JOHN MAYALL & ERIC CLAPTON Bluesbreakers STEREO 1st

	£		205
	$		272

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by John Mayall, Eric Clapton & The Bluesbreakers called "Bluesbeakers With Eric Clapton" and is an INCREDIBLY rare STEREO UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press UNBOXED Decca label!!!  THIS IS A SERIOUSLY RARE LP IN EVERY RESPECT AND EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  IN FACT STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS ARE EVEN RARER THAN MONO 1ST PRESSINGS AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS LP WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED (IN MONO ONLY) IN 1966 (THERE WERE NO STEREOS) - AND THEN IN LATE 1969 (WHEN MONOS WERE BEING PHASED OUT), DECCA DECIDED TO GIVE THIS LP ITS 1ST STEREO RELEASE!!!!  AND THIS IS WHAT MAKES A STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP SO MASSIVELY RARE!!!!  WHEREAS MONOS WERE PRESSED CONTINIOUSLY ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL FROM 1966 THOUGH TO THE END OF 1969 - STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS WERE ONLY PRESSED ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL FOR AN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNT OF TIME (IN LATE 1969 ONLY) - BEFORE THE LABEL WAS CHANGED TO THE COMMON 'BOXED' STEREO LABEL!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A 1969 STEREO 1ST PRESSING ON THE UNBOXED DECCA LABEL WITH 1W/1W MATRIX ENDINGS (MOST WERE PRESSED ON THE LATER 'BOXED' DECCA LABEL)!!!!  BUT NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS THE 'EARLIEST' AND RAREST POSSIBLE VERSION OF THIS LP - WITH THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS COVER!!!!  IF YOU LOOK AT MY PICTURES YOU CAN SEE ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER THIS LP HAS A 'MONO/STEREO' EYE HOLE ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER!!!!  THIS IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND ONLY THE VERY 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS HAD THIS!!!!  AS MANY PEOPLE WILL ALREADY KNOW - 'MONO/STEREO' EYE HOLES WERE INTRODUCED ON THE REVERSE OF ALL DECCA RELEASES IN LATE 1968/EARLY 1969 (WELL BEFORE THIS LP GAINED ITS 1ST STEREO RELEASE).  THEY WERE ONLY IN USE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR UNTIL EARLY 1970 - WHEN MONOS WERE OF COURSE PHASED OUT FOR EVER!!!!  THIS LP WAS 1ST PRESSED IN STEREO IN LATE 1969 - AND FOR ONLY A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS HAD THIS EXTREMELY RARE 'MONO/STEREO' EYEHOLE COVER - BEFORE MONOS WERE ENDED FOREVER AND THE 'MONO/STEREO' EYEHOLE WAS ALSO ENDED!!!!  AND THIS IS WHY THE VAST MAJORITY OF STEREOS OF THIS LP DO NOT HAVE THIS ULTRA RARE COVER - AS THEY WERE BOUGHT AFTER MONOS HAD STOPPED BEING PRESSED!!!!  AND PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 'MONO/STEREO' COVERS WERE ALREADY BEING USED ON DECCA LPS WELL BEFORE THIS LP WAS 1ST RELEASED IN STEREO - AND SO ANY COVERS WITHOUT THE 'MONO/STEREO' EYEHOLE CAME AFTER THEY WERE DISCONTINUED AND NOT BEFORE!!!!  AND SHOWING EXACTLY HOW EARLY THIS 1ST PRESSING REALLY IS - IT HAS A 10-69 DATE CODE ON THE INNER SLEEVE (OCTOBER 1969), 1/W 1/W MATRIX ENDINGS (THE 'EARLIEST' POSSIBLE), AND 1A 1K MOTHER STAMPER CODES (ONE OF THE EARLIEST EVER)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!! THIS IS THE 1969 UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS UNBOXED DECCA LABEL, 1ST PRESS BLUE INNER SLEEVE, 1/W 1/W MATRIX ENDINGS, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'MONO/STEREO' LAMINATED 'MacNEILL' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL 1969 UK Decca STEREO 1st Pressing, and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The Cat. No is SKL 4804 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press UNBOXED Decca label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!!  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, NO hairlines, 1 TINY and MEGA light scuffline (only visible under EXTREME light), and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO hiss, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!! The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear either and NO distortion!!!!  The record must grade FULL Excellent!!!! 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 also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Blue Inner sleeve!!!! The 'Earliest' 1st Press Laminated 'Mono/Stereo' Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO yellowing and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent(Minus) if not FULL Excellent!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS AN 'EARLIEST' STEREO 1ST PRESSING (ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE 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 in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF "BLUESBREAKERS WITH ERIC CLAPTON" BY JOHN MAYALL, ERIC CLAPTON & THE BLUESBREAKERS, IN STUNNING 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.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: