JOHN MAYALL Hard Road LP 1967 STEREO 1st Press MINT

	£		255
	$		338

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers called "A Hard Road" and is an ORIGINAL 1967 UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press UNBOXED 'Grooved' Decca label!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF JOHN MAYALL'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE DECCA LABEL - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESS IN MEGA RARE STEREO!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  LIKE ANY OTHER UK LP FROM 1967 - MONOS ABSOLUTELY DOMINATED IN THE UK, AND STEREOS ONLY ACCOUNTED FOR AN ABSOLUTELY TINY FRACTION OF SALES (OFTEN BY SPECIAL ORDER ONLY!)!!!!  AS A RESULT UK STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP ARE SERIOUSLY RARE AND ARE AT LEAST 10 TIMES RARER THAN THE MONOS!!!!  AND THIS MEANS THAT FINDING A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP IN MEGA RARE STEREO IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE - AS BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE!!!!

THIS LP IS ALSO MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, WITH A 'LARGE' STEREO ON THE COVER BACK (LATER ONES EITHER HAD 'MONO/STEREO' HOLES OR SMALL STEREOS!), 1W/1W STEREO MATRIX ENDINGS, AND AN UNBOXED 'GROOVED' DECCA LABEL (LATER ONES HAD NO 'GROOVE'!)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1967 UK 'EARLIEST' STEREO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS UNBOXED 'GROOVED' DECCA LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1W/1W MATRIX ENDINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'ROBERT STACE' LAMINATED STEREO COVER (WITH 'LARGE' STEREO ON THE COVER BACK!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Decca UK 1st Pressing from 1967 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is SKL 4853 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press UNBOXED 'Grooved' Decca label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK STEREO 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME 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 AMAZING 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, NO scufflines, 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 AND LOOKS INCREDIBLE!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade MINT(Minus)!!!!  AMAZING RECORD!!!!  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 inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Robert Stace' Laminated STEREO Cover is in absolutely AWESOME condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour!), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), STUNNING shiny 'mirror-like' laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - 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 1967 UK 'EARLIEST' STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF "A HARD ROAD" BY JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS, IN AWESOME 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.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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