This is a 1956 UK 1st Pressing 10 LP n very reasonable overall condition This is one of the rarest UK Rock N Roll/ Rockabilly releases from the golden 1950 s period. This 10 LP is exceptionally rare It seldom turns up for sale.
This 10 LP has a heavyweight fully laminated sleeve. This has an extremely thin spine. The spine text is printed on the rear sleeve - right next to the spine. There is a flipback along the top bottom edges of the rear sleeve. These have a rounded die-cut centre area. The sleeve has printing date printed on the bottom flipback HD 56/12 . This means that this sleeve was printed in the UK in December 1956.
This LP comes with its original plain polythene inner sleeve. The 10 LP is pressed on thick vinyl has black and silver Vogue Coral labels. The record has 1st press MG-5032-1B and MG-5033-1B matrix numbers. These are machine stamped twice, right next to each other, in the dead wax. The mother stampers are C 1 and U 1 respectively. There is a crossed out C under the U mother stamper on Side 2. There is an RT tax code machine stamped in the dead wax on both sides too.
This is a genuine UK 10 LP 1st pressing. These, as stated, are exceptionally rare. This copy has a 1956 printing date on the rear sleeve. The record has the earliest matrix numbers and mother stampers too. A classic Rock n Roll/ Rockabilly LP too. One of the best in the genre Don t miss out
Sleeve: There is a small 2 cm area of more moderate rubbing wear at the centre of the bottom edge of front sleeve see photo . There is mild to more moderate rubbing wear to the corner tips. There are three mild or very mild hairline creases at the top corner tip area at the sleeve opening. These go through the sleeve to a varying degree. They measure 4.5 cm to 7 cm in length.
There is a mild 8 cm hairline crease at the corner tip area at the bottom sleeve spine area. This goes through the sleeve to a varying degree. There is a very mild 4.5 cm hairline crease at the bottom corner tip area at the sleeve opening. This, again, goes through the sleeve to a varying degree. There is a pin-head sized area of more moderate rubbing wear on the front sleeve.
There are two small areas of laminate peeling at the front sleeve opening area. One is fingertip sized, the other is thumb-tip sized. There is some mild, very mild or more moderate rubbing wear on the sleeve opening edges. There is a very small 1 cm area of more moderate rubbing wear on the bottom flipback. This is at the top edge at the centre. There are about 5 small light 0.5 cm to 1 cm hairline creases at the spine area. Otherwise, the spine is in very nice condition. There is some mild, very mild or more moderate ringwear on some areas. Overall, this sleeve is in Very Good condition. This sleeve is very prone to wear almost impossible to find in perfect condition. This is a clean and tidy copy overall. There are no tears or seam splits.
Vinyl: There is a mild 3 cm hairline surface mark toward the end of Side 1. There is a very light 6.5 cm hairline surface mark across Side 1. This is hardly visible under a strong light. There are about 8 to 10 light, mild or very mild hairline surface marks on Side 2. These measure from 2 cm to 5 cm in length. Some of these are hardly visible under a strong light. Otherwise, there are some light, mild, very mild or more moderate surface sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. Side 1 is in a strong Very Good condition. Side 2 is in Good condition. Overall, the vinyl is in Good condition. Very close to being in Very Good condition.
The Labels are in Near Excellent condition and show mild to more moderate spindle wear only.
The original company plain polythene inner sleeve is in Good condition. There is a 10 cm seam split at one side edge. There is an 8 cm seam split at the other side edge. There is mild, very mild or more moderate ringwear creasing.
I have play tested this 10 LP in its entirety it plays Very Good to Very Good overall, Near Excellent in some places. There is some light, mild or very mild crackle noticeable in some quieter places. There are no noticeable clicks or pops. Overall, a very reasonable audio copy.
I shall place the vinyl into a separate inner sleeve. This will protect the original inner sleeve from any damage during the shipping process.
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Double LPs are classed as two LPs. Also gatefold sleeves, posters, inserts, etc.. can increase postage costs.
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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...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.