JADE WARRIOR VERTIGO UK WHITE LABEL 6360 033 NEAR MINT-

	£		90
	$		119

JADE WARRIOR

INCREDIBLY RARE VERTIGO WHITE LABEL IN UNIQUE SLEEVE

Part of a collection of Vertigo white labels on eBay now!

'JADE WARRIOR' LP  

NEAR MINT/NEAR MINT- CONDITION   

1971 UK 12" album release VERTIGO (6360 033) 33.3 rpm STEREO

Matrices: 6360033 1Y//1 1 3 and 6360033 2Y//1 1 3

NOTE: The standard UK album matrices also omit the 420 UK pressing codes on both sides

I have questioned this as a promotional record in the sub-title listing above as nothing is printed on either the sleeve or the label to indicate that this is what it is, and I have never seen a similar Vertigo white label before. However, I can only assume that this is a promo copy as it is one of five similar releases that I purchased from somebody who worked for Philips during the early 1970's. They seemed to remember that they had obtained all five records 'in house'.

There is no possibility that they might all be European pressings as three of the five copies have the '420' UK country code in their matrices, the two exceptions being this Jade Warrior LP and the Daddy Longlegs album.  However, the UK codes for both of these albums were also omitted from the regular UK pressings. 

All five records have identical white paper labels with a small Vertigo swirl at 12 o'clock on BOTH sides which is smaller than the regular B Side small swirl. The label print is also different from the regular UK copies, and all have a small Copyright Control box at 3 o'clock under the catalogue numbers. No dates or country of manufacture are listed on any labels, and none of the records have swirl inner bags, instead being stored in heavy paper polylined inner sleeves similar to those found with early 70s Philips releases. The outer sleeves are all standard UK versions (once again with the exception of this Jade Warrior LP) with UK information and VO PRICE CODE boxes.

I am indebted to the fabulous Vertigoswirl website, which while not confirming exactly what these records were certainly confirmed what they were not! Check it out by adding a dot com. If anybody out there can add any further information please get in touch.   

PERSONNEL: TONY DUHIG guitar JOHN FIELD percussion and flute GLYN HAVARD bass and vocals  

Produced by Jade Warrior  

TRACK LISTING: SIDE A 1. The Traveller 2. A Prenormal Day At Brighton 3. Masai Morning (inc. Casting Of The Bones, The Hunt and A Ritual Of Kings) 4. Windweaver 5. Dragonfly Day (inc. Metamorphosis, Dance Of The Sun Spirit and Death) SIDE B 1. Petunia 2. Telephone Girl 3. Psychiatric Sergeant 4. Slow Ride 5. Sundial Song 

  CONDITION: VINYL NEAR MINT The record looks and sounds as if it has hardly ever been played. The vinyl is beautifully clean and bright and is virtually pristine. The sound reproduction throughout is fantastic. LABELS EXCELLENT The white paper labels would have graded as NEAR MINT but for a name neatly handwritten in blue Biro on Side A. Both sides retain their clean original whiteness. A strong light shows up just a few minute spindle marks. The black printing is bright, clear and clean. INNER SLEEVE NEAR MINT- The original polylined thick white paper inner bag has little creasing and no splits, tears or writing. SLEEVE NEAR MINT- The sleeve is a single rather than a gatefold as found on the regular release, and features the artwork and lyrics later to be found in the regular release's inner gatefold. It has a purple Vertigo swirl in the top righthand corner of the front cover, and the catalogue number and VO PRICE CODE box in the top righthand corner of the back. This highly laminated purple and white sleeve is in beautiful condition. There are NO folds, NO creases, NO stains, NO writing, and NO ringwear! A tiny white blemish on the back cover is the only thing stopping a full NEAR MINT grading. The spine has pinched ends and is totally pristine with clear bold printing. FANTASTIC!

AN AMAZING VERTIGO RARITY IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION.         

ABOUT ME: If you haven't done business with me before my name is Andy Hibberd and I own a "bricks and mortar" secondhand record shop called 101 COLLECTORS RECORDS in Farnham, Surrey, about one hour out of central London. I deal in old and collectable vinyl, CDs, DVDs and memorabilia in all musical genres, as well as new releases and re-issues. Please feel free to get in touch if you need any further information about this item, if you have any questions about what's currently in stock, or if you have a collection for sale and need some advice.

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5.15pm Friday 19 October 2007

Right swirl fans, it has been suggested that this is not a promo record, but a UK copy in a unique export-only sleeve, with labels made in Holland (!), destined for the Singapore and Far East market. The upside-down swirls would certainly place the labels as Dutch. The LP itself never went east and stayed in the UK. Thanks Marcel.  Any other suggestions out there?