GENE VINCENT & BLUE CAPS LP 1957 CAPITOL 1st SUPERB

	£		164
	$		217

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps called "Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps" and is an ORIGINAL 1957 UK MONO 1st Pressing (now 54 years old!) on the 1st Press Turquoise Capitol label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF GENE VINCENT'S RAREST LPs EVER, AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1957 WHEN THIS LP WAS RELEASED IN THE UK, 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 EVEN RARER STILL - IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER!!!!  AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  AMAZINGLY - THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS FULLY LAMINATED 'HALF-MOON' FLIPBACK COVER (LATER ONES DONT!), THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS TURQUOISE CAPITOL LABELS (LATER ONES HAVE 'RAINBOW' LABELS INSTEAD!), THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR RECORDS' SQUARE TEXT INNER SLEEVE (LATER ONES HAVE 'EMITEX' INNERS INSTEAD!), 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1N/1N MATRIX ENDINGS, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'RT' LABEL TAX CODINGS (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION FOR ONCE!!!!  THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED IN THE UK WITH A VERY THIN AND INCREDIBLY FRAGILE COVER - AND 99% OF UK 1ST PRESSINGS LEFT IN EXISTENCE TODAY HAVE SERIOUS COVER DAMAGE - WITH LARGE TEARS, SPLITS, AND USUALLY WHOLE PIECES MISSING!!!!  BUT NOT THIS ONE - IT IS SIMPLY STUNNING!!!!  AMAZINGLY, THIS LP HAS AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT LOOKING UNDAMAGED COVER, AND A SIMPLY STUNNING RECORD WHICH HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS LP EXTREMELY RARE INDEED - AS IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ONE LIKE THIS!!!!  AND IT IS MADE ALL THE MORE INCREDIBLE - ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THIS LP IS NOW 54 YEARS OLD!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1957 UK 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TURQUOISE' CAPITOL LABELS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1N/1N MATRIXES, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'SQUARE TEXT' INNER SLEEVE, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'RT' LABEL TAX CODE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'WRW' FULLY LAMINATED 'HALF MOON' FLIPBACK MONO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Capitol UK 1st Pressing from 1956 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is T 811 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Turquoise' Capitol Label (see picture) and is a UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 50s/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, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  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!!!!  And AMAZINGLY the sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  And it is EXTREMELY RARE INDEED to find this record with NO distortion - as most 1950s Rock & Roll records are usually a horrible distorted mess!!!!  The record must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB 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 also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Square Text' inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'WRW' FULLY Laminated 'Half Moon' Flipback Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, NO laminate loss on cover front AT ALL (apart from an absolutely TINY fractional touch on a TINY part of the opening edge ONLY!), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the laminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO laminate loss (apart from a small area along part of the opening edge - though this is completely INVISIBLE!), VERY shiny laminate, NO yellowing, NO flipback damage, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent(Minus) if not better and is EXTREMELY hard to find in this condition!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - 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 1957 UK 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "GENE VINCENT & THE BLUE CAPS" BY GENE VINCENT & THE BLUE CAPS, IN SUPERB 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, £7 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!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: