SIDE C.      A1    1 2                                                                                     SIDE D.      B1    1 5     2                                                                                       THIS IS NOT A PRINTING ERROR, 3 SIDES ARE MARKED AS A1??  AND JUST ONE SIDE MARKED B1.
PLAY-GRADING OF VINYLS:                                                SIDE A.    EXCELLENT.                                                           SIDE B.    EXCELLENT.                                                           SIDE C.    EXCELLENT.                                                           SIDE D.    EXCELLENT.
ASIDE OF A COUPLE OF SECONDS BACKGROUND AT THE START OF EACH SIDE, THESE PLAY THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY. PLAYED THROUGH MY LINN/NAIM SYSTEM, THIS IS DYNAMIC, CLEAR AND DETAILED. THERE ARE NO SKIPS OR STICKS. NO RECURRING CLICKS. JUST PERHAPS THE ODD ISOLATED SOFT POP OR LIGHT CLICK AS EXPECTED WITH THE VINYL MEDIUM. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO DEFECT WORTHY OF NOTE. I HAVE JUST SAT AND PLAYED IT THROUGH IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYED EVERY CLASSIC SECOND. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY RECOMMEND IT AS A COPY WELL WORTH OWNING AND NOT EASY TO BETTER. I ACCEPT THAT THIS IS MY OPINION ONLY, BUT I THINK MY FEEDBACK SAYS THAT I GET THINGS PRETTY MUCH RIGHT, DUE IN PART TO A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ALL PARTS, AND BACKED UP BY A FULL REFUND - ON -  RETURN POLICY IF I HAVE GOT IT WRONG!                                                          
SO THIS IS A REMARKABLY EARLY COPY. ONE OF THE VERY FIRST PRESSES, BACKED UP BY THE INVERTED CAT NUMBERS AND LOW MATRICES. THE VINYL IS VISUALLY AND AURALLY EXCELLENT. THE COVER IS PROBABLY AS GOOD AS YOU WILL FIND AFTER 42 YEARS WITHOUT LAYING OUT A KINGS RANSOM. A COPY OF THIS ALBUM IN THIS CONDITION DOES NOT OFTEN SURFACE IN THE MARKET PLACE. THIS WOULD CERTAINLY TAKE PRIDE OF PLACE IN MANY COLLECTIONS! DO NOT MISS THIS RARE CHANCE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON A TRACK, PLEASE JUST ASK. ALSO IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, PLEASE JUST ASK.
I AM HAPPY TO POST WORLD-WIDE. ANY POSTAGE OVERCHARGED WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL AS SOON AS I KNOW THE CORRECT PRICE (UK POSTAGE VARIES BY COUNTRY BEING POSTED TO, SO A BLANKET PRICE TO ALL OVERSEAS BUYERS DOES NOT WORK). ALL POSTAGE WILL BE "SIGNED FOR" TO PROTECT US BOTH. PACKING WILL BE VERY SECURE. IN OVER 300 POSTINGS I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY REPORT OF DAMAGE.
IF YOU ARE BIDDING ON THIS GEM, I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK. THERE IS A LOW STARTING PRICE AND NO RESERVE HAS BEEN SET. LET THE MARKET PLACE DECIDE ITS VALUE. I DO ASK THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE FEEDBACK, PLEASE DO NOT DO AS SOME BUYERS HAVE DONE, AND MARK ME DOWN FOR POSTAGE COST. I CHARGE EXACTLY WHAT IT COSTS TO SEND. I DO NOT CHARGE FOR MY TIME OR PACKING MATERIALS. HOW CAN I BE MARKED DOWN FOR THAT??
I AM LISTING RARE TITLES ON A REGULAR BASIS, SO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE. I AM ALSO SELLING MY COLLECTION OF LIVE PINK FLOYD ALBUMS, INCLUDING SOME VERY RARE ALBUMS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A CURRENT LIST, PLEASE SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.