THE KINKS FACE TO FACE STEREO UK EXPORT 1ST PRESS, A1/B1 MATRICES
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MEGA RARE THE KINKS FACE TO FACE STEREO UK EXPORT 1ST PRESS, A1/B1 MATRICES NR MINT SLEEVE, STEREO STICKERS FRONT & BACK, EX VINYL! AUCTION FOR THE KINKS FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM, "FACE TO FACE", RELEASED ON 28TH OCTOBER 1966 BY PYE RECORDS. THIS IS THE MEGA RARE STEREO PRESSING, RELEASED FOR EXPORT ONLY, AND AS SUCH, BEARS THE ORIGINAL YELLOW "STEREO" STICKER ON THE FRONT, AND THE "NSPL STEREO" CAT. NO. STICKER ON THE BACK.
THIS ALBUM IS IN QUITE SUPERB CONDITION, A FINAL UPGRADE IN MY OPINION.
THE GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD. PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE IS IN WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS NEAR MINT CONDITION, CERTAINLY EX+. THE FRONT IS BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN, CLEAR AND BRIGHT, LOVELY LAMINATED FINISH, WITH NO PEN MARKINGS ETC ETC. THERE IS ONE SLIGHT CREASE TO THE TOP RIGHT, AND ONE TO THE LOWER RIGHT EDGE.
THE SPINE IS MINT, UNCRUSHED, NO SPLITS OR CREASES (see pics).
THE BACK IS STUNNINGLY CLEAN AND BRIGHT, ALMOST AS WHITE AS THE DAY IT WAS ISSUED, AND WITH SUPER CLEAN AND SHARP FLIPBACKS. THERE ARE ONE OR TWO EXTREMELY MINOR AREAS OF SURFACE WEAR.
VERY VERY MINIMAL CORNER "BUMPING"
THIS SLEEVE IS AN ABSOLUTE PEACH!
THE NICE HEAVY SLAB OF VINYL IS CONTAINED IN ITS ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE POLY LINED INNER, AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
BOTH PINK PYE LABELS ARE CLEAN, CLEAR AND BRIGHT, WITH ONLY VERY MINIMAL AND FAINT "SPIDERING".
MATRICES:
SIDE ONE NSPL 18149-A1 *T
SIDE TWO NSPL 18149-B1 *T
THESE ARE THE VERY EARLIEST FIRST PRESS MATRIX MARKINGS, MAKING THIS RECORD ONE OF THE FIRST 500 OR SO PRESSED.
BOTH SIDES OF THE DISC ARE BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY. SIDE ONE HAS ONLY TWO OR THREE OF THE VERY FAINTEST HAIRLINES, SIDE TWO THE SAME, SAVE FOR THESE I WOULD HAVE DESCRIBED IT AS NEAR MINT.
PLAYBACK, APART FROM BEING A DAMN GOOD ALBUM, IS NEAR FAULTLESS, A BEAUTIFULLY RICH AND CLEAR STEREO EXPERIENCE.
I DONT USUALLY GUSH AND BLOW HARD ABOUT RECORDS I SELL, BUT THIS ONE REALLY IS A SUPERSTAR, AND MEGA RARE AND COLLECTABLE TO BOOT, IT BEING THE HARD TO FIND STEREO EXPORT RELEASE.
TO SUMMARISE, A STUNNINGLY CLEAN COPY OF THIS ALREADY COLLECTABLE THE KINKS RELEASE, COMPLETE WITH BOTH STEREO ADDED STICKERS, THE VERY FIRST PRESS A1/B1 MATRICES, A SLEEVE TO DIE FOR, NICE GLOSSY VINYL, CLEAN LABELS AND SUPERB PLAYBACK. THIS, IN MY OPINION, CAN BE JUDGED AS A "FINAL UPGRADE" FOR YOUR COLLECTION, BEARING IN MIND THAT THERE WERENT MANY OF THIS UK STEREO VERSION PRESSED, AND THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE FIRST 500 OR SO TO COME OFF THE PRESS.
THE RECORD WILL BE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKAGED FOR DESPATCH, USING MY PREFERRED METHOD OF SHIPPING WHICH IS PARCELFORCE48. THIS PROVIDES AUTOMATIC INSURANCE, TRACKING AND SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT, PROVIDING PEACE OF MIND FOR BOTH BUYER AND SELLER.
THANKS, AND CHECK MY OTHER LISTING FOR AN EVEN RARER KINKS RELEASE, BEING "SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS" ALSO THE RAREST UK STEREO ONLY EXPORT COPY! INSANELY RARE, AND IN NEAR MINT CONDITION!
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