PATTI SMITH-HORSES -UK ORIG.1975 LP 1ST PRESS A-1U/B-1U

	£		32
	$		42

PATTI SMITH - 'HORSES'

The Classic Patti Smith Album Produced by the Legendary John Cale (Velvet Underground)  

      RARE!!! Original  UK 1975 - 1st Pressing on the 'Pale Blue' Arista Label with a White Logo  Cat No: ARTY 122 of the UK 8-Track Artista Stereo Vinyl LP in an Original Matt Picture Sleeve Cover - Rare Version of the Cover With the Album Title in 'White Letters' -The Cover sleeve is in Excellent Condition and shows very few signs of being 34 years old  - The Vinyl is in Near Mint  Condition - A Superb copy With the Rare!! 1st Pressing Matrix: A-1U & B-1U

        Early 1st Press Matrix Stampers: Side 1: ARTY 122  A-1U 

                                                                 Side 2: ARTY 122  B-1U

The Vinyl: Visually on examination it looks close to being in near mint condition - The Vinyl would have been totally unmarked apart from 1 or 2 very very small light hairlines across vinyl surfaces on side 1&2(hardly that noticable) absolutely has No affect during the playback process Showing No other actual scratches or other blemishes across vinyl surfaces there are No skips,jumps or repeats and shows No other annoying  noise distortions during playback only on the odd occasion when the very quiet track intros start to play you sometimes get the occasional very very light crackle for a split second but nothing of any consequence - Vinyl still has all it's Original lustre and Jet black glossy sheen 

 On the recent Playback assessment the Record still Plays with all it's Original Dynamic and amazing original clear sound clarity with the sheer quality of sound that is produced along with the fantastic stereo production that just fills the room  Just as you would expect from a 1st Pressing!

 The Front/Back of Covers/Spine: Are in Excellent condition totally intact crisp and clean with straight sharp edges - Showing all it's Original Vibrant Clear Bold Sharp Colours on the Front and Back - All writing down the spine is excellent bold clear and legible - Absolutely NO tears,splits,ink marks or stickers -only shows very slight corner bumps and a little minimal and negligible ageing discolour across the original white surfaces that were obtained during the storage process over it's 34 year lifetime - Overall a Brilliant looking Copy in Great Condition - This is mainly due to the plastic cover protection on Album since Day One!      

Labels: On examination there is only the very lightest of any spindle traces detectable - Both labels showing to be in excellent clean condition with NO ink marks,blemishes or any other wear

Inner Sleeve:The original white inner sleeve is in near excellent condition and  shows only the usual minimal creasing with the enevitable slight yellow ageing process tinges - NO tears,Splits Ink markings or other blemishes

      All of my records That I'm selling are from my own personel collection that I have collected for over 40 years and which have been generally kept and looked after to the highest standard.

I'm currently starting to sort through some of my other Rare vinyl records that have been played only a few times - which are mainly UK 1st  PRESSINGS - which are all in Excellent to Mint Condition - Mainly due to Covers/Vinyl have been kept in plastic covers for all of there Life Span this is one of them

The cover: Front/Back/Spine= EX

Vinyl Side 1= EX+

Vinyl Side 2= EX+

Track List:

1. Gloria
2. Redondo beach
3. Birdland
4. Free money
5. Kimberly
6. Break it up
7. Land
8. Elegie

This will give any interested bidders a good indication of the quality and overall  standard of my LPs 

Record Collector's Grading System:

MINT: The Record is in Brand New Condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The Cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet,booklet or poster are in Perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be MINT.  

EXCELLENT: The Record shows some signs of having been played,but there is very little lessing in sound quality. The Cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or Creasing.

VERY GOOD: The Record has obviously been played many times,but displays no major deterioration in sound quality,despite noticable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the Cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable.

Albums will be Protected in Plastic Covers - Bubble Wrapped - Packed Securely in High Quality Cardboard Record Box Mailers - With Fragile/Handle With Care Labels Stuck on to Help Prevent Any Damage - Never Had Any Buyer Complain of Damage to any of my Records on Arrival so far!!! 

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                                 Thanks for Looking and Happy Bidding!!

Postal Charges (Buyers Guide) - Next Day Despatch

Important Notice: From the 6th April 2009 Royal Mail have Increased all UK and International Postage Charges   

I Will Still Endeavour to keep my Postal Charges for all Buyers down to the Bare Minium 

My Postal Charges for the U K, Europe and Rest of World (USA, Australia, Japan etc) are one of the Cheapest on Ebay for despatch of Vinyl LPs - Packed to the highest Standards. (See Below for Price Guide).  I do not believe in taking Liberties with Postal Charges for Potential Buyers as some Sellers seem to do.   

UK

1st Class Recorded Delivery

EUROPE

1st Class Airmail

REST OF WORLD

1st Class Airmail  USA,Australia, Japan,etc

1 x LP

£3.99

1 x LP

£4.99

1 x LP

£6.99

2 x LP

£4.49

2 x LP

£6.99

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