JImi Hendrix Electric Ladyland UK 1st Press Blue’Ghost Text’ Withdrawn Version! This is a genuine 1st pressing of The Jimi Hendrix Experience with blue text and the extraordinarily rare’Ghost Text’ sleeve that has a completely different track list that never made release, this is then over-printed with the blue text (just on the track listing – not on the’Track Records’ logo), leaving the just readable trace of the fabled track listing below. Now – as I have said before I don’t want to lift the lid on the whole blue/white 1st press debate, I know that the white text pressings/big Noel and Mitch were the first pressings, then blue (sort of later 1st) then white.. However this trumps them all because it is recognised that this copy is the ultra-rare blue before the white ones. So early it has a completely different track listing on it that was changed after the initial run and so had to be over-printed. The blue was there possibly as an artefact of the over-printing process. This copy is very clean overall, the vinyl surface is clean as are the labels. There are numerous fine hairlines and’polishing’ swirls visible in good light however these don’t have a substantial effect and the sound is very good indeed, very sharp and dynamic with just light noise audible between tracks or on the quiet passages. There are no heavier marks or scratches anywhere apart from a couple of more visible lines on side C – though these are superficial and can’t be individually heard and there is certainly nothing that can be felt. This is a very straight copy. The sleeve is also very good and has great gloss and no notable damage, it is completely intact, no tears, no splits, no writing. All the matrices are A1/B1 except for the well known obliterated’C’ matrix. This comes complete with it’s original (I presume) 800513 &973939 Patent No. Inners – the text on these are blue on one and very dark blue or black on the other, I don’t know the reason for this difference. One has side-splits but is still useable. I will include two additional very nice Emitex sleeves so that the originals need not be used again and can be preserved. Overall this is a very good copy that looks very good and sounds great, any hairlines are very fine and these early heavily grooved records can stand up to fine lines very well and this is a good example of that. This is definitely a very high VG and is close to VG+ by my gradings which are generally conservative it was listed as VG++ when I bought it! And certainly sounds like a VG+ to listen to for the most part, this is a great listen and a very good looking rare piece of rock history and possibly one of the very first copies of Electric Ladyland ever produced. Please look carefully at the photos – it is hard to capture with a camera but I have attempted to photograph the’Ghost’ track listing and it can be seen in the photos! The alternative’Ghost’ track order is as follows. A1 Still Raining Still Dreaming. A2 House Burning Down. A3 All Along The Watchtower. B1 Rainy Day, Dream Away. B2 1983 (A Merman, I Should Turn To Be). B3 Moon Turns The Tides. C1 And The Gods Made Love. C4 Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). D1 Little Miss Strange. D2 Long Hot Summer Night. D5 Burning Of The Midnight Lamp. These records have been professionally cleaned to maximise their playback potential. Please see the following grading guidelines which I use to grade all media: Items will be described in the following order: Media/Cover i. MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint. EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing. VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable. GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler. CD’s are similarly graded though the Jewel case is disregarded in grading. The grading applies to the media and the insert. Cassettes will simply be described in their playing condition and are all tested. All records are sent out in twin wall’Music Max’ mailers with double stiffeners and will arrive safe and sound! I have some super-rare Beatles stuff coming up and all kinds of other great, rare and interesting records for sale. The item “Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland UK 1st Press Blue’Ghost Text’ Withdrawn Version” is in sale since Wednesday, August 8, 2018. This item is in the category “Music\Records”. The seller is “phonostagerecords” and is located in Preston, Lancashire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Artist: Jimi Hendrix
- Modified Item: No
- Custom Bundle: No
- Duration: LP
- Record Grading: Good Plus (G+)
- Speed: 33RPM
- Record Size: LP (12-Inch)
- Genre: Rock
- Non-Domestic Product: No
