THE HOLLIES:"EVOLUTION"1967 PARLOPHONE MONO NEAR MINT-SUPERB PSYCHEDELIC EFFORT
  £   72
  $   95

 


£ 72 Sold For
Oct 2, 2012 Sold Date
Sep 22, 2012 Start Date
£   25 Start price
6   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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ATTENTION THE HOLLIES,1960s BEAT GROUPS AND PSYCHEDELIC ROCK MUSIC COLLECTORS!

HERE'S AN ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING OF THE"EVOLUTION"ALBUM FROM 1967-ONE OF THE BAND'S HARDEST TO FIND ALBUMS IN FANTASTIC PSYCHEDELIC STYLE-BOTH MUSICALLY AND IN THE AMAZING COVER DESIGN THAT HAS HAD VERY LITTLE USE IN 45 YEARS-A GENUINE UPGRADER! EMI PRESSED PARLOPHONE PMC 7022 WITH THE EARLIEST DESIGN YELLOW/BLACK LABELS!  THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE -1/-1 MATRIXES. RARELY SEEN AS HERE IN SUCH TRULY NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH GLEAMING SURFACES-JUST A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT AND TINY HAIRLINE COVER REMOVAL MARKS VISIBLE ONLY UNDER VERY STRONG LIGHT-HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND A VERY CLEAN LAMINATED FRONT+FLIPBACK"PATENTS PENDING"COVER DENOTING AN EARLY COVER WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY EDGE CREASES  AND A LITTLE WEAR AT THE CORNERS BUT THAT IS MINIMAL!-NO WRITING,REPAIRS etc!NOTE THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE BACK OF THE COVER IN PHOTO #2! 

+THE ORIGINAL CRISP,CLEAN CURVED EDGES EMI RECORDS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE.    

HOWEVER THE MAIN FOCUS OF ATTENTION HERE HAS TO BE ON THE QUALITY OF THE VINYL INSIDE WHICH IS MAGNIFICENT!

HARDLY ANY SURFACE CRACKLE! NO CLICKS! NO JUMPS! NO STICKS!

THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION MONO COPY I HAVE FOUND IN YEARS!    HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A SUPERB COPY FROM SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST TO CONSTANTLY FIND HIGHLY DESIRABLE RECORDS!   

LOTS OF BASS-THICK VINYL-FAR THICKER THAN THE WAFER THIN LATER 1970s REPRESSES!

THE DISC HAS GLEAMING SURFACES WITH THAT"JUST PRESSED"LOOK-WOW!!! STUNNING-EVEN BY MY VERY HIGH STANDARDS!-IT IS NOT IN MY INTERESTS TO OVERGRADE!!-NO RUMBLE,NO HISS,NO BUMPS,NO SWISHES,NO NASTY CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS! LOVELY CLEAR SOUND WITH LOTS OF BASS! NO SPINDLE WEAR! LOVELY CLEAN LABELS WITH THE RAISED PRINT K T TAX CODE ON THE SIDE 1 LABEL! 

WITHOUT QUESTION A NEAR MINT CONDITION ALBUM WITH INCREDIBLE SOUND!

ONE OF THE BEST ORIGINAL MONO COPIES I HAVE EVER FOUND IN YEARS!

GRAHAM NASH WHO CO-WROTE ALL OF THE SONGS WOULD LEAVE THE BAND AFTER THE FOLLOW UP ALBUM:"BUTTERFLY"TO BE PART OF CROSBY,STILLS,NASH AND YOUNG-WHICH OF COURSE IS OF INTEREST TO MANY AMERICAN COLLECTORS WHERE THIS HOLLIES ALBUM WAS NOT A BIG SELLER PEAKING AT #43 ISSUED ON EPIC. THE BRITISH PRESSING AND COVER BEING FAR SUPERIOR TO THE AMERICAN VERSIONS!   

This highly sought after album rarely turns up for sale as an ORIGINAL MONO 1ST EDITION in such FANTASTIC UPGRADER CONDITION!   

It is ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to find as good as this example-A REALISTIC LOW STARTING PRICE IS £25.

Don't forget that in 1967,most FANS BUYING MONO LPs were USUALLY played on equipment not kind to the delicate grooves,such as autochangers and small portable players!    

The vast majority of copies sold of this album were often played on poor equipment,in many cases taken to parties,not well cared for with no long term investment in mind!

An ideal opportunity to add an ESSENTIAL album in MAGNIFICENT condition to your collection that is bound to rise in value!

   THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.

WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.

IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THIS IS GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!

SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.

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I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 10 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.OVER 10 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

MANY MORE FANTASTIC LPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS AND MONTHS FROM ME!

 DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.

EXPECT KEEN BIDDING ON THIS ALBUM-OPPORTUNITIES TO UPGRADE ON ALBUMS OF THIS VINTAGE DON'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AND THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT COPY NOT TO BE MISSED!

 

 

 

 

 

 




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