EAST OF EDEN MERCATOR PROJECTED 1W 1W FIRST PRESS

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Add a couple photos showing a bunch of '60s hippy types decked out in ancient Egyptian regalia (shades of Spinal Tap) and you have all the ingredients for what should be an aural disaster. Well guess what? The band's 1969 debut "Mercator Projected By East of Eden" is surprisingly good ! Produced by Noel Walker, the set featured an interesting mix of genres. Not exactly the year's most original offering, the collection was wrapped in a vaguely Eastern flavour, though it included dollops of jazz ("  Communion ") , blues ("Centaur Woman"  ), progressive moves ("Waterways"), conventional rock ("  Communion"   )  and early stabs at world music ("  Isadora"  ). Starting as a rather conventional rocker before morphing into a full scale freakout, "  Northern Hemisphere"   was one of the highlights. While the album won't change your life, it's a welcomed (and suitably bizarre) addition to any collection.
East of Eden. Mercator Projected. Deram SML 1038 Released in 1969. 
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Earliest Original 1969 1st UK stereo press. Released on the red/white Deram label. "Made in England by the Decca Record Co. Ltd" at 12 O'clock on the labels and all rights of manufacturing on the lower white outer rim.
Released with *cut out indicator hole* in the back cover that lets the inner sleeve show through:
© 1969, The Decca Record Company Limited, London

First press Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped): ZAL 8688 - 1W                                   Runout (Side B Stamped): ZAL 8689 - 1W                                                The front laminate only sleeve has no heavy creases or writing. Unusual as the sleeve is very  flimsy and most are damaged but not this one.  The spine is straight and true. . fully legible, No loss.
The vinyl plays as easily EX.  Unmarked. Absolutely NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. Comes with original blue block Decca inner sleeve.
EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.
Absolutely nothing serious like repeats or skips.  
Comes with an anti static NAGAOKA inner sleeve as well as the Original plain sleeve..
This record is 49 years old!.
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 UK 1-5 records £4.75 2nd class signed for.   Europe £11.99. International signed for Fully insured. Each extra LP £1.60 Maximum 5LPs  Maximum value of one parcel is £250. More than that and a second parcel will be needed  and charged at the same rate as the first one.    ROW £15.99. International signed for Fully insured. Each extra LP £3.20. Maximum 5LPs  Maximum value of one parcel is £250. More than that and a second parcel will be needed  and charged at the same rate as the first one.

 Grading is as follows based on collector magazine UK MINT: Virtually unplayed. The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. Cover is pristine. EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing. V.G PLUS: The record will still be nice and shiny, but may have a few light marks, and will play well. Slight wear and tear on the cover. V.G: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items. GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, etc. FAIR: Fair. It is noticeable that the record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated very noticeably. The cover and contents are showing signs of folding, scuffing of edges etc.
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