NICK DRAKE Interplay One D/LP 1971 LONGMAN 1st Press

	£		432
	$		572

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On offer here is a VERY rare Double LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Nick Drake (& others!) called 'Interplay One' and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Longman label!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS EASILY NICK DRAKE'S RAREST LP EVER - AND SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1971 WHEN THIS DOUBLE LP WAS MADE, IT WAS ONLY EVER AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS VIA 'SPECIAL ORDER' ONLY!!!!  LESS THAN 300 COPIES WERE EVER MADE, AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN THIS DOUBLE LP EVER OFFERED FOR SALE - EVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP CONTAINS NICK DRAKES RAREST RECORDINGS EVER - AND HE FEATURES ON AT LEAST 3 TRACKS, AND QUITE POSSIBLY ON MANY MORE ASWELL!!!!  THE 3 TRACKS HE DEFINITELY FEATURES ON ARE:- 'FULL FATHOM FIVE', 'WITH MY SWAG ALL ON MY SHOULDER' (ACTUALLY MISTAKENLY LISTED ON THIS DOUBLE LP AS 'INTO THE UNKNOWN'), AND 'I WISH I WAS A SINGLE GIRL AGAIN (ACTUALLY MISTAKENLY LISTED ON THIS DOUBLE LP AS 'ONLY A NUMBER TO THE POSTMAN') - THOUGH IT IS VERY LIKELY HE COULD HAVE ALSO FEATURED ON MANY MORE!!!!  AND THINK VERY VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE PASSING ON THIS AMAZING DOUBLE LP - FOR THE CHANCES OF IT EVER COMING UP FOR SALE AGAIN, ARE VIRTUALLY ZERO!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP WAS ONLY EVER MADE IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS FOR 'SPECIAL ORDER' ONLY - AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL, THAT THIS IS THE RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER NICK DRAKE LP EVER MADE - EVER!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS DOUBLE LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS LONGMAN LABELS, 1ST PRESS MATCHING INNER SLEEVES, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Longman UK 1st Pressing from 1971 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is LG O 582 24136/7 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Longman Label (see picture) and is a UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!! 

The record labels on BOTH records are in absolutely SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS DOUBLE LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s Double LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records have NO scratches, only 2 or 3 VERY light hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 TINY pressing bobbles (clearly from manufacture!), and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED LOOK' AND SHINE LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  They play with NO nasty loud pops, only a VERY few light clicks/pops (though mostly NONE!), NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY low level background sound in a VERY few places (clearly from the ORIGINAL pressing!)!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  BOTH 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 Matching inner sleeve which are in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press Gatefold Laminated Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The cover has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if better!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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 LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK LONGMAN 1ST PRESSING OF "INTERPLAY ONE" BY NICK DRAKE (& OTHERS!), 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 £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: