RICHARD THOMPSON HENRY,HUMAN FLY RARE ORIG '72 PROMO LP w/SIGNED LETTER+INSERTS

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150

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·       RICHARD THOMPSON – HENRY THE HUMAN FLY – ORIGINAL 1972 REPRISE RECORDS STEREO LP MS-2112

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PROMOTIONAL-ONLY INSERT CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       ORIGINAL TAN (PALE BROWN) REPRISE LABEL WITH RIVERBOAT LOGO AND WITHOUT WEA LOGO ON THE LABEL’S EDGE.

·       INCREDIBLE PROMOTIONAL COPY WITH TYPEWRITTEN (AND PERSONALLY SIGNED!) LETTER SENT BY RICHARD THOMPSON TO AN ADMIRER IN NEW YORK CITY; THE ELABORATE LETTER INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

·       (1) ORIGINAL LETTER (UNDATED, BUT BASED ON THE ENVELOPE SENT IN NOVEMBER 1973) ADDRESSED TO A FAN IN NEW YORK CITY, EXPLAINING THE GENESIS AND SOURCE OF MANY SONGS ON THE ALBUM

·       (2) TYPEWRITTEN LYRICS TO ALL SONGS ON THE ALBUM (JUDGING BY THE TYPESET, WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE ONE FOUND IN THE LETTER, THE LYRICS WERE TYPED BY RICHARD THOMPSON HIMSELF) THERE ARE 12 SONGS AND 12 PAGES ALTOGETHER, ALL NEATLY TYPED, ON DIFFERENT PAPER SIZE, IN DIFFERENT INK COLOR AND ON DIFFERENTLY-COLORED PAGES (MOSTLY WHITE, ONE PINK)

·       (3) ORIGINAL DATE-STAMPED ENVELOPE WITH A VOIDED POSTAGE STAMP (STAMPED: HAMPSTEAD, UK) DATED 11-9-1973 [THE ENVELOPE IS IN ADVANCED STAGES OF DECOMPOSITION AND IS VERY FRAIL]

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       INCLUDES PROMO-ONLY INSERT (INTRODUCTION FROM THE LABEL) NOT FOUND ON REGULAR STOCK, COMMERCIALLY RELEASED COPIES.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1…'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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In early 1971, Richard Thompson, feeling that the material he had been writing at the time was not right for Fairport Convention, decided to leave for a solo career. In between sessions and dates supporting former Fairport mates Sandy Denny and Ian Matthews, he entered the studio to record his first record, Henry the Human Fly (1972), which was a more idiosyncratic version of the British traditional, rock & roll mix that he had begun with his old band. During this time, he also contributed to the rock & roll homage, The Bunch (1972), as well as the traditional Morris On (1972), both of which featured various members, past and present, of Fairport Convention and its offshoots. None of these did anything to change the general public's view of Richard Thompson, to the point where Henry the Human Fly gained the notable distinction of being the worst-selling album in the history of Warner Brothers Records. Such was an abysmal commercial failure of the album, that, at one point Thompson joked that he personally knew every person who ever bought the album (and, judging by an elaborate letter found in his letter, probably corresponded with each and every one of them – op.ed). This is truly unfortunate, because the album remains one of the finest – albeit most obscure and atypical – works. Needless to say, good copies of this album remain practically impossible to find.  

The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

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CONDITION:

RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record comes in a poly-lined stock inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(c)             The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(d)          The album comes with the original PROMO-ONLY insert still intact.

(e)           The album comes with Richard Thompson’s manually typed 13-page letter, still in its original envelope postdated 11-9-73

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 4

-        Back cover has a visible 1-inch 'bump' (dent) along the bottom seam (this affects ONLY the paper slick, not the cardboard base)

-         Cover has some visible wear on all three seams

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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