Kinda Kinks/UK/Pye 1ST 1965 A1/B1 Mono NPL 18112 Original Inner VG+ MOD

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Kinda Kinks/UK/Pye 1ST 1965 A1/B1 Mono NPL 18112 Original Inner VG+

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The Kinks opening gambit to 1965, their second UK LP, includes tracks such as "Nothin' in this World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout that Girl", "Tired of Waiting" and "Come On Now". Really great LP and increasingly hard to find, Front laminated flip-back sleeve, "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents Pending" Text. Slight thumb crescents from handling (in laminate)and sadly a small (just in excess of 1" long) rip from the opening mouth across the front (please see photo) that has at some point been mended with cellotape, though this has come away very easily since, with no further damage being inflicted. Another tiny nick/indent in opening mouth about a quarter of the way down from the top (again seen in photo). Spine lovely and legible, and with no breaks in the laminate along it. Very minimal shelf-wear on top and bottom seams, manifesting mainly in mild feathering of the corners (please see photos).

Previous owner has written their name neatly on the back cover, roughly centrally along the thin top white border (above the printed section, but below the flip-back tab), but other than that, a really nice clean unlaminated back (which in so many cases is scuffed, or stained etc. Opening mouth, (other than the two imperfections mentioned earlier) is great.

Original Blue/White/Black printed pye company inner-sleeve, "The Best Entertainment On Record" style. Free of writing/stains/rips, though with slight compression foldage (from being pushed inside LP sleeve and left for a while). Waxey inner paper layer still present too, which is increasingly rare!

I have audio-graded this record through my NAD amp at various els, but the harshest judge of all is when I listen through large diaphragm closed headphones, with the hi end EQ boosted up, there should be no tick or pop that gets past me there! I have graded this (and all of the records in this collection) in this manner.

The record it's self has the tiniest groove noise in silences, on the intro groove, but when the music starts it becomes crystal clear! 

A single left hand pop just after the first verse of Naggin' Woman takes you by surprise as by then you're comfortable in the warmth of the sound, you forget that there could be surface noise! 

The next audible imperfection is another very slight one, again a small pip on the left hand side just before the 1st chorus of Dancing In the Street.

Again there was a mild left hand tick in Come On Now, and straining my ears I couldn't tell if there was a second, or if it was on the recording…

The last imperfections to mention are 4 quiet ticks in So Long, certainly not loud. These are ALL I was able to hear, just groove noise and ticks mentioned and I was harsh!

Record Condition:

Visually:VG+, a few light surface marks (explained above)

Audibly: EX- (explained above)

Labels: VG+ (some spindle marks are all, no fading as a result etc.)

Inner Sleeve Condition: EX-, Crisp! not a nick/wearthrough/stain etc. on this "Best Entertainment on record" original company inner sleeve, just a little bit of folding, it could have come home from the record shop like this!

Sleeve Condition: VG, Typical of the rest of the sleeves in this collection it is very clean, surprisingly crisp and unworn, no significant shelf-wear top or bottom seam, fully legible and beautifully square spine, a tiny bit of feathering on the corners, As in most cases the previous owner's name is neatly written near the top of the back cover in black ink. Sdaly the reason this ends up a bit lower than the others is that it has had a small rip at about 3 o'clock on the front cover coming from the opening mouth for just over an inch, this has not developed any further as at some point it had been mended with cello tape, though this has since neatly fallen off, it has left the residue ancient cello tape often does! Possibly cleanable, but so close to a rip, rather you than me! 

As with a number of the amazingly preserved, seminal albums of the 60s included in this collection, the previous owner devised a sneaky way of identifying his records from other peoples’, he engraved hi name, very carefully and neatly in the dead-wax (near where the matrix would be found) on one side of the record, on this record it is written at about 4 o’clock on side 1, in text 4mm high and about 3.5cm across, in between the run out grooves, taking massive care not to stray close to the playing surface, run-out grooves, matrix/stamper/lacquer info etc,  or label. Please see photos of this, I have tried to catch it in the light, but in truth it is as discreet, if not more so, than the Matrix info!

Matrix/Stamper/Mother/Lacquer Info etc:

Side 1:

NN1120 A1 (all of this is crossed out and replaced with)

NN 1112 A-1

F             H              1

Side 2:

NN1120 B1 (all of this is crossed out and replaced with)

NN 1112 B-1

L             H              2

All in all a great copy of this classic album!

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This record comes from an incredible collection of very early (1G1G, 1B1B etc laquer numbers) presses of some of the very sought after 60s LPs, the condition is remarkable, and the earliness of the laquers unique in my experience! I am listing this collection in it's entirety (though I would love to buy it all- I have taken nothing out!), over the next weeks, there are some things have never seen before, such as a Beatles For Sale with the central KT taxcode pressing INWARDS to the record! 1G1G Verve Zappa albums! A lot of Dylan TMOQ (The Mark Of Quality) and other 60s/70s bootlegs, the 3 Decca Birds singles (featuring amongst others Ronnie Wood), various Widespines (Sgt Peppers, Zappa's Lumpy Gravey etc), REMIX 11 copy of Beatles REVOLVER in really lovely condtion, Velvet Underground on early Verve... Please watch this space! I have been clearing out of non-record related stuff over January, but am listing back again now with avengance! Please refer to the pre-christmas sales' feedback for my pedigree of strict grading! Many thanks!

