*THE DOORS~THE SOFT PARADE~ULTRA RARE US ORIG’69 ELEKTRA 1ST PRESS STICKER SHRINK*

ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL 1ST US RELEASE ALLENTOWN, PENNSILVANIA, RECORDS PRESSING PLANT 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 1ST PRESSING OF ALLENTOWN RECORDS PRESSING PLANT HAVE LEGENDARY GOLD (TAN) LABELS AND THAT THE DOORS THE SOFT PARADE WAS THE VERY LAST ELEKTRA RELEASE TO HAVE GOLD (TAN) LABELS. OTHER US PRESSING PLANTS WERE RED LABEL ONLY

***ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE GOLD (TAN) ELEKTRA LABEL WITH THE STYLISH “STEREO” ONLY AT THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE LABEL AND IN BOLD TEXT TYPICAL OF THE FIRST ALLENTOWN PRESSING PLANT RELEASE***

***ORIGINAL LYRICS INNER SLEEVE INSERT***

THE DOORS~THE SOFT PARADE~INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1969 ELEKTRA RECORDS EKS-75005 STEREO GOLD LABEL WITH THE LARGE ‘E’ ELEKTRA RECORDS LOGO. 

THICK CARDBOARD ORIGINAL MATTE (AMERICAN STYLE) GATEFOLD COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP. THE SHRINK IS FULLY INTACT WITH THE ORIGINAL BREATHE HOLES.

THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS SIDE ONE EKS-75005-A (AL)   MMMD ARS 912519 & SIDE TWO EKS-75005-B (AL) LMLL ARS 912519 A HANDWRITTEN SYMBOL [AL] IN THE DEAD WAX INDICATES THAT THE RECORD WAS PRESSED AT THE ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, RECORD PRESSING PLANT

***THESE ARE THE REAL IMAGES OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE THE "DIMAGRAPHY" WATERMARK IN THE CENTER TO PROTECT THE PHOTOS FROM BEING COPIED. THE WATERMARK MIGHT BLEND WITH THE IMAGE TONES SOMETIMES AND CAN BE TAKEN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT HIGH-RESOLUTION MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS MOST OF THE TIME SIGNIFICANTLY EMPHASIZE ANY FLAWS OF THE COVER OR VINYL, WHICH ARE BARELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE STANDARD MAGNIFICATION***

***ALL OF THE RECORDS ARE DESCRIBED VISUALLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED***

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! THE ORIGINAL EXPRESSION OF THE IDEA - THE STYLIZATION OF THE LISTING’S DESIGN AND THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, WHICH WERE THE SWEAT OF THE BROW AND TRUE EFFORT OF THE AUTHOR, ARE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE PROTECTED BY THE COPYRIGHT LAW, WHOSE KEY WORDS ARE EXPRESSION AND ORIGINALITY.

·    VINYL: VERY GOOD PLUS (VG++) UNDER EXTREMELY STRONG LIGHT SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE HAIRLINES AND SCUFFS FROM THE SLEEVE THAT ARE NON FEELABLE, THEY APPEAR FAIRLY INSIGNIFICANT TO THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE VINYL, WHICH LOOKS GREAT, WITHOUT ANY VISUAL FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS. THE ORIGINAL LUSTER IS FULLY INTACT AND THE VINYL SHINES AND SPARKLES.

·    COVER: NEAR MINT MINUS (EX)

·    ORIGINAL THE SOFT PARADE INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT (EX)

OUR POLICY:

VERY IMPORTANT: WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS IN DETAILS AND PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE, BUT IF, FOR SOME REASONS, YOU AREN'T SATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASED ITEM(S) PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST WITHOUT LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE FACING. IF YOU AREN'T SURE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK  PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING!!!

IF THE BUYER LEAVES A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITHOUT GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE HE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO THE BLOCKED BIDDER / BUYER LIST AND WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID OR BUY ON OUR AUCTIONS  IN THE FUTURE ANYMORE !!!

·    WE DON'T ACCEPT BIDS FROM BUYERS WITH A ZERO RATING. IF YOU HAVE A ZERO RATING PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST BEFORE BIDDING .

·    WE ALWAYS DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE AND INDICATE WHY WE THINK THAT A PARTICULAR SEALED RECORD IS THE FIRST PRESSING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TELEPHATIC ABILITIES AND CAN'T LOOK THROUGH THE COVER TO BE 150% SURE IN SOME CASES. WHEN THE BUYER  BIDS ON SUCH ITEMS HE TAKES A RISK AND IT IS HIS RISK EXCLUSIVELY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SEALED ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED SEALED. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS THAT THE RECORD IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING PLEASE DO NOT OPEN IT AND CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IF A SEALED ITEM IS RETURNED OPEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF REFUND AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING.

·    IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CONTRADICTS OUR DESCRIPTION PLEASE INFORM US ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE LISTING'S DESCRIPTION.

·    WE ATTEMPT TO GRADE ALL ITEMS HONESTLY AND CONSERVATIVELY.

·    WE SHIP THE RECORDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS

·    WE REQUIRE THE PAYMENT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS

·    WE COMBINE SHIPPING

·    WE DO NOT DO PARTIAL REFUNDS. IF FOR SOME REASONS YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM(S) YOU BOUGHT YOU CAN RETURN THE ITEM(S) AND RECEIVE THE REFUND. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND THE ITEM(S) SHOULD BE IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED TO YOU. THE BUYER PAYS FOR THE RETURN POSTAGE. WE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS AND SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THROUGH DIALOGUE. BEFORE OPENING A CASE PLEASE CONTACT US.

YOUR BID MEANS THAT YOU'VE CAREFULLY READ OUR POLICY AND INFORMATION IN THE DESCRIPTION, AND AGREE WITH IT.