JOHN MAYALL "A Hard Road" 1967 UK 1st *MONO* PRESS EX++

	£		67
	$		89

JOHN MAYALL "A Hard Road" 1967 UK 1st *MONO* PRESS EX++
DECCA UNBOXED LABELS, OUTSTANDING AUDIO, TOP COPY
JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS
A Hard Road

HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB UK DECCA (LK 4853) VERY FIRST *MONO* PRESSING!!! (February 1967) OF JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUES BREAKERS' OUTSTANDING, "A Hard Road" LP - ALL IN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL CONDITION!! BECOMING VERY RARE TO FIND LIKE THIS ANYMORE!!

Lineup: John Mayall, Peter Green, John McVie, Aynsley Dunbar

THE LP IS PRESSED ON QUALITY, THICK, HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH DEEP CUT GROOVES WHICH DELIVER BEAUTIFUL, CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO!!! (SUPERB DECCA LOUD CUT!!!) AND HAS THE FIRST ISSUE RED *MONO* UN-BOXED DECCA LOGO LABELS WITH THE VERY FIRST ARL-7652-2A / ARL-7653-2A MATRICES!!! AND VERY EARLY 1/DG & 1/DH MOTHERS/STAMPERS!!
THE DEAD WAX ALSO CARRIES THE JT TAX CODE (STAMPED) ON BOTH SIDES WHICH ALSO APPEARS BESIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE ON BOTH LABELS!!

THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL, FRONT LAMINATED COVER “Printed in England by Robert Stace” AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL RED DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE!!!!

A TREMENDOUS LP AND VERY RARE AS BOTH A *MONO* PRESSING AND IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION!!
I THINK YOU WOULD BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO FIND ONE BETTER!!!


Eric Clapton is usually thought of as John Mayall's most important right-hand man, but the case could also be made for his successor, Peter Green.
The future Fleetwood Mac founder leaves a strong stamp on his only album with the Bluesbreakers, singing a few tracks and writing a couple, including the devastating instrumental "Supernatural."
Green's use of thick sustain on this track clearly pointed the way to his use of this feature on Fleetwood Mac's hits "Albatross" and "Black Magic Woman," as well as providing a blueprint for Carlos Santana's style.
Highlights include the uncharacteristically rambunctious "Leaping Christine" and the cover of Freddie King's "Someday After a While (You'll Be Sorry)."


Track Listing:
Side 1: A HARD ROAD / IT’S OVER / YOU DON’T LOVE ME / THE STUMBLE / ANOTHER KINDA LOVE / HIT THE HIGHWAY / LEAPING CHRISTINE
Side 2: DUST MY BLUES / THERE’S ALWAYS WORK / THE SAME WAY / THE SUPER-NATURAL / TOP OF THE HILL / SOMEDAY AFTER A WHILE (YOU’LL BE SORRY) / LIVING ALONE


LABELS: The labels are in BEAUTIFUL condition - CLEAN, BRIGHT with no marks/sticker reside etc just some light spindle traces!! This copy has NOT been overplayed!!!!
VINYL Visual: NICE, DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN!! The surfaces are practically UNMARKED and shine like new!!!!
VINYL Audio: The audio is absolutely OUTSTANDING!! - CRYSTAL CLEAR, BEAUTIFUL, VIBRANT SOUND!! There are NO scratches, NO sticks, NO jumps, NO clicks/pops and NO surface noise/crackle AT ALL!! The sound quality is simply STUNNING!!! with NO groove-wear and NO distortion!!!! A REALLY BEAUTIFUL COPY!!! This must be graded EXCELLENT+ if not better, for audio!!!! NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards!!!
SLEEVE: The cover cover is also in BEAUTIFUL condition!! The whole sleeve is CLEAN and FRESH with a nice deep glossy sheen to the laminated front and a clean unmarked back. The spine (pinched at the top and bottom) is straight and true with ALL text CLEAR and SHARP!! BEAUTIFUL MONO SLEEVE!!

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I USUALLY TAKE QUITE A FEW SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR INDICATION OF EVERY DETAIL OF THE ITEM
THIS REALLY IS A SUPERB COPY AND AS AN ORIGINAL 1967 UK UN-BOXED DECCA FIRST *MONO* PRESSING - VERY SCARCE!!
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ONE IT MAY BE QUITE A WHILE BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER!! I GUARANTEE YOU WILL NOT FIND A MUCH BETTER COPY!! SUPERB!!
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