The Doors Waiting For The Sun US Orig'68 Elektra EKL-4024 Mono 1st Press Sticker
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Description
TRUE 1ST US MONO MIX PRESSING WITH
THE -1A / -1A MATRIX MACHINE STAMPERS
THE DOORS~WAITING FOR THE SUN
UNIPAK - PAT. PENDING STEREO GATEFOLD
COVER FEATURING A RARE "ELEKTRA'68"
FOLD-OUT 5-PANEL DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR CATALOG
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Very rare true 1st Mono US pressing copy of The Doors' third studio album Waiting For The Sun. Original 1st print UNIPAK design gatefold cover with the "UNIPAK - PAT. PENDING" text on the spine inside the gatefold. One side of the gatefold opens while the other one is a single-ply cardboard. The front cover contains the original promotional hit single neon red "Includes HELLO, I LOVE YOU" hype sticker at the center top. Very early 1st issue with a very rare original "ELEKTRA'68" fold-out 5 panel double-sided color promotional catalog with a photo of The Doors and the release information about the first two albums, self-titled and "Strange Days, that came out before "Waiting For The Sun". The album comes with an original Elektra Records gold inner sleeve with the "E" Elektra logo. Original gold Elektra Records labels with the large "E" logo and 2.75" diameter pressing ring. True 1st pressing vinyl pressed at Columbia Records, Pitman, NJ pressing plant as identified by the "P" machine stamp in the runout groove on both sides. The trail-off vinyl also contains the small "o" stamp as this copy was mastered by Customatrix, a subsidiary of Columbia Records, which produced masters, mothers and stampers for all of the regional pressing plants that were part of Columbia's North American operation. Both sides of the vinyl contain the true 1st -1A / -1A matrix numbers: SIDE 1 - EKL 4024A-1A I P A3 o, SIDE 2 - EKL 4024B-1A I P A3 o.
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The cover is graded as Excellent as it's very clean and doesn't have any ring wear, writing or splits. The corners and edges have some very light occasional scuffing and the top right corner has some very light creasing. The interior gatefold cover is in Near Mint condition. The original Elektra Records inner sleeve is in Near Mint condition. I grade the glossy vinyl as Excellent as it only has a few very light surface scuffs from the inner sleeve (I'm sure that some sellers would grade Side 2 of the vinyl as Near Mint Minus). The clean labels are in Near Mint condition and are scuff and wear-free. The vinyl has an amazing crystal clear sound.
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