BOB MARLEY & WAILERS - CATCH A FIRE 1973 ISLAND PINK RIM UK 1st MINT ZIPPO SL

	£		295
	$		391

THE WAILERS

~ CATCH A FIRE ~

(1973 ISLAND RECORDS – RARE ORIGINAL UK FIRST VINYL PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A GENUINE ORIGINAL UK FIRST VINYL PRESSING OF THE SENSATIONAL REGGAE ALBUM CATCH A FIRE BY THE WAILERS ON ISLAND RECORDS WITH PINK RIMMED LABELS AND PALM TREE LOGOS.

The sleeve functioned as a Zippo lighter case would, opening at a RIVETED side hinge to reveal the record within. However, producers soon realiSed that this operation would require hand-manufacture, as machinery available was not sufficient to rivet the upper and lower halves of the sleeve together. Copies of the record from these original pressings have since become collectors' items, and subsequent pressings HAVE alternative cover art.

THIS WONDERFUL ALBUM IS HOUSED IN A PERFECT, NEAR MINT CONDITION ZIPPO ‘GIMMIX’ SLEEVE!!

THE WAILERS

•       BOB MARLEY

•       PETER TOSH

•       BUNNY LIVINGSTONE

•       ASTON ‘FAMILY MAN’ BARRETT

•       CARLTON ‘CHARLIE’ BARRETT

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ISLAND ILPS 9241

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE ILPS 9241 A-3U / ILPS 9241 B-4U (THE MATRIX NUMBERS - BML 2001 A-3U / BML 2001 B-4U HAVE BEEN CROSSED OUT)

THE MOTHERS / STAMPERS ARE: H 1 / H 1

OTHER ETCHINGS ARE STERLING / STERLING

THE SLEEVE

THE “ZIPPO” SLEEVE IS IN TRULY AMAZING CONDITION!! WHEN I FIRST SAW IT I JUST ASSUMED IT MUST BE A REISSUE BUT IT ISN’T!! THIS GENUINE FIRST PRESSING GIMMIX SLEEVE IS IN GENUINELY NEAR MINT CONDITION. AT FIRST GLANCE THIS BEAUTIFUL SLEEVE IS FLAWLESS AND IT IS ONLY WHEN YOU OPEN UP THE LIGHTER THAT YOU CAN SEE A HINT OF THE SLIGHTEST WEAR WHERE THE LID OVERLAPS THE BOTTOM OF THE LIGHTER!! THE MOVEMENT IS TIGHT AND ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. THERE ARE NO CREASES. THERE ARE NO TEARS. THERE ARE NO INSCRIPTIONS.  THIS IS DEFINITIVELY THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE YOU WILL EVER SEE!! A FINAL FINAL UPGRADE!!

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT MARKS. HOWEVER UNDER CLOSE INSPECTION AND HAVING PLAYED BOTH SIDES I HAVE TO REPORT THAT SOME OF THESE MARKS DO CAUSE DETERIORATION OF THE SOUND QUALITY DURING SIDE ONE. I MADE THE FOLLOWING NOTES - SIDE ONE; TRACK 1 - I CLICK; TRACK 2 - APPROX 12 LIGHT CLICKS EARLY ON; TRACK 3 - 3 CLICKS EARLY ON AND ANOTHER CLICK MIDWAY THROUGH; TRACK 4 - 3 BIG CLICKS MIDWAY THROUGH. THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT SIDE TWO WITH NOTHING TO REPORT.

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC ISLAND LABELS WITH PINK RIMS AND PALM TREE LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO SPINDLE MARKS. THE SIDE ONE LABEL HAS BEEN APPLIED SLIGHTLY OFF-CENTRE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS NEATLY INSCRIBED HIS NAME ON EACH LABEL.   

SIDE ONE

1. CONCRETE JUNGLE
2. SLAVE DRIVER
3. 400 YEARS
4. STOP THAT TRAIN
5. BABY WE’VE GOT A DATE (ROCK IT BABY)

SIDE TWO

1. STIR IT UP
2. KINKY REGGAE
3. NO MORE TROUBLE
4. MIDNIGHT RAVERS

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.00

£7.50

£11.00

£11.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.00

£12.75

£16.25

£16.75

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.