JOHN MAYALL"LOOKING BACK".1969 DECCA STEREO WIDEBAND LABELS+LAMINATED GATEFOLD

	£		20
	$		27

ATTENTION RARE 1960s BEAT/BLUES GROUP COLLECTORS!HERE IS A VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL JOHN MAYALL LP, RARELY SEEN IN THIS CONDITION IN STEREO:"LOOKING BACK".

THIS ALBUM GATHERS TOGETHER TRACKS ISSUED AS SINGLES BETWEEN 1964 AND 1967,MOST PREVIOUSLY HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED ON ANY LP. THE MUSICIANS INCLUDE:JACK BRUCE,ERIC CLAPTON,AYNSLEY DUNBAR,MICK FLEETWOOD,PETER GREEN,KEEF HARTLEY,JOHN McVIE,MICK TAYLOR and DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH.

 IT'S THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE UK STEREO 1969 EDITION ON THE THICK PRESSED "UNBOXED"DECCA WIDEBAND-FULL REQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND LOGO LABELS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION AND A SUPER CLEAN LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER WHICH HAS THE MOST AMAZING SHEEN TO IT THAT IS SO HARD TO FIND ON AN ALBUM COVER OF 43 YEARS AGO.

SKL 5010 WITH THE DIE CUT COVER HOLE SHOWING THE BLUE STEREO INNER-LATER REPRINTS FROM 1970 ONWARDS DIDN'T HAVE THIS HOLE WHEN THE MONO VERSIONS WERE NO LONGER MADE. 

 IT HAS BEEN REPRESSED AND REISSUED A FEW TIMES ON A VARIETY OF DECCA LABEL DESIGNS,USUALLY WITH THE"BOXED"LOGO LABELS WHICH BEGAN WITHIN MONTHS OF THIS ALBUM'S DEBUT,WHICH MOST SELLERS PROCLAIM TO BE THE ORIGINAL,BUT HERE IS THE EARLIEST DESIGN THAT WAS ISSUED FOR A VERY SHORT TIME

HARDLY ANY COPIES HAVE SURVIVED LIKE THIS FANTASTIC EXAMPLE!

STRICTLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH GLEAMING SURFACES,JUST A FEW FAINT HAIRLINE SURFACE MARKS,THE COVER REMOVAL TYPE IN VERY STRONG LIGHT BUT IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS COPY HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE-UPGRADER STANDARD!

MOST WOULD GLADLY STATE NEAR MINT!

IN 1969 THE MAJORITY OF COPIES STOCKED AND SOLD WERE IN MONO-HARDLY ANY BUYERS WANTED STEREO WITH MANY SHOPS ONLY OBTAINING THEM TO SPECIAL ORDER!

BY THE TIME THAT THE DEMAND FOR STEREO PRESSINGS INCREASED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THIS ORIGINAL EDITION,THE LABEL DESIGNS HAD CHANGED HENCE WHY THIS COPY IS SO RARE!

THE FEW STEREO COPIES THAT WERE SOLD 43 YEARS AGO IN 1968 WERE OFTEN PLAYED A LOT USUALLY USING ANCIENT,HEAVY AND AWFUL EQUIPMENT,IN SOME CASES PLAYED ON MONO EQUIPMENT IN ERROR AND SO OFTEN TAKEN TO PARTIES RESULTING IN ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE!-THIS ONE HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL WITH THAT "JUST PRESSED"LOOK! NO NASTY DISTORTION AS PRESENT ON THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT SURVIVE! NO CLICKS,NO JUMPS,NO STICKS! CLEAN LABELS-HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR!

A COPY THAT HAS HARDLY BEEN USED, OBVIOUSLY CHERISHED AND WELL CARED FOR BY ONE OWNER SINCE 1968! PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS OF THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER!

NOTHING TO HIDE!

ONE OF THE BEST STEREO 1ST EDITION COPIES I HAVE FOUND IN 25 YEARS AS A DEALER SPECIALISING IN 1960s RECORDS!

THE LAMINATED FRONT COVER PRINTED BY CLOUT AND BAKER HAS A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES BUT NO WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR REPAIRS.

NOTE THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE INSIDE OF THE COVER IN PHOTO #2!

 A REAL JOY FOR ANY 1960s BLUES GROUP FAN!

THE ORIGINAL DATE CODED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED STATING 8-69(AUGUST 1969)

NO HORRIBLE SMOKE OR DAMP SMELL AS SO OFTEN THE CASE WITH SUCH OLD LPs!

THIS LP ITSELF IS STRICTLY GRADED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND COULD BE YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF THE RAREST AND BEST OF ALL THE 1960s BRITISH BLUES LPs!

MOST WILL REMAIN ON COLLECTORS SHELVES!

 THIS IS A LOVELY PRESSING!

THIS 1ST ISSUE FROM 1969 HAS FAR MORE BASS AND MUCH THICKER VINYL AS WELL AS A MUCH THICKER COVER THAN LATER 1970s and 1980s REISSUES WHICH HAD WAFER THIN VINYL!

GREAT VOCALS AND GUITARWORK WITH  WARM SOUNDING VINYL + AMAZING BASS!

GREAT INVESTMENT!!!

TOTALLY FLAT VINYL! GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!

READ ON CAREFULLY FOR ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS GEM!!

PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOS.

CHECKOUT MY  REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF JUST  £20!!

YOU MIGHT FIND CHEAPER COPIES BUT I DOUBT THEY WILL BE AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE! 

YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN TO ME AGAIN!   

SUPERB STEREO SOUND PLUS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THE BASS THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ON CD!!

The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.

 I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .  

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THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THIS  LP AS GOOD AS THIS!!

NO, NOT"IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND"AS STATED OVER AND OVER ELSEWHERE ON EBAY, BUT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE!!

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