MAMAS & PAPAS 1st LP 1966 FLIPBACK 1st Press SUPERB

	£		86
	$		114

ALL BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE - Due to some unavoidable home improvements I will unable to answer any questions between Friday 17th August and Wednesday the 22nd August (when my computer will be offline).  However even though this auction ends between those dates - any winning bidder will recieve an automatic invoice - and can pay as normal (either using the invoice - or through 'my ebay').  Any questions on this please email before the 17th August, or wait until I am up and running again after the 22nd.  Thanks for your time - and GOOD LUCK!!!!

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Mamas & Papas called 'If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears' and is an ORIGINAL 1966 UK MONO 1st pressing on the 1st Press 'Grooved' RCA label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION AND IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH AN IMPOSSIBLY RARE FLIPBACK COVER!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE ON THIS LP!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - WERE EVER MADE WITH AN ULTRA RARE FLIPBACK COVER!!!!  IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS LP WAS RELEASED - THE FLIPBACKS WERE DROPPED, AND AS A RESULT VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY YOU EVER SEE HAS THE COMMON 'NON-FLIPBACK' COVER.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH AN IMPOSSIBLY RARE FLIPBACK COVER!!!!  AND SHOWING THAT THE RECORD IS COMPLETELY ORIGINAL TO THE COVER - IT HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1K/1K MATRIX ENDINGS, AND THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1/1 MOTHER CODINGS!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT - BUT AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IS IN AMAZING CONDITION, AND THE COVER IS SIMPLY SUPERB!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1966 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'GROOVED' RCA LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS FLIPBACK LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing from 1966 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The Cat. No is RD 7803 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Grooved' RCA label (see picture) and is a 1966 MONO 1st pressing!!!! 

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AWESOME!!!! It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve!!!!  The ULTRA RARE 'Earliest' 1st Press Flipback Laminated Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back is in SUPERB condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, and NO yellowing!!!!  The only INCREDIBLY minor point to mention is that there are 2 absolutely TINY and virtually INVISIBLE pin holes in the top rear flipback - though please believe me when I say that they are as MINOR as it gets and are virtually INVISIBLE!!!!  The cover must grade FULL Excellent!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1966 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES & EARS" BY THE MAMAS & PAPAS, IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: