BEGGARS OPERA ACT ONE VERTIGO SWIRL VINYL UK 1ST PRESS 1970 EX+ PROG ROCK AUDIO
  £   156
  $   207

 


£ 156 Sold For
Oct 21, 2025 Sold Date
Oct 11, 2025 Start Date
23   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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   BEGGARS OPERA
ACT ONE
THEIR FIRST AND WHAT A BRILLIANT ALBUM !!!!

RARE 1970 UK 1ST PRESS ON THE LARGE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL !!!!
THIS IS BEGGARS OPERA WHO WERE FROM GLASGOW IN SCOTLAND, WHO PERFORMED FROM 1969 TO 1976, SO QUITE SHORT LIVED. AS MENTIONED THIS IS THEIR FIRST AND DEBUT ALBUM, AND A MIXTURE OF PROG ROCK, PSYCHEDELIC ROCK, AND SYMPHONIC ROCK, AND ALSO ON THE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE LARGE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL, AND IT PLAYS SUPERB !!!! THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER SAD LOSS, AND THERE WILL BE A FEW MORE SWIRLS, IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO !!!!
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 1970 UK 1ST PRESS  :: 6360 018  1Y//1  V 420   11 1  ::  6360 018  2Y//1  V 420   11 2 .

ON THE FIRST PRESS LARGE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL :: 6360 018 .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD, AND IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, JUST A FEW BITS OF VERY FAINT RUB ON THE TOP EDGE, AND NOTHING MUCH WITH THE OPENING EDGE STILL SHARP. THERE IS A VERY TINY RUB ON THE CORNERS, AND INSIDE THE GATEFOLD NOTHING TO REPORT, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE I WOULD GRADE A VERY CLEAN AND SOLID  :: EX/EX+ . BUT NEARER TO EX, RATHER THAN EX+, A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL !!!!

VINYL :: PLAYS BEAUTIFUL, SO CERTAINLY NO SKIPS, STICKS, JUMPS, STATIC, CRACLKE, POPS OR CLICKS, AND ALL I HEARD WAS ....

ON SIDE 1 :: JUST BEAUTIFUL AUDIO WITH NOTHING TO MENTION, JUST TWO FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 1 .

ON SIDE 2 :: JUST BEAUTIFUL AUDIO WITH NOTHING TO MENTION .

VISUALLY, AGAIN BEAUTIFUL, AND ONLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, TWO VERY TINY HARD TO SEE COSMETIC MARKS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 1, AND TWO SMALL COSMETIC HAIRLINES, ON SIDE 1, AND ON SIDE 2, JUST AGAIN, TWO VERY TINY HARD TO SEE COSMETIC MARKS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 1, AND A SMALL COSMETIC HAIRLINE, AND AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS SUPERB, SO WITH NOTHING ELSE I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO, A WELL DESERVED :: EX+ .

LABELS :: NICE AND CLEAN, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPOT MARKS ON LABEL 2, AS SEEN IN THE PHOTO :: EX .

ORIGINAL SWIRL POLYLINED INNER ::  NO WRITING, OR SPLITS, WITH 'B 1/0470' IN BOTTOM LEFT CORNWER. AGAIN IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION, SOME AGEING, AND OF COURSE THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE SWIRL ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE  :: EX- .

GREAT ALBUM, AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE, AND A SILLY LOW START PRICE !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME, ROSE.

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 'Postage' JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...IF YOUR SHIPPING COST DOES NOT APPEAR BELOW THE FIRST BOX, THEN CLICK ON THE 'V' SYMBOL IN THE BOX, FIND YOUR COUNTRY FROM THE DROP DOWN LIST, CLICK ON YOUR COUNTRY, THEN CLICK ON THE BLUE UPDATE BOX, 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.

                  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 £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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.


 

   













 


















































 

 




 






















































































































































 


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