JAMES BROWN Plays The Real Thing (UK 1st Press Mono LP 1967) Mod Jazz Breaks. EX

	£		35
	$		42

 

 

James Brown - Plays The Real Thing

(Philips BL 7823 UK LP 1967)

 

This is an original UK Mono LP pressing in great overall condition! It has a heavyweight matt sleeve which has rear flipbacks.It comes with its original polythene-lined generic company plain paper inner sleeve. The record is pressed on thick vinyl & has smooth black & silver "Philips" labels. The record has 1st press 1L#-1/ 2L#-2 matrix numbers. 

This is an instrumental album. James Brown plays the Hammond organ. He does not sing. He is backed by members of his backing band of the time. There are some Hammond style Mod Dancer tracks. There are some excellent Jazz & Jazz/ Funk style tracks too. There are some great breaks on the track "Funky Broadway". An excellent late 1960's instrumental LP. This is one of his less common UK LP's too. I have some other James Brown LP's for sale too. So please see my other items.


Sleeve: There is some light, mild or very mild rubbing wear at the sleeve opening edges on a few areas. This hardly notices. There is some mild or very mild fading to the "white" of the rear sleeve. There is a 1 cm area of rubbing wear at the top of the spine. Otherwise, the spine is in great condition. The spine text shows no rubbing wear & is completely legible. There is some mild rubbing wear at the two corner tips at the spine. There is a small area of minor foxing on the rear sleeve. There is some light, mild or very mild ringwear too. This sleeve is very prone to wear. This is a very reasonable copy. Overall, Very Good++ condition.

Vinyl: Looks to be near unplayed! There are a few light, very mild or very minor sleeve rubs which can hardly be seen under a strong light. EXCELLENT+ condition. The labels are in Very Near Mint condition and show next to no spindle wear. The company polythene-lined plain paper inner sleeve is in Very Good++ condition. It shows light, mild or very mild ringwear & creasing. It has no seam splits.

I have play tested this LP in its entirety & it plays to Very Near Excellent to Excellent overall, & Excellent in many places. There is some light, mild or very mild crackle in a few quieter places. Overall, a great audio copy.


  Traceable insurance is already included in the stated P&P price for this listing.


Discount is given on P&P for multiple purchases. I shall always weigh combined purchases to get a completely accurate price.  So please wait for the invoice to be sent before paying. Please see below for a more detailed description.

    >>  Grading Information All grading is very strict & adheres to 'Record Collector' specifications. However, I have fine tuned them & they are explained below. All vinyl is examined closely under a strong light & play tested on excellent quality audio equipment.

MINT Condition = This is as perfect a copy as you are likely to find. The cover will show no, or next to no, wear. The vinyl will be unplayed or very, very near unplayed.

NEAR MINT Condition = Nearly mint, just slightly under. There maybe some minor paper/ inner sleeve rubs that can only be seen under strong light. This disc has been played only a few times & has been extremely well  cared for. The cover is nearly perfect - Minimal wear only.

EX Condition = An excellent copy will show only mild, or minor, signs of use. There will be light, or very mild, sleeve rubs that can only be seen under strong light. There may be a very small & minor hairline mark in some instances. Play will be excellent or better. There may be some light, or very light, crackle in a few quieter places. There will be no clicks or pops. The sleeve will show mild, or minor, rubbing wear & ringwear only.

NEAR EX Condition = This has been played a few more times but it has been well cared for. There will be mild sleeve rubs which can be seen under a strong light. There may be a couple of minor, or light, hairline marks. Playback will be generally excellent. There may be some light or mild crackle in some quieter places. The cover will show mild rubbing wear, ringwear or creasing

VG Condition = Most records that have been quite well played, but reasonably well cared for, tend to fit into this category. This is probably the most varied of the gradings so I have elaborated below.

There may be mild to more moderate sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. There may be a few light hairline marks but nothing too bad. A quite well played but serviceable copy. Playback will be very agreeable overall. There will be light or mild crackle in some places. There may also be a few light clicks. A more thorough description will always be on the listing. The record will certainly not be trashed!

The cover will show more noticeable signs of storage or use. There will be mild to more moderate rubbing wear on some edges There could be fading, ringwear or a minor seam split. There could be some mild creasing or mild sticker tears.

Please note that I also use "+" or "-" symbols for this grading. A plus symbol is obviously at the top end of "Very Good" & is really not far from being in "near excellent" condition. The minus symbol obviously means it is at the lower end. This will mean that it is near to being in "Good+" condition. 
>>  Postage Rates

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Royal Mail have very recently increased their postage rates. So I have revised my postage costs to reflect their increases. (Please note that these prices include packaging costs too) 
Double LPs are classed as two LPs. Also posters, inserts, etc.. can increase postage costs. One parcel must not exceed 2kg (approximately 4-6 LPS).

All records will be sent in high quality vinyl mailers with at least two card stiffeners either side of the LP or 7" Single. I use a cruciform box for larger orders (3-6 LPs). All parcels will be marked "Fragile" and dispatch time will generally be between 1-3 days after payment.

I will also remove the vinyl from the sleeve & place them in a re-sealable polythene sleeve. In order to prevent seam splits. Depending on the inner sleeve; I often remove the vinyl from the inner sleeve & place it in a separate plain paper, or polythene-lined, plain inner sleeve. I am very conscientious and careful when packaging your LP(s).

I consider my postage & packaging costs to be very transparent & very fair. Packaging costs will generally be between £0.80 to £1.50. I am not adding any further costs for handling, etc...

If you are uncertain about any of the above, or just simply want some information regarding any item, please do not hesitate to contact me. I welcome any questions.

Remember to check out My Other Items Lots of rare & quality vinyl! Most are UK 1st Pressings. It is quite likely that there will be more records by this artist, or records in a similar vein.