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SUPERB EX+ MONO AUDIO !!!!

ORIGINAL 1968 UK PRESS, AND IT IS THE RARER MONO PRESS, AND ALSO HAS THE ORIGINAL MONO COVER !!!!

WELL I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TIME WE HAD 'THE DOORS', WHO WERE FORMED IN 1965 IN LOS ANGELES, AND THIS THEIR AMAZING 3rd ALBUM, RELEASED ON 3rd JULY 1968JANUARY 4th 1967. IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE IN THE TOP 5 GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME, AND THIS WILL BE ANOTHER SAD LOSS FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!

DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK RARER MONO PRESS  ::  EKL 4024  A1  :: EKL 4024  B1 . 

ON THE TEXTURED ORANGE ELEKTRA LABEL :: EKL 4024 .

COVER :: ORIGINAL MONO GATEFOLD WITH, 'EKL 4024 MONO' ON THE BACK TOP RIGHT CORNER, PRINTED AND MADE BY ERNEST J. DAY & Co Ltd. LONDON, W.11 WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, WITH SOME FAINT SHELF WEAR ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND SOME BITS OF LIGHT RUB ON THE SPINE, AND A SMALL RUB ON THE CORNERS, WITH THE OPENING EDGE STILL SHARP. THE BACK HAS SOME FAINT RING WEAR, AND INSIDE THE GATEFOLD, JUST A BIT OF LIGHT AGEING AROUND THE EDGES. THERE IS ALSO A WHITE STICKER ON THE FRONT TOP LEFT. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL COME OFF, BUT I THINK IT WOULD ALSO REMOVE THE PAPER PRINT FROM THE COVER AS WELL, SO THAT IS WHY IT IS STILL THERE. SO WITH NOTHING ELSE I WOULD GRADE  :: VG+ .

VINYL :: THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS WITH NO CRACKLE, STATIC, AND ALSO NO SKIPS, STICKS, JUMPS, POPS, OR CLICKS !!!!!

ALL I HEARD WAS ........

ON SIDE 1 :: BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO !!!!

ON SIDE 2 :: BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO, WITH JUST A FAINT TICK ON THE RUN IN AND TWO FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START OF TRACK 1, AND A FAINT TICK AFTER THE START OF TRACK 4, AND THAT'S ALL !!!!

NOW VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FINE, AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND JUST A FEW SMALL COSMETIC HAIRLINES. THERE IS ALSO A VERY FAINT COSMETIC THIN SCUFF LINE ACROSS SIDE 1, SEEN ONLY WHEN THE VINYL IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, AND ALSO ON SIDE 1, A COSMETIC THIN SCUFF ON TRACK 2,3, AND 4, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  :: EX/EX+ . BUT I THINK MUCH NEARER TO EX+ !!!!

LABELS :: NICE AND CLEAN WITH JUST SOME FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE  :: EX .

ORIGINAL INNER :: NO SPLITS, OR WRITING JUST SOME AGEING, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL  :: VG .

LIKE ALL DOORS ALBUMS, AMAZING TRACKS, AND THIS THE RARER MONO SO SOUNDS BRILLIANT !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!  ROSE.

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU ! 

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAON PHOTO, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS


ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.95 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 


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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!


 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.