Sold Date: November 7, 2015
Start Date: November 1, 2015
Final Price: £10.00 (GBP)
Seller Feedback: 19918
Buyer Feedback: 12

ATTENTION 1960s BLUES/FOLK,BUDDING GUITARISTS AND CONDITION UPGRADERS! 

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1967 MONO 1ST USA EDITION OF THE STEFAN GROSSMAN ALBUM "HOW TO PLAY BLUES GUITAR" COMPLETE WITH THE USUALLY MISSING BOOKLET WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND CHORDS ETC. 

PRESSED ON QUIET,THICK VINYL WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE UNBOXED ELEKTRA AND GROOVED LABELS IN MONO. EKL 324. THIS WAS NOT A BIG SELLER IN THE USA,PROBABLY NOT ISSUED OUTSIDE THE USA AND WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A YEAR OF ISSUE!

HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT ELEKTRA INNER SLEEVE. THE COVER STILL HAS IT'S SHRINK WRAP ATTACHED ONLY BROKEN AT THE LEAD IN EDGES TO GET THE RECORD OUT! VERY CLEAN UNLIKE MOST COVERS OF 48 YEARS AGO.

Most of the few copies sold in the 1960s would have ended up in public libraries,schools and universities and would have been played a lot! This copy has had MINIMAL use with GLEAMING SURFACES,still in fantastic shape with only a couple of faint surface marks and hardly any surface noise.Very hard to improve upon this copy! 

THE RECORD IS STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION! 

THE BOOKLET AND COVER ARE SUPER CLEAN WITH NO WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!  BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS RECORD ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION AND NOT CLEARLY GRADED. JUST ONE OWNER FROM NEW,THE LATE PETER NEWBROOK WHO RAN THE ESQUIRE LABEL AND HAD A MASSIVE COLLECTION. 

PETER NEWBROOK WAS A JAZZ MUSICIAN,WRITER,RECORD REVIEWER ON JAZZ,A FILM DIRECTOR AND THE OWNER OF THE BRITISH JAZZ LABEL ESQUIRE WHICH ISSUED MANY BRITISH,AMERICAN AND CONTINENTAL RECORDINGS AND AS SUCH HAD MANY STRONG CONTACTS,KNEW MANY JAZZ MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN THE UK AND USA WHO WOULD SEND HIM EARLY ADVANCE COPIES OF RECORDS FOR HIS OPINIONS AND APPROVAL-THE MAJORITY ADDED TO HIS SHELVES WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS IF THAT AS HE WAS A VERY BUSY MAN INDEED! I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY MOST OF HIS VAST COLLECTION SEVERAL YEARS BACK AS LONG TERM EBAYERS AND JAZZ COLLECTORS WILL RECALL.  NATURALLY AS A LONG TERM COLLECTOR MYSELF,I COULDN'T RESIST KEEPING SOME OF THEM BUT I AM PRUNING DOWN AGAIN WITH THE NEED FOR SPACE SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE TOP QUALITY RARITIES WHICH MAY NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN AS GOOD AS THESE EXAMPLES! CHECK OUT MY OTHER ALBUMS FOR SET-SALE THIS WEEK! MORE TO FOLLOW IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS! 

 SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR SIMILAR ITEMS!

MY CONSTANT AIM IS TO GET FEEDBACK COMMENTS LIKE"BEYOND EXPECTATION",WHICH I ALREADY HAVE! EVERYTHING PACKED WITH CARE AND ATTENTION TO ENSURE THEY ARRIVE SAFELY!

A LOW,REALISTIC BUY IT NOW PRICE OF £10!

POSTAGE IS £4-50 (UK) £7(EUROPE) £10(REST OF THE WORLD) YOU WILL GET A SAFE,SOLID PARCEL!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

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TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!!

DEALERS AND COLLECTORS TRAVEL FOR MANY MILES TO VISIT ME-MOST NOT EVEN ASKING TO EXAMINE MY RECORDS AS THEY TRUST MY VERY STRICT JUDGEMENT AND GRADINGS! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS RECORD IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!

NO JUMPS!/NO STICKS!/NO SWISHES!How many were preserved like this copy-??

HARDLY USED AND NOT SERIOUSLY ABUSED!!!!!!

The LP has clearly been very well cared for on lightweight  high quality equipment.  

 Vinyl is still the best way to hear this music and always will be!  

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.FAR BETTER THAN MOST AROUND! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A VERY NICE LP-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.  

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING VERY STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY ALL OF THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER LPs SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!!    SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

Checkout my feedback of OVER 19,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH 13 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.13 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2015!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

 MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT MY OTHER ALBUMS FOR  SET SALE FROM ME ON EBAY!