NICK DRAKE Fruit Tree 4/LP 1986 1st Press BOX SET
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On offer here is a very rare Box Set (especially in this condition!!!!) by Nick Drake called 'Fruit Tree' and is an ORIGINAL UK 1986 1st pressing on the 1st Press Hannibal label!!!! THIS 4-LP BOX SET IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! IT IS EASILY NICK DRAKES RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER BOX SET EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!! THE MAIN REASON WHY THIS PARTICULAR BOX SET IS SO SOUGHT AFTER IS THAT IT CONTAINS 10 TRACKS THAT HAD NEVER BEEN RELEASED BEFORE!!!! IN TOTAL THIS BOX SET CONTAINS 8 SIDES OF MUSIC AND OVER 40 TRACKS!!!! THIS BOX SET IS ALSO 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL BOOKLET & 'PICTURE' RECORD INNER COVERS!!!! THIS BOX SET IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!! NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS BOX SET IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!! THIS IS THE 1986 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS HANNIBAL LABELS, 1ST PRESS 'PICTURE' RECORD INNER COVERS, MEGA RARE 1ST PRESS BOOKLET, AND 1ST PRESS 'HINGED' OUTER BOX!!!! THIS BOX SET IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL 1986 Hannibal UK 1st Pressing and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The Cat. No is HNBX 5302 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Hannibal labels (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing!!!!
The record labels to ALL records are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVENT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!! The vinyl to ALL records is in STUNNING condition!!!! Most of these Box Set LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and ALL records have NO scratches, NO hairlines (apart from 1 small hairline type mark on 1 record ONLY), and only a few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! ALL RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the playing of the records is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! They play with NO nasty loud pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, NO hiss, and only the VERY occassional touch of MEGA low level background crackle in a VERY few places!!!! The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!! 3 of the records MUST grade Excellent(Minus) if not FULL Excellent - and 1 of the records must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! Believe me these records are NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The records also come in their ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Picture' Inner Covers which are in SUPERB condition with NO splits, NO rubbing, NO writing, NO rips, and NO tears!!!! ALL the 'Picture' Inner Covers MUST grade FULL Excellent if not Excellent+!!!! THE BOOKLET IS IN STUNNING CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN USED MUCH AT ALL!!!! The 1st Press Outer Box is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! It still retains a PERFECT box shape and ALL the corners have NO splits!!!! There is some minor wear in places (top surface ONLY) to the top/bottom edges (virtually NONE to the right edge), some VERY minor fading/yellowing to part of the top edge & spinal edge, NO spinal wear, a virtually PERFECT front face with NO rubbing AT ALL, some slight corner wear (NO splits), a PERFECT and UNDAMAGED 'hinge', NO writing, barely ANY yellowing, and NO grubbyness!!!! Even the inside of the box is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! This is still a VERY presentable Outer Box indeed and must grade Very Good+!!!! THIS BOX SET IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 Box Set!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1986 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "FRUIT TREE" BY NICK DRAKE, 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 £6 in the UK, £8 Europe, £12 Rest Of The World. Please also note I do NOT overcharge on postage. The amount of postage I have paid will appear on the front of the package after it is sent to the winning bidder, and I am willing to refund ANY difference if it is less than the amount quoted. Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!
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