MIKE OLDFIELD - TUBULAR BELLS - VIRGIN LP - LAMINATED
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MIKE OLDFIELD "TUBULAR BELLS"
AN ORIGINAL 1973 UK VINYL PRESSING VIRGIN OLD STYLE BLACK & WHITE LABEL
V2002 - A VERY FIRST PRESSING
RUN OFF MATRIX NUMBER SIDE ONE - V2001 A
RUN OFF MATRIX NUMBER SIDE TW0 - V2001 B
THIS ONE HAS A BIT OF HISTORY BEHIND IT! I BOUGHT IT FROM A GUY WHO WORKED IN RADIO IN THE EARLY 70's. HE HAD IT SENT TO HIM BY VIRGIN RECORDS TO GIVE IT SOME PROMOTION. HE WAS THEN CONTACTED BY VIRGIN RECORDS WHO ASKED HIM TO SEND BACK OR DESTROY THE ORIGINAL COPY AS THEY WEREN'T HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY! APPARANTLY THEY WITHDREW VERY EARLY COPIES! PROBABLY WHY YOU NEVER SEE THEM! HE THEN HAD ANOTHER SO CALLED SUPERIOR QUALITY COPY SENT TO HIM AS A REPLACEMENT, HE DID NOT TAKE MUCH NOTICE AT THE TIME AND LUCKILY HE DID NOT DESTROY IT AND PUT THIS ONE AWAY, FORGOT ABOUT IT AND ONLY FOUND IT RECENTY. TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT THE FIRST FEW THAT WERE PRESSED CAME WITH BLACK & WHITE LABELS FULLY LAMINATED COVER , NOTTING HILL GATE ADDRESS ON THE REAR COVER AND MOST IMPORTANTLY V2001 A / V2001 B 'SCRATCHED' NOT STAMPED IN THE RUN OFF GROOVE! THIS EVEN PRE DATES V2001 A1 / V2001 B1 PRESSINGS WHICH ARE VIRTUALLY NON EXISTANT! AND AS MOST EARLY COPIES TEND TO BE A2/B2 OR A2/B1 OR A1/B2 ECT YOU CAN SEE HOW RARE THIS IS! THE ONLY OTHER NUMBER I CAN SEE WRITTEN IN THE RUN OFF GROOVES IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE NUMBER '50' ON BOTH SIDES, ALSO IT'S A FACTORY SAMPLE WHICH WERE SENT OUT TO RADIO STATIONS FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.
IF I HAD TO GRADE IT I WOULD GRADE THE DISC VG+. I’VE ONLY PLAYED IT ONCE TO CHECK THE SOUND QUALITY AND IT’S ABSOLUTELY FINE, MAYBE JUST THE SLIGHTEST HINT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE IN QUIETER PASSAGES I'M SURE YOU WON'T BE DISSAPOINTED WITH THE PRE DIGITALISED LISTENING QUALITY! I'M GUESSING THE REASON THEY WITHDREW IT IS THAT THE VINYL HAS A SLIGHTLY 'MOTTLED' EFFECT WHEN HELD UP TO A STRONG LIGHT AND A SMALL PRESSING FAULT (A SMALL DIP IN THE VINYL SURFACE ON SIDE ONE!) THIS ONLY CAUSED A FEW MINOR BACKGROUND TAPS BUT THE NEEDLE PLAYS OVER IT PREFECTLY WELL! NO SCRATCHES, NASTY MARKS, NO JUMPS, BAD TICKS OR HARSH CRACKLE AT ALL ON THE LP! JUST SOME VERY FEINT HAIRLINES WHEN LOOKED AT CLOSELY UNDER A STRONG LIGHT. BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY TO EVEN SEE THEM! IT ALSO COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL VIRGIN POLYLINED INNER WHICH ARE QUITE RARE IN THEMSELVES!
THE LUCKY WINNER WILL PROBABLY BE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE TO HAVE HANDLED IT! SOMEONE AT VIRGIN RECORDS , THE ORIGINAL OWNER, ME, AND...! YOU MAYBE!
THE FULLY LAMINATED COVER HAS NO WEAR OR RUBBING, TEARS, WRITING OR MARKS. THE CORNERS ARE CRISP AND SHARP THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AND SPINE ARE TRUE UNWORN AND NOT SPLIT. THE LAMINATE IS NICE AND SHINY! THE LETTERING ON THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY READABLE.
THE LABELS ARE LOVELY AND CLEAN WITH VERY LITTLE SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN USED.
AN RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A SLICE OF HISTORY!
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UK £3.00 + £3.50 REGISTERED
ALL WESTERN & EASTERN EUROPE £7.00 INC REGISTERED
EVERYWHERE ELSE WORLDWIDE £10.00 INC REGISTERED
ONLY SENT WITH REGISTERED SECURE P&P
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