MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE - VERTIGO large SWIRL 1st UK Press 1969 Philips RARE

	£		155
	$		205

MANFRED MANN -

CHAPTER THREE

VERTIGO  VO3

1st UK 1969

machined matrices 1Y//3 and 2Y//3

UK VERTIGO (VO 3) FIRST PRESSING (October 1969) OF THE FIRST ALBUM FROM MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE 
A MELANCHOLY/BLUESY/JAZZY AFFAIR DOMINATED BY STRONG ORGAN AND HORNS

THE RECORD HAS SEEN MODERATE PLAY BUT IT'S BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED - THE VINYL SURFACES ARE PRACTICALLY UNMARKED, THE SOUND PERFORMANCE IS STUNNING THROUGHOUT AND THE GATEFOLD IS ONE OF THE FINEST I HAVE SEEN

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE VERTIGO SWIRL LABELS WHICH CARRY "A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT" CREDIT 
MATRIX:  1Y//3  420   11 4 / 847902 2Y//3  420   11 4
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH “A PHILIPS RECORDS PRODUCT" PRINTED ON THE BACK
COMPLETE WITH THE  POLY-LINED VERTIGO COMPANY INNER SLEEVE

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HAS THE "PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT" CREDIT, VINYLS WITHOUT THIS ARE SECOND PRESSES AND STILL  EXTREMELY RARE. THIS FIRST PRESS IS NOWADAYS TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND I HAVEN@T SEEN ONE INDEED FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO>

I will supply plenty pictures of this album to get a clear view of the album.

Manfred Mann Chapter Three is the debut album released in 1969 by Manfred Mann Chapter Three. It was one of the three first albums released on the Vertigo record label. The principal members of the group were Manfred Mann and Mike Hugg. Mann played the organ and acted as the group's musical arranger, whilst Hugg handled vocals, played piano and was the chief song writer. The group was augmented by a five-piece brass section and several distinguished jazz soloists.
The core songs "Travelling Lady", "Snakeskin Garter", "Devil Woman" and "Time" define the album's sound: long, slow, doomy one chord riffs beneath sections of breathy vocals, powerful brass and free-form improvised solos. "Konekuf" is the same without the vocals, while "A Study in Inaccuracy" is simply freeform. "Sometimes", "One Way Glass", "Ain't It Sad" and "Where Am I Going" are shorter and more melodic, wistful songs centering around Hugg's electric piano, on which he turns in an able solo on "Mister, You're a Better Man Than I"
A fascinating piece of work - successfully rewarding on each play

Vinyl: EX to EX+. Stunning deep glossy and heavy vinyl. A beautiful glossy vinyl with just one very short wispy hairline, totally unfeelable.  Under a very bright light source a few paper retraction traces which remain invisible in normal daylight. I subjected the record to a detailed listen on my high end system and it sounded great. Lovely channel separation without any distortion and only very light static at times mainly between tracks. Labels are undamaged and in EX++ condition with only two of the wispiest of spindle traces. An impossible find in this fantastic condition and a vinyl very worthy of investment. This is so extremely rare, the only one I have ever come across in over 30 years of collecting. Of course, NO jumps or sticks.

Gatefold Sleeve: EX.  Without doubt one of the much harder to find Vertigo swirls. The colours have been retained very nicely, there are a couple of small light handling creases. There is a price sticker to the front right top as well as a some colour retouch in a couple of areas on the edges but certainly not intrusive. The inside gatefold is mint, absolutely gorgeous. The spine is 100% legible. Edge wear is only very light and the opening is still super crisp! The pictures give you some impression of the quality at hand in this auction. A stunner I think and very worthy of investment.

Inner sleeve: The swirl inner sleeve is in great shape with the poly liner attached. No creases or splits. Light yellowing on the extremities of the sleeve. An easy EX.

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 30.00.  In the UK, if over £100.00 this will be sent special delivery. Please wait for an amended invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.