The Moody Blues DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED ORIGINAL 1967 FIRST PRESS SEALED MINT

$

425

* * * ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED * * * 

DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED

THE MOODY BLUES

WITH

THE LONDON FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

conducted by PETER KNIGHT

INCLUDING

NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN

STEREO DES 18012

DERAM RECORDS

1967 THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LIMITED, LONDON

* * * FIRST PRESS U.S. * * * MINT * * *

COLLECTORS WELCOME

This is an ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS EDITION of 1967 STEREO LP: “Days Of Future Passed” by The Moody Blues. It is still SEALED in its original plastic shrink wrap with no breaks in the seal (except for the deliberate air hole, which is visible on the back cover). 

This is a rare gem for serious collectors. First pressings of this album are very hard to find. First press copies that are still FACTORY SEALED are even harder to find. To find a factory sealed first press edition in MINT CONDITION like this one is extremely rare.

A valuable addition and a worthy investment for legit Moody Blues collectors.

RECORD CONDITION: MINT

A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item. Good as new; preserved since production in personal vinyl collection belonging to London Records Executive. 

SLEEVE CONDITION: MINT

Still in its original factory sealed plastic shrink-wrap. Never opened; preserved since release. Air hole visible on back cover. Front and back cover, edges, and corners are all flawless.

• No cut-out (drill) holes or saw-marks
• No stickers or labels or tape marks 
• No writing or markings or paint drops, etc
• No wax residue or leftover glue residue
• No scratches or scuffs across front or back cover
• No warping or water damage of any kind
• No discoloration from light damage or other environmental impacts

99% of seal entirely intact; exceptions being: on front cover toward bottom tiny split measuring 0.1 in (or 2.8 mm); on back cover along the top slight splits measuring 0.07 in (or 1.8 mm), 0.05 in (or 1.4 mm), and 0.03 in (or 0.8 mm).

PLEASE REFERENCE PHOTOS FOR ACCURATE LOOK AT CONDITION 

Please Note: I took care to photograph the album from multiple angles to provide you with the best true-to-life view of all of its corners and sides as well as the front and back covers, so please review them closely. I’m happy to answer any questions you might have and to provide additional photos upon request.

GENRE: ROCK

STYLE: PSYCHEDLIC ROCK, SYMPHONIC ROCK

FORMAT: VINYL, LP, STEREO

CATALOG NO: DES 18012

RECORD LABEL:  DERAM RECORDS, 

THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LIMITED

RELEASE YEAR: 1967

RECORD GRADING: MINT

SLEEVE GRADING: MINT

SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES: SEALED, FIRST PRESS (US)

RECORD SIZE: 12"

SPEED: 33RPM

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

TRACKLIST:

SIDE ONE

1. THE DAY BEGINS (5:45)

2. DAWN: Dawn Is A Feeling (3:50)

3. THE MORNING: Another Morning (3:40)

4. LUNCH BREAK: Peak Hour (5:21)

SIDE TWO

1. THE AFTERNOON: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) (8:25)

2. EVENING: The Sun Set: Twilight Time (6:39)

3. THE NIGHT: Nights In White Satin (7:41)

CREDITS:

Printed on back cover:

Executive Producer: Hugh Mendl

Realisation: Michael Dacre-Barclay, Tony Clarke

Recording Engineer: Derek Varnais

All music composed: Redwave-Knight

Cover painting by David Anstey

1967 The Decca Record Company Limited, London.

Exclusive U.S. Agents, London Records Inc.

539 West 25th Street, New York, N.Y. 10001

DERAM

A PRODUCT OF

LONDON

DERAM RECORDS,

THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LIMITED,

DECCA HOUSE, 9 ALBERT EMBANKMENT, LONDON, S.E.I.

Made in U.S.A.

NOTES:

Distinctive features indicative of first US press visible from exterior of album sleeve: 

1. Composers credited on back cover for all tracks: Redwave, Knight (later versions list multiple composers and attribute each of them to specific tracks); 
2. No barcode anywhere on sleeve; 
3. Includes Nights In White Satin and features the track on the cover (boxed in with name of song in red font); 
4. On the front cover, top right: Boxed in black Deram label/logo with white letters surrounded by white space and enclosed by a black line border; below that is a black boxed in London label/logo with white letters; with no additional words below the Deram logo inside the black line bordered box.

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All of my albums come from the private collection of a 20+ year London Records Executive who worked for the label in New York City during the 60s, 70s, and into the early to mid-80s. My uncle and I inherited his entire record collection. Every LP we list comes exclusively out of that private collection.

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