GONG Flying Teapot 1973 1st Press STUNNING CONDITION

	£		84
	$		111

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Gong called "Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1 - The Flying Teapot" and is a VERY rare 1973 UK Virgin 1st pressing!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY MASSIVELY RARE IN THIS CONDITION - AND RARER STILL AS A 1973 1ST PRESSING WITH 1ST PRESS LABELS!!!!  THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'BLACK & WHITE' VIRGIN LABELS AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND WITH THESE LABELS (MOST ARE ON THE LATER 'COLOURED' VIRGIN LABELS)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN STUNNING CONDITION - WITH ONE OF THE BEST COVERS I HAVE EVER SEEN ON THIS LP (AND A STUNNING RECORD TOO)!!!!  THIS IS THE 1973 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS BLACK & WHITE VIRGIN LABELS, 1ST PRESS 1U/1U MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS 'PATENTS' WHITE INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY SUPERB AND MEGA RARE IN THIS CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is an ORIGINAL UK 1973 Virgin UK 1st Pressing, and is VERY hard to find in this condition!!!! The Cat. No is V 2002 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Black & White Virgin label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Gong at their best!!!! Any fan of Gong, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!!  Most of these 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, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with NO nasty loud pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO hiss and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!! The record has NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!! The record must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  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 inner sleeve!!!! The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in AWESOME condition and one of the best I have EVER seen!!!! 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 AMAZINGLY flat looking), NO rubbing, NO ringwear and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, virtually ZERO rubbing and NO writing!!!!   This really is a SUPERB looking cover and is one of the best I have EVER seen!!!!  IT IS SIMPLY AWESOME!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND AS A GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION - SO  DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE 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 in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1973 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "RADIO GNOME INVISIBLE PART 1 - THE FLYING TEAPOT" BY GONG, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!! Dont forget to have a look at all my other auctions 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.  Paypal, IMOs, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash, IMOs or Paypal. Thanks for looking . Cheers!!!!!

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