REGGAE: ROSCO 'AL CAPONE' ORIGINAL UK TROJAN 1970 (INTACT 4 PRONG) VG-/G++

£ 25

$ 33

£ 25 Sold For

Jul 17, 2020 Sold Date

Jul 5, 2020 Start Date

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Great Britain Country Of Seller

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**AVERAGE GRADE IS GOOD++ SO WHILST IT IS STILL ENJOYABLE IT HAS NOISE AND TICKS THROUGHOUT BUT NO JUMPS**. SELLERS OFTEN CHARGE £50-£60 JUST FOR ONE GRADE HIGHER (EG VG) WITH THIS SINGLE (DUE TO ITS RARITY AND ICONIC SOUND).

FROM MY OWN SHELVES IS THIS ICONIC RELEASE FROM 1970. THIS IS THE FIRST PRESSING 4 PRONG CENTRE TROJAN RELEASE. MASSIVE AT THE TIME IT WAS REVIVED IN THE 1980S WHEN USED BY THE SPECIALS WITHIN THEIR SINGLE 'GANGSTERS'.

(PLEASE ALSO CHECK OUT MY OTHER REALLY RARE REGGAE SINGLES).
FABULOUS REGGAE SINGLE from my own collection. Super REGGAE from ROSCO 'AL CAPONE' / 'KAISER BILL' was released on the UK TROJAN LABEL IN 1970 AND PLAYGRADES (SIDE 'A') INBETWEEN VERY GOOD MINUS (VG-) AND GOOD PLUS PLUS (G++).

THIS FIRST TROJAN PRESSING RARELY SURFACES ESPECIALLY WITH INTACT PUSH OUT CENTRE ON EBAY.

The record 'A' side has survived with quite a lot of surface scuffing (causing some static noise and regular low level ticks throughout). There are however no skips or jumps and it is still a play loud single.

The SINGLE (SIDE 'A') PLAYGRADES AT VERY GOOD MINUS (VG-) TO GOOD PLUS PLUS (G++) condition.
The LABELS IRONICALLY HAVE FARED BETTER WITH SIDE 'A' GRADING AT EX AND SIDE 'B' GRADING AT EX-/VG++ WITH SOME STICKER RESIDUE (see pics for exact condition).

IT IS SUPPLIED IN A NEAR MINT REPRO TROJAN COMPANY SLEEVE AND A POLY SLEEVE FOR PROTECTION.

I grade strictly to the Rare Record Grading System and include a definition of grading below (I grade at the lower end):

Rare Record Collector Grading: G++ (GOOD++)
GOOD++: DESCRIPTION: The record has been played many times so the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated with some static noise and ticks and the record will have mild scratches but should play through without skips. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.
I will ONLY SEND this 'SIGNED FOR'.
I offer a no quibble returns on my vinyl (buyer pays return postage). I will post to the Republic of Ireland but you need to contact me first as postage is more.