THE WHO Sell Out LP 1967 TRACK 1st Press + POSTER & STICKER MINT
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On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Who called "The Who Sell Out" and is an ORIGINAL 1967 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Track label!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! THIS IS THE WHO'S RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!! JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!! THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE TRACK LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!! BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - AND IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS AMAZING 'PSYCHEDELIC' POSTER (WHICH IS 100% GENIUNE - AND NOT A RE-PRO!) & 1ST PRESS 'FREE PSYCHEDELIC POSTER INSIDE' COVER STICKER (AGAIN 100% GENIUNE AND NOT A RE-PRO!)!!!! AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!! BACK IN 1967 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, ONLY THE FIRST 500 STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE - EVER CAME WITH A POSTER & STICKER, AND MAKE THIS THE RAREST WHO LP EVER MADE!!!! JUST HOW MANY OF THE ORIGINAL 500 STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS (WITH POSTER & STICKER!) STILL EXIST TODAY IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW FOR SURE - THOUGH IT IS CERTAIN TO BE VERY VERY FEW INDEED!!!! MOST OF THE POSTERS & STICKERS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST, PEELED OFF, OR USED OVER THE YEARS - NEVER TO BE FOUND AGAIN!!!! SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL, THAT BARELY ANY OF THE ORIGINAL 500 STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS WHICH DID ORIGINALLY COME WITH A POSTER & STICKER - CAN POSSIBLY EXIST WITH THEIR ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS POSTER & STICKER TODAY!!!!
BUT THERE IS 1 EVEN MORE IMPORTANT REASON THIS LP IS THE RAREST VERSION OF THIS LP EVER MADE (WITH 1ST PRESS POSTER & STICKER!)!!!! AND THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE STEREO!!!! THIS LP WAS THE FIRST LP ON THE TRACK LABEL TO EVER BE MADE AVAILABLE IN STEREO - AND BACK IN 1967 DEMAND FOR STEREOs WAS ABSOLUTELY TINY!!!! MOST SHOPS ONLY HAD STEREO AVAILABLE BY 'SPECIAL ORDER' ONLY - AND 99% OF 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP WERE SOLD IN COMMON MONO!!!! AS A RESULT - FINDING A 100% GENIUNE UK 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN MEGA RARE STEREO IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE!!!! AT THIS POINT, PEOPLE MIGHT THINK TO SAY - "WELL WHAT HAS THAT GOT TO DO WITH THE POSTER?" "SURELY AS BOTH 500 POSTERS & STICKERS CAME WITH MONOs & 500 POSTERS & STICKERS CAME WITH STEREOs - BOTH WOULD BE EQUALLY AS RARE?" WELL SADLY THE ANSWER IS NO!!!! JUST LOOKING AT THE AUCTION HISTORY FOR THIS LP OVER THE YEARS (WITH POSTERS) SHOWS YOU THAT 80% OF COPIES (WITH POSTERS) HAVE BEEN SOLD IN MONO LPs - WITH BARELY ANY IN STEREO AT ALL!!!! AND THE REASON WHY? BECAUSE SO MANY OVER THE YEARS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF STEREO LPs AND PUT INTO MONO LPs BY PEOPLE WHO WRONGLY THOUGHT THAT THIS LP WAS 'RARER' IN MONO (AND SOUGHT TO INCREASE THE VALUE)!!!! WHEN ACTUALLY NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH!!!! AS I CLEARLY MENTIONED ABOVE - THIS LP WAS RELEASED AT A TIME WHEN MONOs COMPLETELY RULED THE UK RECORD BUYING MARKET - WITH MONO SALES OUTSTRIPPING STEREOs BY 20 TO 1. AND AS THIS LP WAS DELETED IN LATE 1968 (BEFORE THE END OF MONO PRODUCTION IN THE UK) - IT IS A STONE COLD FACT, THAT EVEN INCLUDING THE LATER COPIES OF THIS LP IN 1968 - STEREOs ONLY ACCOUNTED FOR AROUND 20% OF ALL 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP!!!! AND THIS IS SIMPLY BECAUSE, UNLIKE BEATLES LPs (FOR EXAMPLE) WHO HAD THEIR LPs CONTINUOUSLY RE-PRESSED (MAKING LATER BEATLES STEREOs QUITE COMMON) - THIS LP WAS DELETED QUITE QUICKLY, AND NOT RE-ISSUED UNTIL MANY YEARS LATER!!!! ONLY NOW - ARE PEOPLE STARTING TO REALISE JUST HOW HARD IT REALLY IS TO FIND A STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH ITS ORIGINAL POSTER & STICKER, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP WITH THEIR ORIGINAL POSTER - ARE FAR FAR RARER, AND FAR FAR MORE SOUGHT AFTER THAN THEIR MORE COMMON MONO COUNTERPARTS - BECAUSE BARELY ANY EXIST TODAY!!!! SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT FINDING A UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING STILL 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL POSTER & STICKER - IS THE RAREST VERSION OF THIS LP EVER MADE, AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND NOW!!!!
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION - WITH AN AWESOME 1ST PRESS RECORD (ONLY PLAYED 2 OR 3 TIMES AT THE VERY MOST!), A SUPERB 1ST PRESS 'FREE PSYCHEDELIC POSTER INSIDE' COVER STICKER, AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT 1ST PRESS COVER, AND AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING 1ST PRESS POSTER!!!! JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF THIS AMAZING LP!!!!
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASSURE ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER THAT EVERY PART OF THIS LP IS 100% GENIUNE AND COMPLETELY ORIGINAL FROM THE 'DAY OF RELEASE'!!!! AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS - THAT NO PART OF THE THIS LP HAS BEEN 'SWOPPED' OR 'CHANGED' IN ANY WAY!!!! AND DESPITE THE VARIOUS 'COPIES' AND 'RE-PRODUCTIONS' OF THE POSTER, THE ONE IDENTIFYING FACTOR THAT SO FAR NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO 'COPY' IS THAT THIS 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESS POSTER HAS A 'LIGHTLY TEXTURED' MATT BACK AND A SMOOTH 'GLOSSY' FRONT - WHICH ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEES THE POSTER AS A 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING, AND ABSOLUTELY NOT A COPY!!!! SECONDLY THE RECORD IS CLEARLY ORIGINAL TOO - HAVING THE ULTRA RARE 'FULLY TEXTURED' LABELS - WHICH ONLY EVER APPLIED TO THE 'EARLIEST' STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!! AND LASTLY ANOTHER AWESOME INDICATION OF THE WHOLE LPs AUTHENTICITY IS THE INNER SLEEVE - WITH ITS 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS DATE CODING '117' (NOVEMBER 1967!) WHICH WAS 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THE RELEASE DATE!!!! SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT EVERY PART OF THIS LP IS 100% GENIUNE IN EVERY WAY, IS ABSOLUTELY ORIGINAL FROM THE 'DAY OF RELEASE', IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION, AND EASILY THE RAREST WHO LP EVER MADE!!!!
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1967 UK 'EARLIEST' STEREO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'FULLY TEXTURED' TRACK LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'DATE CODED' INNER SLEEVE, ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'PSYCHEDELIC' POSTER (WITH 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' BACK & 'SMOOTH' FRONT!), AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' FULLY LAMINATED 'STICKERED' STEREO COVER!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL Track UK 1st Pressing from 1967 and is in SUPERB condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 613 002 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Track Label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK STEREO 1st Pressing!!!!
The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in absolutely AWESOME condition!!!! Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 absolutely ULTRA light TINY surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!! It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!! The record plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some EXTREMELY low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!! The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!! The record must grade Excellent++++ if not MINT(Minus)!!!! AWESOME RECORD!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record comes in its ORIGINAL & 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Date Coded' inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition - and still FULLY 'poly-lined'!!!! THE ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'PSYCHEDELIC' POSTER IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!! Incredibly - there are NO pinholes, NO splits, NO tack marks, only a few VERY light creases, NO rips, NO tears, barely ANY wear to the factory folds AT ALL, NO writing, NO grubbyness, and NO yellowing AT ALL!!!! WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT POSTER!!!! The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'E.J.Day' FULLY Laminated 'Stickered' STEREO Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!! The cover has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear (PERFECT side words and a VERY straight spine indeed!), NO splits, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), NO rips, NO tears, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), shiny laminate, only the VERY faintest record impression, NO splits, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!! Even the laminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, only 3 or 4 absolutely TINY printing traces from manufacture to the left, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!! And the 1st Press 'Free Psychedelic Poster Inside' Sticker - is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition - see pictures!!!! The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! BRILLIANT COVER!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS (ESPECIALLY 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS POSTER & STICKER, IN MEGA RARE STEREO - AND IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!
HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1967 UK 'EARLIEST' STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF "THE WHO SELL OUT" BY THE WHO, IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!! Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage! Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!--ooOOoo--
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