NICK DRAKE Pink Moon UK LP 1ST PRESS A1U/B1U VINYL VERY RARE TRANSITIONAL LABELS
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NICK DRAKE
PINK MOON LP
THE LAST OF THE 1ST PRESS VINYL COPIES WERE USED WHEN ISLAND CHANGED FROM THE PINK RIM LABEL TO THE PALM TREE LOGO. THESE HAVE THE EXACT A-1U/B-1U MATRIX NUMBERS OF THE PINK RIM COPIES. NOT MANY OF THESE 1ST PRESSES REMAINED BEFORE THE SECOND PRESS WAS STARTED, AND MANY NOW THINK THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A RARER PRESS THAN THE PINK RIM COPIES.
VINYL
BARELY PLAYED EX++. LOVELY VINYL WITH A SUPERB PLAYBACK. CLEAR AND DYNAMIC SOUND AND PRODUCTION WITH JUST SOME VERY FEINT B/G ON RUN-INS AND OCCASIONALLY IN QUIETER PLACES. SOME FEINT DUST TICS BETWEEN TRACKS 4 AND 5 ON SIDE ONE. BEING PICKY HERE - FOR MOST OF THE TIME IT'S A REALLY SUPERB PLAYBACK ON MY LINN, AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO BEAT ON THIS QUIET ACOUSTIC SET. VINYL LOOKS EXCELLENT WITH JUST SOME FEINT STORAGE & SLEEVE REMOVALS, A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY CIRCULAR DOTS ON THE VINYL, ONE ON EACH SIDE - GUESSING MANUFACTURING...HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE LOVELY AUDIO. OVERALL, THE ALBUM LOOKS BEAUTIFUL - HASN'T SEEN MUCH PLAY, REALLY NICE ORIGINAL COPY.
PLAY GRADED ON A LINN SONDEK LP12 WITH ITTOK LV II ARM AND LINN KLYDE CARTRIDGE. ALL GRADING AS PER RRPG GUIDELINES. PLEASE SEE OUR 'GRADINGS EXPLAINED' SHOP PAGE FOR MORE INFO.
SLEEVEUNLAMINATED GATEFOLD ROBOR SLEEVE A NICE SOLID EX, WITH JUST SOME SMALL GENERAL STORAGE WEAR. SMALL 'K' STICKER ON THE BACK BELOW THE CATALOGUE NUMBER. NOT SURE IF THIS IS A COMPANY STICKER OR NOT..
LABELS
NICE CLEAN EX++ BOTH SIDES WITH JUST A FEW FEINT SPINDLE MARKS.
PAYMENT & PACKING POSTAGE FOR THIS LP IS FOR UK AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED-FOR AND FULLY INSURED
POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES WILL BE DISCOUNTED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
PAYMENT:
PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE. THE RECORD WILL BE POSTED OUT THE DAY FOLLOWING PAYMENT.
PACKING:
7"s: ALL OUR SINGLES AND EP'S COME SECURELY PACKED IN STURDY MAILERS AND CARDBOARD STIFFENERS. THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW WHITE PAPER SLEEVE, AND THEN INTO A POLY OUTER SLEEVE ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE.
LP'S: THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW POLY INNER SLEEVE AND PACKED OUTSIDE THE ORIGINAL COVER TO AVOID RINGWEAR AND SEAM SPLITS. BOTH VINYL AND COVER ARE THEN HOUSED IN A NEW POLY OUTER SLEEVE FOR EXTRA PROTECTION BEFORE PACKING WITH MAILER AND STIFFENERS.
We have been buying and selling rare vinyl for over 25 years. We have large and eclectic vinyl-only stalls at many of the major UK record fairs, including Olympia and Victoria, where our reputation for selling records in excellent condition is well known.
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