THE GOLDEN EARRING EIGHT MILES HIGH VINYL 1969 1ST PRESS HARD BLUES ROCK EX AUD

	£		51
	$		68

 THE GOLDEN EARRING eight miles high

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL NETHERLANDS 1ST PRESS RELEASED IN HOLLAND IN 1969, AND WAS NOT RELEASED IN THE UK UNTIL 1970. PROBABLY ONE OF THE EARLIEST HARD ROCK BANDS, AS A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLY REMEMBER THEM FOR THEIR BIGGEST HIT, "RADAR LOVE". WELL THEY WERE FORMED IN THE NETHERLANDS IN 1961, AND THEIR FIRST 4 ALBUMS, THEY WERE CALLED, "THE GOLDEN EARRINGS", AND ON THEIR 5TH ALBUM WHICH IS THE ONE LISTED BELOW, THEY DROPPED THE, 'S', AND NOW CALLED, "THE GOLDEN EARRING", THEN ON THEIR 6TH ALBUM, THEY DROPPED THE 'THE', AND BECAME, "GOLDEN EARRRING", THE NAME MOST PEOPLE KNOW THEM BY. AS LIKE ROCK BAND, "UFO", WHO STARTING OUT WERE VERY HEAVY SPACE ROCK, 'THE GOLDEN EARRING, ARE MORE HARD BLUES ROCK, AND PROG ROCK, SO MUCH MORE HEAVIER THAN THEY BECAME AS JUST, 'GOLDEN EARRING'. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS ALBUM AS IT REALLY IS SOMETHING SPECIAL, WITH ROCK MUSIC AT ITS BEST.

THIS 1969 NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND) 1ST PRESS IS ON THE RED POLYDOR LABEL.

ON THE LABELS THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 656019. 

IN THE RUN OFFS IT HAS,  A A 656019  1Y 3  670   /   A A 656019  2Y 3  670 .

THE COVER IS AN ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS FLIP BACK, WITH THE, 'POLYDOR MEDIUM' LOGO ON THE BACK, WITH THE SPINE AND EDGES BEING SOLID WITH A RUB ON EACH CORNER, AND A SMALL SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THERE ARE SOME SMALL CREASE LINES AROUND THE OUTER EDGES,AND A FEW LONGER ONES ON THE EDGE WHERE THE VINYL COMES OUT. THERE ARE SOME AGE RELATED LIGHT MARKS ON THE FRONT, BUT NOT BAD, SO STILL A PRESENTABLE ORIGINAL.

THE VINYL PLAY WITH NO CLICKS, POPS, AND NO STATIC OR CRACKLE, AND NO JUMPS, SKIPS, OR STICKS, BUT THERE ARE SOME FAINT TICKS, WHICH I WILL DO MY BEST TO EXPLAIN.....

ON SIDE 1 THERE ARE TWO FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START OF TRACK 2, AND TWO FAINT TICKS TOWARDS THE END OF TRACK 4.

ON SIDE 2 TIS JUST ONE LONG TRACK, AND THERE ARE THREE FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START. IN THE LONG MIDDLE SECTION THERE ARE FIFTEEN FAINT TICKS SPACED OUT, SO THERE ARE FOUR, THEN THREE, THEN TWO, AND FINALLY SIX. OF COURSE THEY CAN BE HEARD BUT AS THEY ARE NOT LOUD, THEY DO DO SPOIL THE AUDIO, SO STILL A NICE VINYL TO LISTEN TO.

TO LOOK AT THE VINYL, THE VINYL AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT LOOKS FINE, HOWEVER WHEN HELD UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, NOT THE BEST LOOKING VINYL, BUT THEY ARE MAINLY A VISUAL THING, SO THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COSMETIC FINE LINES WHERE THE VINYL HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT AND REPLACED INTO THE INNER SLEEVE, AND SOME SMALL COSMETIC HAIRLINES, WITH TWO LONGER ONES ON SIDE 1, AND A SMALL VERY SLIGHTLY FEELABLE SMALL LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF SIDE 2, SO ONCE AGAIN, QUITE A LOT OF COSMETICS, BUT THE VINYL AND AUDIO PLAY WELL.

