LANCE PERCIVAL 1966 DEMO"END OF THE SEASON"KINKS SONG

	£		20
	$		27

ATTENTION SERIOUS KINKS,COMEDY AND DEMO 45 COLLECTORS!

LANCE PERCIVAL "END OF THE SEASON"

AN AMUSING VERSION SUNG IN NOEL COWARD TYPE STYLE OF THE KINKS SONG SCHEDULED FOR COMMERCIAL ISSUE WHEN THE KINKS VERSION WAS STILL A RECENT RELEASE AS A TRACK ON THE 1966 ALBUM"SOMETHING ELSE"!

LANCE PERCIVAL WAS ONE OF THE REGULAR ACTORS IN THE POPULAR AND LONG RUNNING BRITISH COMEDY"CARRY ON"FILMS!

 THIS A VERY INTERESTING ITEM FOR ANY SERIOUS KINKS COLLECTOR OR ANYONE INTERESTED IN BRITISH COMEDY ACTORS, RARELY SEEN AS A DEMO 45!

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS A UK DEMO 45 IN IT'S EARLIEST VERSION THAT FAILED TO CHART WAY BACK IN 1966!

1966 EMI PRESSED PARLOPHONE R5517 MONO. 

THE"B"SIDE= "OUR JIM"

A LANCE PERCIVAL SONG FULL OF TYPICAL SLIGHTLY SAUCY BRITISH HUMOUR!

BACKINGS BY JOHNNY SCOTT WHO PLAYED FLUTE ON THE BEATLES ALBUM TRACK:

"YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY"  

THIS IS VERY TOUGH TO FIND AS A UK DEMONSTRATION  PRESSING AS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED WERE MADE PRE-RELEASE!

ONE OF AROUND 250 COPIES,

MADE IN ADVANCE FOR SELECTED RADIO DJs/PRODUCERS AND RECORD REVIEWERS!

THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE PRESSING!

-1/-1 MATRIXES! CRISP SOUND AS EXPECTED ON ONE OF THE FIRST OFF THE MASTER STAMPERS! 

IT MAY SEEM INCREDIBLE TO YOUNGER COLLECTORS , BUT BACK IN 1966 WHEN THIS DEMO 45 WAS MADE,THERE WERE VERY FEW RADIO STATIONS AND MUSIC PAPERS OR REVIEWERS TO SEND UPFRONT PROMOTIONAL RECORDS TO.A FEW IMPORTANT MAJOR RECORD DEALERS AND JUKE BOX OPERATORS MIGHT GET THEM BUT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL RESPECTED MUSIC INDUSTRY PROMOTIONAL STAFF THAT THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM PRINT RUN FOR A DEMONSTRATION DISC BEFORE THE MID-1960s PIRATE RADIO AND NIGHTCLUB EXPLOSION WAS 250 COPIES-EVEN THE BEATLES"LOVE ME DO"HAD JUST 250 DEMOS MADE-SEE MARK LEWISOHN's EXCELLENT AND ESSENTIAL BOOK"BEATLES RECORDING SESSIONS"PAGE 22 FOR PROOF-HE SHOULD KNOW!!!!

BY OCTOBER 1966,THERE WERE A FEW PIRATE RADIO STATIONS, BUT DESPITE MORE INTEREST IN THE MEDIA THE PRINT RUN FOR DEMOS AT THIS TIME WAS STILL ONLY ABOUT 250 COPIES. THE VAST MAJORITY OF DEMOS THAT SURVIVE TEND TO BE OF EASY LISTENING ARTISTS,THE MAJOR ARTISTS,LIKE THIS ONE,JUST DO NOT TURN UP VERY OFTEN,OR IF THEY DO THEY WILL OFTEN HAVE CENTRES MISSING,MAJOR LABEL DEFACEMENT AND DEEP SCRATCHES etc  

SO HOW MANY SURVIVE NEARLY 44 YEARS LATER AS GOOD AS THIS ONE????

THIS DEMO WAS SENT TO A FORMER BBC RADIO ONE DJ,WHO CAREFULLY FILED HIS RECORDS IN A NUMBER OF CARDBOARD BOXES THAT HELD ABOUT 40-50 SINGLES,WHICH WERE THEN PLACED ON STURDY SHELVES AWAY FROM STRONG LIGHT AND HEAT IN A CAREFULLY TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED LIBRARY AREA OF HIS HOME.

