Home, The Alchemist. This is the original 1973 UK Stereo issue of their third album. The Shorepack matt gatefold cover is in EX Condition, the CBS Inner is in EX Condition & the Record is in EX Condition. With great tracks from Home including, 'Old Man Dying & Rejoicing'. With the original rough orange CBS labels, A-1 B-1 Matrices & A-10 A-10 Stampers of the 1st Presses. Please See The Pictures & Detailed Description Below.... Home, The Alchemist, Orig UK CBS G/fld LP, EX/EX, A-1/B-1 Matrices, 1st Press.

Home, The Alchemist, Orig UK CBS G/fld LP, EX/EX, A-1/B-1 Matrices, 1st Press.

Description

Original UK CBS rough orange label stereo 1st press LP.

Home, 'The Alchemist' is the third album from this London based prog/rock band recorded in 1973 and released in July that year. Guitarist Mick Stubbs & David Skillin wrote most of the tracks with the rest of the band contributing the music. This concept album has definate shades of the Pretty Thing's 'SF Sorrow' about it and was hailed as a masterpiece by the music press. After 'The Alchemist' failed to chart the band toured the US with Al Stewart, but split in 1974 after recording a final unreleased LP.

This is the first issue, with the earliest A-1 B-1 matrices and A-10 A-10 stampers.
  The Shorepak matt gatefold sleeve is intact & in EX condition, with some very light edge/storage wear and a little foxing on the inner cover. The spine is intact and fully readable with a small stain on one corner and the CBS inner is intact & in EX condition.   The record is in visually EX condition, with no scratches or nasty marks & only a few faint hairlines and one or two small needle marks/scuffs visible on each side. The labels are in EX+ condition, clean & bright with evidence of a couple of faint spindle markings on each side. Overall the record still retains all its original sheen and looks great.   The sound reproduction is EX, still clear & precise throughout with no loud pops, hiss or crackle & definately no skips, sticks or jumps, but there some brief background noise during the run in grooves and a really great, loud & clear listen.   The matrix nos. are; S-65550, A-1 mother stamper A-10, B-1 mother stamper A-10. This is one of the early pressings of the original 1973 1st UK stereo pressing of this album.

 
All records are checked on an Acoustic Research deck before being listed and any flaws noted in the listing, so if you have any problems with the record please contact me for a full refund of original price & postage on return of the record (no partial refunds), no quibbles, no problems!   All grades are those used in the Record Collector Guide.
  All lp's are sent in cardboard record mailers with plastic covers and cardboard stiffeners to protect the LP's!!   UK Signed For Postage is £4.50 for the first LP & is the same for up to four single LP's or two double LP's or more up to 2kg.

Royal Mail post to Europe (All EU countries & non EU countries, including Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, etc.), the Rest of the World (Zone 1, including Canada, Japan, Brazil, Korea, China, South Africa, etc.) and the Rest of the World Zones 2 & 3 (the USA, Australia & New Zealand etc).

All Airmail is limited to 5 or 6 lp's due to 2kg weight restrictions.

Europe, 1 LP £12.00, extra single lp's £1.00.
Rest of the World Zone 1, 1 LP £16.00, extra single LP's £2.50.
RoW Zones 2 & 3, USA, Australia, 1 LP £19.00, extra single LP's £3.00.

All Purchases will be sent by International Tracked & Signed Airmail.
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but otherwise after 5 days all bids will be cancelled and the records re-listed!

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