DR.MARTIN LUTHER KING"GREAT MARCH TO FREEDOM"NEAR MINT
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ORIGINAL MONO 1968 LP
ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER ON THE UK TAMLA MOTOWN LABEL.
DR.MARTIN LUTHER KING
"THE GREAT MARCH TO FREEDOM"
(DETROIT,JUNE 23RD 1963)
TML 11076
A MONO ONLY RELEASE.
THICK PRESSING WITH THE BLACK LABEL AND ADVERT INNER.
A TERRIFIC SOUVENIR OF THE SPEECHES OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MEN OF THE LAST CENTURY AND INDEED ANY CENTURY!
INCLUDES THE"I HAVE A DREAM"SEGMENT THAT WOULD INSPIRE MILLIONS INCLUDING THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE USA!
THE LP WAS PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE BY THE FIRST OWNER AND THEN FILED AWAY FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS!
PLAYED ONCE SINCE THEN BY ME!
IT IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND WOULD EASILY PASS FOR MINT!
MINT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED MEANS UNPLAYED BUT THIS IS AS NEAR MINT AS YOU WILL EVER FIND!
A TRULY AWESOME ITEM!
YOU WILL NOT FIND THIS UK PRESSING FOR SALE EASILY!
OTHER DEALERS AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS HAVE ONLY SEEN IT ONCE BEFORE,MANY YEARS AGO!
THE LP TAMLA MOTOWN COLLECTORS USUALLY HAVE NOT GOT OR IF THEY HAVE IT IS THE INFERIOR AND MORE EASIER TO FIND USA PRESSING!
THIS UK LP WAS NOT A BIG SELLER AND WAS DELETED WITHIN A YEAR OF ISSUE HENCE IT'S SCARCITY,40 YEARS LATER!
A VERY CLEAN GLOSSY FRONT SLEEVE+ FLIPBACK AT THE BACK.
PRINTED BY GARROD & LOFTHOUSE
PATENTS PENDING DENOTING A VERY EARLY COVER.
(MORE DETAILS BELOW)!!!
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VERY NICE MONO UK COPY -THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!
IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.
A TAMLA MOTOWN RARITY!
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 MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE 1960s!!!
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE SPOKEN WORD VINYL LPs OF ALL.
AN ORIGINAL MONO 1ST UK EDITION FROM 1968 OF THE LIVE ALBUM RECORDED IN JUNE 1963 AND ISSUED IN THE UK ON THE TAMLA MOTOWN LABEL SHORTLY AFTER KING'S TRAGIC PASSING .
CAPTURES ALL THE EXCITEMENT AND ATMOSPHERE OF THE HISTORIC OCCASION!
A 1st PRESSING FROM 40 YEARS AGO!
MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN VERY NEAR PERFECT CONDITION!
NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!
A COPY THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY TWICE-ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER(A FORMER TEACHER WHO BOUGHT IT IN 1968 AND THEN ONCE BY ME A FEW WEEKS AGO TO CHECK IT!!!!!
Copies of this album were being sold in SMALL quantities EVEN IN 1968 at a time when Spoken word LPs did not get much promotion or publicity outside the specialist magazines and the few hours of radio broadcasts tucked away on the limited broadcasts of the BBC.
Just how many were preserved like this one ??!!!!!!
Those that were buying this type of LP were usually using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds.
Most Tamla Motown collectors would not be interested in having this LP AS IT WAS A FULL PRICE ITEM AT THE SAME TIME AS A HUGE RUN OF MUSIC RELEASES ON THE LABEL.
In the UK King's passing was of course a major event but in the UK despite the sympathy expressed by the British people, there was not a great demand to have the man's voice on record for repeated listening!
YOU CANNOT BUY THIS LP ON CD IN THIS PACKAGING !
Vinyl is still the best way to hear spoken word and always will be!
GREAT SOLID AND CLEAR SOUND!
I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.
There is no spindle wear.
Look elsewhere on ebay and you might see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often usa issues or reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults.
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 ACURATE DESCRIPTION!
This is AN UPGRADER COPY OF THE HIGHEST ORDER-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!
AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN A VERY STRONG NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.MANY DEALERS WOULD EASILY STATING MINT!
THE GLOSSY FRONT COVER HAS A COUPLE OF TINY EDGE CREASES AND A LITTLE ULTRA FAINT STAINING AT THE BACK EDGES BUT NO WRITING/RIPS or REPAIRS!!!!!
ORIGINAL UK TAMLA MOTOWN RECORDS INNER SLEEVE-CLEAN, CRISP AND MAGNIFICENT!!
AN OUTER PVC COVER WILL BE SUPPLIED.
THE LP ITSELF AS USUAL FROM ME WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!
REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS!
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!
Realistic £50 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT!
Postage is £6 1ST CLASS SPECIAL DELIVERY. SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!
Outside UK extra depending on destination. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.
CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY.
SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT
DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!
Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 8000 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 OVER 6 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. 6 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 FANTASTIC ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!
KEEP WATCHING!
THIS WILL BE A MAJOR ITEM FOR ANY RECORD COLLECTOR!