I will of course, if you aren't ENTIRELY happy with your item offer you a full refund upon a quick return of the item, in exactly the same condition I sent it out in, I wont however cover the postage costs- just in order to put off any time-wasters, I hope you understand. I do have here some REAL MEGA-RARITIES, and I understand perhaps your confidence in me might not be complete, as I haven't listed for a while, which is why I offer this offer of full re-embursment. However I am not a fan of the trend of people trying it on and asking to keep the item but want a partial re-fund, I haven't had it happen to me, and want to keep it that way, so please don't try that, I will happily offer your full winning bid money back upon the safe return of the item, and I think that's fair. 

I am very strict with my grading, having been a collector myself for many years, and I try to include as much relavent information as possible on sales, however if you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask, I will gladly resond as soon as I can.

One thing I would ask is that the winning bidders do leave feedback, as it's annoying when people overlook it.

I happily offer reductions of postage costs on multiple-items, 

I try grade using direct sunlight which shows up more than anything (hence where poss I take my photos in direct sunlight too), however living in the Pennine Hills, contrary to popular rumour it isn't sunny here EVERY day! So when this isn't always possible, as a backup I also use a 100 Watt lightbulb, though when poss I try to use both.

My Record Grading System:

Mint: I'm really loathe to use this term, if you ever catch me using it, it must be sealed, but also no holes in seal, and no knocks/bangs/other shelf-wear to seal. Doubt you'll ever catch me using it, makes me wince when I hear people dropping that casually into conversations about a record they just picked up on a carboot/found in a loft etc!

Near Mint: Probably still sealed, or possibly played once or twice, but I'm unable to see ANY proof it's been played ie. no spindle marks/surface abbrasions OF AN KIND even in the strongest light, in short, I have a strong suspicion this, whilst possibly not fully sealed has never been out of it's sleeve!

EX+: Must have been reverantly played about as many times as you can count on your hands! Absolutey nothing audible at all, and you'd have to be looking hard in strong light to find fault with any none audible elements of this record package. If I get hold of a record that sounds, and looks like it could have just been carried home from the shop this is about as high as I go unless in exceptional circumstances. In most instances I've found records like this I'd consider them the final upgrade, I'd even consider some sealed records EX+.

EX: Straight Excellent has to mean just that, the kind of copy you wonder how somebody kept it in that condition whilst still having a social life, especially rare in 50s/60s albums, certainly not a grade to be taken lightly or thrown about willy-nilly. Nothing should be audible to the listener during songs, and even in the silences I'd only allow the most minute groove noise.The kind of record that you'd have to look a long way to upgrade!

EX-: A Bloody lovely record, I'd allow the tiniest ticks to be audible on this, so long as they are only a handful throughout the entire record, and they are WELL back in the mix. This is a record/sleeve/insert etc. that has clearly been owned, but looked after to a degree that you ask questions about the previous owner's social life! Perfect for DJ-ing

VG+: The difference between VG+ and EX- for me is probably that the previous owner of an EX- possibly didn't have to worry about their collection being ruined too much, as they could count on their fingers the number of people that might have visited them annually, a VG+ is a more realistic grade, clearly played, but by a music lover, who took good care of their records. May have been present at social gatherings, but probably quickly tidied away when more rowdy guests turned up! Still usually  good for alot DJ-ing needs. 

VG: This is a good example of a record that has lived it's life without a glass bubble surrounding it, but it's owner has been quite careful, perhaps the odd feintly feelable mark if you go in search of it that would make an audible click/pop in a number of places on the records surface. Certainly won't be in any museum, but plays well from start to finnish, and whilst may not stand up to a DJs condition, alongside many collections, you'd be very satisfied.

VG-: As VG, but to a slightly heavier degree, might look a bit worse than a VG, else have the odd repeated click that bugs you in the fade-out of that epic side-ending song. Certainly not perfection, but you could do a damn-sight worse! OK for most collections, though there will be better ones that will probably come up (unless it's very rare!) 

G+:   This is starting to wane, shows more signifficant signs of wear/play/misuse. This could be through general carelesness, one bad night, or using a worn stylus, either way, certainly listenable/passable, but if you saw a better copy going at a decent price, you might think about buying it, and seeing what it's worth to sell this one.

G: Plays through but that's about it, signifficant noise that wasn't there when it was bought. Can still hear the song, but would only really be a filler. I doubt I'll sell anything this bad unless I really think someone will appreciate it in their collection. I'll take these down to the local charity shop and let them find their own homes on the whole!

I'll avoid anything less than this unless it's of signifficant interest, and then I'll clearly title is such. I really don't want bad feedback, and it isn't worth it for me, so I'll avoid this.

I feel my grading system is stricter than many I see used, but the sellers I respect on Ebay and elsewhere seem to be of the same mind as me, I'd much prefer to be known as someone who undergrades and you can get a good record from, than someone you have to wonder, "actually is their VG+ quite what I'd expect from that?". Hope I can win you over!

(SOMETIMES I MAY COME ACROSS A RECORD OF SIGNIFFICANT RARITY/DESIRABILITY THAT MAY HAVE A JUMP/STICK IN IT. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT I THINK SOMEONE MAY WANT IT (EG. IT'S COVER'S IN GOOD NICK, OR IT'S A PRIVATE PRESSING/PROMO OF LIMITED AVAILABILITY) I'LL CLEARLY MARK THIS IN THE TITLE "JUMPS" OR "WARPED" ETC.)