SPOOKY TOOTH:"CEREMONY".1969 PINK+WHITE"i" LOGO LABELS+A//1+B//1 MATRIXES+INNER

	£		25
	$		33

ATTENTION SPOOKY TOOTH,1960s BRITISH PROGRESSIVE ROCK,PSYCHEDELIC GROUPS AND PINK ISLAND LABEL LPs COLLECTORS!    HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 1ST STEREO ISSUE OF THE RARELY SEEN(ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION) ESSENTIAL ALBUM BY SPOOKY TOOTH(WITH PIERRE HENRY):"CEREMONY" WHICH FAILED TO CHART IN THE UK(AND ONLY REACHED #92 IN THE USA) ON IT'S EARLIEST PINK+WHITE LOGO LABEL DESIGN AND THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A//1+B//1 MATRIXES! ILPS 9107-STEREO MIXES(THERE WERE NO MONO EDITIONS OF THIS LP). IT'S THE FIRST COPY I HAVE FOUND IN YEARS AS A DEALER!  NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LATER REPRESESS WITH DIFFERENT LABEL DESIGNS OR REISSUES THAT EXIST-THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UK ISSUE WHICH WAS CHANGED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF THE FIRST PRESSINGS BEING MADE TO THE MORE COMMON PINK RIM PALM TREE LABEL REPRESSES! 

THIS EXAMPLE DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHO HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL HAVING CARED AND CHERISHED HIS RECORDS-MOST BOUGHT NEW AT THE TIME WITH MINIMAL PLAYS AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS.THEY WERE STORED UPRIGHT ON STRONG SHELVING AWAY FROM LIGHT,HEAT,DAMP AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A NON-SMOKER!  THIS IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE HAS HAD CAREFUL USE IN 46 YEARS AS WELL AS A CLEAN GATEFOLD COVER WITH A POLYLINED ISLAND COMPANY INNER SLEEVE.

ISSUED ON THE  THICK 100% FLAT VINYL.  LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING 1969 COPY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. THIS COPY HAS HAD SOME USE WITH GLEAMING SURFACES,JUST A FEW FAINT,WISPY HAIRLINE SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT.THERE IS SOME SURFACE CRACKLE HERE AND THERE DURING THE QUIETER PASSAGES SUCH AS THE VERY START OF EACH SIDE BUT NO NASTY LOUD OR LONG LASTING CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS! THE 1969 PRESSINGS HAVE FAR MORE BASS THAN THE LATER  REPRESSINGS.  STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY GRADED AS NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION! THICK VINYL. THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT!  THE COVER HAS A TINY SURFACE SPOT TEAR WHICH HAS BEEN INKED IN AND SOME MINOR SURFACE/EDGE WEAR AND A FEW TINY CREASES-MOSTLY NEAR THE EDGES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £25 STARTING PRICE FOR SUCH A RARE LP WITH MORE 1960s RARE  LPs FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO MANY MORE FOLLOW SO CHECK THEM OUT!.

PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.

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This is my honest grading!!!

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I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!  

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