kentgirl22 is pleased to offer for sale the following very rare original 1967 UK 1st pressing vinyl LP:

LOVE

"FOREVER CHANGES"

ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL 1967 UK ELEKTRA RED ORANGE LABEL TRUE 1st PRESS LP WITH FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE!!

CATALOGUE NUMBER EKS 74013

1967 UK (MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN) TRUE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING

A1/B1 MATRIX

VINYL

THE VINYL IS GRADED AS EXCELLENT......PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGHOUT

SLEEVE

STUNNING FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION - THE SPINE HAS ALL TEXT LEGIBLE

Superb condition RARE ORIGINAL 1967 UK Elektra Records Red Orange label FIRST STEREO PRESSING of LOVE'S magnificent and seminal album "FOREVER CHANGES". Catalogue Number EKS 74013 (Stereo).

Highly collectable original UK vinyl LP from the legendary ARTHUR LEE fronted American 60s psychedelic rock band LOVE, issued in 1967 and very sought after. This is the extremely rare and very desirable genuine UK Elektra STEREO FIRST PRESSING complete with fully laminated sleeve!! This is an absolutely magnificent album that deserves to be in any serious record collection. Truly an acid-psych / rock masterpiece!

Signed to Elektra records along with the Doors (who were influenced by them in their early days), Love were the kings of the Los Angeles psychedelic rock scene during the late sixties period - the "Forever Changes" album is regarded by many as one the greatest rock albums of all time. 

God bless you Arthur! R.I.P and thanks for the truly wonderful music.

Please see my other LOVE original UK Elektra 1st pressing albums currently listed

Tracks

Side 1.

1. Alone Again Or (3:15)
2. A House Is Not A Motel (3:25)
3. Andmoreagain (3:15)
4. The Daily Planet (3:25)
5. Old Man (2:57)
6. The Red Telephone (4:45)

Side 2.

1. Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale (3:30)
2. Live And Let Live (5:24)
3. The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This (3:00)
4. Bummer In The Summer (2:20)
5. You Set The Scene (6:49)

Produced by ARTHUR LEE with BRUCE BOTNICK
Production supervisor - JAC HOLZMAN
Front cover art - BOB PEPPER
Back cover photo - RONNIE HARAN
Cover design - WILLIAM S. HARVEY 

Rare Original 1967 UK Elektra Records Red Orange And Black Label 1st Pressing Vinyl LP With Magnificent Fully Laminated Sleeve!!

Record Label: Elektra Records

Catalogue No: EKS-74013

Matrix Nos: EKS 74013 A1 and EKS 74013 B1

(Signifies a genuine original 1967 UK TRUE FIRST UK pressing)

Year: 1967

Made In Great Britain

CONDITION

Vinyl: EX

(1967 UK ORIGINAL ULTRA RARE FIRST STEREO PRESSING . The vinyl surfaces retain original full shiny gloss with only some fine wispy light hairlines and a few small inaudible light surface paper marks. The vinyl has been well looked after through the years and carefully handled. On playback the record delivers superb excellent audio throughout with great powerful sound clarity and only very occasional minor background static. A fabulous original 1967 UK 1st pressing of this awesome and essential 60s psychedelic masterpiece. Rare as an original and even rarer in stereo!!)

Labels: EX

(Very clean and unmarked with just a few wispy spindle traces)

LP Sleeve: Mint-

(The original fully laminated glossy sleeve is a super clean pure white example, having been superbly preserved since the day it was bought by myself from new nearly 44 years ago! There are a few very light tiny laminate creases mainly near the spine and edges. The beautiful colours are super bright and pin sharp....absolutely stunning! The spine is arrow straight and perfectly 100% legible and clear. This beautiful and iconic original 1967 UK fully laminated sleeve is in superb near MINT condition. I doubt if you will EVER see a better original 1st issue sleeve!!)

NOTES

LOVE

"FOREVER CHANGES"

Rare Original 1967 UK 1st Stereo Pressing Elektra Red Orange Label LP With 1st Press Fully Laminated Sleeve!!

LOVE is:

Arthur Lee: Vocals, Guitar
Ken Forssi: Bass
John Echols: Guitar
Bryan MacLean: Vocals, Guitar
Michael Stuart: Drums, Percussion

On offer here, from my own collection, is this very rare original 1967 UK Elektra Records 1st PRESS STEREO vinyl LP

On the original 1st pressing Red Orange and Black UK Elektra label

Housed in original 1st pressing fully laminated sleeve

Catalogue Number: EKS-74013

Matrix Nos: EKS 74013 A1 and EKS 74013 B1

Love's "Forever Changes" made only a minor dent on the charts when it was first released in 1967, but years later it became recognized as one of the finest and most haunting albums to come out of the Summer of Love, which doubtless has as much to do with the disc's themes and tone as the music, beautiful as it is. Sharp electric guitars dominated most of Love's first two albums, and they make occasional appearances here on tunes like "A House Is Not a Motel" and "Live and Let Live", but most of Forever Changes is built around interwoven acoustic guitar textures and subtle orchestrations, with strings and horns both reinforcing and punctuating the melodies. The punky edge of the groups early work gave way to a more gentle, contemplative, and organic sound, but while Arthur Lee and Bryan MacLean wrote some of their most enduring songs for the album, the lovely melodies and inspired arrangements can't disguise an air of malaise that permeates the sessions. A certain amount of this reflects the angst of a group undergoing some severe internal strife, but Forever Changes is also an album that heralds the last days of a golden age and anticipates the growing ugliness that would dominate the counterculture in 1968 and 1969; images of violence and war haunt "A House Is Not a Motel", the street scenes of "Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hillsdale" reflects a jaded mindset that flower power could not ease, the twin specters of race and international strife rise to the surface of "The Red Telephone", romance becomes cynicism in "Bummer in the Summer", the promise of the psychedelic experience decays into hard drug abuse in "Live and Let Live", and even gentle numbers like "Andmoreagain" and "Old Man" sound elegiac, as if the ghosts of Chicago and Altamont were visible over the horizon as Love looked back to brief moments of warmth. In an incredible cannon of work "Forever Changes" is inarguably Love's masterpiece and an album of enduring beauty, but it's also one of the few major works of its era that saw the dark clouds looming on the cultural horizon, and the result was music that was as prescient as it was compelling.

IMPOSSIBLY RARE, especially as a UK STEREO 1st Press with the ULTRA hard to find FULLY LAMINATED sleeve!! 

You simply HAVE to own this record - this lp contains some of the finest rock music ever recorded! The whole album is a collection of absolutely flawless songs which melt together to form a mindblowing psychedelic masterpiece that HAS to be heard by everyone!!! Don't miss out on this, one of the TRULY GREAT ALBUMS of all time....You will not be disappointed!! 

 Ultra Rare Original 1967 UK 1st STEREO PRESS!!! This MASSIVELY RARE LP initially sold barely anything (LP's were also really expensive to most people back then!!!) and therefore had a very small initial pressing run, and is INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND, especially as a STEREO 1st PRESS WITH FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE!!! An absolute classic LP from this truly incredible band!!! An astonishing album that really DESERVES to be in EVERY serious 60's / 70's record collection!!! Don't miss out on this MEGA RARE LP!!!

