GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH “HORIZONS” 1970 HARVEST SHVL 769 UK 1st Pr NON EMI EX

	£		70
	$		93

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

~ HORIZONS ~

(1970 HARVEST RECORDS - RARE UK 1ST PRESSING!!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS VERY RARE & GENUINE UK FIRST PRESSING OF THE PROGRESSIVE ROCK CLASSIC “HORIZONS”  BY THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH ON THE HARVEST LABEL. THE LABELS DO NOT HAVE EMI LOGOS!! THE RECORD IS STILL PROTECTED BY IT’S ORIGINAL HARVEST ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE.

• Colin Horton-Jennings - vocals, flute, guitar, percussion
• Garth Watt-Roy - vocals, guitar
• Norman Watt-Roy - vocals, bass
• Mick Deacon - keyboards
• Ron Prudence - drums, congas
• Dick Hanson - horns
• Tex Phillpots - saxophone
• Ian Aitcheson - woodwinds

CATALOGUE NUMBER IS HARVEST SHVL 769

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE SHVL 769 A-1 / SHVL 769 B-2

THE SLEEVE

THE FANTASTIC HIPGNOSIS DESIGNED GATEFOLD PICTURE SLEEVE WITH LAMINATION TO BOTH FRONT AND BACK IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. ON THE FRONT THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION. ON THE BACK THERE IS A CIRCULAR AREA OF WEAR AND IN ONE SMALL AREA THERE IS A SCUFFED AREA WITH LOSS OF LAMINATE & MINOR DAMAGE. THERE ARE NO TEARS AND THERE ARE NO SPLITS. THERE IS SOME SCUFFING TO THE TWO CORNERS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF SMALL SCUFF MARKS ON THE SPINE. THE BLUE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS ONLY JUST VISIBLE.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED HARVEST ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION, WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR AND SOME AREAS OF MINOR DISCOLOURATION CAUSED BY THE GLUE USED TO AFFIX THE POLY-BAG INSIDE THE PAPER INNER.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE GLOSSY BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN STRONG EXCELLENT  CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE SOME LIGHT MARKS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO BOTH SIDES OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY RECORD AND I CAN REPORT THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT BOTH AMAZING SIDES.

THE LABELS

THE CLASSIC HARVEST LABELS DO NOT HAVE EMI LOGO BOXES ON THEM. THE LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION, WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS.

SIDE ONE

1. Sunflower Morning
2. Angelina
3. Skylight Man
4. Day Of The Lady
5. Real Cool World

SIDE TWO

1. I Fought For Love
2. Horizons
3. Again & Again

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

£4.00

£7.50

£11.00

£11.50

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

£5.00

£12.75

£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.