YARDBIRDS Roger The Engineer 1966 STEREO 1st Press

	£		196
	$		260

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by the Yardbirds called 'Roger The Engineer' (also known as 'The Yardbirds' in certain price guides) and is a MASSIVELY rare 1966 STEREO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Blue/Black Columbia label!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE IN STEREO!!!!  IN 1966 BARELY ANY COPIES OF THIS LP WERE EVER PRESSED IN STEREO (NEARLY ALL WERE MONO) - SO FINDING A STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  THIS IS ALSO THE VERY EARLIEST 1966 STEREO 1ST PRESSING - WITH 1/G 1/R MOTHERS AND STAMPER CODES, AN EMITEX INNER SLEEVE, A BLUE/BLACK 1ST PRESS COLUMBIA LABEL, AND A 1ST PRESS STEREO FLIPBACK GARROD & LOFTHOUSE 'PATENTS PENDING' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY A MASSIVE RARITY AS A STEREO 1ST PRESSING - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL Columbia STEREO 1st pressing from 1966 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is SCX 6063 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Blue/Black Columbia label (see picture) and is a UK STEREO 1st Pressing!!!! All the tracks are pure quality Yardbirds at their best!!!! Any fan of The Yardbirds, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only VERY few light spindle marks!!!! The vinyl is in BRILLIANT 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, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines (only visible under light), and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS A 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO nasty loud pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, NO hiss and NO crackle!!!! The music is CRYSTAL CLEAR with NO groovewear and NO distortion!!!! It is VERY clear that this record has only EVER been played with the correct needle and sounds SUPERB!!!! The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! 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 comes in its ORIGINAL Emitex inner sleeve!!!! The 1st Press STEREO Flipback Garrod & Lofthouse 'Patents Pending' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear, only a few creases (mainly to 3 of the corners), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, and NO yellowing (except a MEGA faint touch towards the opening edge)!!!! It is very VERY rare to find this LP still with its ORIGINAL 'White' look (both front AND back) and the cover must grade Very Good+ if not better - with only the creases (NO folds) stopping a higher grading!!!! THIS LP IS IMPOSSIBLY RARE IN STEREO!!!!  STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP ARE IMPOSSIBLY RARE (NEARLY ALL WERE MONO)  - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE 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 A 1966 STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF "ROGER THE ENGINEER" BY THE YARDBIRDS, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!! Have a look at all my other auctions including other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, Overseas TBA. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!!

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