MOTT THE HOOPLE 1st LP 1969 ISLAND 1st EARLIEST EVER

	£		129
	$		171

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Mott The Hoople called 'Mott The Hoople' and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' Pink 'i' Island label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS MOTT THE HOOPLES FIRST LP EVER - AND IS THEIR RAREST BY FAR (ESPECIALLY IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION)!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - AND IS COMPLETELY MISPRESSED WITH A DIFFERENT TRACK!!!!  AND THIS IS COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE ON THIS LP - AND ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL WERE EVER PRESSED!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHY THIS LP IS AMAZINGLY RARE!!!!  BEFORE THIS LP WAS RELEASED - THE TRACK LISTING WAS PLANNED OUT, MIXED AND RECORDED.  IT WAS DECIDED TO INCLUDE THE TRACK 'ROAD TO BIRMINGHAM' AND THE LP HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ORDER TO THE EVENTUALLY RELEASED 1ST PRESSING.  HOWEVER AT THE LAST MOMENT A DECISION WAS TAKEN TO COMPLETELY RE-MIX THE LP, DROP THE TRACK 'ROAD TO BIRMINGHAM' AND REPLACE IT INSTEAD WITH 'BACKSLIDING FEARLESSLY'.  HOWEVER ALTHOUGH THE COVER & LABELS WERE CHANGED IN TIME FOR THE RELEASE DATE (& HAD THE CORRECT TRACK ORDER) - AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF RECORDS LEAKED OUT WITH THE INCORRECT MIXES AND WRONG TRACK!!!!  AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE IMPOSSIBLY RARE MISPRESSED 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS THAT INCORRECTLY PLAYS 'ROAD TO BIRMINGHAM' & 5 DIFFERENT MIXES - AND IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS LP ONE OF THE RAREST UK LPS EVER!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL (NO MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED!) OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY, WERE EVER PRESSED LIKE THIS - AND THIS LP IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!

AND OF COURSE - IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY THIS IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING CORRECTLY!!!!  FIRSTLY THE LABELS ARE 'TEXTURED' (LATER ONES ARENT!), AND THIS LP IS PRESSED ON 'DOUBLE THICKNESS' VINYL (LATER ONES ARE MUCH THINNER)!!!!  AND SECONDLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE RECORD HAS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS MISPRESSED 'ILPS+9108+A' & 'ILPS+9108+B' MATRIXES (SEE PICTURE) WITH NO NUMBER ADDED AT THE END OF EACH MATRIX!!!!  LATER PRESSINGS OF COURSE, SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THESE IMPOSSIBLY RARE MATRIXES - AND INSTEAD HAVE LATER MATRIXES WITH NUMBERS ADDED - EITHER //2 OR //1!!!!  THIS IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT ONE OF THE RAREST LPS YOU WILL EVER SEE - AND THIS LP IS COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS WILL SURELY BE ONE OF THE ONLY CHANCES TO EVER OWN THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE (WITH 'ROAD TO BIRMINGHAM' & 5 DIFFERENT MIXES!) AND HAS TO BE REGARDED AS A TRUE 'ONCE IN A LIFETIME' OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

BUT NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION - AND THE COVER IS SIMPLY STUNNING!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' PINK 'i' ISLAND LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS A/B MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Island UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in STUNNING condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is ILPS 9108 on the ORIGINAL 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Textured' Island label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

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 SUPERB 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, only 1 absolutely ULTRA light scuffline (only visible under EXTREME light!), only 1 absolutely ULTRA light surface trace, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  The record is also fractionally uneven (virtually NOTHING!) though this of course does NOT affect play in slightest!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is 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 groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!! SUPERB 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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve!!!! The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, only the absolute FAINTEST touch of 'uneveness' (barely ANY!), only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in BRILLIANT condition with NO writing, NO wear, only VERY slight rubbing, NO ringwear, NO grubbyness and NO yellowing!!!!  The cover is must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 1969 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "MOTT THE HOOPLE" BY MOTT THE HOOPLE, IN SUPERB 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 (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  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: