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First you must read Every Line of my Description and read my S/H Instructions below.

           =FIRST SHIPPING COSTS / INSTRUCTIONS=

DO NOT GO BY eBay's Generic Shipping and Payments Tab. The Shipping Cost For this Item is IN THIS DESCRIPTION BELOW!!! (NEVER PAY UNTIL I SEND YOU INVOICE)

My Shipping and Handling/Postage and Packing(S/H - P/P) is simple. Every Country in the World is listed below in alphabetical order (ABC order), so find your country and you will know the s/h(p/p) for this item. Airmail(14~30 days approx)=$14.98. I can also send by faster Priority airmail(1 to 2 weeks approx=$20.98) or Fully Insured/Registered EMS EXPRESS(2~5days approx=ASK)

Anyway, S/H to 

Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium,  Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, CHINA, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, FRANCE, Georgia, Germany, Grenada, GREECE, Guatemala, Haiti, The Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,  Ireland, Israel, ITALY, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nkorea(North Korea), Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, POLAND, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, RUSSIA, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Montenegro, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, SPAIN, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates(U.A.E.), UNITED KINGDOM(ALL UK, JERSEY, Northern Ireland, etc.) , UNITED STATES of AMERICA(ALL USA, U.S.A., Alaska, APO/FPO, Guam, Hawaii, PUERTO RICO etc. )Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen and all former USSR & CIS countries, all the "stans" Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, etc EVEN MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR=$14.98 by Airmail)

The Only other exceptions are

ALL South America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad Tobago, Uraguay and Venezuela all which are $23.98 by airmail

and Africa

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkinafaso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Cote d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) all which are $23.98 by Airmail

So this means if you are NOT having this shipped to South America or Africa the Shipping and Handling is $14.98 by economy airmail or $20.98 by priority air

I SHIP ALL RECORDS REMOVED FROM SLEEVE(unless sealed) TO PREVENT SPINE DAMAGE. I USE CARDBOARD RECORD MAILERS and PACKAGE VERY WELL, SO DON'T WORRY

         ====DESCRIPTION=====

Blackmore's Rainbow - Rainbow Rising 1976 2nd Studio Album(2nd LP)

    1976 JAPAN 1st Pressing THICK GATEFOLD SLEEVE LP+OBI+INSERTS+GIANT COLOR POSTER

This is the Most Extremely Rare, Most Desirable, Most Prestigious, Most Superior Official(Genuine) Japanese Audiophile / Hi-Quality(Highest Quality) Initial(Original) First Press Vinyl LP Record release. This comes in THICK Gatefold Sleeve and is FULLY COMPLETE. It comes with the Unique to Japan Only Obi Strip(initial 1st Pressing obi indicating GIANT COLOR POSTER INSIDE), the Japan Only 4 Page Insert/Booklet with the track listing/lengths, liner notes/conversation with Hiroshi Imaizumi, Koh Sakai and Mr. Matsumoto from Polydor KK as well as 2 monochrome photos of Koh and Hiroshi along with the English and Japanese Lyrics Transcriptions. And finally the MOST UNIQUE TO JAPAN ONLY GIANT COLOR POSTER of Ritchie Blackmore

vocals - Ronnie James Dio (Dio, Heaven & Hell, Black Sabbath, ELF, Elves, The Electric Elves, Ronnie Dio & The Prophets, The Vegas Kings, Ronnie & The Rumblers, Ronnie And The Red Caps, Hear 'N Aid)
guitars - Ritchie Blackmore (Blackmore's Night, Deep Purple, Baby Face, Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends, Green Bullfrog, Roundabout, Boz, Mandrake Root, Lord Caesar Sutch & The Roman Empire, The Trip, Ricky Maiocchi & The Trip, Neil Christian & The Crusaders, Ronnie Jones Band, The Three Musketeers, Jerry Lee Lewis & The Outlaws, The Sessions, Ritchie Blackmore Orchestra, The Lancasters, Neil Christian & The Crusaders, The Outlaws, Heinz, Heinz And The Wildboys, Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, The Condors, Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers, The Satellites, The Dominators, The Vampires, 2 I's Coffee Bar Junior Skiffle Group)
bass - Jimmy Bain (Last In Line, Sledge Leather, The Key, The Mandy Lion Band, 3 Legged Dog, Hollywood Allstarz, Dio, WWIII, Wild Horses, Street Noise, Harlot, Phil Lynott, Gary Moore, Band Of Thieves, Scorpions, Hear 'N Aid)
drums - Cozy Powell (Forcefield, Cozy Powell's Hammer, MSG, Michael Schenker Group, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Peter Green Splinter Group, The Sorcerers, Youngblood, The Ace Kefford Stand, Big Bertha, The Jeff Beck Group, Bedlam, Yngwie Malmsteen, Emerson, Lake & Powell(ELP E/L/P), The Brian May Band, Glenn Tiption, Tipton, Entwistle & Powell, The Snakes, Graham Bonnet & The Hooligans, Pete York/Cozy Powell, Gary Moore Band, Blue Murder, Strange Brew)
keyboards - Tony Carey (Tony Carey's Rainbow, Over The Rainbow, EBC Roxx, Einstein, Pat Travers Band, Blessings, Planet P, Tokyo)

      =CONDITION and OTHER DETAILS=

THICK GATEFOLD SLEEVE= EX- ~ EX(No Spine or seam splits and has sharp corners)

Vinyl= EX- ~ EX(Very Nice Sound for a 40 year old record)

OBI STRIP= VG+ ~ EX-

GIANT COLOR POSTER= EX+ ~ M-(NEVER PINNED OR TAPED)

4 PAGE INSERT/BOOKLET= EX- ~ EX

1976 Polydor K.K., JAPAN "Polydor Records" MWF 1004

Be a Proud Fan and Collector by adding this nice and impossible to find LP to your collection.

                        Its' the Only True Way to be HAPPY and ENJOY!!

          Don't deprive yourself like all those who don't own this rare record

Be Better than all the rest and BE A TRUE FAN, BE PROUD, HAPPY, ENJOY and OWN THE BEST!!

   Don't miss out on this TREASURE!!      Bid with HAPPINESS, CONFIDENCE and EASE!! 

           Reward Yourself with this NICE Record to Complete Your Collection

You are always welcome to contact me anytime regarding this or any of my auctions. People who know how to communicate always get the best deals

     OWN, LISTEN and DISPLAY in Your Collection with PRIDE!