SOFT MACHINE "Alive & Well" 1978 UK HARVEST MINT AUDIO

	£		18
	$		24

  SOFT MACHINE "Alive & Well" 1978 UK HARVEST MINT AUDIO 1st PRESS, ONE PLAY UNMARKED VINYL, SUPERB LP, TOP COPY
SOFT MACHINE
Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris

ORIGINAL UK HARVEST (SHSP 4083) FIRST PRESSING (March 1978) OF SOFT MACHINE'S SUPERB, (MOSTLY) LIVE LP "Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris"
Captured during at 4-night residency at Paris' Théâtre Le Palace in July 1977, much of the album was later modified in the studio, with the track "Soft Space" being a complete studio creation released the previous year as a single ("Soft Space" parts 1 and 2)
AND THIS COPY IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION HAVNG SEEN JUST ONE CAREFUL PLAY AND IT DELIVERS CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH AND WARM AUDIO THROUGHOUT - GREAT COPY AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S RECORDED LIVE YOU WOULD BARELY KNOW AS THE ONLY AUDIENCE SOUNDS ARE AT THE VERY END OF SIDE ONE AND THE QUALITY OF THE LIVE RECORDING IS ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL - GREAT LP

MATRIX NUMBERS: SHSP 4083 A-2 / SHSP 4083 B-1 (all machine stamped)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2/L and 2/GG
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE MATT SLEEVE PRINTED AND MADE BY "Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd." AND DATE CODED "7803" (1978, March)
COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL WHITE "EMI IMPORTANT NOTICE..." INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS DATE CODED "2/78"

Personnel:
Karl Jenkins - keyboards
Steve Cook - bass
John Marshall - percussion
Ric Sanders - violin
John Etheridge - guitars

Track Listing: (the play is continuous on each side)
Side One: White Kite / Eos / Odds Bullets And Blades Pt I / Odds Bullets And Blades Pt II / Song Of The Sunbird / Puffin / Huffin
Side Two: Number Three / The Nodder / Surrounding Silence / Soft Space

LABELS: The labels are like-new - clean, bright, fresh and unmarked with just one light spindle trace - this copy has clearly seen little play
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen and apart from a tiny mark on the run-in (not on the track) they appear as-new - beautiful record
VINYL Audio: This is a really sensational LP with outstanding audio quality beautifully recorded with a deep, rich, warm and detailed sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing) there are no scratches, no sticks or jumps, clicks or pops and no surface noise - even the quieter passages play as beautifully and silently as vinyl possible can. The whole LP sounds sensational and plays to the highest possible standard with great clarity, no groove-wear, no distortion (it's hardly been played) and is strictly graded MINT for audio (it's flawless) - great copy and they really don't come much better than this
SLEEVE: The untreated G&L cover is in EXCELLENT+ condition and displays only the lightest of wear. The edges are crisp and sharp and the spine displays all text clear and bold. Overall, a very fine example of this easily worn, untreated cover

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OUTSTANDING UK FIRST PRESSING OF SOFT MACHINE'S SUPERB (MOSTLY) LIVE LP IN GREAT CONDITION - PRETTY UNBEATABLE, A FANTASTIC LP AND VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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