FLEETWOOD MAC RARE Orig 68 Blue Horizon Stereo UK EX++

	£		174
	$		231

Hi, I am Mike, now 50 – yes the big FIVE-O! Old enough to remember the golden era of original, high quality music, bands, artists and television.

Also records from the 1960s and 70s bought from the shops from new, I have been a music collector and enthusiast for over 37 years now. We all wish we could turn back the clock and buy those wonderful brand new records from the 60s and 70s, but alas, this is not possible; so I always try to offer the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. No vinyl/music lover really would choose to buy second-hand, but this is only way now to own these valuable, prized and elusive items now. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested reader – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee one hundred percent is exact colour matching for covers - this depends on the lighting at the time and that is out of my control, but I feel sure most items will be very close to the actual real item. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic , and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps or sticks or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12 with Ittok Mk IV arm and Ortophon 520 Mk II cartridge (tracks at 1.75 grams). Amps: Arcam 2 x 125W Pre-Power. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional Moth vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too.

For winning bidders who I consider excessively slow to make contact or submit payment, I will use my right to block future bids. If any bidder who wins in the final seconds is present to do so, surely they can at least email me to inform of intention and payment method? If swift or promp payment is a problem, please do not bid.

POSTING & PACKING: What You Get: All records are posted in professional mailers or boxes as deemed appropriate for the individual item with the record(s) REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. Records are posted with TWO (at least) massively thick stiffners for protection and also heavier protection if deemed necessary depending on the content. These stiffners are the thickest possible and custom supplied for ‘Oneadayrecords’ – these are NOT commercially available and you will not have seen thicker protection anywhere. The cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW heavy duty soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my Moth Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if possible. I never make profit on posting and offer probably the cheapest and safest shipping possible. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends, with total costs including ‘standard’ or ‘optional’ P&P. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than 0.2 per percent based on over 2,000 items sold in over 5 years Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. Since the introduction of my ‘special’ stiffners it’s a rate of zero.

PLEASE NOTE: I will now only send packets to Russia with Recorded Delivery at a cost of £7 per single LP. If this is unacceptable to Russian collectors, please do not bid. I only want my records to arrive safely and this gives packets a better chance to do so. Also ALL UK packets will be sent with either Recorded or Special Delivery as standard (both have to be signed for). All shipping costs and rules can be found after my description. If they are not acceptable, please do not bid.

Album Title: Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac.

Producer(s): Mike Vernon.

Track Listing: Side 1: My Heart Beat Like a Hammer; Merry-Go-Round; Long Grey Mare; Hellhound on My Trail; Shake Your Moneymaker; Looking for Somebody.

Side 2: No Place to Go; My Baby's Good to Me; I Loved Another Woman; Cold Black Night; The World Keep On Turning; Got to Move.

Label/Format: Blue Horizon – original matt blue format. Side two has the embossed ‘K T’ tax codes in the most pristine of conditions. Totally unworn, unchipped and very pronounced. These should be clearly visible on my label scan.

Label Conditions: Both very clean and attractive with only light and faint spindle marks and no wear around the hole area.

Cat Number: S7- 63200.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 136 grams. [These days, many modern Audiophile reissues are pressed on super-heavyweight 180 gram vinyl. Only a small percentage of ‘vintage vinyl’ was ever pressed this heavy. Records pressed in the 1960s averaged around 140 to 150 grams. Records pressed in the 1970s were usually lighter and averaged more around 115 – 125 grams. Some records pressed around 1973 were very thin and light due an oil crisis and shortage around this time. Some records were even issued on recycled vinyl from this period and sounded poor with crackle and surface noise evident from the very first play. If any record I buy is deemed ‘recycled’, I will never offer it, I have a very simple test to detect these records if I suspect this to be the case other than audible imperfection. Some records from this period were even pressed on other materials the most notable was ‘Dynaflex’, used by RCA around this time. Although inferior to vinyl, this at least mostly sounded reasonably acceptable but pressings on this material were wafer thin and flimsy. Beyond the 70s, records often became thinner and lighter still but most played fine but were never quite the quality as from the ‘Golden Era’]. (This was based on ‘average’ weights for 20 records from these eras. Later pressings were usually lighter still).

