APPLE 1971 LABEL UPGRADER JOHN TAVENER:"CELTIC REQUIEM"-NEAR MINT+BOOKLET+INNER

	£		129
	$		171

ATTENTION SERIOUS BEATLES COMPLETISTS CONDITION UPGRADERS AND BRITISH 20TH CENTURY CLASSICAL COLLECTORS! HERE IS AN OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT CONDITION 1971 UK 1ST EDITION PRESSING OF A SERIOUSLY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL LP IN STUNNING SOUND QUALITY CAREFULLY TESTED FOR AN ACURATE AUDIO GRADE THAT HAD MINIMAL ATTENTION AND SALES 43 YEARS AGO AND RARELY TURNS UP ESPECIALLY IN SUCH STUNNING CONDITION AS THIS EXAMPLE!

JOHN TAVENER:"CELTIC REQUIEM". ISSUED ON THE BEATLES APPLE LABEL:SAPCOR 20 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A-1U/B-1U MATRIXES.A STEREO ONLY ISSUE.

100% COMPLETE WITH THE USUALLY MISSING LYRICS BOOKLET,THE APPLE RECORDS INNER SLEEVE AND HOUSED IN THE THICK SPINE GATEFOLD COVER WHICH HAS THE EARLIEST "PATENTS PENDING" CREDIT DENOTING ONE OF THE FIRST EVER PRINTED FOR THIS LP!

THE COMPOSER PLAYS THE ORGAN ON THIS RECORDING-THE FIRST MADE OF THIS MASTERPIECE WITH THE LONDON SINFONIETTA+CHORUS CONDUCTED BY DAVID ATHERTON. JUNE BARTON IS THE FEATURED SOPRANO ON THIS BEAUTIFUL RECORDING OF TRUE UPGRADE STANDARD!

THIS RECORD IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE PETER ASTON WHO WAS A PROFESSOR,CONDUCTOR,COMPOSER,WRITER AND EXPERT ON CLASSICAL MUSIC OFTEN BEING CONSULTED BY RECORD COMPANIES FOR INFORMATION AND TO REVIEW/TEST RECORDS WHICH HE DID ON TOP OF THE RANGE EQUIPMENT AND NATURALLY MOST OF HIS RECORDS HAD VERY LITTLE USE AS HE WAS A VERY BUSY MAN HAVING SEEN HIS VAST LIBRARY OF BOOKS,PAPERWORK,TAPES,CDs AND RECORDS!  OUTSTANDING VINYL WITH GLEAMING SURFACES. NO SURFACE MARKS WHATSOEVER-I STRUGGLED TO HEAR ANY SURFACE NOISE! JUST THE ODD ISOLATED FAINT "POP" AT VERY HIGH VOLUME ON THE QUIETEST PASSAGES. PROBABLY YEARS OF STORAGE AND MAKE NO MISTAKE,THIS IS JUST ABOUT THE BEST COPY TO HAVE BEEN SEEN ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN YEARS! FANTASTIC INVESTMENT AS MOST BEATLES COLLECTORS WOULD HAVE NOT BOTHERED WITH THIS ONE,SOLD AT FULL PRICE IN 1971 WHEN THERE WERE MANY OTHER APPLE LABEL LPs TO CONSIDER!

FANTASTIC WARM,RICH WIDE STEREO SOUND ON VERY THICK UK PRESSED VINYL! DARK APPLE LABELS WITH NO STAINING,NO SPINDLE TRACES,FADING,WRITING ETC! PLEASE SEE ALL MY PHOTOS!

NO CLICKS,NO STICKS,NO JUMPS,NO SWISHES!

YOU WILL BE UNLIKELY TO EVER FIND A BETTER SOUNDING COPY OF THIS LP EVER AGAIN SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR A WONDERFUL LP!

THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS AN AMAZING GLEAM AND SHINE TO THE FRONT AND A WHITENESS AND BRIGHTNESS TO THE BACK SO RARELY SEEN ON RECORD COVERS OF 43 EARS OLD-FANTASTIC QUALITY-JUST THE VERY SLIGHTEST OF STORAGE SURFACE WEAR AS THERE WAS NO LAMINATION USED ON THIS LP BUT THERE IS NO STAINING,FADING,WRITING,RIPS,CREASES, OR REPAIRS-BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.JUST ONE OWNER FROM NEW,A FORMER MUSIC PROFESSOR,CONDUCTOR AND REVIEWER WHO NATURALLY HAD A LARGE COLLECTION AND TOP OF THE RANGE  EQUIPMENT WITH MOST OF HIS RECORDS BARELY BEING PLAYED IN MANY YEARS-STORED IN PERFECT CONDITIONS AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT!  SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR SIMILAR ITEMS!

MY CONSTANT AIM IS TO GET FEEDBACK COMMENTS LIKE"BEYOND EXPECTATION",WHICH I ALREADY HAVE!

A LOW,REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF £20 BUT TRY AND FIND ANOTHER LIKE THIS ONE! JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

KEEP READING FOR MORE INFORMATION!

SPECIAL DELIVERY OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR IS ADVISED FOR THIS LP. MINIMAL COSTS CHARGED DEPENDING ON DESTINATION BUT YOU WILL GET A SOLID, WELL PACKED PARCEL.SEE MY FEEDBACK!

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!!! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS LP IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!

NO JUMPS!/NO STICKS!/NO NASTY  CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!How many were preserved like this one-??

USED AND NOT SERIOUSLY ABUSED!!!!!!

Just to explain, in the early 1970s,the majority of buyers were using poor equipment.

The 1970s equipment was often basic with much heavier tonearms than later lightweight pickups.

The record has been clearly been very well cared for on lightweight  high quality equipment.  

 Vinyl is still the best way to hear CLASSICAL MUSIC and always will be!  

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

IT IS STILL FAR BETTER THAN MOST AROUND! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A VERY NICE RECORD-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE " NEAR MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.  

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY ALL OF THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER LPs SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!! 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

Checkout my feedback of OVER 18,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. Bid with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH 12 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.12 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2014!

THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

GOOD LUCK!

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