JOHN MARTYN The Tumbler LP 1968 ISLAND 1st Press
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On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by John Martyn called "The Tumbler" and is an ORIGINAL UK 1968 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' Pink Island 'Circle logo' label!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE ISLAND LABEL AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!! JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!! IT SOLD VIRTUALLY NOTHING ON RELEASE BACK IN 1968 - AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!! AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!! BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!! ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY (WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE!) WERE EVER PRESSED LIKE THIS - AND ARE SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE!!!! AND THERE SOME AMAZING DIFFERENCES TOO - THAT ONLY THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER HAD!!!! FIRSTLY IT HAS MUCH MUCH THICKER VINYL THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS, A 'TEXTURED' LABEL (LATER ONES DONT!), AND HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS 'A/B' MATRIX ENDINGS (WITH LARGE MATRIX LETTERING!) WITH NO NUMBERS ADDED!!!! ALL LATER PRESSINGS HAVE NUMBERS ADDED AFTER THIS MATRIX ENDING (SUCH AS 'A2' FOR EXAMPLE) AND OFTEN LATER MATRIXES ARE ETCHED OR STAMPED IN MUCH SMALLER LETTERING. BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!! THIS IS THE IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING FROM THE VERY DAY OF RELEASE BACK IN 1968 - AND HAS EVERY SINGLE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAIL!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND AS A 100% GENIUNE 1968 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' UK 1ST PRESSING!!!! NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND PLAYS SUPERBLY!!!! JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK ISLAND 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' PINK ISLAND 'CIRCLE LOGO' LABEL, 1ST PRESS A/B MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS FULLY LAMINATED COVER!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL Island UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is ILPS 9091 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Island label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!
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 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 2 or 3 VERY light hairlines, only 2 or 3 MEGA light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!! It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!! The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!! The record must grade Very Good++ if not better and plays SUPERBLY!!!! 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 inner sleeve!!!! The 1st Press FULLY Laminated Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the laminated back is in STUNNING condition with NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, only a MEGA thin line of laminate lifting along the spinal edge, and NO writing!!!! The cover must STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA 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 in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK ISLAND 1ST PRESSING OF "THE TUMBLER" BY JOHN MARTYN, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!! 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 (Postal discounts are available - see below for details). Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!
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