ROY HARPER Flat & Berserk LP 1969 HARVEST 1st MINT

	£		138
	$		183

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Roy Harper called 'Flat, Baroque & Berserk' and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Harvest label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF ROY HARPER'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS - AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT, THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY TOUGH TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!   BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS AN ULTRA RARE '2 X ONE SIDED TEST PRESSING' AND IS QUITE LITERALLY THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  ONLY 2 OR 3 COPIES OF THIS LP WOULD HAVE EVER HAVE BEEN PRESSED LIKE THIS - PURELY FOR 'IN-HOUSE' USE ONLY!!!!  SO THERE IS A VERY STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THIS IS THE ONE ONE LEFT IN EXISTENCE TODAY!!!!  EACH SIDE OF THIS LP IS PRESSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL DISC - WITH THE REVERSE SIDES PLAYING A 'TEST SIGNAL'!!!!  AND YOU MAY ALSO NOTICE THAT I LIST THE DATE FOR THIS LP AS 1969 (THIS IS NOT A MISTAKE!)!!!!  NOW ANY ROY HARPER FAN KNOWS THAT THIS LP WASNT RELEASED UNTIL 1970 - BUT THIS '2 X ONE SIDED' TEST PRESSING IS CLEARLY DATE STAMPED ON EACH INNER SLEEVE AS 'NOV 1969' (SEE PICTURES!) - OVER 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO RELEASE!!!!  ALSO ON THE INNERS - THE MATRIXES ARE HAND WRITTEN, ALONG WITH THE ARTIST (ROY HARPER) - BUT MOST INTERESTING OF ALL (ALONG WITH THE DATE!) - IT HAS STAMPED 'JANUARY SUPPLEMENT' - WHICH DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MONTH OF THIS LPs RELEASE!!!!  AND AS WITH ALL EMI/HARVEST TEST PRESSINGS FROM THIS PERIOD, THERE IS A FAINT 'STEREO' STAMPED ON EACH PLAYING SIDE, AND THE MOTHER & STAMPER CODES ARE 1/G 1/G - THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS LP IS 100% GENIUNE IN EVERY RESPECT, AND IS QUITE SIMPLY - THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS AMAZING LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!  IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO FIND A STANDARD 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP - BUT FINDING AN ULTRA RARE 'TEST PRESSING' IS SIMPLY UNHEARD OF - AND I SIMPLY CANNOT IMAGINE THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY EVER HAPPENING AGAIN!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK'2 X WHITE LABEL TEST PRESS' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'TEST PRESS ONLY' WHITE HARVEST LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'TEST PRESS' INNER SLEEVES, AND 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' GATEFOLD LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Harvest UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is SHVL 766 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 AMAZING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AMAZING condition!!!!  Most of these 60s 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, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  BOTH RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOK AMAZING!!!!   It is also great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  BOTH records must grade MINT(Minus)!!!!  WHAT AN AMAZING SET OF RECORDS!!!!  Believe me this record is 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 1st Press inner sleeves (as described above!) which are in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Gatefold Laminated Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It 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 indeed!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade FULL Excellent if not Excellent+!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - 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!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK '2 X WHITE LABEL TEST PRESS' 1ST PRESSING OF "FLAT, BAROQUE & BERSERK" BY ROY HARPER, IN SUPERB 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: