SANDY DENNY Sandy RARER UK 70 SUPERB ISLAND EX++ LP

	£		31
	$		41

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Artist or Band: SANDY DENNY

Album Title: Sandy.

Producer(s): Trevor Lucas.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: It’ll Take a Long Time; Sweet Rosemary; For Nobody to Hear; Tomorrow is a Long Time; The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood.

Side 2: Listen, Listen; The Lady; Bushes and Briars; It Suits Me Well; The Music Weaver.

Label/Format: Island – original pink rim format (Please see my label scan).

Label Conditions: Both in supreme condition: very clean, fresh and highly attractive and I am struggling to find a spindle trace worthy of mention. All evidence, including an equally stunning cover suggests this record has hardly been played or handled.

Cat Number: ILPS 9207.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 140 grams. An impressive weight for this record that was made at a time when vinyl was generally being used sparingly.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Scarce and very difficult to find with such a clean record and cover. The cover is made with soft card, being dark and matt with a very slight surface texturing, it always wears badly and is often seen ruined by sticker tears and severe edge rubbing and ringwear. The record I have found over time to be a notorious crackler, often all the way through and seldom does it offer top quality sound. This one does almost that with only a couple or three one-off ticks on ‘The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood’, a gentle largely vocal-only song that is the ultimate test – pin-head size pressing blemishes so tiny, I could only (just) locate them under a magnifier the cultprits. So not an entirely blemish-free but as close as they ever will get – this record plays superbly and ranks as probably the best I have ever heard. A real beauty compared to most I have seen previously. At last, a copy that does this truly beautiful album near maximum justice and such copies are highly elusive.

Original Year of Release: 1972

Matrix Nos: ILPS 9207 A-2U / ILPS 9207 B-2U

Stamper Codes: 1 G / 1 RG

Run-Out Groove Etchings: ‘STIRLING LH’ [on both sides]

Musicians: Sandy Denny - guitar, piano, vocals; Richard Thompson - guitar, mandolin, vocals; Pat Donaldson - bass, vocals; Dave Swarbrick - violin; Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar; John Bundrick - organ, keyboards, piano; Timi Donald - drums; Linda Thompson - vocals.

Brief Info: Featuring a stunning front cover portrait by famous photographer, David Bailey, this was Sandy Denny’s second ‘solo’ album. She had previously made three with Fairport Convention and one with Fotheringay. Eight of the songs were self-written. A truly beautifuly album in every way, wonderful music and packaging (but fragile), the material was perfect for her voice and includes some lovely string and brass arrangements. This lady was pure class and still one of my favourite female vocalists ever. This early, quite heavy pressed is a beauty too. The record has clearly hardly been played and sounds marvellous and that is never easy. The cover is very delicate indeed and made with the thinnest of card which is very slightly textured, dark and unlaminated, these are usually found badly worn and damaged and this must rank as one of the very best I have ever seen bar none. Arguably Sandy’s best ever ‘solo’ album and one most collectors will treasure.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(++): and I almost contemplated a near impossible Mint(-) on this one. An unlaminated, lightly textured, matt finished gatefold format. Printed and made in England by MacNeill.

Cover Front: Beautiful beyond words, this must be the ultimate published Sandy Denny portrait and unusually still looking in supreme condition – this being a very intolerant and delicate sleeve. There is barely any hint wear at all and this retains all it’s glorious colour with no fading, rubbing or creasing. I cannot even see a single edge hairline crease on a jaw-drop immaculate front. The only rub trace on the very corner tips, that apart, it’s simply factory-fresh.

Cover Back: Almost the same again with just a crease near the top right corner that shows little. Any record rim marks or rubbing are ultra faint bordering on minuscule. This impossibly uncompromising back will rarely be seen better. The lack of penetrating ringwear is fantastic news and rarely seen.

Cover Inner Gatefold: Stunning, immaculate, both look as new and these truly beautiful again.

Top Edges: Any rub traces are near microscopic and few up to very corner tips. Brown unprotected edges rarely fair this well and I can see NO evidence of any tipping-in. This pair are very straight too.

Bottom Edges: A little very light rubbing on the back edge towards the right, barely any on the front. Again dark edges that are usually the traditional storage edgesl. Few will ever show less wear than this pair.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, very sharp with barely any hint of wear and both are guaranteed untrimmed. Any burr traces or thickening to the very delicate soft card is beyond tiny. Record enters on the back edge.

Spine and Text: Such a soft and fragile spine, finding a perfect one will prove near impossible these days. This reamins solid and quite straight with a little mild compression. Folded square so the edges meet up closely together and parallel. The actual surface shows barely any rubbing and the really great news is, ALL text is totally unworn – seldom seen this on this one. Just a tiny rub on the top fold near the bottom corner, few will ever show less than this.

Corners: All tips have small rubs or a fraction more on the bottom right. Stating the obvious, few will ever avoid this as a barest minimum. Many probably had them from new. Very fine to excellent shape is retained.

Cover Summary: A cover so delicate, beautiful and fragile has to be put into context when found so attractive. This is a work-of-art, taken by a world-class photographer and seen to nigh-on maximum advantage from one that has been clearly superbly looked-after. This is little short of connoisseur standard and sets the bar very high to be beaten. It should please most-all collectors. This one includes a plain white unlined inner sleeve in near mint condition.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(++): very critically graded and, like the cover, a mere whisker off Mint(-). A superb visual copy that is very clean, shiny, intense black and quite heavily pressed for a record of this period. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence and barely a noteworthy mark or blemish to be seen. Any surface traces tiny, few and very faint indeed. Visually a super record that should please most-all collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or miniscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This truly wonderful album plays up to, and practically all above it’s high visual grading with very little to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very impressive with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Beautifully produced with very lush audio quality, Sandy’s vocals have an in-the-room quality and will rarely sound better. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed, but as mentioned above a couple of three one-odd light ticks were noted on the difficult final song on side one. This mostly single, then double-tracked vocal until towards the end. This is a very challenging album to find that will play this well throughout. The vocals are quite intense with some dynamic louder parts that often break up with crackle and distortion. Throughout this copy, all the beauty and clarity of Sandy’s voice is clear, focused and precise with no clipping or reverb. Two reasons for this: firstly this is a very fine early pressing and second, this copy has NEVER been exposed to any damaging heavyweight record players or their thick tipped pickups. In fact, I doubt if this one has hardly been played at all. The one-and-only owner had a quality stereo system and played his records sparingly and with utmost care. No-one but him was ever allowed to touch them and they were NEVER loaned out. Few copies will match or outperform this quality pressing significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, clearly expertly stored and carefully handled within a non-smoking environment. Nothing of any real note spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. This record and cover will prove very difficult indeed to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Rondo Red moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Nait 5i with Project USB phono stage and Chord interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with QED Silver terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand based on over 7,000+ items sold in nearly 10 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffeners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 3 or 4 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). I will not respond to questions on shipping costs as all the details are included here and on ALL of my adverts. Details below:

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please as me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of FOUR days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site and they take the Ebay consequences (a strike or removal from the system). Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£46 maximum]) = £10. (Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £3 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£46 maximum]) = £14. Add £4 per extra LP. (Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.