SUPERB! VERY RARE! WIDELY REGARDED AS THE BEST PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM. HALF SPEED REMASTERED BY STAN RICKER.

THIS IS A GENUINE 1ST MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB REMASTERED PRESS VINYL LP ON MFSL RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY MY FAMILY WHEN RELEASED 45 YEARS AGO IN 1979 (OF THE 1973 ORIGINAL....NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANY OTHER MFSL REPRESSING) IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; MFSL LABELS WITH 'ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING....PRESSED IN JAPAN' PERIMETER TEXT / THICK CARD PASTE-OVER GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH 'ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING' BANNER HEADING ON THE FRONT IN VERTICAL FONT NOT ANGLED AS ON THE REPRESSINGS / TEXT ON THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD READS 'HALF-SPEED MASTERING BY STAN RICKER,JVC. SUPER HIGH DEFINITION VINYL (EXTENDED LIFE). IMPORTED PRESSING. STATIC FREE INNER-SLEEVE. SOURCE: THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPE' / ORIGINAL PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL STICKERS WITH TEXT; 'A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE!' AND 'HALF-SPEED MASTERED SUPER HIGH FIDELITY LIMITED EDITION (C) 1978 MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB' AND '25p' IMPORT STICKER / ORIGINAL HIGH QUALITY STATIC FREE INNER / ORIGINAL FOLDED CARD VINYL PROTECTOR WITH PRINTING ON ONE SIDE ONLY (PRINTED ON ALL SIDES ON THE REPRESSING) WITH TEXT '....POSITIVELY LIMITED EDITIONS-LIMITED SUPPLIES.....YOU AINT HEARD NOYTHING YET!' AND YELLOW 'YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED' INSERT / 1ST MFSL PRESS MATRIXES / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER AND NO BARCODE / ONLY GENUINE 1ST MFSL PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS.....

THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN MINT CONDITION WITH NO SCRATCHES SCUFFS OR BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER....IT LOOKS AS-NEW. THE VINYL LIES FLAT WITH NO WARPS. YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER COPY!! THE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION WITH NO OBVIOUS SPINDLE LINES (YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED A 'P' STICKER ON ONE LABEL...THIS DENOTES THAT THE VINYL HAS BEEN TREATED WITH 'PARASTAT' A WELL KNOWN EXPENSIVE VINYL PROTECTOR USED BY AUDIOPHILES BACK IN THE DAY). THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE TOGETHER WITH ITS ORIGINAL INNER AND INSERTS IS IN AT LEAST EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR AND NO EDGE SPLITS TO EITHER SLEEVE (THIS SLEEVE DOES NOT USUALLY WEAR WELL BUT THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN PROBABLY BECAUSE IT HAS ONLY RARELY BEEN TAKEN OUT OF ITS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS PLASTIC OUTER WHICH IS A RARITY IN ITSELF)! THE SPINE IS IN AT LEAST EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY LIGHT WEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT. THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS ....NOTHING MUCH TO SHOW FOR 45 YEARS!! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS MFSL 1-017 (SLEEVE AND LABELS) WITH 1ST MFSL PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS MFSL-1-017-A2-1 SR/2 211+F AND MFSL--017-B2-4 SR/2 24 1 *. 

LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER MFSL VINYLS LISTED.

A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE 1ST MFSL PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION!

DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.

POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.50. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £15.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.