SHIRLEY COLLINS - ADIEU TO OLD ENGLAND 1974 TOPIC 12TS 238 UK 1st Pr RARE FOLK

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SHIRLEY COLLINS

~ ADIEU TO OLD ENGLAND ~

(1974 TOPIC RECORDS - UK FIRST PRESSING!!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A RARE UK FIRST PRESSING OF THE MAGNIFICENT FOLK ALBUM ADIEU TO OLD ENGLAND BY SHIRLEY COLLINS.

THIS IS A GENUINE, ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING WITH BLUE & SILVER TOPIC LABELS AND A NICE TEXTURED PICTURE SLEEVE.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS TOPIC 12TS 238

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE 438.A-1G / 438.B-1G

THE SLEEVE

THE TEXTURED PICTURE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT- CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR AND SOME DISCOLOURATION. THERE ARE SOME SMALL AREAS ALONG THE BOTTOM WITH LIGHT RUBBING; OTHERWISE THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS ALL FULLY LEGIBLE.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT MARKS AND SCUFFS. I HAVE FULLY PLAYED THIS CLASSIC LP AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY SUPERB THROUGHOUT. I NOTED SOME SLIGHT & OCCASIONAL SURFACE NOISE AND ONE CLICK EARLY DURING TRACK 5 ON SIDE ONE.

THE LABELS

THE BLUE & SILVER LABELS WITH OVAL TOPIC LOGOS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A FEW LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS.

SIDE ONE

1. Mistress's Health / Lumps Of Plum Pudding
2. Down By The Seaside
3. Chiners' Song
4. Adieu To Old England
5. Ashen Faggot Wassail
6. I Sing Of A Maiden That Is Makeless
7. The Banks Of The Mossom
8. The Ram Of Derbish Town

SIDE TWO

1. Portsmouth
2. Horkstow Grange
3. Come All You Little Streamers
4. Spaniard's Cry/Sherborne Jig
5. One Night As I Lay On My Bed
6. The Death Of Nelson
7. Coronation Jig

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.25

£6.50

£8.75

£9.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.50

£11.25

£13.50

£14.00

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.