STATUS QUO. SPARE PARTS. UK 1ST.PSYCH. RAREST LATE 69 "MONO" PRESS. NPL 18301.

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***** HERE WE HAVE FOR AUCTION THE "HOLY GRAIL" OF STATUS QUO RELEASES *****

STATUS QUO.

SPARE PARTS.

1ST UK RELEASE - IMPOSSIBLY RARE VERY LATE 1969 "MONO" PRESSING.

CAT# NPL 18301

IN FULLY LAMINATED PICTURE SLEEVE.

PYE RECIRDS 1969.

MATRIX NUMBERS - NPL 18301A-2  *T    /    NPL 18301B-2  *T  THESE ARE STAMPED INTO THE VINYL

THERE IS A SMALL KT ETCHED INTO THE DEADWAX

This release is the rarest of all quo releases - having received poor reviews it pretty much flopped in the UK charts and as such sold a low quantity. Most of those sales were of the usual stereo pressing as it was now in high demand, MONO pressings were by 1969 outdated and many record stores didn't even stock these as demand was so low.

That makes this album such a rarity, overall sales of this release were small anyway, but to find one as a MONO pressing is near impossible (would have been hard to find one in 1969 in a record shop). I have searched many other sites for this and CANNOT FIND ANOTHER MONO PRESSING AVAILABLE ....ANYWHERE !!!

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO FINALLY OWN THE RAREST QUO ALBUM EVER RELEASED IN A FORMAT THAT WAS OUTDATED WHEN IT WENT ON SALE.

THE MONO RELEASE OF THIS ALBUM IS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER TO COLLECTORS EVERYWHERE, VERY FEW EVER COME ONTO THE MARKET, AND AS SUCH WILL CREATE A LOT OF INTEREST FROM BUYERS EVERYWHERE.

* ONCE THE AUCTION STARTS NOTE - I WILL NOT PULL THE LISTING FOR ANYONE NO MATTER WHAT THE OFFER, I WILL POST WORLWIDE, I WILL ONLY SEND FULLY TRACKED WITH CORRECT INSURANCE, AUCTION WILL NOT END EARLY.

DETAILS;

VINYL -  THE RECORD IS IN GOOD++ CONDITION, HAVING PLAYED IT THROUGH SOUND WISE I WOULD GRADE AS A VG-. THE VINYL DOES HAVE SOME MARKS, THESE BEING MOSTLY SUPERFICIAL AND NOTHING DEEP, THERE IS A NICE SHINE ON THE VINYL - PERSONALLY IF INVESTING IN SUCH A RARE PIECE OF VINYL WOULD ALWAYS GET IT PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY MONO SOUND POSSIBLE. HAVING PLAYED THIS AT HIGH VOLUME I  WAS PLEASED WITH THE SOUND AS IT IS, THERE IS A LITTLE BACKGROUND NOISE STATIC IN THE QUIET PARTS AND BETWEEN TRACKS BUT I THINK THIS GIVES IT SUCH A TRUELY FANTASTIC ORIGINAL OLD MONO SOUND. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE IF YOU WANT PERFECT SOUND GET A CD, NOT A ORIGINAL 44 YEAR OLD RARE MONO RECORD. THE RECORD PLAYS WELL THROUGHOUT AND THERE ARE NO JUMPS OR MAJOR FAULTS, THE SOUND IS VERY GOOD AND IF I WAS TO BUY THIS I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LISTEN TO IT "AS IS"............

LABELS - THE RECORD IS ON  PYE LABEL - BLUE WITH BLACK TEXT. AGAIN I THINK THAT THESE ARE IN VERY NICE CLEAN CONDITION. THE RECORD HAS OBVIOSLY BEEN ENJOYED AND PLAYED IN THE PAST (SO IT SHOULD BE) AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES THERE ARE MARKS AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE - THESE I THINK ARE NOT MAJOR, THERE ARE NO DEEP ONES, ALL ARE JUST SURFACE MARKS - I WOULD IMAGINE THE B SIDE WAS PLAYED MORE AS THERE IS A LITTLE MORE MARKING AROUND THE HOLE ON THE A SIDE. ON THE B SIDE LABEL THERE IS A SMALL ROUND MARK ABOUT 3mm WIDE - ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE - UNSURE WHAT IT IS BUT I THINK IT IS NOT A MAJOR FLAW. OVERALL THE LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN.

LAMINATED PICTURE SLEEVE - IN MY OPINION THE SLEEVE IS IN VGC+ CONDITION. THOUGH THE RECORD HAS BEEN LAYED AND ENJOYED IT HAS BEEN STORED CAREFULLY, WITH NO WEAR TO THE EDGES OR SPINE, THESE ARE ALL LOVELY AND SOLID. THE SPINE HAS GOT VERY CLEAR TEXT AND NO WEAR - see pictures. THE FRONT OF THE SLEEVE IS IN LOVELY CONDITION, IT IS CLEAN WITH NO WRITING OR STICKERS, IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AFTER AND APART FROM VERY MINIMAL LAMINATE LIFTING NEAR THE OPEN EDGE IT IS IN SUPER CONDITION.THE REVERSE OF THE SLEEVE IS IN SIMILAR CONDITION - ALL CLEAN AND STICKER AND WRITING FREE (RARE TO FIND WITH NO WRITING), ALL EDGES ARE SOLID AND AGAIN LOVELY CONDITION. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES IN THE LAMINATE BUT AGAIN I THINK THIS IS NOT MAJOR AND YOU WOUKD EXPECT MINOR THINGS IN ITEM OF THIS AGE. THE ONLY THING I CAN POINT OUT IS THE TOP AND BOTTOM CORNERS HAVE SLIGHT WEAR ON THE SPINE EDGE- BUMPED - I AM BEING VERY PICKY AND OVER CRITICAL, BUT A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION IS ALWAYS BEST.

OVERALL OPINION-  KNOWING HOW RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER THIS ALBUM IS I HAVE ENSURED THAT MY GRADING IS PROBABLY OVERCRITICAL. THE VINYL IS MARKED, BUT PLAYING THIS THROUGH DOES NOT DISAPPOINT, THE ORIGINAL "MONO" SOUND IS GREAT, A TRULY SUPERB PSYCH ALBUM, VERY UNDERATED AT THE TIME, BUT NOW HAS BECOME THE "HOLY GRAIL" OF QUO RELEASES. THE SLEEVE IS A FINE EXAMPLE AND UNMARKED IN ANY MAJOR WAY. I WILL NOT SAY THAT YOU COULD NOT GET A BETTER COPY.. BUT I WILL SAY WILL A BETTER COPY EVER BECOME AVAILABLE TO YOU?? TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THIS PSYCH GEM TO YOUR COLLECTION, PLAY IT AND ENJOY IT - IT WHY THEY MADE IT.

***** I HAVE MANY RETURNING BUYERS DUE TO MY QUALITY RECORDS AND GOOD PERSONAL SERVICE, I HAVE 100% FEEDBACK - PLEASE CHECK MY FEEDBACKS FOR PEACE OF MIND. THIS WILL BE PACKED IN CRUCIFIX MAILER, WITH ADDITIONAL BUBBLE WRAP AND ADDITIONAL CARD MAILERS TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE IN TRANSIT.

 ***** BID EARLY TO AVOID MISSING OUT ON THIS MEAG RARE LATE MONO RELEASE*****

note - this album is not available to send in my postal pricing offer - this will only be posted fully tracked and insured!!!

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