EAST OF EDEN MERCATOR PROJECTED LP ORIG UK 1ST MONO
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EAST OF EDEN MERCATOR PROJECTED LP ORIG UK 1ST MONO
THIS IS THE DEBUT ALBUM, ‘MERCATOR PROJECTED' BY THE BRITISH PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND, 'EAST OF EDEN'. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS WITH FRONT LAMINATED COVER. IT IS THE FIRST ORIGINAL MONO ISSUE, MEGA RARE AND EXTREMELY HARD TO COME BY. THE ORIGINAL BROWN DERAM LABEL HAS THE 'MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE DECCA RECORD CO LTD.' TEXT. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BROWN (MONO), NOT RED (STEREO) DERAM LABEL.
THIS ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE MONO PRESSING COMES COMPLETE WITH THE RED MONO DECCA INNER SLEEVE.
CATALOGUE NUMBER ; DML 1038
IT IS A 1ST UK MONO ISSUE WITH THE EARLIEST MATRIX NUMBERS...
SIDE ONE ; ARL-8688-1B
SIDE TWO ; ARL-8689-1B
MOTHER STAMPS
SIDE ONE ; 1 U
SIDE TWO ; 1 U
TAX CODES
'JT' TAX CODE STAMPED AT 12 O'CLOCK ON BOTH RUN IN GROOVES
A FANTASTIC RECORD AND A MUST FOR ANY FAN OR COLLECTOR.
FIRST ISSUE MONO - REALLY RARE
MADE IN ENGLAND
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 MONO UK 1ST PRESS, WITH 1B / 1B MATRIX NUMBERS. COMES COMPLETE WITH FRONT LAMINATED COVER AND ORIGINAL MONO DECCA INNER SLEEVE.
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THE VINYL
VISUALLY, THE VINYL LOOKS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. IT STILL RETAINS SOME OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHINE. THE VINYL DOES SHOW SIGNS OF BEING PLAYED BUT THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT MARKS VISIBLE.
ON PLAYING, THE ALBUM SOUNDS VERY GOOD+. THE RUN-INS AND TRACK SEPERATIONS REMAIN RELATIVLEY QUIET WITH A LITTLE BACKGROUND NOISE / STATIC AND THE ODD LIGHT POP. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SURFACE MARKS WHICH CAUSE LIGHT CRACKLY BACKGROUND NOISE ON PLAYBACK. THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES AND THERE ARE NO SKIPS OR JUMPS. THE RECORD PLAYS WITH GOOD SOUND QUALITY AND STILL REMAINS A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO. THE VOCALS REMAIN CLEAR AND CRISP THROUGHOUT.
THE LABELS
THE ORIGINAL DERAM LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT- CONDITION. THEY HAVE NO WRITING, STICKERS OR DAMAGE. THERE IS A LITTLE LIGHT DISCOLOURATION NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE AND A FEW LIGHT FOXING SPOTS VISIBLE.
THE COVER
THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED COVER IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THE SLEEVE IS PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY MOORE & MATTHES LTD. THERE IS NO WRITING, STICKERS, TEARS OR UNGLUING. THE EDGES REMAIN STRONG WITH NO SEAM SPLITS. THE OPENING EDGE OF THE COVER DOES HAVE A LITTLE FEATHERING WEAR THROUGH GENERAL HANDLING. THE LAMINATE REMAINS FULLY INTACT WITH NO BUBBLING. THERE ARE A FEW CREASES VISIBLE. THE SPINE LETTERING REMAINS VISIBLE AND CLEAR. THERE IS A LITTLE WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND EDGES. THE UN-LAMINATED BACK DOES HAVE SOME DISCOLOURATION BUT NO WRITING OR TEARS. ALL THE TEXT IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE.
THE INNER SLEEVE
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL RED DECCA MONO INNER. IT HAS NO WRITING, STICKERS, TEARS OR UNGLUING. THE EDGES HAVE NO SEAM SPLITS. THERE IS A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES, DUE TO GENERAL HANDLING.
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