IRON BUTTERFLY In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida 1968 MONO 1st Press

	£		227
	$		301

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Iron Butterfly called 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' and is a UK 1st MONO pressing on the Red/Maroon (Plum) Atlantic label!!!! THIS IS SERIOUS RARITY!!!!  FIRSTLY THIS IS AN ALL TIME CLASSIC LP AND VERY SOUGHT AFTER!!!!  ONE SIDE OF THE LP IS TAKEN UP WITH ONE OF THE 1960s ALL TIME DEFINITIVE PSYCH TRACKS - 'IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA' (FULL LENGTH 17.05)!!!!  HOWEVER WHAT MAKES THIS LP SERIOUSLY RARE IS THAT IT IS A MONO UK 1ST PRESSING!!!!  I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS LP - AND NONE OF THEM HAD EVER SEEN THIS LP IN MONO!!!!  IN FACT 2 PEOPLE I SPOKE TO - DIDNT THINK IT EVEN EXISTED!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE IN MONO AND IT THE FIRST MONO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  THIS MONO UK 1ST PRESSING MUST HAVE BEEN PRESSED IN TINY QUANTITES AND IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!  THIS IS THE VERY FIRST MONO 1ST PRESSING WITH A MONO 1ST PRESS 'MACNEIL PRESS' COVER, ITS ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS INNER, A RED/MAROON (PLUM) ATLANTIC LABEL AND MEGA THICK VINYL!!!!  THIS IS A MEGA RARE 1968 UK 1ST MONO PRESSING IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  DONT MISS THIS VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL MONO UK 1st pressing from 1968 and is in brilliant condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 587 116 on the ORIGINAL Red/Maroon (Plum) Atlantic label (see picture) and is a MONO 1st pressing!!!! It is very VERY rare to find any 1st Pressings of this LP - especially in MONO!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Iron Butterfly at their best!!!! Any fan of Iron Butterfly, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!! The vinyl is in brilliant condition!!!! Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, 1 tiny mark (NON sounding), NO hairlines, only 2 or 3 NON sounding scuff lines,  and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with NO nasty loud pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, NO hiss and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!! The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!! THIS RECORD IS SERIOUSLY RARE IN MONO!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record still has its ORIGINAL inner sleeve!!!! The MONO 1st Press Cover is BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only a few light creases (mainly down one edge - but the cover is still flat looking), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO rubbing AT ALL (VERY rare on this cover), NO ringwear, NO writing, NO wear, only VERY slight yellowing and NO grubbyness!!!! The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! THIS IS A MASSIVELY RARE MONO UK 1ST PRESSING AND IMPOSSIBLY HARD TO FIND!!!! DONT MISS OUT!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1968 MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA", BY IRON BUTTERFLY, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!! Have a look at all my other items including other TOP LPs, and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, Overseas TBA. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: