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THE WHO My Generation LP 1965 MONO 1st! EARLIEST EVER!! 1B/1B!!!!

Sold Date: January 19, 2014
Start Date: January 18, 2014
Final Price: £207.99 (GBP)
Bid Count: 14
Seller Feedback: 13996
Buyer Feedback: 26


On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Who called "My Generation" and is an ORIGINAL 1965 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Grooved' Brunswick label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS THE WHO'S FIRST & RAREST LP EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS EASILY THE RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER LP ON THE BRUNSWICK LABEL AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  AMAZINGLY, IT HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS 1/B 1/B MATRIX ENDINGS (MOST DONT!), THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 'HANDLING/PLAYING' INNER SLEEVE (LATER ONES DONT!), AND THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' MT TAX CODING ON THE LABELS (LATER ONES HAVE 'KT 'INSTEAD!)!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION - AND IS A VERY DECENT EXAMPLE INDEED!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1965 UK 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'GROOVED' BRUNSWICK LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'MT' LABEL TAX CODING, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1/B 1/B MATRIX ENDINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'HANDLING/PLAYING' INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'ROBERT STACE' LAMINATED MONO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Brunswick UK MONO 1st Pressing from 1965 and is in GREAT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is LAT 8616 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Grooved' Brunswick label (see picture) and is a UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear (apart from the TINIEST trace around the centre holes!), NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in GREAT condition - and is a VERY decent example indeed!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO nasty deep feelable scratches, only 2 or 3 light hairlines, only 2 or 3 VERY light scufflines, only 2 or 3 TINY surface marks, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!   THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  The record plays with NO pops, only a few VERY light clicks (though mostly NONE!), NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - though I am very VERY tempted indeed to add a '+' to this grading, as this record is a very VERY decent example indeed!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Handling/Playing' inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Robert Stace' Laminated MONO Cover is in GREAT condition!!!!  The cover has NO rips, NO tears, NO edge wear (apart from an almost INVISIBLE 'touched in' trace to the top edge!), NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), shiny laminate, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO ringwear, NO rubbing, NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good+ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY AS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!   THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1965 UK 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "MY GENERATION" BY THE WHO, IN GREAT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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