The Doors STRANGE DAYS 1967 US LP 1st Press STEREO EKS 74014 PLAYS NR MINT HEAR

Sold Date: April 18, 2024
Start Date: April 11, 2024
Final Price: £156.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 9
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

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THE DOORS - STRANGE DAYS

THE ORIGINAL 1967 US 1ST PRESS - STEREO

NEAR MINT AUDIO

EX+ SLEEVE



THE RECORD


 

THE LABELS

THE TAN COLOURED DEEP GROOVE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. 

THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACKTYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE 

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL DISC IN SPOTLESS CONDITION. . 

THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE AND LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS. 

EVEN WHEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO, THERE IS JUST A COUPLE OF VERY FINE NON SOUNDING WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME USUAL NON SOUNDING DEULL EMBEDDED STREAK LINES


THE TEST PLAY

THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT ALBUM THAT PLAYS VERY CLEANLY AND CLEARLY

NO DISTORTION MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS WHATSOEVER.

A CRISP AND CLEAR MONO REPRODUCTION WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

CLEAN AND SILENT LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD A COUPLE OF ABSOLUTELY MINUSCULE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND  HERE AND THERE

A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST STATIC DUST TICS

I GRADE THIS AUDIO AS NEAR MINT

 BUT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

THE SLEEVE


 

NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE

 

THE FRONT SURFACE  HAS COLOURS THAT ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO RUBBING

 

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE 

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE FAIRLY SQUARE WITH SOME RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 


THERE ARE LIGHT CREASE LINES OVER THE LEFT CORNERS AND THE TOP RIGHT


THERE IS ALSO A SMALL EXPORT HOLE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER


THIS SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL MONO SLEEVE USED FOR THE STEREO LP. A STICKER WAS PLACED ON THE FRONT TOP LEFT CORNER TO INDICATE THAT THIS WAS IN FACT A STETERO PRESSING

 

THERE IS JUST ONE PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE . THREEALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END

 

THE SPINE IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. PERFECT TYPEFACE, A LITTLE RUB AT EACH END


THE OPENING EDGE ONLY HAS A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING 

 

THE REAR SURFACE HAS ONLY A LIGHT CREASE LINE OVER THE TOP CORNERS

THE PICTURE  / LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPER CONDITION . ONE CORNER CREASE BUT NO SEAM SPLITS


  

THIS SLEEVE GRADES EX+

 

 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

 


POSTAGE
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THE E.U - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £13.80
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 AUSTRALIA - TRACKED AND SIGNED  £17.60
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