THE LABELS ARE IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION, JUST A NAME ON LABEL 2.

ORIGINAL POLYLINED INNER  AGAIN NO ISSUES, JUST SOME WRITING FROM THE ORIGINALL OWNER WHO WAS FROM 'VOORBURG' IN THE NETHERLANDS.

SO ONTO THE THE GRADING SIDE OF THINGS, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING I AM ALWAYS ON THE OTHER END TO ANSWER....

THE COVER AS DESCRIBED ABOVE I WOULD GRADE VG/VG+.

THE AUDIO AS DESCRIBED ABOVE I WOULD GRADE EX/EX- . BUT STILL A GREAT LISTEN.

THE LABELS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE I WOULD GRADE  EX .

THE ORIGINAL BLUE POLYLINED ISLAND INNER AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND ONLY DUE TO THE WRITING I WOULD GRADE VG/VG+ .

WHAT AN ALBUM THIS IS, VERY EARLY GOLDEN EARRING, AND COMES FULLY COMPLETE.

>>>With no buyers protection fee to pay when you win<<<

ALL PACKAGES WILL BE PACKED BOMB PROOF WITH A TRACKING NUMBER.

I MUST ALSO MENTION THAT ALL MY ALBUMS ARE FROM MY OWN COLLECTION WHICH I AQUIRED MANY YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, FOR MY OWN PERSONAL ENJOYMENT, AND I DID MANAGE TO COLLECT MORE THAN MOST. I AM NOT A DEALER OR TRADER, I AM JUST TRYING TO GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE PLEASURE OF MY VINYLS THAT I HAVE LOVED AND CHERISHED FOR MANY YEARS. THEY ARE ALL SOLD IN GOOD FAITH, AND ARE NOT FAKE OR BOOTLEGS.

TO FIND THE SHIPPING COST TO YOUR COUNTRY, PLEASE LOOK AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN PHOTO, YOU WILL SEE...

POSTAGE : £4.45.............. See Details.

PLEASE CLICK ON 'See Details' AND THEN WHERE YOU SEE, 'Delivery to' IN THE FIRST BOX, WHERE IT SAYS, 'Country / Region' PLEASE CLICK ON THE 'V' INSIDE THE BOX, AND A LIST OF COUNTRIES WILL APPEAR. FIND YOUR COUNTRY FROM THE DROP DOWN LIST, CLICK ON YOUR COUNTRY, AND THEN CLICK THE 'BLUE Update' BOX.

IF YOU ARE IN THE UK AND IT DOES NOT HAVE, 'ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24' AS THE DELIVERY SERVICE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE, AND IT WILL UPDATE TO THE CORRECT, ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24, THANK YOU.

IF YOU GET STUCK PLEASE ASK, THANK YOU.

I HOPE I HAVE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING, AND I HAVE BEEN AS HONEST AS I POSSIBLY CAN, SO YOU CAN BID WITH CONFIDENCE. ONE LAST THING AS MY SISTER HAS HAD YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PACKING AND SHIPPING VINYLS AROUND THE WORLD, I WILL BE USING HER METHODS, SO HAVE NO WORRIES ABOUT PACKING AND ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT...

ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24...TO THE UK.

INTERNATIONAL TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR...TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

JUST BEFORE I GO, I ALSO DO COMBINED SHIPPING AND CAN GET FROM ONE TO 5 SINGLE LP'S IN ONE PACKAGE, FOR THE SAME PRICE FOR SHIPPING ONE LP, SO SAVES YOU A FEW £'S ON SHIPPING. THIS ALSO IS THE SAME FOR UK BUYERS AS WELL.

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEE SOME VINYL GEMS, AND THAT YOU WILL BE BACK TO LOOK AGAIN, THANK YOU, CERI .