SHAWN PHILLIPS Shawn LP 1966 MONO 1st Press

	£		400
	$		530

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Shawn Phillips called "Shawn" and is an ORIGINAL 1966 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Blue/Black Columbia label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS EASILY SHAWN PHILLIPS RAREST LP EVER (AND ONE OF THE RAREST UK FOLK LPs OF ALL TIME!) - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1966 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS - AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1966 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS BLUE/BLACK COLUMBIA LABEL, 1ST PRESS EMITEX INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FLIPBACK 'PATENTS PENDING' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Columbia UK 1st Pressing from 1966 and is in GREAT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is SX 6006 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Blue/Black Columbia label (see picture) and is a UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in BRILLIANT condition (see pictures) with NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  There is also a small area of wear on each label to the right of the Columbia logo at the top - though this does NOT affect any text and overall these labels still look BRILLIANT!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT 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 has only 2 VERY small hairlines, NO scufflines, only 1 ULTRA light surface trace, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that this record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  The record plays with NO nasty loud pops, only a VERY few VERY light clicks (though mostly NONE!), NO jumps, NO sticks, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  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 record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Emitex inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Flipback 'Patents Pending' MONO Cover is in GREAT condition!!!!  It has only VERY slight edgewear (completely UNAVOIDABLE on this LP!), only VERY slight spinal wear (NO splits!), only slight corner wear, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in GREAT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing (apart from a VERY slight touch towards the top), NO ringwear, NO rubbing, a small area of wear just below the top flipback (NO flipback damage!), and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed) if not better and is VERY presentable indeed!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO  DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE 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 in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1966 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "SHAWN" BY SHAWN PHILLIPS, IN GREAT 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: