SPOOKY TOOTH IT'S ALL ABOUT ISLAND EYEBALL EX

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$ 95

£ 72 Sold For

May 29, 2011 Sold Date

May 19, 2011 Start Date

£ 3 Start price

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SPOOKY TOOTH

IT'S ALL ABOUT

Year of Release: 1968

Matrix Nos: ILP-ST-SC-A / ILP-ST-SC-B .

The players: Gary Wright - vocals, organ, keyboards; Luther Grosvenor - guitar; Mike Harrison - vocals, keyboards, harpsichord; Mike Kellie - drums and percussion; Greg Ridley - bass guitar.

Classic debut from this band that made several album for Island Records, this being the rarest by some distance. This is the one most collectors want and is regarded as a mini-classic blending psych with progressive elements. This very heavy pressing on the original labels is one of the earliest ever made and it plays beautifully. With just a tiny few ultra faint surface blemishes on the record., it has faired well for its considerable vintage, all evidence strongly suggests very few plays. The very flimsy lightweight cover has also survived the years well too but does have a few minor issues for the more discerning collector to consider but most will enjoy it I feel sure.

Cover Grade : EX(-) but still highly attractive. A single fully laminated sleeve made with very thin and soft card, this bends easily and should not be held on any single corner. Printed and made in England.

Lamination – Front & Back: The laminate retains a lovely shine and clarity with hardly any friction rubs or dulling. There is mild part of record rim impression on the rear only which is almost unavoidable with a 160 gram record inside for well over 40 years. A few mainly light and quite fine creases, which shows very little against this more complex backdrop artwork (see photo). The most significant blemish is a very small surface thumb crease at the bottom right (see photo),Top Edge: Very thin and barely any noteable wear.

Bottom Edge: As above with odd tiny chip, both surprisingly straight given the lack of width.
Opening: Quite sharp with little wear and no feathering.
Spine and Text: Incredibly thin again, compressed or not, not sure. As solid and straight as could be expected. All text is near perfect and unworn under the solid laminate.
Corners: The corners are neat but with a couple of small surface pulls.
Cover Summary: A very fine all round example of this very fragile late 60’s cover, one that will prove difficult to find much better. This still looks attractive with any flaws or wear modest and light, it should please many collectors but not the perfectionists of course. Do not underestimate just how delicate, light and flimsy this highly damage-prone cover is, made even more so with a very heavy record inside.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EX and with any few surface marks light and faint. Finding a genuine first pressed copy of this elusive Island classic better will prove hard. A super visual copy that is super clean, shiny, intense black and very heavily pressed. A copy with only light use on all the evidence. Visually a super record that should please many collectors.
Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This wonderful record plays even above its high visual grading with practically nothing to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed and no significant pops or clicks were noted and this is an exceptional clean pressing. Few copies will outperform this very early pressing significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been carefully handled. These vintage albums rarely escape a few faint surface blemishes or hairlines and this example sets the bar high. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. This copy will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended. If the quality of the sound and music is a priority over minor cover and visual blemishes, this could be the copy you have been waiting for.

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NEAR MINT audio inspection has revealed no scratches or scuffs on the playing surface. The record may have been played but is undamaged. The jacket will be clean and unmarked with only the slightest wear.
EXCELLENT audio inspection has revealed no sounding scratches on the playing surface, but there may be a few light crackles and/or tics. The jacket might have slight wear and/or creasing or fading.
VERY GOOD audio inspection has revealed some light tics and The jacket might have creasing or other defects which will be pointed out in the listing.

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