RARE - THE KINKS 1st LP - PINK PYE LABEL - FIRST PRESSING - MONO - NPL 18096

	£		25
	$		33

PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS JUST A 7 DAY LISTING AND THIS AUCTION WILL END ON FRIDAY EVENING (28th MARCH 14).

FOR AUCTION HERE IS THIS 1964 , MONO ,  VINYL LP RECORDING FROM THE KINKS . IT IS THEIR DEBUT RELEASE (LP) AND WAS SIMPLY TITLED -  KINKS .  IT IS ON THE PINK PYE LABEL NPL 18096

THE MATRICES / MATRIX ARE NN 1096 - A1T AND NN 1096 - B1T. FOR SOME REASON THE LATTER FIGURE 1 ON BOTH SIDES HAS BEEN OVERWRITTEN TO CREATE A FIGURE 2. IT IS A FACTORY ALTERATION, MOST PROBABLY ALTERED ON THE METAL PRESSING PLATE (I KNOW OF OTHERS LIKE THIS - SOMETIMES DONE TO DIFFERENTIATE ONE PRESSING PLANT FROM ANOTHER DURING THE SAME PERIOD OF PRESSING).  PLEASE SEE MY PHOTO OF ONE OF THE MATRIX NUMBERS TO SEE WHAT I MEAN.

DIFFICULT TO SEE IN MY PHOTO, BUT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE REAR IT HAS PRINTED AND MADE BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. PATENT PENDING .
 
THE INNER SLEEVE IS A PLAIN WHITE ONE AND HAS A SPLIT TO THE BOTTOM EDGE. IT'S JUST A BIT YELLOWED WITH AGE TOO (A NATURAL REACTION OF THE PAPER).

I AM NOT A RECORD DEALER AND I'M NEVER TOO SURE HOW TO GRADE ALBUMS ACCURATELY, BUT EVERYONE THAT HAS BOUGHT AN ALBUM OR A 45 FROM ME IN THE PAST ON EBAY, HAS BEEN PLEASED WITH THEIR PURCHASE. NONE HAVE EVER COMPLAINED OR LEFT NEG FEEDBACK. HAVE A LOOK THROUGH MY RECENT FEEDBACK FOR ASSURANCE.

IF I HAD TO GRADE IT ACCORDING TO THE RECORD COLLECTORS GRADINGS, I WOULD HONESTLY PUT IT BETWEEN GOOD+ AND VERY GOOD. THERE IS SURFACE NOISE (AND RANDOM CLICKS), BUT IT IS MAINLY ONLY NOTICEABLE BEFORE AND AFTER TRACKS AND PERHAPS A LITTLE IN QUIETER PASSAGES (OF WHICH THERE ARE VERY FEW, THIS IS A VERY UPTEMPO KINKS, FULL OF YOUTHFUL, FRENETIC R & B / POP).

HEAR THIS RECORDING AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE HEARD, IN GLORIOUS MONO.
FOLKS OFTEN TALK ABOUT THESE OLD MONO PRESSINGS AS HAVING MORE ''OOMPH'' THAN LATER PRESSINGS OR THE OTHER VARIOUS RECORDED FORMATS.  I WAS ALWAYS A BIT SKEPTICAL, THINKING IT WAS JUST A LOAD OF OLD PONY, BUT AFTER PLAYING THIS LP AND OTHERS, I NOW AGREE.

I CAN'T HEAR ANY DETERIORATION IN SOUND. AUDIBLY / SONICALLY / DYNAMICALLY, THE VOCALS AND BACKING VOCALS ARE CLEAR, THE GUITARS SWEET AT TIMES AND RAUNCHY AT OTHER TIMES (AS THEY SHOULD BE, PLAYED THROUGH OVERDRIVEN VALVE AMPS). THE BASS LINES ARE PUNCHY, THE KICK DRUM THUDS AND THE SNARE IS SNAPPY. LOADS OF HARMONICA PLAYING ON THIS LP AND IT TOO SOUNDS AS IT SHOULD DO

I HAVE PLAYED THIS ALBUM THROUGH BOTH SIDES AND THE CONDITION IS AS DESCRIBED IN THE BOX UP ABOVE.  AS I RAN OUT OF CHARACTERS UP THERE, I'LL CONTINUE HERE. THE LABELS ARE CLEAN, THOUGH SPINDLE WEAR IS EVIDENT, BUT ONLY TO THE DEGREE YOU CAN EXPECT ON VINYL THIS OLD (SEE PICS FOR CLOSE UP DETAIL). THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE HAS A LITTLE DISCOLOURATION (AGAIN SEE PIC) AND MARKS, BUT ONLY DUE TO HANDLING AND AGE. THERE ARE NO TEARS OR RIPS, NO FALLING APART AT THE GLUED FLIP OVERS, THERE'S SOME RING WEAR, AGAIN DUE TO AGE AND STORAGE AND A FEW CREASES IN THE LAMINATE, MAINLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE OPENING SIDE. MY SECOND PHOTO WAS ANGLED TO TRY AND CAPTURE THE LAMINATE CREASES, SO YOU COULD SEE WHAT I'M TRYING TO DESCRIBE, THOUGH THEY ARE CLEARER TO SEE IN MY FIRST PHOTO..

MY TENTH PHOTO WAS AN ATTEMPT TO PHOTOGRAPH THE LIGHT IMPRESSION LEFT BY AN OLD INSCRIPTION (PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME), BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, IT IS HARDLY VISIBLE. JUST A GHOST MARK, THOUGH A TINY BIT OF THE INK REMAINS ON THE NON LAMINATED CARD (JUST VISIBLE IN THE PIC).

PLEASE READ MY CONDITION DESCRIPTION UP ABOVE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. PLEASE DO REMEMBER THOUGH, THAT THE PICS ARE ENLARGED AT TIMES AND EXAGGERATE ANY FAULTS AND HIGHLIGHT EVERY LITTLE DETAIL.
  ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER, BUT DON'T GET TOO TECHNICAL, AS I'M NO EXPERT.

GO ON, BUY YOURSELF A PIECE OF HISTORY. LOOKED AFTER, IT WILL ONLY APPRECIATE IN VALUE.

OPENING PRICE ON THIS ITEM, IS £24.99

POSTAGE & PACKING WILL BE £4 (UK ONLY), WHICH IS FOR 1ST CLASS POSTING AND ALSO INCLUDES THE 73p PER UNIT THAT I PAY FOR THE STRONG MAILERS. THE ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A HEAVY DUTY 'DEFENDA' RECORD MAILER.  I'M HAPPY TO SHIP OVERSEAS, BUT PLEASE ASK FOR THE SHIPPING COSTS BEFORE PLACING A BID, AS IT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE MORE EXPENSIVE AND TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE OUT FURTHER INSURANCE (AT COST TO YOU THE BUYER) .


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