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

JIMI HENDRIX - ELECTRIC LADYLAND

 MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO

MINT MINUS SLEEVE

THIS IS THE 1ST REISSUE / CROSSOVER ON POLYDOR WITH THE TRACK MATRIX NUMBERS

NO POLYDOR MATRIX NUMBERS AT ALL

FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING 

CATALOGUE:POLYDOR  2310269 / 70 MATRIX:613008 A v 2 420 11 / B v 2 420 12                   613009 A v 2 420 11 / B // 2 420 12 
THIS LP SET IS QUITE UNIQUE IN THAT THE MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE DEAD WAX ARE THE SAME AS USED IN THE ORIGINAL TRACK PRESSING, EVEN WITH THE CROSSED OUT 613009. THERE IS NO OTHER MATRIX NUMBERS IN THE DEAD WAX, WHICH YOU WOULD USUALLY FIND 213069 / 70 MATRIX NUMBERS. MAKING THIS COPY A PURE TRANSITION COPY. IF THE LABELS WERE TRACK LABELS THEN THESE NUMBERS WOULD BE CORRECT, BUT THEY ARE POLYDOR LABELS, CLEARLY STAMPED ONTO THE TRACK PRESSING. THIS CERTAINLY HAS TO BE A VERY FIRST POLYDOR EXAMPLE

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN NICE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE VERY SLIGHLY FADED SPINDLE HOLES, 

THE TYPEFACE IS UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

 EVEN UNDER VERY CLOSE SCRUTINY I CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN TWO  SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE LP HAS BEEN VERY VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THERE IS ALSO A LITTLE VINYL RESIDUE INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE ON ONE LP AND A LITTLE STUCK TO THE HOLE ON THE OTHER

 

THE VINYL

THE RECORDS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOK ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THEY STILL LOOK PERFECT

 

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS FIRST PRESS ALL THE WAY, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL.

THIS  AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT, AND THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

ALL I HEARD DURING THE FOUR SIDES WAS A FEW RANDOM SPECKS OF VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A LINKING GROOVE / SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO

I HEARD NO DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE ALBUM, JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE STATIC TICS

THIS HAS TO GRADE MINT MINUS

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED E. J DAY AND CO GATEFOLD SLEEVE

 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND IS VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE. FIRSTLY BECAUSE UNLIKE MOST COPIES THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL, JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO A STRONG LIGHT, AND SECONDLY BECAUSE ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. 

ABSOLUTELY NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE OTHER THAN A TINY SPECK ON THE CORNER TIPS

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, 

ONE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. 

NONE  ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND ONE ONE THE BOTTOM EDGE .

NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

 

THE TOP EDGES ARE  IN PERFECT CONDITION. FULLY COLOURED AND JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS FLAT, PERFECT LAMINATE AND UNBLEMISHED TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS

 

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP 

 

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. ONCE AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE, AND AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECT PAIR OF INNER PANELS

 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

 

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

GARRY