BRIAN AUGER AND THE TRINITY Definitely What! LP Marmalade 1968 Mono UK 1st Press

Sold Date: July 8, 2023
Start Date: July 3, 2023
Final Price: £45.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 9
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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZINGMOST IMPORTANTVERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
I try to be one of the best sellers on ebay and would like to thank all of you potential bidders for your support and taste in music!!! I strictly grade all LP's I list, visually and sonically using the UK RRPG standards as customer satisfaction is highly important to me, and I'll always do my very best not to let you down. Be sure to add me to your favourite sellers list and check my auctions frequently as i'll be listing some gems that you just WON'T want to miss out on!!!
I think that's everything, so let the auction commence!!!

Title : Brian Auger & Trinity - Definitely What!


Label & year : Original Marmalade 607003 LP , UK Mono 1968 IMPOSSIBLY RARE 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : 607003 A//3  1  1 , Side B : 607003 B//3  1  1  (EARLIEST EVER!!!)

UNBELIEVABLY RARE PSYCHEDELIC JAZZ ROCK POPSIKE DEBUT CLASSIC IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION - RARELY PLAYED WITH AWESOME AUDIO AND EARLIEST EVER TRUE DAY OF RELEASE FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! THE INCREDIBLY RARE MONO VERSION SOLD NEXT TO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND IS RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO FIND - THIS SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP!!! (ALMOST ALL WERE STEREOS!!!) EASILY ONE OF THE VERY RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER ALBUMS ON THE ICONIC HIGHLY COLLECTABLE MARMALADE LABEL, NOT TO MENTION WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE VERY BEST!!! WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM!!! A TRULY OUTRAGEOUS BAND WITH UNBELIEVABLE MUSICIANSHIP!!! YOU’VE GOT TO HEAR IT!!!

SOLD NEXT TO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND IS RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO FIND - ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS!!! RARELY SEEN A TURNTABLE WITH AWESOME MONO AUDIO WITH EARLIEST EVER TRUE DAY OF RELEASE FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE!!! SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP IN SUCH FANTASTIC SHAPE!!! ULTRASONICALLY CLEANED FOR MAXIMUM FIDELITY - OUTSTANDING!!!

A STUNNING production that still sounds utterly ASTOUNDING and fresh!!! A truly incredible, effortlessly inventive album - it’s a work of art and a genuine psych classic!!! THIS is one of the VERY RAREST and BEST LP's psych classics of all time!!! Do NOT miss out on this IMPOSSIBLY RARE opportunity to own this UNBELIEVABLE Psychedelic Jazz Rock masterpiece - bid now!!!! 

About : Ultra Rare Original 1968 UK 1st Press!!! This MASSIVELY RARE LP initially sold barely anything (LP's were also really expensive to most people back then!!!) and therefore had a very small run, and is INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND, especially in this condition!!! AN absolute classic LP from this incredible band!!! An astonishing album that really DESERVES to be in EVERY serious 60's / 70's record collection!!! Don't miss out on this MEGA RARE LP!!! If you like good music, bid now!!!


The LP :


Labels :

Classic UK 1st Press Marmalade labels!!! Both sides are OUTSTANDING with NO real signs of age, NO graffiti, and NO writing OR tears whatsoever!!! Just has a small amount of ultra light spindle marks which suggests that this has barely had much play at all!!! FANTASTIC for a 55 year old record!!! All must grade overall at least as Excellent!!! 

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1968 UK 1st Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks INCREDIBLE with NO nasty scratches, groovewear, or nasty deep scuffs whatsoever!!! The only blemishes off perfection are just one or two BARELY VISIBLE totally non-sounding cosmetic scuffs, a few of the lightest, wispy sleeve traces/cleaning lines (only visible in strong angled light) and only one or two ULTRA light non sounding hairlines from where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years!!! Of course, none of these ULTRA light blemishes interfere with smoothness of play AT ALL!!! PHENOMENAL for a record of this age and rarity!!! EASILY the VERY BEST i've ever seen!!! You'll be amazed by how generally clean and unworn it is!!! Must grade overall at least as Very Good+++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)


Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays BRILLIANTLY with fantastic mono blast and clarity!!! It really sounds incredible with NO hisses, hops, distortion, sticks, or skips!!! Only (like pretty much all records) has low level surface noise in places such as on the run in grooves, only a few light ticks here and there on rare occasions, and just a touch of ULTRA mild and light "bluesman's fag" atmospheric static in few and far between places such as on some of the quieter sections, but it doesn't overshadow the music AT ALL!!! I'd even argue it gives it added soul!!! A hugely enjoyable listen - The music is TRULY loud and clear with that bass, depth, warmth and clarity you can only get from UK 1st Press vinyl!!! AWESOME for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audiably at least as Very Good+++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)


Sleeve :


Original 1968 UK 1st Press fully laminated sleeve complete with original unsplit inner!!! Very hard to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks BRILLIANT, especially considering the nature of these notoriously fragile sleeve!!! NO writing, NO graffiti, NO splits, NO really bad marks at all, and still ULTRA strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has some mild signs of light ageing such as just a small amount of light creases and a mere hint of a record imprint, just some usual light laminate lifting along the back spine (very common with fully laminated sleeves) and a little general light age rubbing here and there from storage (minimal and nothing too drastic at all), a touch of denting to the four corners which basically ALL vintage LP's have, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by listing every minor negative I can possibly find, but this remains an AWESOME example of this truly iconic sleeve, and a TRUE rarity to find one as ultra strong, vibrant and brilliantly presentable as this - most have been virtually destroyed or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit, and totally readable!!! Must grade overall as Very Good+!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)


Summary : A FANTASTIC example of this INCREDIBLY RARE classic original Marmalade psych jazz classic UK 1st Press LP!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS OUTSTANDING AS THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!!

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

Postage and packing (UK bidders) will be £5.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Europe buyers, postage is £19.99 signed for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Rest of the world buyers, postage is £23.99 signed for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that (orders over £30 need to be sent signed for). Contact is expected to be made within a day, and payment expected within 3 days of the auction ending, otherwise you may lose priority over the item and it may be offered second chance to the under bidder or relisted e.t.c. Contact is king! UK bidders, I accept paypal or postal orders. International bidders, I accept Paypal or Bank Transfer! Unfortunately, I cant accept any other internet payment other than paypal. Please PLEASE get in touch via the ebay messaging system rather than opening a case if there’s any kind of problem, I will do my very best to sort it out.

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