The Who Live In California 1971 Usa Lp 1972 Shrink Prog/ Rock. Rare Ex

The Who - Closer To Queen Mary

Trade Mark Of Quality USA LP 1972

This is an original USA LP pressing in great overall condition It still comes with its original shrinkwrap. This has been fairly carefully opened at the sleeve opening area. The LP has a heavyweight plain white card sleeve which has an orange front Picture Cover Insert. This is printed on paper. This is not stuck to the cover but held in place under the shrinkwrap. The rear of the sleeve is blank. There is no text printed on the spine either. It comes with its original company plain paper inner sleeve. The record is pressed on thick black vinyl has white TMOQ labels. These are deep grooved also. The record has 1st press 1831-A/ 1831-B matrix stampers.
This is a great live recording from Long Beach, California, December 1971. The tracks are:
Side 1:
1. I Can t Explain
2. Baba O Riley
3. Behind Blue Eyes
4. Baby Don t Ya Do It
Side 2:
1. Won t Get Fooled Again
2. My Wife
3. Bargain
This is a rare 1970 s The Who LP. Especially still complete with its original shrinkwrap I have another rare collectible 1970 s The Who LP. So please see my other listings.
Sleeve: As stated, it still comes with its original shrinkwrap. This has been fairly carefully opened at the sleeve opening area. However, there is a 15 cm tear to the shrinkwrap near the top edge of the front sleeve. The shrink, however, has preserved the sleeve remarkably well. There is next to no wear. The spine is in superb condition. There is some light, very mild or very minor ringwear on a few areas. NEAR MINT condition. You would be hard pushed to find a better copy than this
Vinyl: There are a few light, mild, very mild or very minor sleeve rubs which can hardly be seen under a strong light. There is an extremely small finger-tip sized surface pressing mark on Side 2. This does not affect playback in any way. The inner sleeve, over time, has left some light, very mild or very minor dull surface marks on a few areas. They are mainly on the play-out dead wax areas. These, again, can hardly be seen under a strong light. Overall, EXCELLENT condition. The labels are in Very Good condition. There is a small 4 cm name sticker on Side 1 s label see photo . Otherwise, next to no spindle wear. The original company paper sleeve is in Very Good condition. It shows light, mild or more moderate ringwear, fading creasing. It has no seam splits.
I have play tested this LP in its entirety it plays Near Excellent to Excellent overall, Excellent in many places. There is some light, very mild or very minor crackle noticeable in some quieter places. Obviously the quality of the recordings is not to the highest audio standard. However, as is the case with most TMOQ LP s, the quality is extremely good to excellent.

Traceable insurance is already included in the stated P P price for this listing.
Discount is given on P P for multiple purchases. I shall always weigh combined purchases to get a completely accurate price. So please wait for the invoice to be sent before paying. Please see below for a more detailed description.

gt gt Grading Information All grading is very strict adheres to Record Collector specifications. However, I have fine tuned them they are explained below. All vinyl is examined closely under a strong light play tested on excellent quality audio equipment.
MINT Condition This is as perfect a copy as you are likely to find. The cover will show no, or next to no, wear. The vinyl will be unplayed or very, very near unplayed.
NEAR MINT Condition Nearly mint, just slightly under. There maybe some minor paper/ inner sleeve rubs that can barely be seen under strong light. This disc has been played only a few times has been extremely well cared for. The cover is nearly perfect - Very minimal wear only.
EXCELLENT Condition An excellent copy will show only mild, or minor, signs of use. There will be light, or very mild, sleeve rubs that can hardly be seen under strong light. There may be a very small minor hairline mark in some instances. Play, in most cases, will be excellent or better. There may be some light, or very light, crackle in a few quieter places. The sleeve will show mild, or minor, rubbing wear ringwear only.
NEAR EXCELLENT Condition This has been played a few more times but it has been well cared for. There will be mild sleeve rubs which can be seen under a strong light. There may be a couple of minor, or light, hairline marks. Playback will be generally excellent or better. There may be some light, mild or very mild crackle in some quieter places. The cover will show mild rubbing wear, ringwear or creasing
Very Good Condition Most records that have been quite well played, but reasonably well cared for, tend to fit into this category. This is probably the most varied of the gradings so I have elaborated below.
There may be mild to more moderate sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. There may be a few light hairline marks but nothing too bad. A quite well played but serviceable copy. Playback will be very agreeable overall. There will be light, mild or very mild crackle in some places. There may also be a few light clicks. A more thorough description will always be on the listing. The record will certainly not be trashed
The cover will show more noticeable signs of storage or use. There will be mild to more moderate rubbing wear on some edges There could be fading, ringwear or a minor seam split. There could be some mild creasing or mild sticker tears.
Please note that I also use or - symbols for this grading. A plus symbol is obviously at the top end of Very Good is really not too far from being in Near Excellent condition. The minus symbol obviously means it is at the lower end. This will mean that it is near to being in Good condition.
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Double LPs are classed as two LPs. Also gatefold sleeves, posters, inserts, etc.. can increase postage costs.
Please note that there are now VAT import charges from the UK into all EU countries. Anything under 150 Euros will need an IOSS number. VAT is paid at point of sale. For any items over 150 Euros in value. There will be a customs charge too. These vary, I believe, from country to country. Please check your relevant postal service online for details. Please note that these charges are beyond my control and are the law for outside parcels going into the EU.
All records will be sent in high quality vinyl box/ mailers with at least two card stiffeners either side of the LP or 7 Single. I use a cruciform box for larger orders 3-6 LPs . All parcels will be marked Fragile and dispatch time will generally be between 1-3 days after payment.

I will also remove the vinyl from the sleeve place them in a re-sealable polythene sleeve. In order to prevent seam splits. Depending on the inner sleeve I often remove the vinyl from the inner sleeve place it in a separate plain paper, or polythene-lined, plain inner sleeve. I am very conscientious and careful when packaging your LP s .

I consider my postage packaging costs to be very transparent very fair. Packaging costs will generally be between 0.80 to 1.50. I am not adding any further costs for handling, etc...
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Remember to check out My Other Items Lots of rare quality vinyl Most are UK 1st Pressings. It is quite likely that there will be more records by this artist, or records in a similar vein.