BUMPERS 2 LP PROG COMP. UK 1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND *MINT*

	£		46
	$		61

BUMPERS 2 LP PROG COMP. UK 1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND *MINT*
Virtually Unplayed - King Crimson, Nick Drake, If, Free




BUMPERS




MASSIVELY RARE - ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION - 1970 UK VERY FIRST PRESS OF "Bumpers"

ISLAND RECORDS VARIOUS ARTISTS COMPILATION DOUBLE LP SET ISSUED JUNE, 1970 ON THE TEXTURED PINK ISLAND LABEL (IDP 1)


PRESSED ON THICK CHUNKY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL BOTH LPS HAVE THE FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS : LP 1: IDP 1 + 1 + A / IDP 1 + 1 + B & LP 2: IDP 1 + 1 + C / IDP 1 + 1 + D2 AND TEXTURED PINK ISLAND LABELS

AND FIRST ISSUE ONLY "EJ Day" PRINTED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH A CIRCULAR "Bumpers" STICKER ON THE FRONT "Double album - 29 / 11" ON ONE OF THE SOLES


Bumpers contains several genuine rarities, as both Mott The Hoople and Fairport Convention are represented by otherwise unavailable versions of their contributions ("Thunderbuck Ram" and "Walk Awhile" respectively)

Additionally, when "Bumpers" was released, Nick Drake's second LP, "Bryter Layter"
was yet to be issued, so this album contains the first ever pressing of the deeply beautiful "Hazey Jane"

A bountiful double album package rounding up the cream of the UK Island label's 1970 output, highlighting recent releases and anticipating forthcoming ones and following, of course, a tradition launched by the earlier You Can All Join In and Nice Enough To Eat.
Of all the labels operating in the UK as the decade turned, Island was unquestionably the most adventurous, at the same time as maintaining a stable whose internal logic now seems impeccable.
Leaning towards the folkier side of hard rock, and the bluesier edge of prog - an adventure that allowed King Crimson and Mott The Hoople to rub shoulders with Cat Stevens and Traffic - Island rounded up the cream of the British underground, and these periodic compilations showcased it at its best.
Tracks from the Keith Relf/Jim McCarty-era Renaissance, Clouds and Quintessence remind us of a day when even the greatest modern collectibles were just regular new releases.
Today Island ranks among the most collectible British label of the entire era and every track on Bumpers offers a reason why





THE COVER IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION

AND BOTH RECORDS ARE IN BARELY PLAYED, BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT CONDITION!!



SIDE 1: 
"Every Mother's Son" (Traffic) / 
"Love" (Bronco) / 
"I Am The Walrus" (Spooky Tooth) / 
"Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Gauranga" (Quintessence)

SIDE 2: 
"Thunderbuck Ram" (Mott The Hoople) / 
"Nothing To Say" (Jethro Tull) / 
"Going Back West" (Jimmy Cliff) / 
"Send Your Mother To Die" (Blodwyn Pig) / 
"Little Woman" (Dave Mason)

SIDE 3: 
"Go Out And Get It" (John & Beverley Martin) / 
"Cadence & Cascade" (King Crimson) / 
"Reaching Out On All Sides" (If) / 
"Oh I Wept" (Free) / 
"Hazey Jane" (Nick Drake)

SIDE 4: 
"Walk Awhile" (Fairport Convention) / 
"Maybe You're Right" (Cat Stevens) / 
"Island" (Renaissance) / 
"The Sea" (Fotheringay) / 
"Take Me To Your Leader" (Clouds)



Label/Variant: ISLAND. PINK LABELS
Catalogue Number: IDP 1
Mono or Stereo: STEREO
Country of Manufacture: ENGLAND
Original Year of Release: 1970
Matrix Nos: LP 1: IDP 1 + 1 + A / IDP 1 + 1 + B & LP 2: IDP 1 + 1 + C / IDP 1 + 1 + D2


Cover Description / Condition: "EJ Day" PRINTED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH A CIRCULAR "Bumpers" STICKER ON THE FRONT "Double album - 29 / 11" ON ONE OF THE SOLES.
Beautifully clean, bright and unmarked. Very thick white spine is straight and true and all text is clear and sharp. There is a slight crease to the bottom left hand corner of the cover. EXCELLENT+

Label Condition: Textured Pink Labels are clean and bright with no spindle marks and look brand new! NEAR MINT

Vinyl Condition:
Visual: Record Two has one light hairline which do not affect play. Record One is completely unmarked and both albums have a lovely like-new deep gloss. NEAR MINT
Audio: Plays beautifully and sounds superb - bright, clean and crisp. PRISTINE - nothing to fault it. NEAR MINT

A BEAUTIFUL, VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED, NEAR MINT COPY - INCREDIBLY RARE IN THIS CONDITION!!!


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