FOREST - FULL CIRCLE 1970 HARVEST UK 1st Pr NO EMI LOGOS PSYCH FOLK CLASSIC

	£		165
	$		219

FOREST

~ FULL CIRCLE ~

(1970 HARVEST RECORDS - RARE UK FIRST VINYL PRESSING!!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS RARE UK FIRST VINYL PRESSING OF THE SUPERB PSYCHEDELIC FOLK ROCK ALBUM FULL CIRCLE BY FOREST ON THE EARLIEST HARVEST LABEL. THE VINYL AND THE SOUND QUALITY ARE BOTH SUPERB ON THIS LEGENDARY ALBUM.

THIS IS A FANTASTIC COPY OF THE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER & RARE, SECOND AND LAST ALBUM BY THE BRITISH FOLK TRIO - FOREST. THIS ALBUM IS RIGHTLY REVERED BY COLLECTORS OF RARE PSYCHEDELIA, ACID FOLK, FOLK ROCK, THE HARVEST LABEL AND GOOD MUSIC IN GENERAL. IN THIS CASE THE HYPE AND PRICE TAG ARE FULLY JUSTIFIED - BEAUTIFUL ETHEREAL MUSIC THAT HAS ONLY RARELY BEEN EQUALLED!! A CLASSIC!! 

CATALOGUE NUMBER IS HARVEST SHVL 784

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE SHVL 784 A-2G / SHVL 784 B-2G

THE SLEEVE

THE SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED, HEAVY TEXTURED E. J. DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS SOME WEAR AND THERE IS SOME RUBBING TO THE TOP EDGE AND TO THE CORNERS. FROM THE FRONT THE SLEEVE LOOKS FANTASTIC. THE BACK IS WAVY AND HAS OBVIOUSLY GOT WET AT SOME TIME - SEE PHOTO. THERE IS THE BEGINNING OF TINY SPLIT WHERE THE OPENING MEETS THE BOTTOM EDGE. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT TANNING AND ONE TINY STAIN INSIDE THE GATEFOLD. THE EDGES ARE STRAIGHT AND THE ILLUSTRATION ON THE SPINE IS FULLY LEGIBLE.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED HARVEST ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS LIGHT WEAR, A FEW SMALL CREASES, AND SOME LIGHT TANNING.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE HEAVY, GLOSSY, BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. UNDER BRIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY MARKS AND ONE MARK ON THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE ONE - THIS DOES NOT AFFECT PLAY. I HAVE FULLY PLAYED THIS AMAZING RECORD AND AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT EVERY FANTASTIC TRACK!! WHAT A MAGNIFICENT ALBUM!!

THE LABELS

THE CLASSIC HARVEST LABELS, WITH “THE GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD. ...” TEXT, ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST ONE OR TWO VERY SLIGHT SPINDLE MARKS PER LABEL. THERE ARE NO BOXED EMI LOGOS ON EITHER LABEL!!

SIDE ONE

1. Hawk the hawker
2. Bluebell
3. The midnight hanging of a runaway serf
4. To Julie
5. Gypsy girl & rambleway

SIDE TWO

1. Do not walk in the rain
2. Much ado about nothing
3. Graveyard
4. Famine song
5. Autumn childhood

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.

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.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.25

£7.50

£11.25

£11.75

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.25

£12.50

£16.25

£16.75

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION).

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

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

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

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

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.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.