THE WHO ‘TOMMY’ 1969 UK 1st PRESS TRACK 2-LP NM

	£		181
	$		240

THE WHO

"TOMMY"

(1969 TRACK RECORDS DOUBLE LP – RARE UK FIRST PRESSING!!)

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 STEREO FIRST PRESSING TRACK RECORDS DOUBLE ALBUM BY THE WHO.

THE STUNNING FIRST PRESS ERNEST J. DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE HAS A "THIRD" FLAP AND IS LAMINATED TO THE FRONT, BACK AND TO THE FRONT OF THE EXTRA FLAP. THE TWO SLICES OF LOVELY HEAVY VINYL ARE HOUSED IN THEIR ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES.

IN ADDITION THIS AMAZING FIRST PRESSING IS COMPLETE WITH IT’S NUMBERED, ILLUSTRATED LYRIC BOOKLET. WHAT MAKES THIS COPY OF THIS GREAT ALBUM SO SPECIAL IS THE NUMBER: 2760.

ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESSED COPIES OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM INCLUDE A COVER, WHICH IS LAMINATED ON THE FRONT, BACK AND INSIDE LEFT FACE. THE LAMINATED RECORDS HAD A1 / B1 / A1 / B1 MATRIXES AND WERE PRESSED ON NICE HEAVY VINYL.

THE ORIGINAL BOOKLET HAD A LIMITED EDITION NUMBER PRINTED ON THE FRONT. IN THE PAST I HAVE ONLY EVER SEEN HIGH NUMBERS BUT THIS AMAZING COPY HAS A BOOKLET WITH THE LOWEST NUMBER YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO SEE!

THE NUMBER ON THIS BOOK IS 2760 WHICH IS CERTAINLY AN INDICATOR THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT ONE OF THE EARLIEST PRESSED COPIES OF THIS CLASSIC DOUBLE ALBUM.

THE ONLY OTHER ALBUM I CAN THINK OF WITH SIMILAR NUMBERING IS THE BEATLES’ ‘WHITE ALBUM’ WHERE EVERY ORIGINAL COPY HAD A UNIQUE NUMBER EMBOSSED ON THE SLEEVE.

THE BOOKLET THAT COMES WITH EARLY FIRST PRESSING OF THE WHO’S "TOMMY" IS THE SAME. LATER PRESSED COPIES OF THIS ALBUM ALSO INCLUDED THE BOOKLET BUT THEY HAD NO NUMBER PRINTED ON THEM.

THESE FACTS ALL DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS IS A GENUINE VERY EARLY FIRST STEREO PRESSING OF THIS FANTASTIC DOUBLE ALBUM.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 1969 TRACK 613 013/014

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: 613013 A//1 ~ 613013 B//1 ~ 613014 A//1 ~ 613014 B//1

THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL TRIPLE GATEFOLD ERNEST J. DAY & Co. LTD SLEEVE, WITH LAMINATION IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. IT WOULD BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION BUT THERE IS A SMALL 3" SPLIT WHERE THE BOTTOM EDGE MEETS THE OPENING. APART FROM THIS THERE ARE JUST A FEW SMALL WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION, A MINOR CREASE TO ONE CORNER AND A FEW TINY SCUFFS HERE AND THERE – A BEAUTIFUL LOOKING SLEEVE.

THE BOOKLET

THE ORIGINAL NUMBERED BOOKLET, WITH THE INCREDIBLY LOW NUMBER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE JUST SIGNS OF HANDLING – NO TEARS OR CREASES.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

THE VINYL

THE FOUR SIDES OF HEAVY, SHINY BLACK VINYL ARE ALL IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. I CAN ONLY SEE SOME VERY LIGHT HAIRLINE MARKS AND THE SOUND IS STUNNING THROUGHOUT.

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND SILVER TRACK LABELS ARE ALL IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS. THERE IS NO SPINDLE WEAR.

SIDE ONE

1. OVERTURE
2. IT'S A BOY
3. 1921
4. AMAZING JOURNEY
5. SPARKS
6. EYESIGHT FOR THE BLIND

SIDE TWO

1. CHRISTMAS
2. COUSIN KEVIN
3. THE ACID QUEEN
4. UNDERTURE

SIDE THREE

1. DO YOU THINK IT'S ALRIGHT?
2. FIDDLE ABOUT
3. PINBALL WIZARD
4. THERE'S A DOCTOR
5. GO TO THE MIRROR!
6. TOMMY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
7. SMASH THE MIRROR
8. SENSATION

SIDE FOUR

1. MIRACLE CURE
2. SALLY SIMPSON
3. I'M FREE
4. WELCOME
5. TOMMY'S HOLIDAY CAMP MOON
6. WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT

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£6.00

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£10.00

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I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.