THE GUN 1ST S/T GUN VINYL RARE MONO 1968 M 63552 UK 1ST PRESS EX- HARD PROG ROCK

Sold Date: December 5, 2023
Start Date: November 25, 2023
Final Price: £33.89 (GBP)
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ORIGINAL VERY RARE MONO VERSION 1968 UK 1ST PRESS WITH LOVELY AUDIO !!!!
FEATURES THE TRACK, "RACE WITH THE DEVIL" .                                   THIS IS 'THE GUN' WHO WERE A SHORT LIVED HARD ROCK, PROG ROCK, ACID PSYCH ROCK ROCK BAND FROM ENGLAND, WHO ONLY MADE TWO ALBUMS, AND ONLY LASTED FROM 1967 TO 1970. THIS IS THEIR BRILLIANT 1ST AND DEBUT ALBUM, AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE, AS IT IS THE MONO VERSION, AND FULLY COMPLETE, AND COMES FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION AND PLAYS WITH NO NASTY ISSUES, JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN BELOW !!!!
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 MONO  UK 1ST PRESS  ::  M 63552 A1  ::  M 63552 B1 .
ON THE ORANGE MONO CBS LABEL ::  M 63552  .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS, FRONT LAMINATED, PRINTED AND MAFE BY ERNEST J. DAY & Co, Ltd, LONDON, W.11. PATENT PENDING, WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP, WITH JUST A SMALL RUB ON THE CORNERS. NO LAMINATE LIFT, BUT THERE ARE SOME VARIOUS SIZED LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND NOTHING MASSIVE. THE BACK IS SUPERB AND SO RARE TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION !!!! SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE :: EX- .  

VINYL ::  THE VINYL PLAYS WELL WITH NO SKIPS, STICKS, JUMPS, NASTY POPS OR NASTY CLICKS OR CRACKLE. THEIR AR SOME FAINT TICKS, WHICH DO NOT SPOIL YOUR LISTEN PLEASURE, SO PLEASE READ THE AUDIO DESRIPTION, AND AS ALWAYS I HAVE BEEN HONEST AS I POSSIBLY CAN WITH THE DESCRIPTION, THANK YOU, SO HERE GOES....

THERE ARE 5 TRACKS ON SIDE 1, AND 3 TRACKS ON SIDE 2...

SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS ONE LIGHT TICK TOWARDS THE END.

BIT OF FAINT STATIC BETWEEN TRACKS .

TRACK 2 :: HAS TWO LIGHT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE, THREE LIGHT TICKS TOWRDS THE END, AND A LIGHT TICK AT THE END .

BIT OF FAINT STATIC BETWEEN TRACKS .

TRACK 3 :: HAS ONE LIGHT TICK AFTER THE START, TWO LIGHT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE, AND THREE LIGHT TICKS AT THE END .

TRACK 4 :: PLAYS FINE WITH NOTHING TO MENTION .

TRACK 5 :: HAS JUST TWO LIGHT TICKS AT THE START .

SIDE 1 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS TWO LIGHT TICKS ON THE RUN IN, AND TWO LIGHT TICKS AT THE VERY END .

BIT OF FAINT STATIC BETWEEN TRACKS .

TRACK 2 :: THREE LIGHT TICKS AT THE START, AND TWO LIGHT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE .

TRACK 3 :: HAS A LIGHT TICK IN THE MIDDLE, TWO A BIT FURTHER ON, AND ANOHER FOUR TOWARDS THE END .

THIS ALL SOUNDS A LOT, BUT THERE IS NOTHING REALLY INTRUSIVE. OF COURSE NOT FOR THE PERFECTIONIST, BUT TO FIND THIS ALBUM WITH MONO AUDIO IN ANY CONDITION IS VERY RARE, SO THIS ONE PLAYS WITH JUST SOME LIGHT TICKS AS DESCRIBED, AND A BIT OF FAINT STATIC BETWEEN ONLY A COUPLE OF TRACKS, SO A RARE FIND INDEED !!!!

VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FINE, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD SIGN. UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW VARIOUS COSMETICS . THERE ARE SOME COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, SOME VARIOUS SIZED COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND A FEW TINY COSMETIC MARKS, SO NOTHING NASTY, SO NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, JUST MORE OF A VISUAL EFFECT UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. NOW FOR THE AUDIO GRADE, AND I AM GOING TO PLAY IT SAFE, AND SO I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  ::  EX- .  

LABELS :: LOVELY AND CLEAN, BUT THERE IS A STICKER MARK ON ONE LABEL, AND SOME LIGHT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, SO NO ISSUES   :: EX- .

CBS FACTORY INNER ::  WITH NO ISSUES, JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ONE LISTED ABOVE  :: VG+/EX- .

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, A VERY RARE UK 1ST PRESS MONO VERSION, WITH VERY NICE COVER AND INNER. THE VINYL HAS COSMETICS SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, AND THE AUDIO HAS A FEW LIGHT TICKS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!! ROSE .

TAKE CARE STAY 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.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.95 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 


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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.