An album of stunning beauty, totally unique and original – nothing compares to ‘Forever Changes’. Immensely daring and inspired, this ticks every box. If anyone owns or claims to have a ‘perfect’ copy of this album as an original, well cherish it, because most will not play silent. I truly think it’s a near impossible ask and this truly is almost the closest I believe you will hear. This album has to be played with the volume higher than normal or it will simply be a whisper and the beautiful details lost, this one is up to the job, an album that demands to be heard from its original source with no tweaking or the original sound. The music so rich and beautiful, this really is ‘timeless’ . One of THE albums of the greatest year in music - 1967 - the ‘summer of love’ - there can be few better recommendations. Rare as an original and even rarer in stereo. Finding the earliest pressed copies that play well is extremely difficult and that is no understatement. This is a record that was not recorded or mixed with any great volume and combine that with the fact some of the music is delicate and fragile, it’s a record that needs to be played with the volume control turned up. Thus any unwanted sounds or blemishes will be emphasised and louder than usual. Although this fabulous record does have some very light surface paper scuffs, on playback the sound is simply beautiful with only the lightest of tiny ticks evident in one or two places. Playing this record again left me in a swathe of goosebumps and gave that rare tingle-factor on countless occasions. What an absolute thrill this is, and not only does the record hit the mark perfectly, the cover does too. The cleanest, purest white laminated 1st UK pressing example with no real damage or serious wear of note. One of the greatest albums ever made in excellent playing condition with a gorgeous cover, it hardly gets better than this. Rare? I should say so!!

Beautiful is far too small a word for this one!

A lovely example of this IMPOSSIBLY RARE Fully Laminated classic 1967 UK 1st PRESS STEREO LP!!! Don't miss out on this RARE opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!!

VERY RARE UK ELEKTRA RED ORANGE LABEL ORIGINAL FIRST STEREO PRESSING VINYL LP FROM 1967. CAT.NO. EKS-74013 (STEREO). FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN!! LOVE AND ARTHUR LEE ARE A TRUE PIECE OF 60's MUSIC HISTORY.....DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS MAGNIFICENT AND TIMELESS 60s PSYCHEDELIC MASTERPIECE!!

LOVE'S "FOREVER CHANGES" LP IS JUSTLY REGARDED BY MANY AS ONE OF THE FINEST ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME!!

 Low Start....No Reserve....Don't Miss Out!!

Please take a look at my other LOVE ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESSING LPs listed this week

POST & PACKING:

UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (Recorded Delivery) each additional LP will cost £1.50
EUROPE: Airmail: £5.00 or £10.00 (International Signed For Delivery) each additional LP will cost £2.50 
INTERNATIONAL / REST OF WORLD: Airmail: £8.00 or £13.00 (International Signed For Delivery) each additional LP will cost £3.00

***Any record (or combination of records) which sells for more than £20 MUST be sent by a trackable method ie INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR outside of the UK. This is compulsory. Please do not bid above £20 on this item if you are not prepared to pay for this secure shipping service. I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks.

ALL RECORDS ARE VERY WELL PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT. A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, CRUCIFORM (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY.

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Records / CDs Are Graded In The Following Way:

MINT (M): The record / cd displays barely any signs of use, if any, with no marks or deterioration in sound quality. Extra items and cover are near perfect.

EXCELLENT (EX): Shows only minor signs of being played with very little lessening in sound quality. The Cover and extras will have some light wear and or creasing

VERY GOOD (VG): Has been played many times but has no major deterioration in sound quality, despite some noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratches. Cover and extras will have normal wear and tear but no major defects

GOOD (G): Has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and any extras may suffer from folding, scuffing, split spine, discoloration etc.

FAIR (F): The record is still just playable and has considerable surface noise and may even jump. Cover and contents will be torn stained and/or defaced.

POOR (P): The record will not play properly. Covers badly damaged or partly missing

+ or - : Indicates slightly better (+) or slightly lesser (-) condition than main grade

All records / cd's are from my personal collection and have been carefully play graded before listing. In many cases I have owned them from new and all have been looked after very well. Please check out my other similar items currently listed on eBay.

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Packaging Notes:

All records are securely and well packed to avoid any unnecessary damage during transit. I aim to dispatch all items within 48 hours of receiving payment. I always obtain a certificate proof of posting receipt for every item sent, which will complete our transaction. Thank you for taking the time to look at my listings, I hope you will be lucky if deciding to make a bid.