I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS  - BARE WIRES

1968 1ST PRESSING UNBOXED DECCA * STEREO *

AUDIO PLAYS MINT MINUS

MINT MINUS  SLEEVE

ULTIMATE UPGRADE EXAMPLE

FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

 

CATALOGUE:DECCA SLK 4945 MATRIX: ZAL 8340 1W / 8341-1W VERY FIRST PRESS MOTHERS/STAMPERS 1 K / 1 M

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE DEEP BLUE AND SILVER UNBOXED STEREO LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. 

THE BLUE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

 

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL STILL RETAINS THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS .

UNDER SPOTLIGHTS, IT STILL LOOKS IMMACULATE. NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF INSIGNIFICANT TINY WISPY HAIRLINES 

A STUNNING EXAMPLE

THE TEST PLAY

THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND COMES THROUGH CRISP AND CLEAR ON ALL TRACKS, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF GROOVEWEAR, MEANING THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

NO HEAVY CRACKLES AND CLICKS WHATSOEVER.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

A COUPLE OF INSIGNIFICANT BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC BUT THAT IS ALL

A REALLY AMAZING  COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT PLAYS TO THE INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS GRADE

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

FULLY LAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. 

THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO SCUFFING TO THE LAMINATED SURFACE WHATSOEVER. NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE. . NO LINES ON THE TOP EDGE NONE EITHER ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE CORNERS ARE SHRP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH THE JET BLACK MATT COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. JUST THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END SHOWS A SPECK OF RUBBING.

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT ACROSS THE SURFACE .THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE WHICH IS ALSO LAMINATED HAS REMAINED IN SUPERB CONDITION, A SINGLE SMALL PATCH OF LIFT BY THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE 

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. 

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

 

 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY