PICNIC D/LP 1970 HARVEST 1st Press + HARVEST INSERT

	£		54
	$		72

On offer here is a VERY rare Double LP (especially in this condition!!!!) called "Picnic" and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Harvest label!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE HARVEST LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS DOUBLE LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT COMES WITH AN ULTRA RARE 'HARVEST' INSERT ASWELL!!!!  THIS ULTRA RARE INSERT WOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED INSIDE A TINY HANDFUL OF HARVEST LPs BACK IN 1970 TO ADVERTISE OTHER LPs ON THE HARVEST LABEL!!!!  MOST WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST OR THROWN AWAY, BUT AMAZINGLY THIS ONE SURVIVES IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  THIS ULTRA RARE 'HARVEST' INSERT IS CALLED 'THE HARVEST COLLECTION' AND ADVERTISES ALL THE EARLIEST LPs ON THE HARVEST LABEL - STARTING WITH DEEP PURPLES 'BOOK OF TALISYN' (SHVL 751) RIGHT THROUGH TO THIS DOUBLE LP 'PICNIC' (SHSS 1/2)!!!!  ALL OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE HARVEST LABELS ARE FEATURED (INCLUDING TEA & SYMPHONY, PETE BROWN, PINK FLOYD, SYD BARRETT, BAKERLOO, FOREST, ETC, ETC - WITH TEXT & PICTURES ABOUT EACH ONE!!!!  ONLY A TINY HANDFUL OF THESE 'HARVEST' INSERTS CAN POSSIBLY EXIST TODAY - AND MAKE THIS LP OF THE UTMOST RARITY!!!!  JUST ASK YOURSELF - HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE?  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS DOUBLE LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS HARVEST LABEL, 1ST PRESS NO 'EMI BOX' ON THE LABELS, 1ST PRESS MATCHING INNER SLEEVES, AND 1ST PRESS LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Harvest UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is SHSS 1/2 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Harvest Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! 

The record labels on BOTH records are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVENT BEEN PLAYED MUCH 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 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  BOTH 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!!!!  BOTH records play with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  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 Matching 1st Press inner sleeve which are in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  THE ULTRA RARE 'HARVEST' INSERT IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - WITH NO DAMAGE AT ALL!!!!  The 1st Press Laminated Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The cover has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), 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 grubbyness, NO yellowing, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not 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 in this sort of condition!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "PICNIC", 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: