INCREDIBLE STRING BAND"5000 SPIRITS"1968 ELEKTRA STEREO

	£		21
	$		28

AN ORIGINAL 1968 ELEKTRA 2ND LABEL DESIGN PRESSING  OF AN ESSENTIAL 1966 PROGRESSIVE/FOLK ROCK DEBUT ALBUM IN NEAR MINT CONDITION!

THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND

"THE 5000 SPIRITS"

(OR THE LAYERS OF THE ONION)

ELEKTRA EUKS 7257+ A2/B2 MATRIXES

ORIGINAL"PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS"INNER SLEEVE.

THE COVER IS IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST PRESSING FROM JUST OVER A YEAR BEFORE AND NATURALLY ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR WILL REQUIRE BOTH LABEL VARIATIONS!

 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN ACURATE GRADED ORIGINAL 1968 2ND PRESSING OF THIS 1966 LP- THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!  

NEAR MINT CONDITION-WITH NO SURFACE MARKS AND O HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER!  

NO LONG LASTING CLICKS,JUMPS/NO STICKS etc!

TONS OF BASS AND WARMTH! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

NOW HERE IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL!

AN ORIGINAL 2ND ISSUE EDITION(1968)OF THE  ESSENTIAL FIRST 1966 ALBUM FEATURING TOP TRACKS FROM THIS HIGHLY INFLUENCIAL BAND ISSUED IN THE UK ON THE POLYDOR PRESSED ELEKTRA LABELS.

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

CHINESE WHITE

NO SLEEP BLUES

PAINTING BOX

THE MAD HATTER'S SONG

LITTLE CLOUD

THE EYES OF FATE

BLUES FOR THE MUSE

THE HEDGEHOG'S SONG

FIRST GIRL I LOVED

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU COULD BE

MY NAME IS DEATH

GENTLY TENDER

WAY BACK IN THE 1960s

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SOMETIMES SHUNNED BY  COLLECTORS BECAUSE IT IS A REISSUE 2ND EDITION AND OF COURSE THERE HAVE BEEN ALL MANNER OF REISSUES OVER THE YEARS,THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE EARLIEST WITHIN JUST OVER A YEAR OF THE FIRST ISSUE AND ONE OF THE BEST YOU WILL FIND OF THESE TRACKS AS FOR A START THEY WERE PRESSED UP BY A MAJOR RECORD COMPANY(POLYDOR)AND USED GENUINE STEREO RECORDINGS WITH CLEAR SOUND AND LOTS OF BASS ON THICK VINYL.

IDEAL IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PAY THE SKY HIGH PRICE FOR AN ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION! 

MOST COPIES THAT TURN UP ARE BEATEN UP BUT THIS IS THE BEST I HAVE FOUND IN YEARS!

BACK IN 1968 WHEN THIS LP WAS MADE, THE MAJORITY OF EQUIPMENT USED RUINED ANY COPY WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS.DON'T FORGET THOSE PARTIES WHERE SUCH LPs WERE PLAYED AND ENDED UP LEFT LYING AROUND WITHOUT A COVER OR ON A TURNTABLE TO WARP AND ATTRACT DUST AND DIRT,SPILLAGES,SCUFFS,SCRATCHES etc etc.

HARDLY ANYONE THOUGHT LONG TERM VALUE AND VERY,VERY FEW WOULD PLAY SUCH MUSIC IN THE SAME CAREFUL WAY THAT CLASSICAL BUYERS WOULD.THIS COPY IS THE EXCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANY PROGRESSIVE FOLK/ROCK FAN WILL WANT THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION-I CAN'T RECALL EVER FINDING ONE AS GOOD AS THESE FOR YEARS-JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER PAIR FROM AN EQUALLY LONG TERM EBAY SUPPLIER OF TOP QUALITY VINTAGE RECORDS!

A LOVELY VINYL PRESSING.

SO BACK TO THE DISCS>>>>>> 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS COPY HAS BEEN PLAYED ON TOP EQUIPMENT WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER!

GENERALLY VERY QUIET VINYL,AS NEEDED WITH REFLECTIVE PASSAGES IN THE MUSIC!

How many were preserved like this one??

HARDLY USED AND NOT ABUSED!!! 

THERE IS AMAZING BASS AND YET STILL CRISPNESS OF SOUND!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear this great music AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

GREAT SOUND! 

MORE BASS THAN CD! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH. MANY EBAY SELLERS DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO PLAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SELL!!!

BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!!!! 

There is NO spindle wear.Lovely labels!!! 

The cover has some tiny edge creases but,

NO WRITING!NO REPAIRS!NO SELLOTAPE! 

MOST TURN UP WITH MAJOR WEAR! 

Look elsewhere on ebay and you might see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often later 1970s or 1980s represses or lower grade copies with all manner of faults OR WITHOUT THE DETAIL I AM PROVIDING WITH TOTAL HONESTY.

HOPEFULLY THE WINNER WILL FIND THIS SET A BIT BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!

Don't forget GENUINE 1968 pressings in nice conditions are getting hard to find! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic £20 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. An instant fast sale price in any collectors record shop!!  

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY. SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.EUROPE £5.REST OF THE WORLD £8 PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 11,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week . Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.  

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings from the shop by prior email or telephone arrangement.

 Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MORE GREAT ITEMS ON MY EBAY LISTS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION!

 "BUYERS"WITH NO FEEDBACK WILL HAVE THE BIDS CANCELLED AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NON PAYERS RECENTLY WITH NO FEEDBACK RATING.

MORE GREAT VINTAGE ALBUMS FROM ME ENDING AT AUCTION ON THE SAME EVENING AS THIS ONE INCLUDING ANOTHER SIMILAR LP BY THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND!

POWER SELLER MAGIC FOR YOU ON EBAY EVERY WEEK FROM ROCKING ERIC!!!!!

GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!!