MICHAEL CHAPMAN:"RAINMAKER".1969 HARVEST+SOLD IN UK(4 LINES)1ST PRESS-NEAR MINT

	£		80
	$		106

ATTENTION MICHAEL CHAPMAN,ACID-FOLK AND HARVEST LABEL COLLECTORS! 

HERE IS A 1ST EDITION IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION OF A WONDERFUL 1969 ALBUM TO BE APPRECIATED AS A HIGHLIGHT IN ANY SERIOUS COLLECTION OF ESSENTIAL FOLK-ROCK ALBUMS. MICHAEL CHAPMAN:"RAINMAKER". MUSICALLY SPEAKING A SINGER/SONGWRITER WHO WOULD BE REGARDED BY MANY AS "ACID-FOLK" LEANING TOWARDS THE INFLUENCES OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK AND THE MORE TRIPPY STYLE OF SINGER/SONGWRITER-PRODUCED BY GUS DUDGEON USING TOP SESSION MUSICIANS SUCH AS AYNSLEY DUNBAR,DANNY THOMPSON,BARRY MORGAN,NORMAN HAINES,RICK KEMP etc. SWIRLING HAMMOND ORGAN,GREAT GUITARWORK,SOLID DRUMMING,SUPERB USE OF THE STEREOM IMAGE! MAGNIFICENT MUSIC!

EMI PRESSED HARVEST LABELS SHVL 755 STEREO -THERE WERE NO MONO EDITIONS MADE OF THIS LP!  THIS ONE HAS THE EARLIEST "SOLD IN THE UK" TEXT ON FOUR LINES UNLIKE LATER REPRESSES WITHIN MONTHS OF ISSUE.THE LABELS ALSO HAVE THE GRAMOPHONE CO.LTD.RIM TEXT AND NO EMI BOXES AS WELL AS EARLY MATRIXES: A-2G/B-1G.

MOST COPIES THAT TURN UP ARE REPRESSINGS FROM 1970 OR EVEN LATER OR IF THEY ARE 1ST EDITIONS LIKE THIS ONE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION HAVING BEING PLAYED ON HEAVY,OLD EQUIPMENT-THIS ONE HAS HARDLY BEEN USED IN 44 YEARS! UPGRADER STANDARD! 

  THE LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN-NO SPINDLE WEAR NO WRITING,NO FADING,NO STAINING,NO MARKINGS.PLEASE SEE MY PHOTOS TO SEE THE VIBRANT PRINT OF BOTH LABELS. THEY HAVE A LOVELY SHEEN TO THEM NO NASTY CIGARETTE SMELL. 

THE DISC HAS THICK VINYL WHICH TRULY GLEAMS WITH THAT"JUST PRESSED" LOOK-THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF ULTRA TINY AND FAINT SURFACE MARKS IN VERY STRONG LIGHT! FANTASTIC TO LOOK AT AND OF UPGRADER STANDARD. THE DISC HAS NOT HAD MANY PLAYS AT ALL AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR!  THE PREVIOUS OWNER ADDED AN ADDITIONAL SHOP BOUGHT POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE-PROOF ENOUGH OF A SERIOUS,CAREFUL COLLECTOR!  WOW! I STRUGGLED TO HEAR ANY SURFACE NOISE-EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! JUST THE ODD ISOLATED "POP" WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE YEARS OF NOT BEING PLAYED STORAGE DUST! VERY CLEAR AND WONDERFUL SOUND INDEED! THERE ARE NO CLICKS, STICKS OR JUMPS! NO  DISTORTION. SO HARD TO FIND AS BRILLIANT!  STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION-PLEASE CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR STRICT GRADING REPORTS ON MANY RARE 1960s ROCK ALBUMS!  UNLIKE OTHER SELLERS, I PLAY ALL MY EBAY ITEMS THROUGH TWICE TO ENSURE REALISTIC GRADINGS.THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY THAT WILL BE HARD TO IMPROVE UPON!

 PLEASE BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE.            

HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PLAIN WHITE CURVED INNER SLEEVE WITH THE "PATENT APPLIED FOR" AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" CREDIT. BEFORE YOU WONDER WHY NO HARVEST LPs INNER SLEEVE-QUITE SIMPLY MOST OF THE LPs ADVERTISED ON IT WERE NOT EVEN RECORDED BEFORE 1970 UNLIKE OTHER DEALERS WHO DON'T CARE OR SIMPLY DON'T KNOW THE LABEL!. THE LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER HAS A FEW ULTRA TINY EDGE CREASES AND A LITTLE MILD STAINING AT THE EDGES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS,FADING OR REPAIRS. EASY TO READ SPINE DETAILS! A BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN COVER. AMAZING THAT THIS CAN BE SO GOOD FOR 44 YEARS OLD!

A REALISTIC £25 STARTING PRICE-NO RESERVE BUT EXPECT KEEN INTEREST IN THIS IMPORTANT ADDITION TO ANY ROCK ALBUM COLLECTION ESPECIALLY IN SUCH MAGNIFICENT CONDITION!

MOST COPIES SOLD 44 YEARS AGO IN 1969 WERE OFTEN PLAYED A LOT USUALLY USING ANCIENT,HEAVY AND AWFUL EQUIPMENT, SO OFTEN TAKEN TO PARTIES RESULTING IN ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE!-THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE BEST COPIES YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO FIND! PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOS OF THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER+BOTH LABELS AND THE SPINE. NOTHING TO HIDE!NO HORRIBLE SMOKE OR DAMP SMELL AS SO OFTEN THE CASE WITH 1960s LPs!

MOST WILL REMAIN ON COLLECTORS SHELVES!

 THIS IS A LOVELY THICK,FLAT PRESSING!

GREAT VOCALS AND GUITARWORK WITH  WARM SOUNDING VINYL + AMAZING BASS!

THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT ALL-THIS BEING AN EXCEPTION-SO DON'T MISS OUT! GREAT INVESTMENT!!!

TOTALLY FLAT VINYL! GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!

POSTAGE-THIS WILL BE SENT ONLY THE FOLLOWING WAYS> UK-SPECIAL DELIVERY:£7. OVERSEAS POSTAGE-INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR TO EVERY COUNTRY(NO EXCEPTIONS)EUROPE:£12.REST OF THE WORLD:£18.THESE ARE MINIMAL CHARGES FOR A SOLID,HEAVY PARCEL FULLY INSURED.IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY TO ACCEPT THIS PLEASE DO NOT BID.I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL BIDS FROM ANY TIMEWASTERS.I AM IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH OTHER DEALERS REPORTING AND SHARING THE DETAILS OF THE SMALL MINORITY WHO DO NOT COMPLETE PAYMENTS OR ARE ABUSIVE.TO THE MAJORITY OF DECENT,FRIENDLY EBAYERS AROUND THE WORLD-I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK AND THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS UNMISSABLE ITEM THAT COULD BE THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF ANY SERIOUS 1960s ROCK ALBUMS COLLECTION.  

YOU MIGHT FIND CHEAPER COPIES BUT I DOUBT THEY WILL BE AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE! 

YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN TO ME AGAIN!   

SUPERB STEREO SOUND PLUS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THE BASS THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ON CD!!

The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.

 I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.

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

I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!

OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE!!! I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.

Paypal or cheque within 7 days please. Feedback always left. Checkout my feedback of OVER 16,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week! Thanks for looking and good luck.

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WHY NOT BUILD UP YOUR COLLECTION IN 2013 WITH ROCKING ERIC? BE A REGULAR BUYER AND GET THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE! I AIM TO SATISTY!

BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE FROM A DEALER THAT OTHER DEALERS LOOK TOWARDS FOR INSPIRATION AND FREQUENTLY COPY!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THIS  LP AS GOOD AS THIS!!

NO, NOT"IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND"AS STATED OVER AND OVER ELSEWHERE ON EBAY, BUT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE!!

MORE ESSENTIAL AND RARE ORIGINAL MICHAEL CHAPMAN AND OTHER 1960s+1970s LPs FROM ME ENDING AT AUCTION ON EBAY WITHIN MINUTES AND HOURS OF THIS EXCITING ITEM ENDING!

MORE RARE RECORDS FROM ME ON EBAY RIGHT NOW WITH MORE TO FOLLOW IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS SO KEEP ME IN YOUR FAVOURITES!