NO ONE ELSE,UNTIL ME,HAS HANDLED THEM,THEY WERE NEVER LEANT OUT,TAKEN TO DJ NIGHT TIME EVENTS OR INDEED WERE FOR THE MOST PART NOT USED ON THE BBC,AS THE STATION HAD COPIES ALREADY,THIS COPY WAS PLAYED A COUPLE OF TIMES,AND THEN FILED AWAY UNTIL NOW!

IT'S STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL,CLEAN AND CRISP PARLOPHONE WAVY CUT TOP COMPANY SLEEVE WITH THE MINORS MAKE UP ADVERT AT THE BACK! 

MOST COPIES HAVE NOW ENDED UP IN LONG TERM COLLECTORS COLLECTIONS AND ARE GETTING LESS FREQUENT ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN 2010!!!

NOT A DODGY REPRO AS MAY EXIST

THIS IS A GENUINE UK DEMO 45!!

(MORE DETAILS BELOW)!!!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FASCINATING KINKS LINKED DEMO 45 OF THIS RARE SINGLE

 -THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

A DEMO 45 IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY 1960s COMEDY 45s COLLECTION AND WOULD LOOK WONDERFUL FRAMED UP AS AN EXAMPLE OF A VERY SPECIAL SINGLE IN A RARELY SEEN VARIATION!

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.

THIS COPY HAS NO SURFACE MARKS,NO SURFACE NOISE,NO NASTY CLICKS,STICKS,DEEP MARKS etc!

THIS COPY HAS PROBABLY BEEN PLAYED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES!!!!!! 

A STRICTLY GRADED NEAR MINT CONDITION!

GLEAMING SURFACES! 

FLAT VINYL!NO WARPS! 

YOU MAY NEVER FIND ONE AS GOOD AGAIN!

JUST LOOK AT MY PHOTO!

NOTE THE UNIQUE LABEL TO ENJOY WITH IT'S LARGE RED"A"ON THE WHITE LABEL  UNLIKE THE STANDARD BLACK LABEL + OF COURSE THE "DEMO"TYPE WORDING AND THE RELEASE DATE 14.10.66(14TH OCTOBER 1966)!

BRIGHT,CLEAN LABELS!!

AN ELITE ITEM FOR ANY DEMO 45s COLLECTOR!

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

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!! 

DUE TO A LACK OF SPACE AND THE REALISATION THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PLAY THE MAJORITY OF MY HUGE COLLECTION,I AM PRUNING DOWN SELECTED ITEMS.

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN STRICTLY GRADED NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS WHATSOEVER.

MOST WOULD STATE MINT! 

NO CLICKS/NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO SWISHES!  

DEMOS WERE USUALLY PLAYED A LOT BY DJs AND IN THE"ROUGH"WORLD OF"DJing"SO OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THE COVER,BADLY TREATED OR EVEN THROWN OUT AFTER USE!

MOST DJs and REVIEWERS WOULD BE SENT DOZENS OF RECORDS EVERY WEEK AND HARDLY ANY THOUGHT LONG TERM INVESTMENT!!!!

The Mono mixes are brilliant and full of bass.

Vinyl is still the best way to hear  1960s COMEDY and always will be!  

A FANTASTIC ITEM!

GREAT INVESTMENT FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING RECORD EXPERTS! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT ONCE TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is NO spindle wear.  

THE PRINT IS STILL CLEAR TO READ.

THE COVER IS IN SUPER ORDER!

Look elsewhere on ebay and MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often FAKES,reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

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!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.

AN OUTER SOFT PVC COVER WILL BE SUPPLIED AS WITH ALL MY RARE SINGLES AND EPs SOLD.    

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO! 

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

Realistic  £20 STARTING PRICE. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A FANTASTIC DEMO 45. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE AND  RECORDED DELIVERY 2ND CLASS- SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£2 EUROPE. £3 REST OF THE WORLD. 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 10,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY 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 HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH NEARLY 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

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 OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement. over 7 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! 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!

A VITAL PART OF ANY COMEDY 45s COLLECTION!

MORE FINE DESIRED DEMO 45s ENDING FROM ME ON THE SAME EVENING AS THIS ONE!!!!

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

MANY MORE TOP ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2010 AND BEYOND!!!!!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO GET ONE OF THE BEST, RAREST AND EARLIEST COVER VERSIONS OF A KINKS SONG FROM A TOTALLY RELIABLE EBAY POWER SELLER-GOOD LUCK!