JOHN LEE HOOKER
house of the BLUES


VERY RARE UK MONO !!!!
WHEN ORIGINALLY RELEASED IT WAS ONLY IN THE U.S.A IN MONO IN 1960, THIS IS THE FIRST UK MONO ISSUE RELEASED IN 1964, ON THE PYE INTERNATIONAL LABEL, SO NOT THE LATER 1966 VERSION ON MARBLE ARCH LABEL, AND THE GREAT NEWS IT PLAYS AMAZING, SO VERY RARE TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION !!!!
THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY, MR JOHN LEE HOOKER, WHO WAS FROM TUTWILER, MISSISSIPPI, AND ONE OF THE GREATEST BLUES ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. THIS IS HIS FIRST AND DEBUT ALBUM, A VERY RARE ORIGINAL RELEASED IN THE UK IN 1964, AND WILL BE A VERY SAD LOSS FROM MY TREASURED 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 1964 UK 1ST ISSUE PRESS :: I  LP 12042 A-1M  :: I  LP  12042 B-1M .
PRESSED OFF THE FIRST MOTHER, WITH EARLY STAMPERS  :: 1  A  :: 1  E .
'RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1964' LABEL TEXT .

ON THE PYE INTERNATIONAL RED AND YELLOW  LABEL :: NPL.28042 .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK MONO, WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES WITH A SMALL RUB ON THE CORNERS. NO LAMINATE LIFT, JUST SOME SMALL LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES. THE BACK I THINK IS BEST DESCRIBED IN THE PHOTOS, WHICH GIVE A FAR BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION, THANK YOU. NOW THE FRONT IS IN LOVELY CONDITION, AND THE BACK NOT SO LOVELY, SO I THINK A FAIR GRADE IS :: VG . 

VINYL :: NOW THE AUDIO MORE THAN MAKES UP FOR THE COVER, AND HONESTLY TO FIND THIS 1964 ORIGINAL WITH AUDIO LIKE THIS ONE HAS, I WOULD THINK NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. THERE ARE NO SKIPS, STICKS, JUMPS, POPS, CLICKS, AND ALSO NO CRACKLE OR STATIC, SO AMAZING CLEAR AUDIO, AND ALL I HEARD WAS....

ON SIDE 1 :: JUST A SINGLE FAINT TICK, NOT ON THE AUDIO, BUT BETWEEN TRACK 3 AND TRACK 4, AND TWO VERY FAINT TICKS TOWARDS THE END OF TRACK 4.

ON SIDE 2 :: JUST TWO FAINT TICKS, AGAIN NOT ON THE AUDIO, BUT BETWEEN TRACK 1 AND TRACK 2, AND THAT'S ALL !!!!

REALLY PLAYS AMAZING AND CERTAINLY WILL NOT DISAPPOINT !!!!

VISUALLY, UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE SOME COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES AND A FEW SMALL AND TINY COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FINE, SO NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT !!!!

SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  ::  EX/EX+ . BUT SO MUCH NEARER TO EX+, AND IN NO WAY OVER GRADED !!!!

LABELS :: NO ISSUES, LOVELY AND CLEAN, JUST LITERALLY A COUPLE OF FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT ::  EX .

ORIGINAL INNER :: UNBELIEVABLY NO SPLITS OR WRITING, JUST SOME AGEING, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL DESCRIBED ABOVE :: VG .

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, A VERY RARE MONO UK 1ST ISSUE PRESS FROM 1964, AND THE AUDIO IS OUTSTANDING. NICE SOLID COVER WITH SOME AGE RELATED MARKS ON THE BACK,  AND COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INNER. GREAT BLUES ALBUM, AND AN ALBUM THAT IS A MASTERPIECE IN BLUES MUSIC !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!! ROSE.

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.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.75 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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.