'EARTHED' SUPER RARE 1970 MIDDLE EARTH LP ARCADIUM
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"EARTHED"
AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK VINYL PRESSING ON THE LEGENDARY MIDDLR EARTH LABEL
MDLS 20
RUN OFF MATRIX NUMBER SIDE ONE - MDLS 20 - A1
RUN OFF MATRIX NUMBER SIDE TW0 - MDLS 20 - B1
A SUPERB AND RARE COMPLATION LP FEATURING NEIL TUCKER, WRITING ON THE WALL, ARCADIUM, TAM WHITE, SWEET PLUM, MIDDLE EARTH ORCHESTRA, THE WOODEN O. THIS SCOTTISH BASED LABEL WAS ONE OF THE EARLY INDEPENDANT LABELS AND THIS LP WAS ISSUED TO PROMOTE THEIR ACTS, MOSTLY SOLD IN SCOTLAND! IT DIDN'T WORK AS MOST OF THEM SOLD ZILCH AS DID THIS LP!
HARDLY USED. IF I HAD TO GRADE IT I WOULD SAY EX. MIDDLE EARTH LP's WERE NOTORIOUS FOR THEIR POOR LOW QUALITY BUDGET PRESSINGS! BUT ACTUALLY THIS IS NOT TOO BAD. IT PLAYS WITH JUST SOME MINOR BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND THE ODD POP, MAINLY BETWWEEN TRACKS AND ON THE RUN IN . IT CERTAINLY DID NOT REALLY SPOIL THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE FOR ME BEARING IN MIND YOU ARE LISTENING TO A LITTLE SLICE OF HISTORY IN IT'S ORIGINAL FORMAT AND 41 YEARS OLD TO BOOT!! I THINK IT'S MAINLY A BIT OF ACCUMULATED DUST IN THE GROOVES AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM A FEW PLAYS TO CLEAR IT OR A DEEP GROOVE CLEAN! THE LP HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ABOUT 4 TIMES!
PRE DIGITALISED LISTENING QUALITY!
THE LUCKY WINNER WILL PROBABLY BE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE TO HAVE HANDLED IT! THE ORIGINAL RECORD STORE, THE ORIGINAL OWNER, ME, AND...! YOU MAYBE!
THE LAMINATED 'FLIP BACK' COVER IS VERY NICE, DEFINATELY EX AS IT IS VERY CLEAN AND HAS NO REAL WEAR, TEARS OR RUBBING, THE LAMINATE IS STILL QUITE CRISP AND SHARP, WITH JUST THE FEINTEST OF LIGHT CREASING. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AND SPINE ARE TRUE UNWORN AND NOT SPLIT. THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY READABLE.
THE LABELS ARE LOVELY AND CLEAN VIRTUALLY LIKE NEW WITH VIRTUALLY NO EVIDENCE OF SPINDLE MARKS.
AN RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A REALLY NICE COPY!
MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE NOT IN PARTICULARLY GOOD CONDITION!
THIS ONE IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BETTER ONES!!
PLEASE READ MY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
P&P
UK £3.00 + £3.50 REGISTERED
ALL WESTERN & EASTERN EUROPE £7.00 INC REGISTERED
EVERYWHERE ELSE WORLDWIDE £10.00 INC REGISTERED
ONLY SENT WITH REGISTERED SECURE P&P
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