C.O.B. MOYSHE McSTIFF ORIGINAL VINYL LP NM. ACID FOLK.
  £   385
  $   510

 


£ 385 Sold For
Dec 7, 2008 Sold Date
Nov 27, 2008 Start Date
£   30 Start price
16   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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C.O.B. LP entitled MOYSHE McSTIFF and the TARTAN LANCERS of the SACRED HEART on Polydor from 1972. THIS LEGENDARY BRITISH FOLK LP IS EXTREMELY RARE. YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT AT popsike.com TO GET AN IDEA OF IT'S TRUE VALUE. YOU CAN READ ABOUT IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET BUT HERE IS A SNIPPET FROM JULIAN COPE'S headheritage.co.uk : " 'Moyshe McStiff...' appeared on the bizarre 'Polydor Folk Mill' imprint in 1972 (somehow linked to the TV show 'Pebble Mill') in an extravagant, fragile and rather kitsch gatefold sleeve depicting St. George slaying the dragon. It failed to sell, and is now one of the rarest and most prized artefacts of the 'acid-folk' subgenre, selling for around £300 in nice shape." THIS COPY IS TRULY STUNNING; FULL GLOSSY SHEEN. LOOKS NEW AND UNPLAYED ALTHOUGH THAT CAN'T BE POSSIBLE. I AM ONLY GIVING IT NEAR MINT BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY LIGHT MARKS ON THE RUN OUT AND A TINY PIECE OF VINYL MISSING ON THE RUN IN (see photo). THIS LAST DEFECT IS WELL AWAY FROM THE PLAYING SURFACE AND MAY BE A PRESSING FAULT OR A CARELESS CIGARETTE AS THE RECORD HAS CLEARY NEVER BEEN DROPPED. THE PLAYING SURFACE LOOKS MINT. THE SLEEVE WAS MANUFACTURED FROM VERY SOFT UN-LAMINATED CARD AND HAS THEREFORE SUSTAINED A LITTLE MINOR WEAR (see photos), BUT THE SEAMS ARE ALL IN TACT AS IS THE SPINE AND THERE IS NO RING-WEAR. GRADING IS VISUAL AND DONE UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WEAK POUND!! AIRMAIL POSTAGE OUTSIDE EUROPE IS £7.50. ANYONE WISHING TO UPGRADE THE METHOD OF SHIPPING CAN DO SO; I WILL CHARGE IT AT COST. PAYPAL ONLY FOR OVERSEAS BIDDERS. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE IN TRANSIT. REFUNDS GIVEN IF RETURNED IN SAME CONDITION AS SENT. NO POSTAGE REFUNDS. GOOD LUCK; YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER COPY!!


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