Robin Scott debut. Top drawer vintage psych/prog vinyl. For serious collectors

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139

Original LP issue with fragile textured cover and original poly inner sleeve. No insert. Astonishing and very rare debut of pastoral acoustic folk-rock lyrics and vocals. Several tracks are blended with awesome prog/psychedelic electric instrumental touches delivered courtesy of Head labelmates and prog/psych gods Mighty Baby. Cover/vinyl are VG+/VG+. Light scuffing on all four corners, natural yellowing with age of the cover visible which is otherwise excellent, and scotch tape applied at some point to a small spine seam split seen in the photos. Very slightest hint of ringwear on the front and back covers (see photos). The artist, title and record label text on the spine are all clearly visible (see photos). There are a couple of dozen spindle marks on Side 2 and just the beginnings of spindle hole wear and tear, which indicates Side 1 was played more often, as is normal with these vintage LPs. The vinyl itself is remarkably clean with full shine and plays extremely well, even in the quiet parts, as you can hear in the sound clip. The presence of Mighty Baby is massive. As with pretty much every album in this era they graced – such as Gary Farr’s “Take something with you” and Sandy Denny’s haunting “Northstar grassman and the ravens” – Mighty Baby’s subtle instrumental backing turn an already formidable acid folk album from the era into a tour de force and the monster collectible that it is here in its original pressing. For the sound file I was going to choose the rollicking lead track, The Sailor. Sailor was the single chosen from this record and is easily found on YouTube. Instead I opted for Penelope, characterized by mellow pedal steel guitar. Both these and several other tracks are with Mighty Baby as backing band and demonstrate why this is such a sought after gem. The Penelope sound file demonstrates nicely the near absence of surface noise. This album has never been sold on Discogs and rarely appears on eBay in this condition. 

I am planning to list some ultra-rarities from my personal trove of vinyl LPs and 45s over the coming months. These have been painstakingly collected since the late 1970’s. Included are the absolute crown jewels of psychedelia, garage, prog, acid folk and folk-rock, all ranked 3-6 stars in Hans Pokora’s books. Artists like Vashti Bunyan, The Haunted, Fresh Maggots, Kaleidoscope, Plastic Cloud, Loudest Whisper, Reign Ghost, Synanthesia, Blues Section, Jormas, Mighty Baby, Sunforest, Trees, The Folklords, Anne Briggs, Kak, Moving Sidewalks and countless others. Most are stupidly rare, especially in such jaw-dropping condition. All have been extremely well cared-for across 4+ decades, and some are nearly un-played. In many cases, I also have the accompanying 45s for sale, including insanely rare non-LP tracks for e.g. Vashti Bunyan, Reign Ghost, Kak, Kaleidoscope, etc. These are not “spare” copies, these are THE copies from my personal collection. I am selling these only reluctantly, and if the first few samples do not attract an appropriate level of interest, I will simply return the rest of them to storage. All records have been dust vacuumed on a Moth-MKII Pro Record Cleaning Machine. 

My vinyl rankings are only slightly modified from Goldmine Standard for grading Please read them (below) carefully. I will describe every LP and 45 in detail and include photos as well as sound files. If you pay close attention to the cover/vinyl condition descriptions, check the photos in high-resolution and listen to the sound files, then you should know exactly what you are aiming for before you start bidding. I try to carefully note any flaws with the disc and the cover so that there are no surprises when the box arrives. I have 100% positive feedback on eBay and want to keep it that way. If there is ANY issue after receiving a shipment, please let me know immediately so we can resolve it before sending any feedback. 

Please do not pay before confirming your preferred shipping method and total shipping costs!! The domestic rate listed is NOT correct because the item is located in Finland. 

Buyer pays packaging and, preferably, insured shipping from Finland. I use top quality packaging and need to cover those costs, which will be included in the invoice. Vinyl will be packed extremely securely and LPs are double-boxed with cardboard stiffeners added inside the inner Euromailer to increase stability to avoid any damage in transit. The discs are always removed from the jackets to prevent seam splits, and all albums and 45s come in plastic outer sleeves. Each LP itself comes in a VRP rice paper-style inner sleeve. UPS and DHL Global Express Shipping from Finland are both available with or without insurance. Finnish Posti service is available to everywhere except the US, albeit without insurance. Posti no longer sends packages of any kind to the US, only documents/letters. 

Be sure to check my other listings now and in the coming months as these items almost never turn up for sale, much less in this condition! The domestic rate listed is NOT correct because the item is located in Finland. 

I do not use Mint (M) unless the album is sealed. Near Mint (NM) means I literally unsealed the record myself and played it once or twice to record it to cassette. Any surface noise is therefore a function of the pressing and not due to wear and tear. I do not use EX. 

Very Good Plus Plus (VG++) will show only very minor – if any – wear, has been extremely well taken care of and plays with top-notch sound. The cover is crisp with minimal defects, and the record label shows very few spindle marks or other signs of wear or damage. The vinyl retains full gloss and for 45s the picture sleeve is mostly intact. This is as close to NM as it going to get for 99% of rare vintage vinyl for sale anywhere. 

Very Good Plus (VG+) will show minor yet visible cover wear, has been well taken care of and still plays with generally excellent sound. Spindle marks on the label may be more pronounced, yet vinyl gloss and sonic clarity both remain solid and surface noise minimal. For 45s the picture sleeve is intact but has significant defects, such as seam splits, age-related discoloration, wrinkling or visible rubbing.

Very Good (VG) will show visible wear and tear on the cover, have significant spindle marks on the label and the vinyl will have lost some of its gloss and/or sonic clarity. Surface noise in evident. I will offer almost no LPs or 45s rated VG as I simply do not own them, except a very few that are exceptionally rare in any condition.