GORDON HASKELL Is & It Isnt LP 1972 1st + PRESS PACK

	£		27
	$		36

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Gordon Haskell called "It Is And It Isnt" and is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Atlantic label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF GORDON HASKELL'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1972 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST 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 'PROMOTIONAL ONLY' PRESS PACK COPY (PRE-RELEASE!) CONTAINING A 'PROMOTIONAL ONLY' INSERT!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS AMAZING GORDON HASKELL RARITY WAS ONLY EVER PRESSED IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS LIKE THIS (NO MORE THAN 100 COPIES AT THE VERY MOST!) WAY BEFORE THE UK RELEASE DATE, AND WAS SENT OUT TO RADIO STATIONS & MUSIC REVIEWERS PRIOR TO THE LP BEING AVAILABLE IN THE SHOPS!!!!  AND, AS WELL AS CONTAINING THE 'LYRIC' INSERT - IT ALSO CAME WITH AN ULTRA RARE 'PRESS PACK' INSERT!!!!  THIS AMAZING 2-PAGE 'TYPED' INSERT - CONTAINS BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON GORDON HASKELL, INCLUDING DETAILS OF HIS STINTS WITH KING CRIMSON (WHICH ACCORDING TO THIS INSERT WAS A MISTAKE!), AND FLEUR DE LYS!!!!  INTERESTINGLY THIS INSERT ALSO STATES THAT THIS LP WAS 'HIS FIRST SOLO LP' EVER - BUT CLEARLY THIS IS AN ERROR, AS I GUESS SOMEONE IN THE 'PRESS DEPARTMENT' HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT 'SAIL MY BOAT' RELEASED ON CBS BACK IN 1969!!!!  THERE IS ALSO SOME OTHER VERY INTERESTING DETAILS - INCLUDING QUOTES FROM GORDON HASKELL HIMSELF (ONE EVEN HAS AN UNPRINTABLE SWEAR WORD!)!!!!  AND THIS ULTRA RARE 'PROMOTIONAL ONLY' INSERT - MAKES THIS LP VERY VERY RARE INDEED!!!!  SO DONT UNDERESTIMATE THE AMAZING RARITY OF THIS LP!!!!  FOR THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS AMAZING LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET - AND BARELY ANY OF THESE CAN POSSIBLY EXIST TODAY!!!! 

 NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL (ONLY ONCE OR TWICE AT THE VERY MOST!)!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1972 'PROMOTIONAL' UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS ATLANTIC LABELS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INSERT, ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'PRESS PACK' INSERT, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'MacNEILL' 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 Atlantic UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing from 1972 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is K 40311 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Atlantic label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME 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 SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s 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!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  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 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  THE ULTRA RARE 'LYRIC' INSERT & AMAZINGLY RARE 'PRESS PACK' INSERT ARE BOTH IN SUPERB CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HAVENT EVER LEFT THE COVER!!!!  The 1st Press 'MacNeill' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only some 'touching in' to the top/bottom edges (this is VERY well done - and VERY easy to overlook!), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), only VERY slight rubbing towards the top (NONE elsewhere!), NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, only VERY slight rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good+ if not better!!!!  THIS LP 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 1972 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "IT IS AND IT ISNT" BY GORDON HASKELL, 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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