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Rarer in stereo and rare in such beautiful conditions. Both cover and LP are in gorgeous conditions and the record plays practically as new. Even the inner sleeve is near immaculate. What an absolute joy finding these vintage classics like this.

Original Year of Release: 1968

Matrix Nos: S7-63200 A1 / S7-63200 B1

Stamper Codes: 1 1 / 1 3

Musicians: Peter Green - vocals, guitar; Jeremy Spencer - vocals, guitar; John McVie - bass; Mick Fleetwood - drums. Bob Brunning played bass on ‘Long Grey Mare’.

Brief Info: The self-titled debut album from the legendary blues-era Fleetwood Mac from 1968. With the equally famous dog and dustbin cover artwork, this vintage album sounds nothing like the commercial AOR band that sold millions of albums in the later 70s and beyond. Fronted by Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer, vocals are shared by both. This was real British blues and on one of the most famous labels of the genre. It proved successful too peaking at No 4 in the UK charts even though it had no singles included. A beautiful very early pressed copy and much more elusive in stereo, a copy that the original owner dates on the back cover 15/5/68 so possibly one of the earliest stereo copies you will ever be offered. This is an absolute gem for the connoisseur blues fan.

This Cover’s Potential for Wear: High: [Unlaminated covers are always the most vulnerable for rubbing, fading, sticker tears and ringwear, gatefolds are more prone still and the darker they are, the more this type of wear occurs and shows. Some sleeves have a textured finish or die-cut shaped edges or ‘windows’. These are even more delicate and the hardest to find in top condition. Fully laminated covers are more resistent to wear but often the laminate ages with dulling, creases and blistering. Many 60s covers have outer flipback construction, these are very vulnerable to damage]. (US covers are the most fragile of all, very rarely laminated and made with thick brittle card that rubs and ringwears badly. Seams and edges split easily). Please see format below to access this cover’s potential for wear and damage.

Cover Grade and Format: Grading this supreme cover less than Mint(-) would hardly be doing it full justice, this is a beautiful example of this most famous blues cover. I am not taking into account of the neat historical writing on the cover’s back. I find it fascinating when an album is dated on purchase and then there can be no disputes about it’s authenticity and age. This is a single format with front laminated that wraps around the edges into the inside and not on to the back. Printed and made in England by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd and includes the ‘Patent pending’ text and also the huge stereo sticker on the back which is practically pristine. Stereo being the minority format at this time meant many covers did not have a dedicated stereo sleeve made and like this, had stickers to indicate a non-mono copy.

Lamination & Front: Truly beautiful and with so few blemishes or ageing. The laminate is very shiny and clear with hardly any traces of friction rubs or dulling so the lovely dog and dustbin artwork can be seen to maximum advantage. A few light edge creases and faint pressmarks when viewed under angled light but normal viewing reveals nothing. The goods news (I always feel anyway) is the lack of lifting or blistering, all this laminate is fully adhered giving that extra degree of attractiveness and pleasure to look at. No peeling and minimal record impression outline this retains a high degree of freshness that blows away its 40+ years of age, this superb front sets the bar high and will take a huge amount of beating.

Cover Back: Very wear-prone indeed being matt black finished and what a true delight to see this devoid of ringwear and the overall lack of rubbing and creasing is pretty incredible. This looks as clean and fresh as the front and even any traces of handling are miniscule. As stated, the original owner has number this LP 17 for his filing system and dated 15/5/68, so a very early example indeed. This was issued in February 1968. The huge stereo sticker is pristine and clearly never removed or even picked at. I can hardly imagine finding this delicate back looking better than this.

Top & Bottom Edges: Both unworn.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, sharp with little traces of wear and no feathering. Very slightly thickened in places if viewed end-on, but this is being somewhat critical. Record enters on this edge.

Spine and Text: The spine has no laminate protection but still in superb condition. Solid, straight, uncompressed and square. All text is perfect and unworn and there is barely any traces of rubbing on the matt black surface with NO evidence of any touch-ins.

Corners: All practically as made with superb shape and no wear.

Cover Summary: A very strong all round example of this famous late 60’s cover, one that will prove very difficult to find much better and that is no understatement. This beautiful item should please most-all collectors.

The Inner: EX++ and few survive in such condition all these years. Coded 067. This is polylined and includes a supremely neat clear window. No edge splits and any creasing is minimal and very light as is age darkening or gum browining on the seams.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: Even grading this EX++ hardly begins to describe the beauty of this superb record. It has nothing more than a very few light surface marks and odd faint paper scuff and of course these have NO sound whatsoever. How many records this great age will survive with no marks at all? This clearly has been well looked after and received very few plays and sounds magnificent and that is a promise and guarantee. A gorgeous visual copy that is super clean, shiny, intense black and very solidly pressed. This much more elusive stereo record will prove very difficult to find better for looks and near impossible to better for sound. Visually a super record that should please most collectors again.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippetts or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or miniscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This outstanding record plays even above its high visual grading with nothing to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is astonishing with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. My first time hearing this legendary album in stereo from a first pressed record and boy was it worth the wait. Excellent production and imagery makes for the most pleasurable experience, few offered copies will get near this and for clean, pure, focused sound this is near unbeatable. Any surface sounds are miniscule and most all plays silent, no pops or clicks were noted and this is an exceptional clean pressing, but you would expect from Blue Horizon. Few copies will even match, let alone outperform this earliest of pressings significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been clearly well stored and carefully handled, almost certainly in a non-smoking environment. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. This copy could prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended to all blues and non-blues fans alike. Do not lose this amazing set.

SHIPPING COSTS & OPTIONS:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (First Class Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4 (OPTIONAL).

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7 (OPTIONAL).

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA (NOT RUSSIA, see below) (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet Standard with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) = £5.

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with included Insurance to Item’s ‘Sold’ Value, £500* Maximum) = £9 (OPTIONAL).

Posting & Packing: RUSSIA (Recorded Only, if this is unacceptable, please do not bid):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ only £7) = £9 (OPTIONAL extra insurance as above).

Posting & Packing: OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. US; Australia; Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet Standard with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) = £8.

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with included Insurance to Item’s ‘Sold’ Value, £500* Maximum) = £13 (OPTIONAL).

* If Rules allow for that country.

PLEASE NOTE: I always get a Royal Mail ‘Proof-of-Posting’ receipt for ALL packets that are sent out and I am happy to prove this to any customer who wishes to see it via email.

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders.

The customer can choose their method of shipping with the exception of second class or surface mail overseas – these I will NOT use. The winner bidder chooses his/her posting method and if uninsured is chosen, its their decision and they have to stick with it, I can accept no responsibility if an item is lost in the post. I can only try to claim at standard levels if no enhancement is chosen (£35).

Potential Bidders: Please do not bid if you have negative feedback unless checking first, I will cancel any bids I feel are timewasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

Debutant Bidders: Many sellers refuse first time buyers: I do not follow this practice (everybody has to start somewhere), but I would appreciate any first timer letting me know their intentions for payment method and very prompt communication, preferably before any bid or soon after the auctions ends. This gives confidence that their intentions are honourable, and I in return guarantee extra special good feedbacks to get zero rated Ebayers off to a flying start to help them with future transactions.

Please Note: I will now offer any item to the runner-up after the mandatory Ebay 3 days if no contact is made by the winning bidder unless prior notice of any delay is given beforehand. The same applies if no payment is received within the mandatory 7 days so any bidder who has just lost out can still email me to reserve the item as priority second chance.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund minus the Posting and All Ebay costs as long as the item detail has been read and understood. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT neccessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.