HENRY COW In Praise Of Learning 1975 UK VIRGIN 1st PRESS Nr MINT
£
42
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56
£ 42
Sold For
Dec 10, 2012
Sold Date
Nov 30, 2012
Start Date
£ 24
Start price
3
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Great Britain
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Description
HENRY COW In Praise Of Learning 1975 UK VIRGIN 1st PRESS Nr MINT
w/ BLACK VIRGIN INNER, LITTLE PLAY, SUPERB CLEAN SOUND
HENRY COW / SLAPP HAPPYIn Praise Of Learning
UK VIRGIN (V 2027) FIRST PRESSING (April 1975) OF HENRY COW'S THIRD LP "In Praise Of Learning"
LOVELY COPY - PLAYED LESS THAN A HANDFUL OF TIMES AND DELIVERING BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN SOUND THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE VIRGIN LABELS (with custom design red lettering)
MATRIX: V 2027 A-2U / V 2027 B-3U (the first pressing)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/O and 1/O
THE ALBUM IS HOUSED IN A DEEPLY GLOSSY LAMINATED SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLACK POLY-LINED VIRGIN INNER SLEEVE
Tim Hodgkinson – organ, clarinet, piano
Fred Frith – guitar, violin, xylophone, piano
John Greaves – bass guitar, piano
Chris Cutler – drums, radio
Dagmar Krause – voice
Peter Blegvad – guitar, voice, clarinet
Anthony Moore – piano, electronics and tapework
Lindsay Cooper – bassoon, oboe
Side 1:
War (2:24)
Living In The Heart Of The Beast (15:30)
Side 2:
Beginning: The Long March (5:58)
Beautiful As The Moon- Terrible As An Army With Banners (7.00)
Morning Star (6:02)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, fresh and unmarked labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both vinyl surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Outstanding audio reproduction throughout with crystal clear, rich and finely detailed sound and my play-check at loud volume found no audio issues of note - plays beautifully
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces retain their deep glass-like sheen with just a little record impression. All edges are crisp and sharp with no rubbing to speak of and all spine text is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Clean and unmarked - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL ONLY SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PAY BY SOME OTHER METHOD PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST
I will combine postage (normally £3 per extra record) for items purchased within any 10 day period.
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you.
Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period.
I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Guarantee: The record is unconditionally guaranteed and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund (through Paypal) upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks 486 (GS 6.5.1 (486))
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