JONI MITCHELL"1ST LP"1968 REPRISE+GATEFOLD.1ST PRESSING

	£		34
	$		45

JONI MITCHELL "1ST LP" 

A SUPERB 1ST UK EDITION OF THE 1968 LP.

AS WITH ALL THE FIRST PRESSINGS,THE SLEEVE IS ACTUALLY PRINTED IN CANADA WITH A UK CATALOGUE PREFIX NUMBER STICKER OVER THE CANADIAN ONE INSIDE(SEE PHOTO #2)  

A STEREO PRESSING LP FROM 42 YEARS AGO IN EXCELLENT+++ CONDITION WITH THE PYE PRESSED MULTI COLOUR"POP SERIES"LABEL THAT ENDED LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER IN 1970!

THE VERY FIRST UK ISSUE ON THE REPRISE"POP SERIES"MULTI COLOUR STEAMBOAT LABEL.

RSLP 6293 THICK VINYL+ THE THICK CARD GATEFOLD  COVER WHICH IS VERY CLEAN UNLIKE MOST THAT SURVIVE THAT ARE USUALLY DAMAGED WITH RING WEAR etc ! 

A1-*G/B1-*G  MATRIXES.

THE FIRST DECENT ORIGINAL ISSUE IN TO BE SEEN ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN MONTHS ON IT'S 1ST EDITION FROM A RELIABLE POWER SELLER AND LONG TERM COLLECTOR!  

BARELY BEEN PLAYED!

SUPERB SELF-PENNED SOFT ROCK SONGS FROM JONI'S EARLY DAYS AND THIS LP!

AN ALBUM THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN RARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BUT 42 YEARS LATER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION,LET ALONE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE!

THE MAJORITY WERE PLAYED ON RADIOGRAMS,PORTABLE PLAYERS AND EVEN THE MOST CAREFUL FANS WOULD HAVE PLAYED IT DOZENS OF TIMES,THIS LP HAS HAD HARDLY ANY PLAYS AT ALL! .

SOMETIMES STEREO LPs WERE PLAYED IN ERROR ON MONO EQUIPMENT AND EVEN THE STEREO EQUIPMENT OF THE 1960s WAS BASIC AND CLUMSY RESULTING IN GROOVE WEAR AND DISTORTION ON COPIES THAT SURVIVE-THIS COPY BEING AN EXCEPTION!!!!

1960s EQUIPMENT WAS QUITE CRUDE-HEAVY TONEARMS AND MANY BUYERS UNAWARE OF THE NEED TO CHANGE THE STYLI ON A REGULAR BASIS!!!!   

BARELY PLAYED WITH OUTSTANDINGLY QUIET VINYL AND ONLY ULTRA FAINT SURFACE MARKS AND ONLY A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE ON WHAT IS MAINLY A VERY QUIET ALBUM AND BORDERLINE NEAR MINT!!!!  

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UPGRADER COPY THAN THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

REALISTIC £20 START WITH FREE POSTAGE INCLUDING RECORDED DELIVERY TO THE UK.

EUROPE £5 REST OF THE WORLD £7.

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

I HAD A KING

MICHAEL FROM MOUNTAINS

NIGHT IN THE CITY

MARCIE

NATHAN LA FRANEER

SISOTOWBELL LANE

THE DAWNTREADER

THE PIRATE OF PENANCE

SONG TO A SEAGULL

CACTUS TREE

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FROM A RECENTLY PURCHASED COLLECTION OF TOP QUALITY  LPs OWNED FROM NEW BY A FORMER BOSS OF ESQUIRE RECORDS WHO HARDLY USED HIS LPs AND STORED AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT ON SHELVES FOR 40+ YEARS!

THERE IS HARDLY ANY SURFACE  NOISE OR MUCH SIGNS OF USE.

NO CLEANING WAS NECESSARY! AMAZING!!! 

A JONI MITCHELL COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!!

I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR AN LP OF THIS VINTAGE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.

THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A  BRILLIANT LP LIKE THIS IN EXCELLENT+++++ CONDITION!

NO CLEANING WAS NEEDED,THE SURFACES GLEAM,NO FINGERPRINTS,PATCHES OR BAD STORAGE ISSUES,NO WARPING,NO SCUFFS,NO SCRATCHES,NO FADING etc.

PLEASE LOOK AT  THE PHOTO OF THE BRIGHTNESS AND SHARPNESS OF THE LABEL AND THE COVER!

NO WRITING,NO RIPS,NO SPILLAGES,NO STAINING,,JUST A COUPLE OF TINY EDGE/CORNER CREASES.  

DON'T FORGET JUST HOW EXPENSIVE  LPs WERE FOR THE AVERAGE BUYER 42 YEARS AGO.AN LP WAS USUALLY A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PURCHASE OVER WEEKS AND EVEN MONTHS,WHICH EXPLAINS WHY SO FEW TURN UP.

THOSE THAT DID WERE OFTEN SCARED OF HAVING THEM STOLEN OR BORROWED WITHOUT RETURN AND WOULD WRITE NAMES ON THE COVER-JUST COMPARE WITH ANY OTHER SIMILAR LPs ON EBAY.THE MAJORITY HAVE WRITING,SELLOTAPE REPAIR OR WORSE STILL DRAWINGS AND DOODLES ADDED.

THIS IS ABOUT THE BEST COPY I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS AND YEARS.

CHECK OUT YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE-CAN YOU REALLY PUT UP WITH THE ONE  YOU HAVE GOT AND WILL YOU REGRET IT LATER?

IF NOTHING ELSE THIS IS A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT!

I AM SURE TO REGRET NOT KEEPING IT BUT THAT'S LIFE!

THE HOUSE IS FULL AS IT IS! 

THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A HI-FI BUFF AND BEING A RECORD COMPANY BOSS(JAZZ LABEL-ESQUIRE)HAD FRIENDS AT PYE WITH THE BENEFIT OF GETTING THE BEST AND INDEED IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS RECORD TO APPEAR ON EBAY FOR YEARS DIRECT FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME! 

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.

WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.

IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THESE ARE GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!

A VERY NICE THICK PRESSING!  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS IS IN EXCELLENT+++++ CONDITION WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER ,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT! 

NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!

AN LP THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY A HANDFUL OF TIMES,POSSIBLY AS FEW AS 4-5 HAVING SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS SON.

Just how many were preserved like this one FROM A RELIABLE INDUSTRY SOURCE ??!!!!!!  

The mixes are Superb,Rich,warm and full of bass, with a natural warmth from those  STEREO LP days OF 42 YEARS AGO!

In the 1960s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.

The 1960s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TWICE TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!! 

 To find immaculate copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!

THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP! 

These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear JONI MITCHELL and always will be!  

GREAT WIDE RANGE STEREO SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

There is NO spindle wear.  

Look elsewhere on ebay and you will see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues,inferior USA issues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER LP-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!  

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS! 

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

Realistic  £20 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. 

HARDLY ANY  LPs OF THIS VINTAGE SELL FOR LESS AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THEY ARE.DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT SELLS QUICKLY.

DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER  LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY -2ND CLASS TO THE UK.SOLID PACKING FAR BETTER THAN THE MAJORITY OF SELLERS-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£5 EUROPE AND REST OF THE WORLD £7 PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 10,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE FANTASTIC  LPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THIS COLLECTION FROM THE SAME ERA OF THE LATE 1960s AND EARLY 1970s!

MORE ORIGINAL JONI MITCHELL LPs ENDING FROM ME ON THE SAME EVENING AS THIS ONE!

KEEP WATCHING!

 DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A WONDERFUL LP LIKE THIS ONE!

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.