JADE WARRIOR Released LP 1971 VERTIGO 1st Press

	£		90
	$		119

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Jade Warrior called 'Released' and is a 1971 MEGA rare UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press Spiral Vertigo label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  IN FACT - THIS LP IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE VERTIGO LABEL!!!!  AND CERTAINLY I CANNOT THINK OF ANY OTHER VERTIGO LP THAT IS RARER THAN THIS ONE!!!!  EVEN LPS LIKE DR Z, BEN, TUDOR LODGE, LINDA HOYLE, AND GORDON ARE NO RARER THAN THIS LP!!!!  IN FACT I HAVE SEEN MORE COPIES OF THE ABOVE LPS TURNING UP IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, THAN THIS ONE (ESPECIALLY GORDON - WHICH RECENTLY HAS TURNED UP VERY REGULARLY INDEED!)!!!!   SO THINK VERY VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE PASSING UP THE CHANCE TO OWN THIS MASSIVE RARITY!!!!  THIS LP HAS A BRILLIANT RECORD, AND THOUGH THE COVER IS LESS THAN PERFECT (THOUGH NOT TERRIBLE) - THIS IS ONE LP THAT WILL BE MISSING FROM MANY MANY VERTIGO COLLECTIONS - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  THIS IS THE 1971 VERTIGO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS SPIRAL VERTIGO LABEL, 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS TRIPLE GATEFOLD FOLD OUT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE VERTIGO LABEL AND SERIOUSLY RARE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is an ORIGINAL UK 1st pressing from 1971 and is SERIOUSLY RARE!!!! The record is pressed on thick quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 6360 062 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Vertigo Label (see picture) and is a UK 1971 Stereo 1st pressing!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!! The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 3 or 4 light hairlines, only 2 or 3 light scufflines, and only a few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with barely ANY clicks/pops AT ALL, NO sticking, NO jumps, only some VERY low level background sound on the run on grooves and VERY occassional gap (NOT in the music), and some VERY low level background crackle (NOT 'frying bacon' type crackle) in a VERY few places!!!!  The record must grade Very Good+ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Vertigo inner sleeve which is UNSPLIT and still has its 'poly lining' FULLY intact!!!!  The Triple Gatefold Fold Out 1st Press Cover is still in presentable condition overall and has survived quite well.  However this cover is well known for turning up in terrible condition and is VERY easily worn.  It is unlaminated and VERY light in colour and shows wear VERY easily.  And while this cover isnt Mint - it has survived quite well and although it does have a few minor defects (all clearly mentioned below) - it has NO nasty major defects and is still presentable!!!!  The first thing to say on this cover is that there is NO splits, and NO rips and generally this cover still gives a nice impression.  Typically there is some light edge wear (NO splits), and some slight spinal wear (though some of the side words are still readable). There is also barely ANY ringwear on this cover, and generally VERY little rubbing indeed!!!!  There is also NO writing either - apart from the ORIGINAL price written in small writing in one of the corners of one of the inside fold outs (see pictures).  The cover is still nice and flat looking with only a few light creases!!!! The opening edges at the top of the cover are still straight and there is 1 piece of invisible tape on the INSIDE of the cover (on the PLAIN cardboard underside - NOT on the artwork) supporting the top of 1 spine from the INSIDE.  Naturally this cannot be noticed AT ALL as it is on the UNDERSIDE of the cover and NOT on the artwork!!!!  The cover also has some VERY slight general yellowing.  However there are a few minor defects that need to be mentioned. Firstly on the cover front there is a lighter area of rubbing/grubbyness, and there is a small area of lighter coloured cover near each edge (NOT tears).  Also on the cover front there is a VERY small area of the wear in the top middle, and an absolutely TINY amount near the right middle.  On the reverse of the cover there is also another TINY area of wear in the top middle and a small area of grubbyness on the right middle and bottom middle (NOT tears).  There is also another TINY area of wear on one of the edges of one of the inside fold outs.  The cover also looks to have been slightly mispressed on manufacture as the Vertigo logo is quite close to the top edge - though everything still folds together squarely and VERY nicely!!!!  HOWEVER - take a look at the pictures - this cover is still presentable, and while it does have a few minor defects, there is certainly nothing terrible!!!!  And lets be honest - what are the chances of finding a Mint cover for this LP?  Probably NEVER!!!!  So think VERY carefully before passing on this LP - for it will certainly be a very VERY long time before you see another!!!!  The cover must STRICTLY grade Fair (PROPERLY graded, NOT wrecked) if not better!!!!  HOWEVER it is important to make clear again that this cover has NO stains and NO rips - and is still presentable!!!!  THIS LP MAY NOT BE PERFECT - BUT IT IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE VERTIGO SPIRAL LABEL AND IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "RELEASED" BY JADE WARRIOR!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: