THE WHO - THE WHO BY NUMBERS NUMBERED 1ST PRESS

	£		20
	$		26

Hi everyone,

my name is Mark and I have been selling vinyl on Ebay for over six years on various accounts, and am returning having had a nine month break, with a vast array of fantastic quality vinyl to follow!!!

Every item I offer is fully guaranteed, and I sell vinyl in price ranges from £3 - 400, with a full money back guarantee available on all items if you are not happy.

Here's my selling standards:-

- You will always get a discount for multiple item transactions, and I do not seek to profit from posting items, as a lot of buyers seem to do nowadays

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING

UK buyers are currently being offered the opportunity of 'free' postage for records - no seller can afford to absorb these costs, and I am no exception. I will comply with Ebay's request, but confirm that the following criteria will apply:-

- Not applicable to Paypal transactions, and only if paying by cheque and or postal order.

- Packaging will be reduced to keep my direct costs down, and one card card stiffener will be used instead of three, with no outer soft ploy bag to house the record

- Delivery will be at least seven days including the handling time due to the nature of second class

MY PREFERRED POSTAL OPTION

UK buyers are offered the chance to pay £3.95 for 1st class recorded delivery - I still loose money at this price, and my direct packaging costs are at least £1.35, but at least I know it will arrive in one piece!! Your record will be expertly packed as per the following:-

- Packaging will include at least three pieces of stiff card per item, records removed from the outer sleeves, and a clear plastic cover for outer protection. All items are posted in new thick card outers, and you will be delighted with the packaging.

OTHER STANDARDS I OFFER

- All items are play graded on high quality equipment, and graded as per record collector grading. (I am very fussy, and tend to under grade' to ensure highly delighted buyers!!).

- Every record will be packed and shipped within a three day period from the point of payment...no exceptions!!

- I will always professionally clean all of my records where necessary using a wet cleaning system to remove all dust and static etc

I am delighted to offer a superb condition album by THE WHO:-

Record details:-

Artist - THE WHO

Album title - THE WHO BY NUMBERS

Release year - 1975

Release label - POLYDOR (UK)

Mono / stereo - 1ST PRESS STEREO version!

Release number - DELUXE 2490 129

Matrix detail:-

SIDE ONE  - 240129 A//1 ML

SIDE TWO - 240129 B//1 ML

****IMPOSSIBLY RARE VERY 1ST UK PRESSING AND LOWEST EVER MATRIX!! WHILST THIS RECORD SOLD IN MODERATE NUMBERS, THE FRAGILITY OF THE COVER MEANS MOST WERE TRASHED, BUT NOT THIS BEAUTY!! EVEN BETTER, THIS IS THE IMPOSSIBLY RARE STEREO 1ST PRESS UK VERSION. IMPOSSIBLE FOR A THIRTY FOUR YEAR OLD RECORD!!****

Record condition

THIS RECORD IS STILL IN MINT MINUS CONDITION LOOKS UNPLAYED !!! SIMPLY SUPERB VINYL!!

SLEEVE CONDITION1

Let me start by saying that this is one of the most fragile sleeves out there - a SINGLE cover, totally unlaminated, and made in very soft card!! You never see this cover any better than VG, and most are normally trashed!! Well, this is the exception to the rule, and is a strong EXCELLENT++++ condition!! This cover has minimal finger marks, NO yellowing and NO ring wear!!! This is the earliest pressing variant available, labelled up 'Sleeve printed and made in England MacNeil Press Ltd, London, SE1''!! If you want a copy of a very delicate soft card sleeve in excellent+++ condition, then this is the one for you!!

Front panel - excellent minus condition, with NO creasing, and beautifully clean finish on the impossibly soft card!!!! Just looks fantastic! This is a really soft card, and the hardest one to find in excellent condition...most are covered in ring wear and dirt and dust, but not this one! Someone has lightly rubbed out what were limited pencil marks between the 'dot the dots', but this is largely superficial.

Back panel - excellent++++ condition, and as per the front, NO  creasing!! No ringwear whatsoever!! Comes with a very, very rare low individual number 11216, which ensures this is a pre-release version!!

Spine - at least excellent++++ condition, with lovely thick spine that is fully readable with NO tiny wear points!! Minimal  crushing, and no wear!! No Yellowing!!

Side edges - at least excellent condition, with only minimal creasing !!

Inner sleeve - very fragile poly lined inner paper sleeve is in excellent condition, with very minor yellowing and minimal creasing. Correctly labelled for it's period with 'palstic bags can be dangerous' etc....

RECORD CONDITION

Visual grading - simply stunning!! Beautiful heavy thickness vinyl on the ultra rare 'THRESHOLD' LABEL looks very shiny, untouched and unplayed!! I have no hesitation in grading this a strong MINT MINUS!!!! There are only minimal amounts of hairlines and scuffs, and no deep scratches or marks!! It is clear that this record has had minimal plays!! I struggle to see any marks whatsoever!!! Simply stunning!!

The labels - full vibrant colour and very clean, and at least MINT MINUS condition - I would estimate that this record has been played only a couple of times over the last thirty four years!!!! It is critical to understand that 90% of the pressings were sold with 'made in Holland' labels, as Polydor quickly contracted out their big releases, ensuring both foreign record and cover pressings. This copy has both the correct UK outer sleeve with a very low individual number, and the earliest 'made in England' label pressing!!

The playback - one of THE classic rock albums, and an absolute must have for any collector of classic rock and island label collectors. As per the overall visual description of the vinyl, it is clear that this record has had minimal plays, and on my quality system minimal background noise is detected. Excellent++++ condition all round....it is clear that this record has been played on high quality equipment, as all channels are crystal clear, with beautiful 1st pressing playback!!!

****DON'T LET THIS ONE GO, AS THE who's 1ST PRESS VINYLS ARE SHOOTING UP IN VALUE AND THIS ONE IS A 1ST PRESS POLYDOR 'MADE IN ENGLAND' ' LABEL PRESSING OF ONE OF THEIR RELEASES!!!!!****

So there you have it - 100% feedback speaks for itself, so bid with confidence!! I sell to buyers all over the world, and have built up many friendships with buyers local to USA, Japan and rest of the world.

Bookmark my page as I will a number of brilliant records I will be listing in the coming weeks!!!