John Mayall with Eric Clapton - Bluesbreakers : Rare 1969 Stereo LP 1st Press
  £   80
  $   106

 


£ 80 Sold For
May 23, 2014 Sold Date
May 16, 2014 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

‘Bluesbreakers’

John Mayall with Eric Clapton

 

Decca SKL 4804 – Very Rare Original 1969 ungrooved, unboxed Decca label Stereo LP 1st pressing  

 

Matrix nos:

A side: ZAL-7297.P-1W   Mother no: 1  Stamper: U

B side: ZAL-7298.P-1W   Mother no: 1  Stamper: U

 

John Mayall is the grandfather of British blues and still touring now at 80. This is the album that re-launched Eric Clapton’s career and established the Mayall legend and kicked off his most fertile period. 

 

Originally released in 1966 only in mono, the stereo version wasn’t released until 1969. These 1969 1st pressings are much sought after – especially in such good condition as this example. (I understand that the ‘1’ in the ‘1W’ suffix means the 1st master laquer – the ‘W’ is the code for the engineer who cut it – in this case Harry Fisher since you ask! Decca used the word ‘BUCKINGHAM’ to code their stampers. ‘B’ would mean the first stamper; ‘U’ means the 2nd)

 

Using the Record Collector Grading System I would rate this item overall as Excellent.  I am not a dealer. This record comes from my own collection which I have been selling here on ebay off and on for a few months.  Please take a look my feedback and you’ll see that previous buyers feel I have accurately graded my records in the past.

 

Cover

It has a front laminated sleeve with its original printed inner sleeve. The rear of the outer sleeve has the peephole stereo/mono indicator which I understand was used only for a brief period from 1969-1970. It is in Excellent condition with only the most minor usage wear that’s to be expected from normal play. As you can see from the picture it is clean and in good condition with no writing or pen or pencil marks. There are no other significant marks and no tears and the laminate is intact. The spine has two or three very minor creases but is completely legible – see pictures. The inner sleeve is near perfect.

 

Record

The record itself plays very well, and I would grade Excellent. It has only one or two small inaudible blemishes. You may notice a few hairline paper marks under a strong light. The blue, un-grooved un-boxed Decca labels are clean and unmarked, with no writing, pen or pencil marks. There are no spindle marks.  The playing surface has no visible scratches and looks terrific. The reproduction quality is about as good as it got from a 1960s vinyl pressing - it's never going to be CD quality, but pretty good nevertheless.  There are no audible scratches or crackles other than the usual surface noise that you'd get with any new vinyl record.  The lead in and play out grooves are clean and glitch-free. 

 

I believe this is as close as you’ll get to a  mint copy of this very rare original 1st press copy of this landmark LP.This really is an outstanding example.

 

I'm happy to mail worldwide so if you want a price quote for p&p let me know. Likewise if you have any questions I'm happy to answer. Thanks for looking.

 

Peter

 

 

Terms and Conditions

 

Records are sent Royal mail 1st Class Signed For using robust packaging @ £5.00 p&p for the UK.

 

If once you have received the item you are not satisfied, then if the item is significantly different from the description here I will refund the purchase price provided that the item is returned in the condition it was sent - return p&p will not be refunded.


 




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