PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND 1st LP 1965 GOLD 1st Press

	£		63
	$		83

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band called 'Paul Butterfield Blues Band' and is an ORIGINAL UK 1965 MONO 1st pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' GOLD Elektra' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS LP (ALONG WITH 'EAST WEST') IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT PAUL BUTTERFIELDS RAREST LP EVER AND IS COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A 100% GENIUNE 1965 UK 1ST PRESSING!!!!  AND IN ACTUAL FACT THE HUGE RARITY & THE ACTUAL EXISTENCE OF THIS LP IS VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN!!!!  THIS OF COURSE - ISNT HELPED BY THE FACT THAT 'CERTAIN RECORD GUIDES' ONLY LIST THIS LP AS ONLY EXISTING ON THE ORANGE LABEL - THOUGH OF COURSE THE ORANGE LABEL WASNT EVEN INTRODUCED UNTIL LATE 1966 (WELL OVER A YEAR AFTER THIS LP WAS RELEASED)!!!!  AND THIS OFTEN MEANS THAT THE LATER ORANGE LABELS ARE OFTEN (WRONGLY) SOLD AS FIRST PRESSINGS - THOUGH IN ACTUAL FACT THE ORANGE LABEL COPIES DATE FROM LATE 1966 ONWARDS!!!!  BUT THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE 1965 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE GOLD 'GUITAR PLAYER' ELEKTRA LABELS FROM 1965 AND IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1965 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' GOLD ELEKTRA LABEL, 1ST PRESS A/B MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS MONO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st pressing from 1965 and is in GREAT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is EKL 294 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Textured' GOLD Elektra label (see picture) and is a 1965 MONO 1st pressing!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT 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, only 3 or 4 light hairlines, only 3 or 4 light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with barely ANY clicks/pops AT ALL, 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 Very Good+ if not better!!!!  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!!!!  The 1st Press MONO Cover is in GREAT condition!!!! It has barely ANY edge wear (NOT through the colour), only VERY slight spinal wear (NO splits - and most of the side words are PERFECTLY readable), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back is in GREAT condition overall - though there is some minor wear to the edges of the back cover slick (see pictures), barely ANY rubbing, NO ringwear, NO grubbyness, barely ANY yellowing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  This cover must grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT 'trashed')!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - 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!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL UK 1965 GOLD 1ST PRESSING OF "PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND" BY THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND, IN GREAT 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: