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isnw_ecWhat's on offer?: Almost without the need for introduction, here we have a SIMPLY SUPERB NUGGET from the MOD and PSYCH scenes - particularly as this copy is an ORIGINAL FIRST UK FACTORY SAMPLE PRESSING in INCREDIBLE condition!!!

 

A SIMPLY ESSENTIAL DISC FOR TRUE MOD, PSYCH and LED ZEPPELIN FANS and 60s COLLECTORS IN GENERAL!

 

Artist: THE YARDBIRDS

(Led Zeppelin, Cream, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Together, Reign, Renaissance, Keith Relf, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, David Bowie)

 

A-side: Little Games

B-side: Puzzles

Label: Columbia DB 8165 (UK Original FACTORY SAMPLE)

 

MICKIE MOST PRODUCTION

Matrices: 7XCA 31526-1/7XCA 31525-1

Stampers: '1' at 9 o'clock, 'R' at 3 o'clock

 

AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE WITH AN AWESOME HERITAGE - EVERY COLLECTOR'S DREAM!!

 

To find an original FACTORY SAMPLE copy in this condition is surely the stuff of dreams for collectors of YARDBIRDS and JIMMY PAGE gems!! Little Games b/w Puzzles, released in 1967, represents the first (and, sadly, final) fruits of the group's liaison with legendary producer MICKIE MOST; the 45 failed to chart and as a consequence it's easily their most difficult UK release to find. Also it should be noted that the group had, by the time of these recordings, lost Jeff Beck and were now a four piece comprising KEITH RELF (vocals), JIMMY PAGE (guitar), CHRIS DREJA (bass) and JIM McCARTY (drums).

This is an early pre-release SAMPLE that came from the collection of the late CHARLES FOX; a Jazz critic who for many years lodged at the house of the legendary ALEXIS KORNER. It's hard to imagine that Charles would have been sent this disc (or would have been particularly interested in owning it), so it is perfectly plausible that it was perhaps owned by Alexis and then subsequently found its way into one of Charles' boxes by mistake??? Who knows...... 

So, bid now to win this gem or, after the auction has ended, you can sit back in your chair and wonder how you managed to such a MONSTER MOD BLUES PSYCH RARITY pass you by!!! Ask yourself when you honestly expect to see another one of these come up for sale in such AWESOME shape??!!

  Use the Auctionplayer to hear for yourself just how fantastic "Puzzles" truly is!!!

 

As you'll see from the photo, this is unconditionally guaranteed to be the ORIGINAL 1967 UK 1st FACTORY SAMPLE pressing made with a solid centre, so you can forget about having to settle for one of those dodgy so-called "limited re-pressings" (many of which are actually bootlegs) that are flooding the market.

 

A TRULY fantastic double-sider, any fan of The Yardbirds, Jimmy Page, the Mod, Psych and British R&B scenes or 60s music in general will simply have to have this item in their collection!!!!

Grade (labels): The classic black labels with silver print, "Sold in UK subject....." text are in AWESOME condition; absolutely NO wear and just a couple of feint spindle trails on each side!!  The item was sourced from the collection of the late-CHARLES FOX (a long-time friend of ALEXIS KORNER and a lodger at Alexis' house) and bears a FACTORY SAMPLE label, suggesting this was one of the first copies pressed and intended for promotional use!!!

Grade (vinyl): Incredibly superb and very strictly graded at MINT minus. The platter sits perfectly flat on the turntable and the playing surface has a truly wonderful sheen!!!  Of course, with the hyper-sensitivity of modern styli and amplifiers, any lucky winning bidder would need to accept the likelihood of a 47 year-old hunk of vinyl producing a touch of static here and there.  Good luck in finding another one of these nuggets......... they just do NOT turn up that often in this stunning shape!!!!

 

Grade (company bag): This fantastic gem is housed within a period-correct, green with white margin spots Columbia wavy-top bag with flipbacks in lovely crisp shape!!!

 

Why buy?: This is an absolute LEGENDARY MONSTER of a gem and always so incredibly sought-after in this condition!! Truly a KILLINGLY RARE 45 and VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND like this, don't miss this incredible example as it might be your only chance to buy an ORIGINAL 1967 UK 1st FACTORY SAMPLE pressing of "Little Games" by The Yardbirds in truly stunning condition!!!

 

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