JIMMY SMITH Rockin' The Boat LP 1963 BLUE NOTE 1st

	£		21
	$		28

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Jimmy Smith called "Rockin The Boat" and is an ORIGINAL 1963 U.S. MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Blue Note label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF JIMMY SMITH'S RAREST BLUE NOTE LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1963 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  THIS LP IS ALSO THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH 'VAN GELDER' & 'EAR' STAMPINGS ON THE RUN OFFs, AND A 'DEEP GROOVE' ON ONE LABEL!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION OVERALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1963 U.S. MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'GROOVED' BLUE NOTE LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'BLUE NOTE' INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS 'VAN GELDER' & 'EAR' STAMPINGS, AND 1ST PRESS LAMINATED MONO COVER!!!!  THIS LP ALSO HAS AN ORIGINAL 1963 UK 'RECORD SHOP' STICKER ON THE REVERSE OF THIS COVER - CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THIS LP WAS IMPORTED FOR SALE IN THE UK!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Blue Note UK 1st Pressing from 1963 and is in BRILLIANT condition overall!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is Blue Note 4141 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Blue Note label (see picture) and is a U.S. MONO 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT visual condition (with the playing grade only slightly less)!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays almost as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, though there is some slight background sound in places (perhaps from the original pressing?)!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must visually grade Very Good++++ if not better - with the playing grade only slightly less than this!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Blue Note inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press Laminated MONO Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, only a TINY touch of the bottom slick missing (this is absolutely TINY!), NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE  - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1963 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "ROCK THE BOAT" BY JIMMY SMITH, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

 

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