Them Again - Original 1966 UK Decca label 1st Pressing Mono LP

rare original 1966 UK Decca label 16-track mono LP pressing - the 2nd album by ruff and boiling R&B combo.

Vinyl has the generic red company labels - deep grooved with ffrr/ears symbol - 'Side 1/2' information to the rigt of spindlehole and publishing year to the left of centre hole places this copy before february 1967 - this is as such the first label used for 'Them Again'.

Vinyl has machine stamped matrix information:
Side 1: ARL-7085-1B, mother/stamper 1 U
Side 2: ARL-7086-1B, mother/stamper 1 C
stressing that this copy was manufactured from the very first master tape, the first set of acetates and some of the very first mothers - within the first 1000 copies pressed.

Vinyl is held in an era specific polylined company inner sleeve and ultimately in a MacNeil Press manufactured picture cover 'Clarifoil' laminated on front and extension flips.
This is the original picture cover manufactured from 1-piece cardboard stock with front extension flips glued on top of back cover.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl)/VG++ (Labels)/VG+(+) (Cover):
Vinyl is in wonderfully lustrous condition and has just a touch of sleeve wear - vinyl itself is easily graded near perfect.
Side 1 label is perfect, Side 2 label has a single or two extremely light and short spindlemarks - within the very close vicinity of the centre hole - Vinyl is overall solid close to perfect.

Front cover has a very few wrinkles fromt edge - a single barely noticeable one along opening - anly a part of these draws small areas of laminate lift.
Back cover is remarkable clean with only light vinyl outline and a touch of wear along this.
Lower flipback has a bend against opening and seams are intact except for a little opening rubbing and single or a couple of mm's splts against opening - needles to say that this affects the corners which displays light wear - spine corners barely any. Spine is only slightly pressurized and print on spine as well on back is clearly readable - cover still retains its original deep colours. Cover is upper VG+ - or in our terms close to near perfect/excellent. This is simply a very attractive copy - hard to find in any condition - very rare to find in such nice condition as this copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Could You Would You (Van Morrison) - 3:15
2. Something You Got (Chris Kenner) - 2:36
3. Call My Name (Tommy Scott) - 2:23
4. Turn On Your Love Light (Deadric Malone, Joseph Wade Scott) - 2:18
5. I Put a Spell on You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) - 2:40
6. I Can Only Give You Everything (Mike Coulter, T. Scott) - 2:43
7. My Lonely Sad Eyes (Morrison) - 2:27
8. I Got a Woman (Ray Charles, Renald Richard) - 3:16

Side 2:
1. Out of Sight (James Brown, Ted Wright) - 2:26
2. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan) - 3:52
3. Bad Or Good (Morrison) - 2:09
4. How Long Baby (M.Gillon) - 3:41
5. Hello Josephine (Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) - 2:06
6. Don't You Know (T. Scott) - 2:26
7. Hey Girl (Morrison) - 2:59
8. Bring 'Em On In (Morrison) - 3:46

Credits:
Van Morrison - Vocals
Alan Henderson - bass

Techical credits:
Tommy Scott - production