GALLIARD Strange Pleasure LP 1969 1st TEST PRESS

	£		125
	$		166

On offer here is one of the RAREST LPs you will EVER see (especially in this condition!!!!) by Galliard called "Strange Pleasure" and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Deram label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE DERAM LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1969 WHEN THIS LP WAS DUE TO BE RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS AN ULTRA RARE 'TEST PRESSING' WITH A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (AND EARLIER!) CAT NUMBER!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS 'TEST PRESSING' DATES FROM WAY BEFORE THIS LP WAS RELEASED - AND WAS ALLOCATED A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CAT NUMBER FROM THE EVENTUALLY RELEASED ONE!!!!  ORIGINALLY THIS LP WAS GOING TO BE RELEASED ON THE 'STANDARD' DERAM LABEL - AND WAS GIVEN THE CAT NUMBER 'SML 1055' (AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LABELS!)!!!!  HOWEVER, AT THE LAST MINUTE - A CHANGE WAS MADE, AND IT WAS DECIDED TO RELEASE THIS LP ON THE 'DERAM NOVA' LABEL INSTEAD - AND IT WAS EVENTUALLY RELEASED USING THE CAT NUMBER 'SDN 4'!!!!  BUT THIS LP IS QUITE SIMPLY THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET (WITH A DIFFERENT & 'EARLIEST' SML 1055 CAT NUMBER - AND ACTUALLY 'PRE-DATES' THE DERAM NOVA RELEASE!!!! 

ONLY 2 OR 3 TEST PRESSINGS WITH THIS 'CAT NUMBER' CAN EVER HAVE BEEN MADE - AND IT IS EXTREMELY LIKELY THIS THIS TEST PRESSING COULD EVEN BE UNIQUE!!!!   AND OF COURSE IT IS 100% GENIUNE - WITH 'MACHINE STAMPED' MATRIXES & 1B/1B MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS!!!!  AND IN CASE THE MATRIXES ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE EVENTUALLY RELEASED DERAM NOVA PRESSING - THEY ARE:- 'ZAL-9183.P-1W' & 'ZAL-9184.P-1W' AND ARE DECCA MACHINE STAMPED!!!!  AND TO ME, TEST PRESSINGS ARENT ATTRACTIVE WITHOUT A COVER (EVEN THOUGH THIS TEST PRESSING NEVER HAD A COVER IN THE FIRST PLACE - BECAUSE THE COVERS HADNT EVEN BEEN MADE WHEN THIS TEST PRESSING WAS PRESSED!),  I HAVE SUPPLIED A RECENT LEGITIMATE RE-ISSUE COVER, WHICH IS ALMOST EXACT IN EVERY DETAIL TO THE ORIGINAL!!!!  AND MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT - THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE - AND WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, THE RAREST DERAM NOVA RELATED LP EVER TO COME UP FOR SALE - EVER!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS DERAM 'FACTORY SAMPLE - TEST PRESS' LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS 1W/1W 'MACHINE STAMPED' MATRIX ENDINGS, AND FULLY LAMINATED RE-ISSUE COVER (ALMOST EXACT IN EVERY DETAIL!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Deram UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is SML 1055 (eventually released on SDN 4) on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Deram label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, only 1 light scuffline (NON sounding!), and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The FULLY Laminated Re-issue Cover is in AWESOME condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), STUNNING shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the back of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "STRANGE PLEASURE" BY GALLIARD, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

 

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