CARAVAN - WATERLOO LILY 1972 1st UK Press LIGHT BROWN label EX Vertigo swirl

	£		52
	$		69

CARAVAN -

WATERLOO LILY

DERAM SDL 8 

LIGHT BROWN LABEL

  1st UK PRESS 1972

Machined first press matrices:  P-3W  P-3W. The labels are the original light brown variety as opposed to the later red ones. My camera makes browns look richer and nearer to red/orange. I can assure you that these labels look a lot duller brown in reality, so please do not be misled by the pictures which do not give the true hue of light brown for some reason.

So, so hard to find, one of Caravan's all time classic albums and here it is where it all came together from start to finish although the three predecessors were awesome in their own right!! Splendid Canterbury prog album in great EX condition!!  This has the original light brown label. My camera gives all browns and yellows a richer hue. Be assured that this is the light brown label (as opposed to the later red orangey label). Red labels are second presses. The photos make the labels look darker than what they really are. Rest assured this is the real thing.

THIS GREAT VINYL PLAYS GREAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. 

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CLEARLY AND CRISPLY WITHOUT DISTORTION.  NEEDLESS TO SAY, NO STICKS OR JUMPS!

SO HARD TO FIND THIS FOURTH CLASSIC  AND LAST ESSENTIAL CARAVAN ALBUM IN THIS GREAT CONDITION. IT IS VERY HARD THESE DAYS TO STILL FIND THIS GEM IN THIS NICE CONDITION. 

Vinyl: EX.  Lightly played. Audio is A++ and this vinyl sounds out of this world, a majestic album that went largely unnoticed. Wispy paper retraction lines only visible under a strong light. Two wispiest of hairlines on side 1. The audio has beautiful separation and there is barely any background noise. I played this twice in full and thoroughly enjoyed it, a gorgeous press indeed that will satisfy even the most hardened collector!!  I was  tempted to keep this as it will be very hard to find this again, it is indeed mega rare now. The original light brown labels are beautiful. Needless to say NO jumps, clicks or ticks. This will be a fantastic upgrade for most long time collectors!!

Gatefold sleeve: VG+ to EX.  Fantastic looked after sleeve without any damage.  Light bottom and corner storage wear. The top edge looks really nice. There are not any creases to be seen and the spine is still  100 %legible.  This sleeve is hardly found in this great condition. A couple of very tiny black spots in the bottom left corner (see pic) which may be removable.  No writing, no  creases, no marks, no tears .

             The labels are in EX condition with just two spindle traces. 

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.