COLOSSEUM BEAUTIFUL UK VERTIGO SWIRL VALENTYNE SUITE

	£		100
	$		132

Simply Stunning Original 1969 U.K. Stereo 1st Pressing 'Valentyne Suite' by Colosseum!!! The First Ever Vertigo Swirl Release!!! In Impossible Nr Mint-/ Ex++ Condition!!! Probably The Best Example You Will Ever See Of The Rare Record! Complete with Mint Swirl Inner!!!

You are bidding on the mega rare 1969 U.K. Stereo 1st pressing of the first record ever released on the Vertigo Swirl label way back in 1969; the awesome 'Valentyne Suite' by Colosseum. As well as being the first Vertigo LP, this is also seen by many as the best record ever released on the Vertigo label - and one listen confirms this, it is absolutely awesome and a great way to launch a label!!!  Apart from it's rarity, what makes this record so very special is it's amazing condition!!! I don't need to explain how Vertigo pressings have suffered over the years, due in no small part to their un-laminated sleeves. They usually turn up nowadays looking totally trashed! Not this one. It is one of the most pristine Vertigo Swirls you will ever see, and with it being the 1969 first ever release on the label, this must be seriously rare!!! It is absolutely stunning with its beautiful unblemished Vinyl, Stunning Ex++ Un-laminated Gatefold Sleeve, right through to its crisp, white Mint Swirl inner sleeve!!! Finding any complete UK Vertigo Swirl 1st press copy in this condition today is almost impossible, but for the original 1969 label launcher? Well I'll leave you to decide how much this record is worth. Like all my auctions, it has a £2.99 start and NO reserve, so what you bid id what you pay! If you are trying to put together a Mint- collection of Swirlies, then this is the place to start!!!

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As you'd expect, the cool 1st press Swirl centre labels are in Stunning  Nr Mint condition!!! There are NO Scribbles. NO lifting or Bubbling, NO unwanted writing/scribbles and I cannot see any discernable spindle line at all!!! The labels retain all they original whiteness with no yellowing or grubbiness!!! The gramophone rims containing the all important 1st press matrix are also Mint-. The first thing you notice about this record is its incredible thickness and weight (it is super heavy!) Importantly, the vinyl is also in pristine unblemished condition!!! This LP actually reached no 15 in the UK charts back in 1969, thus when they do turn up, they are almost always feature heavily marked vinyl discs etc. This does not - it is pristine with NO Scratches, NO Bagrash, NO blemishes of any kind at all save for possibly one tiny ripple which in no way sounds and one tiny hairline (only visible when holding the vinyl angled at a window and simply caused by removing the record from its inner sleeve)! This really is that good!!! This disc looks like it came off the master press this morning!!! It has all the deep shine a newly pressed record that as only ever been played once or at the most twice before!!!  Impossible for a UK stereo 1st pressing of this album!!! The record still retains ALL of its original gloss and shine and has NO dulling and NO nasty greying of the grooves!!! I am very pleased to state that this is a record that also plays as good as it looks!!! It plays stone cold Nr Mint!!! It it has NO jumps, NO skips, NO between track crackle and NO nasty loud pops!!! The thick quality pressed chunky 1960's vinyl looks and feels great (it is super heavy and thick!) I have no hesitation whatsoever with grading this vinyl as a strong Mint-!!! Its as simple as that. It is that most elusive of things, a true Mint- UK Vertigo Swirl 1st pressing (suitable for the highest grade Mint- Swirl collection - you will not find a better example!!)

Cat No:

VO 6

The original 1st press Marcus Keef-designed un-laminated gatefold sleeve is also in superb condition. It is unbelievably clean, tidy and unblemished!!! On the rare occasions these show up they are usually completely worn out. Vertigo's policy of not laminating their sleeves during the early 1960's & 70's always leads to these sleeves turning up grubby and worn-out looking today. This one is not!!! It still retains ALL of its original stiffness and BOX SHAPE with very little edge wear!!! It folds out perfectly to reveal the inner, which is completely unblemished!!! The sleeve lies perfectly FLAT with NO RING WEAR and a MINT spine with MINT legible text!!! It has virtually NO corner and NO EDGE WEAR AT ALL and definitely NO seam splitting!!!  The sleeve has NO unwanted writing/scribbles!!! Anyone familiar with early UK Vertigo sleeves will appreciated how rare an original sleeve in this condition is!! It is a truly outstanding example and easily grades as Excellent++, you will not find a better UK 1st press example!!!  Of course, this record comes with its correct and original poly-lined Vertigo Swirl inner sleeve. These also always suffer from horrendous seam splitting and yellowing, and for some reason often become separated from the poly-lining! They also always seem to turn up with at least one split seam (usually the bottom where the record has knifed through) This one is different - this however is a stone cold Mint Vertigo swirl inner sleeve!!! It lies perfectly flat with no seam splits and no nasty creases!!! It retains all its vibrant whiteness and has none of the yellowing common with these inners!!! A stunning example!!! A massively rare UK Vertigo 1st pressing indeed - especially in this condition!!!  This is one of those LP's with a seriously underestimated rarity value!!! You just never see this record anymore in the UK, and on the rare occasions they turn up it is NEVER in Nr Mint condition like this one!!! A great album and a sound investment for the future! Don't Miss!

I will be selling my entire UK 1st Press collection of 1960/70's Psych/Prog./Beat/Rock & Folk over the coming months, most of these records are in Mint- condition, many having 3 figure book prices. All will be listed here on eBay UK, most with a £2.99 start and No Reserve - bookmark my pages. Like the vast majority of my collection, this record has been archived upright in a thick outer PVC sleeve in a smoke & damp free environment since purchase!

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