“EL PEA” ISLAND RECORDS 2-LP SAMPLER 1971 UK PINK RIMS NICK DRAKE FREE TRAFFIC

	£		29
	$		38

VARIOUS ARTISTS

~ EL PEA ~

 (1971 ISLAND RECORDS 2-LP – RARE UK FIRST PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS VERY RARE, ORIGINAL 1971 UK FIRST PRESSING OF THE AMAZING DOUBLE ALBUM “EL PEA” WHICH FEATURES VARIOUS ARTISTS ON THE ISLAND RECORDS LABEL.

THIS RARE DOUBLE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN A UNIQUE WRAPAROUND / GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH CLEAR PLASTIC POCKETS WHICH HOUSE THE VINYL. THERE IS A STRIP OF PROTECTIVE FOAM AT THE OPENING OF THE PLASTIC POCKET. THIS PLASTIC FOAM WAS INTENDED TO PROTECT THE VINYL BUT IN MOST CASES IT CAUSED A CHEMICAL REACTION WHICH RENDERED MANY OF THESE LPs UNPLAYABLE!! THIS IS NOT THE CASE HERE.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ISLAND IDLP 1

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: IDLP 1 A-2U / IDLP 1 B-2U / IDLP 2 A-2U / IDLP 2 B-2U

THE SLEEVE

THE UNIQUE FOLD-OVER PICTURE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE PLASTIC POCKET IS FIRMLY IN PLACE. THERE IS JUST SPME SLIGHT WEAR AND SOME MINOR DISCOLOURATION HERE AND THERE. THERE ARE A COUPLEOF SMALL CREASES. THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE ALL NICE AND STRAIGHT. THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS STILL FULLY LEGIBLE.

THE CLEAR PLASTIC POCKET

THE CLEAR PLASTIC POCKET IS FIRMLY ATTACHED IN THE CENTRE OF THE SLEEVE AND THERE ARE NO SPLITS OR TEARS. THE STRIP OF FOAM IS NEATLY IN PLACE AT THE OPENING. THIS POCKET IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME LIGHT WEAR.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE FOUR SIDES OF GLOSSY, HEAVY BLACK VINYL ALL APPEAR TO BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE IS ONE SMALL AREA ON THE RIM OF SIDE THREE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE REACTION CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH THE FOAM. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT PLAYBACK. I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY MARKS & SCUFFS. I HAVE FULLY PLAYED ALL FOUR SIDES OF THIS AMAZING ALBUM AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT EVERY BRILLIANT TRACK. 

THE LABELS

THE ISLAND LABELS, WITH PINK RIMS AND PALM TREE LOGOS, ARE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW TINY SPINDLE MARKS.

SIDE 1

1.       Traffic - Empty Pages

2.       Sandy Denny - Late November

3.       Alan Bown - Thru The Night

4.       Heads, Hands & Feet - Song For Suzie

5.       Fairport Convention - Lord Marlborough

SIDE 2

1.       Jethro Tull - Mother Goose

2.       Quintessence - Dive Deep

3.       Amazing Blondel - Spring Season

4.       McDonald & Giles - Extract From Tomorrow's People - The Children Of Today

5.       Tir Na Nog - Our Love Will Not Decay

6.       Mountain - Don't Look Around

SIDE 3

1.       Free - Highway Song

2.       Incredible String Band - Waiting For You

3.       Cat Stevens - Wild World

4.       Bronco - Sudden Street

5.       Mike Heron - Feast Of Stephen

SIDE 4

1.       Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Knife Edge

2.       Nick Drake - One Of These Things First

3.       Mott The Hoople - Original Mixed-Up Kid

4.       Jimmy Cliff - Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving

5.       Mick Abrahams - Greyhound Bus

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£3.75

£7.00

£11.50

£12.00

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £46.00 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY (ADD APPROXIMATELY £5.00); EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE (ADD APPROXIMATELY £8.00). THESE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED TO INVOICE IF NECESSARY.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.