Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland - Rare BLUE TEXT & Label Error - Superb (Hear)

	£		527
	$		699

JIMI HENDRIX - ELECTRIC LADYLAND

OUTSTANDING COPY WITH THE RARE BLUE TEXT

SERIOUS LABEL ERROR (WRONG LABEL ON SIDE B)

NEAR MINT SLEEVE!

 I HAVE SEEN LABEL ERRORS  ON THIS LP SET BEFORE WHERE THEY WERE ON THE WRONG SIDES DUE TO THE CHAOTIC MATRIX NUMBERS, AND I HAVE ALSO HAS A COPY WHERE THERE WERE TWO LABELS ON EACH SIDE WHERE THE VINYL WAS MISPRESSED WITH SIDES ONE AND TWO ON DISC ONE RATHER THAN SIDES ONE AND FOUR, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN A COPY OF THIS ALBUM WITH THE SIDE C LABEL ON SIDE B AND AGAIN ON SIDE C.

SO THIS COPY HAS TWO SIDE C LABELS ON DIS 2. THE VINYL PLAYS CORRECTLY AS IT SHOULD BE , BUT SIDE B'S LABEL WAS OMMITED FROM THE SET COMPLETELY

CATALOGUE: TRACK 613008 / 9

MATRIX NUMBERS:

SIDE A:61300XX8 A//1 1 2

 SIDE B: 61300(8 SCRATCHED OUT) 9 A(B SCRATCHED OUT) //1 1

SIDE C: ETCHED NUMBER 613009 B 613008 (9) SCRATCHED OUT//1 

SIDE D:61300X8 B//1 1 2

AN X = A SCRATCHED OR CROSSED OUT OUT DIGIT FROM THE ORIGINAL NUMBER

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ON ALL SIDES ARE PARTIALLY SCRATCHED OUT BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL STAMPING WAS INCORRECT AS THEY HAD THE WRONG NUMBERS ON EACH A SIDE. 613008 HAD 09 AND VISA VERSA. THE CORRECT DIGITS WERE ETCHED INTO THE VINYL MAKING THIS A GENUINE FIRST PRESS, AS LATER COPIES WERE CORRECTED AT THE PRESSING PLANT

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SLIGHTLY ROUGH TEXTURED MATT BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.

THE SILVER LOGO'S AND TYPEFACE WHICH IS OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ON BOTH DISCS, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE SOME SMALL SPIDER LINES SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE SET HAS HAD JUST A LIMITED AMOUT OF PLAY IN THE PAST 51 YEARS

THE VINYL - IN DAYLIGHT ALL FOUR SIDES LOOK FLAWLESS

SIDE A:SUPERB AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN. A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF FINE ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES, BUT ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A SPOTLIGHT

SIDE B: GLEAMING GLOSSY VINYL THAT HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN RETAINED, JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, ONE VERY LIGHT SURFACE HANDLING LINE, AND A COUPLE OF DULL LINES IN THE RUN OUT WAX, BUT ONLY WHEN VIEWED UNDER A SPOTLIGHT

SIDE C: GLEAMING GLOSSY VINYL THAT HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN RETAINED, JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, ONE VERY LIGHT SURFACE HANDLING LINE BUT ONLY WHEN VIEWD UNDER A SPOTLIGHT

SIDE D: GLEAMING GLOSSY VINYL THAT HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN RETAINED, JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, ONE VERY TINY DULL MARK, BUT ONLY WHEN VIEWED UNDER A SPOTLIGHT

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE DOUBLE ALBUM FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO BEFORE DECIDING IF THIS IS THE SET FOR YOU.I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH OF EITHER DISC, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT WITH THE GUITAR WORK CHOPPING BETWEEN SPEAKERS CAUSING A SOUND SENSATION.

CLEAR AND CRISP VOCALS, THESE VINYLS PLAY WITHOUT ANY HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER.

THERE ARE NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER OR POPS ANYWHERE ON THE FOUR SIDES

FURTHER INFO ABOUT EACH SIDE OF THE SET

SIDE A:THERE IS AN INVISIBLE FLAW WITH THE VINYL ON THE OUTER RIM. THIS CAUSES SOME DISTORTION TO THE OPENING SECONDS OF THE AUDIO. WELL BEFORE ANY INSTUMENTS OR VOCALS COME IN. OTHER THAN THIS SMALL BLIP, THE REST OF SIDE A PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION. TWO LITTLE TICS IN TRACK ONE, AND ONE SLIGHTLY LOUDER ONE IN THE THIRD TRACK. (without this little flaw i would have said near mint)

SIDE B:YOU WILL DETECT A LITTLE OCCASIONAL LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS ,AND A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT VINYL NOISE EVERY NOW AND THEN. - EX+

SIDE C: PLAYS TO PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH, A CRYSTAL CLEAN AND CLEAR LOUD SOUND - MINT MINUS

SIDE D SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH, A LITTLE LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AT THE START OF THE FIRST TRACK FOR A FEW ROTATIONS, AFTER WHICH PERFECT AUDIO - NEAR MINT

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPER SET AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

E.J.DAY ORIGINAL PRESS SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND JUST GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, NO BENDS OR FOLDS. AND EVEN THE CORNERS ARE IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION, JUST HAVE LIGHTLY RUBBED EXTREME TIPS

INCREDIBLY THERE ARE JUST FOUR NEAR INVISIBLE AND MINUSCULE LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND FIVE TINY ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE CLUSTERED TOGETHER IN THE RIGHT CORNER. THERE IS ONE LIGHT THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR  AND EVEN ANGLING THE SLEEVE INTO THE LIGHT REVEALS NO MORE THAN A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF SHELF WEAR, BUT 98% OF THE LAMINATE IS PROPERLY INTACT WITH REALLY ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE TOP EDGE HAS CARD VISIBLE AT THE RIGHT END BECAUSE THE SLEEVE WAS MADE EVER SO SLIGHTLY OUT OF SHAPE ON THE RIGHT PANEL (SEE PICS OF INNER)

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE AND IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE LITTLE FLAKES TO THE LAMINATE, BUT HARDLY NOTICEABLE. NO SHELF WEAR APART FROM THE ABSOLUTE TIP ENDS TOP AND BOTTOM WHICH HAVE THE LIGHTEST SPECK OF RUBBING

THE REAR OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WHILST THE FRONT ONE HAS A LITTLE BURRING TO THE REAR EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN A GLEAMING POLISHED CONDITION, AND AGAIN NO DEEP CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO RING WEAR. THERE ARE FOUR SMALL LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE, TWO ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A FULLY LAMINATED AND NEAR IMMACULATE PAIR OF PANELS. THE BLUE TEXT UNLIKE SOME COPIES IS VERY SHARP AND UNBLURRED. THE ONLY LIGHT WEAR IS THE BOTTOM OPENING EDGE WHICH HAS A LITTLE BURRING AS MENTIONED ABOVE 

THE TWO POLYLINED INNER SLEEVES ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME WITH THE SET. THEY HAVE LIGHTLY AGED BUT REMAIN UNSPLIT. THEY BOTH HAVE 108 PRINTED AT THE BOTTOM INDICATING OCTOBER 1968

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY