*BOB DYLAN~THE FREEWHEELIN’ BOB DYLAN~ULTRA RARE US ORIG’62 COLUMBIA MONO 1ST PRESS STICKER SHRINK*

 ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL FIRST US MONAURAL RELEASE, COLUMBIA RECORDS, PITMAN, NEW JERSEY

***FIRST COVER VARIATION OF THE 1ST COMMERCIAL RELEASE WITH BOTH MONO AND STEREO CATALOGUE NUMBERS AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE BACK COVER (THE SECOND VARIATION OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL RELEASE HAS ONLY THE MONAURAL CATALOGUE NUMBER ON THE BACK COVER) AND "1" AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, INDICATING THE COVER WAS MADE BY MODERN ALBUM FINISHING CO., PROBABLY AT THEIR TERRE HAUTE, IN, FACILITY (MODERN ALBUMS USED ODD NUMBERS)***

*** THE FIRST ISSUE RED & BLACK COLUMBIA "GUARANTEED FIDELITY" MONO LABEL (THE SECOND COLUMBIA COMMERCIAL RECORD LABELS HAVE THE "MONO" / "360° SOUND" ARROWS LOGO INSTEAD OF "GUARANTEED HIGH FIDELITY")***

***WOW! DEEP GROOVE LABEL ON SIDE ONE***

***VERY EARLY FIRST -3J/-2C MATRIX STAMPERS***

***THICK HEAVY WEIGHT VINYL 144 g***

***ULTRA RARE PROMOTIONAL “SINGING HIS SENSATIONAL HIT ‘BLOWIN IN THE WIND’” STICKER***

BOB DYLAN~THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN~VERY RARE FIRST US PRESSING  ORIGINAL 1963 COLUMBIA RECORDS CL 1986 MONO RED & BLACK COLUMBIA "GUARANTEED FIDELITY" MONO LABEL

THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) MATTE COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP. THE SHRINK IS FULLY INTACT WITH THE ORIGINAL BREATHE HOLES. THE FRONT COVER HAS THE ORIGINAL “SINGING HIS SENSATIONAL HIT BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND’” HYPE STICKER

CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS.

THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING WITH THE FIRST MATRIX NUMBERS IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS XLP-58717-3J o / XLP-58718-2C o (DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, US ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING). THE VINYL HAS THE [o] SUFFIX INDICATING THAT IT WAS PRESSED AT COLUMBIA RECORDS PRESSING PLANT, PITMAN, NEW JERSEY

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. MONO PRESSING. SUPERB COPY!

***IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! THESE ARE THE REAL IMAGES OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT HIGH-RESOLUTION MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS MOST OF THE TIME SIGNIFICANTLY EMPHASIZE ANY FLAWS OF THE COVER OR VINYL, WHICH ARE BARELY NOTICEABLE UNDER THE STANDARD MAGNIFICATION***

 

***ALL OF THE RECORDS ARE DESCRIBED VISUALLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED***

·     COVER: NEAR MINT (NM)

·     VINYL: EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-) UNDER EXTREMELY STRONG LIGHT SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE HAIRLINES THAT ARE NON FEELABLE, THEY APPEAR FAIRLY INSIGNIFICANT TO THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE VINYL, WHICH LOOKS GREAT, WITHOUT ANY VISUAL FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS. THE ORIGINAL LUSTER IS FULLY INTACT AND THE VINYL SHINES AND SPARKLES LIKE NEW

·     LABELS: NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-)

·     ORIGINAL COLUMBIA RECORDS INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT PLUS (EX+)

OUR POLICY:

VERY IMPORTANT: WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS IN DETAILS AND PROVIDE OUR CUSTOMERS WITH THE BEST SERVICE POSSIBLE, BUT IF, FOR SOME REASONS, YOU AREN'T SATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASED ITEM(S) PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST WITHOUT LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND WE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM THAT YOU ARE FACING. IF YOU AREN'T SURE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US A CHANCE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE LEAVING A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK  PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING!!!

IF THE BUYER LEAVES A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WITHOUT GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE HE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO THE BLOCKED BIDDER / BUYER LIST AND WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID OR BUY ON OUR AUCTIONS  IN THE FUTURE ANYMORE !!!

·     WE DON'T ACCEPT BIDS FROM BUYERS WITH A ZERO RATING. IF YOU HAVE A ZERO RATING PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST BEFORE BIDDING .

·     WE ALWAYS DESCRIBE OUR ITEMS AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE AND INDICATE WHY WE THINK THAT A PARTICULAR SEALED RECORD IS THE FIRST PRESSING, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TELEPHATIC ABILITIES AND CAN'T LOOK THROUGH THE COVER TO BE 150% SURE IN SOME CASES. WHEN THE BUYER  BIDS ON SUCH ITEMS HE TAKES A RISK AND IT IS HIS RISK EXCLUSIVELY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SEALED ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED SEALED. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS THAT THE RECORD IS NOT THE FIRST PRESSING PLEASE DO NOT OPEN IT AND CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IF A SEALED ITEM IS RETURNED OPEN IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF REFUND AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BACK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BIDDING.

·     IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CONTRADICTS OUR DESCRIPTION PLEASE INFORM US ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY. ALSO, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE LISTING'S DESCRIPTION.

·     WE ATTEMPT TO GRADE ALL ITEMS HONESTLY AND CONSERVATIVELY.

·     WE SHIP THE RECORDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS

·     WE REQUIRE THE PAYMENT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS

·     WE COMBINE SHIPPING

·     WE DO NOT DO PARTIAL REFUNDS. IF FOR SOME REASONS YOU AREN’T SATISFIED WITH THE ITEM(S) YOU BOUGHT YOU CAN RETURN THE ITEM(S) AND RECEIVE THE REFUND. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND THE ITEM(S) SHOULD BE IN THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED TO YOU. THE BUYER PAYS FOR THE RETURN POSTAGE. WE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS AND SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THROUGH DIALOGUE. BEFORE OPENING A CASE PLEASE CONTACT US.

YOUR BID MEANS THAT YOU'VE CAREFULLY READ OUR POLICY AND INFORMATION IN THE DESCRIPTION, AND AGREE WITH IT.

 

On May-08-17 at 19:20:04 PDT, seller added the following information:

THE CORRECT RELEASE DATE OF THE FIRST PRESSING IS 1963. PLEASE IGNORE THE YEAR THAT WE INDICATED IN THE TITLE AND DESCRIPTION. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS TECHNICAL MISTAKE.