The Who. Tommy. 1st UK press. Laminated. 1st labels. Numbered insert. REDUCED
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The Who. Tommy. Rare first UK press!!! Laminated. 1st press labels. Numbered insert 74614. Earliest matrices. EJ Day cover. Nice all round example!!!
REDUCED!!!
4 checks for a first press:
1: A LAMINATED TRIPLE 'FOLD OUT' E.J.DAY 'PATENT PENDING' GATEFOLD COVER (LATER ONES ARE UNLAMINATED)
2: A NUMBERED BOOKLET (LATER ONES HAVE NO NUMBER) - WITH A 'STAMPED' NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE BOOKLET (LATER ONES ARE UN-NUMBERED!)
3: THE 1ST PRESS 'MATT' TRACK LABELS HAVE 1ST PRESS 'DOUBLE ALBUM' TEXT (LATER PRESSINGS DONT HAVE THIS!), AND NO 'SET NUMBER' TEXT (LATER ONES DO!)
4: 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS CAT NUMBER - WITH 1ST PRESS '613 013/4' TRACK CAT NUMBERS ON THE COVER, THE RECORD LABELS AND THE MATRIXES (LATER ONES DONT HAVE THIS!)
5: THIS DOUBLE LP HAS 1ST PRESS A//1 B//1 A//1 B//1 MATRIXES ON EACH SIDE OF THE RECORDS
6: BOTH RECORDS ARE PRESSED ON MEGA THICK QUALITY VINYL (LATER ONES ARE MUCH THINNER)!!!!
Vinyl:
Side 1 and 4: Rich deep sheen and shine. Hairlines and small/long marks when held up to the sun. Small almost invisible scratch on side 4 track 1. Cleaning would help. Strong EX/EX therefore.
Side 2 and 3: Similar to record 1. Rich deep sheen and shine. Hairlines and small/long thin marks when held up to the sun. Small almost invisible scratch on side 4 track 1. Cleaning would help. Again strong EX/EX therefore.
Cover: Strong, clean example. Minimal laminate creasing. Robust spine. Slightly marred by a 3 inch inside cover split near hand and doves on right side (SEE PIX) which unfortuantely downgrades overall condition from an EX+ to an EX.
Numbered Insert: Great condition for its age. A bit of dirt on front and back white printed lyric sides. No spilts apart from Mirror Boy page which isn't really a spilt just a worn glue proble. Anyway clearly pictured. EX+
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