FLEETWOOD MAC~1st~INSANELY RARE ORIG '68 EPIC WHITE LABEL PROMO-ONLY MONO LP~1A

 
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·       FLEETWOOD MAC - PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC (FLEETWOOD MAC'S SELF-TITLED FIRST ALBUM) - ORIGINAL 1968 EPIC RECORDS MONO LP BN-26402
 
·       PLEASE NOTE: CATALOG NUMBER BN-26402 IS DECEPTIVE; BN- PREFIXES WERE USED FOR STEREO RECORDS. REST ASSURED THIS IS A MONO RECORD
 
·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
 
 
·       *** WHITE LABEL PROMO ***
 
 
·       *** IN ADDITION, THE PROMOTIONAL STAMP ON THE COVER AND THE PROMOTIONAL MONO STICKER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***
 
 
·       *** INSANELY RARE PROMO-ONLY MONO U.S. PRESSING WITH A STUNNING, DEDICATED MONO MIX (THIS DEFINITELY ISN'T A FOLD-DOWN!) ; IN ADDITION, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A UNIQUE U.S.-ONLY MIX, RATHER THAN SIMPLY TRANSFERED FROM THE U.K. MONO MASTER TAPES ***
 
 
·       *** ULTRA-RARE PROMOTIONAL-ONLY MONO COPY; A DEDICATED MONO MIX OF THIS ALBUM WAS NEVER COMMERCIALLY RELEASED IN ANY WAY OR FORM ***
 
 
·       ORIGINAL EPIC MONO LABEL, WHITE PROMOTIONAL VERSION
 
·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
 
·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE) [THIS IS A STEREO COVER WITH EPIC'S MONO/PROMO STICKER AFFIXED TO THE FRONT PANEL; "PROPER" STEREO PRESSINGS WERE NEVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE]
 
·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
 
·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
 
·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD
 
·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A/1B'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)
 
·       MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other digital format.
 
(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)
(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)
 
 
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Fleetwood Mac's debut LP was a highlight of the late-'60s British blues boom. Green's always inspired playing, the capable (if erratic) songwriting, and the general panache of the band as a whole placed them leagues above the overcrowded field. Elmore James is a big influence on this set, particularly on the tunes fronted by Jeremy Spencer ("Shake Your Moneymaker," "Got to Move"). Spencer's bluster, however, was outshone by the budding singing and songwriting skills of Green. The guitarist balanced humor and vulnerability on cuts like "Looking for Somebody" and "Long Grey Mare," and with "If I Loved Another Woman," he offered a glimpse of the Latin-blues fusion that he would perfect with "Black Magic Woman." The album was an unexpected smash in the U.K., reaching number four on the British charts.
 
 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY RICHIE UNTERBERGER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)
 
THE WHITE LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed to the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals": the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.  Finding a WHITE LABEL PROMO-ONLY MONO copy?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.
 
 
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·                               CONDITION:
 
·                               THE RECORD
 
(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)
 
(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.
 
(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!
 
(c)           White Label Promo-only MONO version of this title is much rarer t