DR.JOHN, the night tripper --- GRIS-gris
PRESSED ON ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1ST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL !!!!
FIRSTLY I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS CERTAINLY IS NOT FOR THE PERFECTIONIST, SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR TOP AUDIO, THEN HONESTLY THIS WILL NOT BE FOR YOU, AS IT PLAYS WITH SOME LIGHT AND FAINT TICKS, AND NOTHING SERIOUS, SO IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH SOME TICKS, THEN PLEASE READ ON, THANK YOU !!!!   THIS IS MALCOLM JOHN REBENNACK Jr, OR BETTER KNOWN AS, DR JOHN'. FROM ORLEANS IN LOUISIANA, HE STARTED OUT IN THE 1950's. HIS UNIQUE MUSIC, IS A FUSION OF NEW ORLEANS R&B, BLUES JAZZ, AND PSYCHEDELIA, SO A VERY UNIQUE SOUND INDEED. THIS IS DR JOHN'S FIRST ALBUM, RELEASED ON 22nd JANUARY 1968, AND COMES FROM MY PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL  1968  UK 1ST PRESS  :: 588147 AV1  420 :: 588147852127 2Y//1 420 .
ON THE RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC 1ST PRESS LABEL :: 588147 .

COVER :: ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS, FRONT LAMINATED PRINTED AND MADE BY MacNEILL PRESS Ltd, LONDON, S.E.1, WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES WITH NO RUB AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP. THERE ARE SOME LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE BACK IS VERY NICE, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE  :: VG+/EX- . NEARER TO VG+, RATHER THAN EX- !!!!

VINYL ::  THE AUDIO PLAYS WITH NO NASTY ISSUES SO NO, SKIPS, STICKS, JUMPS, STATIC OR CRACKLE, BUT THERE ARE SOME LIGHT AND FAINT TICKS MAINLY ON THE FIRST THREE TRACKS ON SIDE 1. TRACK 4, AND ALL OF SIDE 2 PLAYS REALLY WELL WITH JUST THREE FAINT TICKS, SO STILL A VERY ENJOYABLE VINYL TO LISTEN TO, BUT AS MENTIONED NOT FOR THE PERFECTIONIST !!!!

NOW AS YOU CAN IMAGINE A HARD ONE TO AUDIO GRADE, SO I WILL SPLIT THE GRADE .....

ON SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1, TRACK 2, AND TRACK 3 :: ALL THREE TRACKS PLAY WITH SOME LIGHT AND FAINT TICKS IN PLACES, SO WITH THIS IN MIND, I WILL GRADE THE AUDIO ::  VG .

TRACK 4 ON SIDE 1, AND ALL TRACKS ON SIDE 2 :: I WILL GRADE THE AUDIO ::  EX/EX+ .

VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FINE, AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, A COUPLE OF SMALL AND TINY COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF TINY COSMETIC HARMLESS MARKS, MAINLY ON SIDE 1. SO THESE HAVE MORE OF A VISUAL EFFECT UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. 

TO SUM UP, WHEN I STARTED PLAYING SIDE 1, WITH THOSE LIGHT AND FAINT TICKS I NEARLY STOPPED, BUT I MADE IT TO TRACK 4, AND IT IMPROVED, SO I CARRIED ON, AND SIDE 2 DOES PLAY VERY WELL, AND ALSO DUE TO IT BEING A UNIQUE ALBUM, AND DR JOHN's FIRST ALBUM, I DECIDED TO LIST IT. (PLEASE REMEMBER THIS WILL NOT TURN INTO ANYTHING ELSE IN THE POST, AND WILL ARRIVE AS I HAVE DESCRIBED IT, THANK YOU).  

LABELS ::  VERY NICE, JUST A FEW TINY SPINDLE INES AT THE CENTRE  :: EX/EX+ .

POLYLINED INNER ::  NO SPLITS OR WRITING BUT THERE IS SOME AGEING, AND A BIT MORE AGEING AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE :: GOOD . 

WHAT A GREAT ALBUM, AND AGAIN I MUST POINT OUT THAT I DID ENJOY IT, EVEN WITH SOME LIGHT AND FAINT TICKS ON THE FIRST THREE TRACKS. I ALWAYS TRY TO BE HONEST AS I POSSIBLY CAN, THANK YOU !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!!! ROSE.

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU !

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.