The Doors STRANGE DAYS UK LP RED ELEKTRA 2ND NMINT-

	£		34
	$		45

THE DOORS - STRANGE DAYS

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THE RED LABEL 2ND PRESS (STILL VERY EARLY)

• CATALOGUE:ELEKTRA EKS 74014 
• MATRIX:EKS 74014  A//2 420  / /B//2 420

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE  RED ELEKTRA LABELS DETERMINE THIS AS A SECOND PRESS. THE MATRIX NUMBERS BACK THIS UP AS WELL.

THER SLIGHTLY TEXTURED SURFACE HAS A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE GLUE RESIDUAL MARKS WHICH CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN THE ALBUM IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT. THE RED COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. 

I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND THERE IS EVEN A SHARD OF RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE THE HOLE BISIBLE ON SIDE 2 OF THE LABEL

CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN ON A TURNTABLE

 THE VINYL

CLASSIC HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WHICH GLEAMS LIKE A POILSHED MIRROR. THERE ARE NO MARKS WHATSOEVER ON THE DISC AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ALL I CAN SEE ARE TWO BARELY VISIBLE WISPY HANDLING LINES. NOT VISIBLE BUT FEELABLE IS A SMALL DIMPLE ON THE SURFACE OF SIDE ONE. THIS IS A FACTORY PRESS ISSUE AND CAUSES THREE TINY ROTATIONAL AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE POPS ON TRACK THREE 

 PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I HAVE BECOME CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY WITH A CLEAR AND CRISP STEREO REPRODUCTION.A SUPERB CLARITY AND CLEANLINESS TO THE SOUND, THAT IS BOTH LOUD AND POWERFUL. PLAYING THE LP THE FIRST THING TO STATE IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER, AND THE SILENT LINKING GROOVES ARE EXACTLY SILENT

THERE IS A TINY DIMPLE ON THE VINYL FROM THE FACTORY PRESS WHICH CAUSES A COUPLE OF TINY ROTATIONAL POPS JUST AS THE THIRD TRACK STARTS (NOT SURE IF THIS IS COMMON TO THIS PRESS) THERE IS ALSO A FEW VERY RANDOM LITTLE POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY, BUT YOU DON'T GET ANY STATIC, CRACKLES OR CLICKS JUST THE PURE STEREO SOUND

WITHOUT THE FEW RANDOM LITTLE BARELY AUDIBLE POPS AND THE TINY PRESSING FLAW THIS WOULD GRADE MINT MINUS, AS IT IS (AND IT'S STILL A VERY SPECIAL RECORD) I AM GRADING IT NEAR MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED FIRST ISSUE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS ALBUM COVER IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. THERE ARE JUST TWO REALLY SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A TINY THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RING WEAR, OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. FULLY LAMINATED AND PRISTINE

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. FLAT AT ALL POINTS AND EVERY BIT OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND FULLY LEGIBLE, AND EVEN THE TIPS OF THE SPINE ARE UNRUBBED

 CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST  ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FRAGILE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS IMMACULATE WITH THE FRONT, WITH JUST ONE TINY LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE ON THE TOP

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. LIGHT CREASE LINES AND SOME LIGHT BROWN MOTTLE STAINS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY