ONEADAYRECORDS – Simply Delivering Quality Music to the World in Quality, Safe Packing.

Postage: UK £4.75 (£1 per extra record). Europe (including Russia) £12.50 (£2 per extra record). Rest of World (including ALL parts of the USA) £16.50 (£3 per extra record). All boxes signed for in quality, safe packaging – I NEVER use mailing envelopes that offer virtually no protection at all – in fact I think these things should be banned as records WILL arrive damaged in them at some time. Here, you get what you pay for – SAFE PACKING in BOXES using 7mm DOUBLE-WALL STIFFENERS. Full details nearer the end of the listing.

Posting to Russia: Yes, I do post to Russia. But delivery can take up to 4 to 6 weeks from the UK. So please be patient. I will submit a tracking number to the winning bidder, and when the packet arrives there it can be followed online using the Russian post website.

ALSO: I now apply the Ebay ‘2-day’ rule for non-payment to keep things moving – cash-flow is important for any small business. I will always keep my P&P prices as low as possible, and even after yet another Royal Mail price hike from April this year, I have NOT raised my prices and will never compromise on solid, safe packing that is invariably heavier than most you will get. My P&P offers probably the best value-for-money for vinyl records available, and I even will pay for full insurance on any record that sells for over £100 at NO extra cost – that is UK and abroad. Also I aim to post the very same day after payment is received. You WILL see the difference when my packet arrives.

FINALLY: Late payers, non-payers and ‘0’ bidders will now be blocked or cancelled at my discretion. As will any bidder who cancels a bid. I do not like this practice as it is most often used to phish out the price to beat. Ebay does not approve and neither do I – so only bid on my items if you want them.

Artist or Band: THE WHO

Album Title: A Quick One

Producer(s): Kit Lambert.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Run Run Run; Boris the Spider; I Need You; Whiskey Man; Heat Wave; Cobwebs and Strange.

Side 2: Don’t Look Away; See My Way; So Sad About Us; A Quick One, While He’s Away: i. Her Man’s Been Gone, ii. Crying Town, iii. We Have a Remedy, iv. Ivor the Engine Driver, v. Soon Be Home, vi. You Are Forgiven.

Label/Format: Reaction – original deep blue-mauve format with matt textured surfaces.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with only light, fine and faint spindle marks and no wear around the hole area. Given the age and popularity of this album, the number of spindle marks can be deemed very light in number and this record plays as fine as it looks.

Cat Number: 593002

Mode / Speed: Mono / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 160 grams. A typical heavyweight record, made in the era of quality.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Scarce, and clean mono records dating back to 1966 are much harder to find.

Original Year of Release: 1966

Matrix Nos: 593002 A//1 1 & 593002 B//2 1 1

Musicians: Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, trombone and bass drum; John Entwistle - bass guitar, backing and lead vocals, keyboards, French horn, trumpet; Pete Townshend - lead and rhythm guitars, backing and lead vocals, keyboards, penny-whistle; Keith Moon - drums, backing and lead vocals, percussion, tuba.

Brief Info: The second Who album, their sound now progressing to more intricate, even experimental pop-rock with a distinct psych edge. Slightly less commercial than the classic debut. The lengthy title song was a suite split into six parts – clearly a stepping-stone into the major rock opera that was to follow in 1969 with ‘Tommy’. Such was the experimentation, it even features all four band members playing a wind instrument. Almost certainly due to the risque nature of the title, it was changed for the more sensitive American market to ‘Happy Jack’ and was issued on Decca Records. This UK original has a few gentle and light surface marks, but appears only lightly played and has no penetrating stylus marks. Crucially, it plays with lovely clean, clear and dynamic mono sound that was a pleasure to play-grade. The cover has some laminate creases mainly on the front, on or near the edges on most cases, so a gently aged, but still a really nice looking vintage cover. Not for visual perfectionists, but this wonderful Who classic really delivers and many fans and collectors will enjoy it.

Cover Grade and Format: NEAR EXCELLENT: I think this is very fair as it has damage or major wear, only some laminate creasing, none of which is heavy. A single fully laminated format. Printed and made in England by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd. Includes a Philips/Polydor style inner sleeve.

Lamination – Front & Back: EXCELLENT(–): but I feel this looks better in real terms for a cover this great age, very dark artwork also more revealing. The laminate retains very fine shine, equally fine freshness and clarity. Yes, there are some laminate creases on the edges, and a couple of larger ones near the top front that I would say a more moderate. The back has less, mainly a quite small one on the top right corner with a small lift. But the overall lack of lifting is a major plus as black covers will show this more than most. As can be realistically expected, there is some dulling – albit quite light – around the thick, heavy record rim, this seen mostly with angled viewing and little when held full-on for observation. The actual artwork is fantastic as seen in my close-up pictures. There may appear to be a chip on the spine edge near the bottom, but NOT so, this is part of the actual artwork. The entire cover is very flat with no curl or bowing, that for vintage full laminates, is also unusual, there is no peeling or enhancements. Under light, the odd gentle press mark blemishes, but anything very fine and gentle, there are no scuffs or abrasions. The laminate end line fully present, the exposed strips on the opening edges are generally crips and very neat, any rubbing to the unprotected black ink gentle and very light. I think this is a lovely cover that only gives gentle clues to its near 50 years of age (50 next year), a nice looker, but not for visual perfectionists. But good luck finding one of those, a few creases and a little mild dulling is almost the least to expect being honest.

Top Edge: Minimal trace of wear or scuffing with all laminate intact and mainly smooth. The quite thin edge also remains largely straight.

Bottom Edge: Largely the same again, with only very gentle traces of thickening to the actual rear panel card end.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Impressive: clean, mostly sharp to very sharp with very little wear. Any thickening or burring minimal and light as seen viewed end-on, almost the least you could expect. Record enters on this edge that is guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced. Seen end-on, it also reitterates how thin this card is as well.

Spine and Text: Again, very impressive with only a little compression here and there. Solid, straight and again thin. All text is perfect and unworn under the solid and uncracked laminate, this perfectly centred on a very narrow depth, that for being a considerable factor that gives ultimate visual neatness.

Corners: A tiny chips on the top tips, the others even smaller All retain very fine to excellent shape with no dinks, but maybe a small knock on the back as there is a small crease but has not affected the still splendid shape.

Cover Summary: A strong all-round example of this very fragile 1960’s cover, one that could prove very difficult to find much better. This still attractive very early item should please many collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT(–): with some tone spotting and a little faded. But no real damage, it being a Philips/Polydor style polylined inner with two crisp window circles and quite clear lining. Minimal hints of creasing and no edge splits or repairs.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: NEAR EXCELLENT: a very fine visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and heavily pressed. A copy played a few times for sure, but it has avoided any mishaps e.g. no arm drops or jolts, there are no penetrating stylus scratches, thus this plays practically devoid of pops or clicks. Fine surface marks, yes, but mostly very light and faint as largely seen more critically under bright angled light. Will any used 1966 mono record not have some of these almost as a bare minimum? Visually a super record that should please many collectors, but like the cover, not for the visual perfectionists.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This quality album plays even above it’s high visual grading with very little to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed and this is an exceptional clean pressing with no tracking issues*. Few original copies will outperform this very early pressing significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played quite modestly and has been generally well stored and carefully handled. Nothing of any real note spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. The music being focused and sharp with minimal hint of any sound degrading, this also being played on very revealing stereo equipment as listed further down – these records not really being designed to be played on such equipment – this was the ‘Dansette’ era. All elements of this historic Who set have more pluses than negatives and merits strong recommendation.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Blue moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Equipment Used for Play-Grading: I now play-grade ALL the records I offer (unless clearly stated to the contrary) on the following equipment:

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Blue moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 14 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE – they offer next-to-no-protection, and should be banned, no ‘professional’ should consider using them in my opinion. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please ask me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid withdrawals. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.