CAT STEVENS Foreigner LP 1973 1st Press AWESOME

	£		26
	$		34

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Cat Stevens called "Foreigner" and is an ORIGINAL 1973 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Custom' Island label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  THE PREVIOUS OWNER ONLY EVER PLAYED THIS LP JUST ONCE AND IT WAS STORED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE NEW!!!!  AS A RESULT IT HAS REMAINED IN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION AND IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS 100% COMPLETE WITH 'POSTCARD', INNER SLEEVE & 'THICK CARD' INSERT!!!!  THIS LP HAS MANY PARTS TO IT - AND IT VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP 100% COMPLETE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP HAS AN INCREDIBLY FRAGILE INNER SLEEVE AND ON VIRTUALLY EVERY 1ST PRESSING THAT TURNS UP IT IS SPLIT AND BADLY DAMAGED.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  EVERY PART OF THIS LP IS IN AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  THIS IS THE 1973 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'CUSTOM' ISLAND LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'COLOURED' INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS THICK CARD 'LYRIC/PICTURE' INSERT, ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS POSTCARD, AND 1ST PRESS 'EMBOSSED' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS AWESOME CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Island UK 1st pressing from 1973 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The Cat. No is ILPS 9240 on the 1st Press 'Custom' Island labels (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and AMAZINGLY only 1 MEGA faint TINY spindle mark to either label!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ONCE!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AWESOME!!!! It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only the absolute MEGA faintest lowest level touches of VERY occassional background sound in a VERY few places (purely from the original pressing)!!!!  The sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent++ if not better!!!! AWESOME RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Coloured' inner sleeve which is in AWESOME condition and most importantly UNSPLIT!!!!  THE MEGA RARE 'THICK CARD' INSERT IS IN AWESOME CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT EVER LEFT THE COVER!!!!  THE MEGA RARE POSTCARD IS ALSO IN AWESOME CONDITION - WITH ONLY A VERY MINOR UNNOTICEABLE CREASE IN ONE CORNER!!!! The 1st Press 'Embossed' Cover is in AWESOME condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear, barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed), NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO grubbyness, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated back is in AWESOME condition with NO wear, NO grubbyness, NO writing, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE), and NO yellowing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++ if not better!!!! AWESOME COVER!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS AWESOME CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! 

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1973 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "FOREIGNER" BY CAT STEVENS, IN AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: