IAN CARR V. RARE 1972 VERTIGO SWIRL 1st BELLADONNA

	£		102
	$		135

Incredibly Rare Original 1972 U.K. Stereo 1st Pressing 'Belladonna' by Ian Carr!!! Original UK Vertigo Swirl 1st Pressing!!! In Superb Condition Throughout!!! Complete with Mega Rare Original Poly-Lined Swirl Inner!!!

This is one of a number of rare original UK Swirlies that I'm listing this week. You are bidding on the mega rare 1972 U.K. Stereo 1st pressing of the classic  'Belladonna' by Ian Carr!!! To find a copy in this condition is very rare indeed. This is one of the harder early-swirlies to locate and is seen as one of the highlights of the Vertigo Swirl series. What makes it even more sought-after is that it is Ian Carr's debut solo outing, featuring some awesome guitar playing by Allan Holdsworth. It was produced by Jon Hiseman. A massively rare UK Vertigo 1st pressing indeed - especially in this condition. This is one of those LP's with a seriously underestimated rarity value.. You just never see this record anymore in the UK in this condition. A great album and, like all UK swirlies in this condition, a sound investment for the future! Don't Miss!

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Cat No:

6360 040

The first thing you notice about this record is its incredible thickness and weight (it is super heavy!) Importantly, the vinyl is also in great condition!!! It has NO Scratches, NO Bagrash, No Groove-wear/ In fact there are NO blemishes of any kind at all save for a a tiny hairline at the beginning of track 1 Side A. The record still retains ALL of its original gloss and shine and has NO dulling and NO nasty greying of the grooves!!!  The thick quality pressed chunky 1970's vinyl looks and feels great (it is super heavy and thick!) It is in absolutely stunning condition and easily grades as Ex+ at the very least!!! As you'd expect, the cool 1st press Swirl centre labels are in fine condition with no major faults!!! There are NO Scribbles. NO lifting or Bubbling, NO unwanted writing/scribbles and just the lightest spindle lines only visible when holding the record angled against light. The gramophone rims containing the all important 1st press matrix are also Mint- The original 1st press Denise Valentine sleeve (unlike many original Vertigo Swirl sleeves, this one was not designed by Marcus Keef) is clean and tidy with NO unwanted, writing/scribbles or horrible 'repairs'. On the rare occasions these show up they are usually completely worn out. Vertigo's policy of not laminating their sleeves during the 1970's always leads to these sleeves turning up grubby and worn-out looking today. This one however is much better than most you will see. It still retains ALL of its original stiffness and BOX SHAPE with very little edge wear!!! It folds out perfectly to reveal the inner. The sleeve lies perfectly FLAT with very little ring-wear and perfectly legible text!!! It has very little of the common corner wear, seam wear and feathering to the two opening front flaps, and definitely NO seam splitting!!!  The only issues are a price sticker removal mark in the top left corner (however this is almost white on white - so is barely noticeable) There is also a small shop sticker on the inner gatefold. Although in fine shape, I have erred on the side of caution with the sleeve and graded is as Very Good (most would grade much higher). Of course, this record comes with its correct and original poly-lined Vertigo Swirl inner sleeve. These also always suffer from horrendous seam splitting and yellowing, and for some reason often become separated from the poly-lining. They also always seem to turn up with at least one split seam (usually the bottom where the record has knifed through) This one is different. It is perfectly flat & crease free and retains all its vibrant whiteness and has none of the yellowing common with these inners!!! There is no seam splitting and no separation of the inner poly lining. There are also no unwanted scribbles etc. A stunning example!!! A massively rare UK Vertigo 1st pressing indeed - especially in this condition. This is one of those LP's with a seriously underestimated rarity value.. You just never see this record anymore in the UK in this condition. A great album and, like all UK Swirlies in this condition, a sound investment for the future! Don't Miss!

I will be selling my entire UK 1st Press collection of 1960/70's Psych/Prog./Beat/Rock & Folk over the coming months, most of these records are in Mint- condition, many having 3 figure book prices. All will be listed here on eBay UK, most with a £2.99 start and No Reserve - bookmark my pages. Like the vast majority of my collection, this record has been archived upright in a thick outer PVC sleeve in a smoke & damp free environment since purchase!

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