STRAWBS Antiques & Curios LP 1970 A&M 1st WITHDRAWN

	£		79
	$		105

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Strawbs called "Just a Collection Of Antiques & Curios" and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Mustard' A&M label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS EASILY THE STRAWBS RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 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!!!!  THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE WITH A COMPLETELY 'DIFFERENT' COVER - AND ONE OF THE FIRST 1000 COPIES EVER PRESSED!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  WHEN THIS LPs COVER WAS FIRST VIEWED BY THE BAND AFTER PRODUCTION HAD BEGUN - THEY WERE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE VERY DARK BACK COVER PICTURE!!!!  SO PRODUCTION WAS HALTED AND ALL OUTSTANDING COVERS WERE WITHDRAWN AND REPLACED WITH THE VERY COMMON 'BAR ROOM' PICTURE ON THE COVER BACK INSTEAD!!!!  AS A RESULT, FINDING THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE (WITH ULTRA RARE WITHDRAWN 'BLACK' COVER BACK PICTURE!) IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TODAY, AND MAKES THIS LP THE RAREST STRAWBS LP EVER MADE!!!!

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP COMES FROM A 1 OWNER COLLECTION OF LPs, FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS VERY HIGH UP IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS BACK IN THE LATE 1960s & EARLY 1970s!!!!  ALL OF HIS RECORDS WERE RECIEVED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY AND STORED OUT OF THE LIGHT (VERTICALLY IN CLOSED BOXES!) AND REMAINED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES SINCE NEW!!!!  AS A RESULT THIS RECORD HAS REMAINED IN AMAZING CONDITION - AS IT HASNT SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE THE YEAR IT WAS MADE!!!!  AND IN THIS LPs CASE, THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IS IN AWESOME CONDITION, THE INNER SLEEVE IS SIMPLY STUNNING, AND THE GATEFOLD COVER IS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS A&M LABEL, 1ST PRESS A1/B1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'MacNEILL' GATEFOLD LAMINATED 'WITHDRAWN' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL A&M UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is AMLS 994 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press A&M label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos!)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s 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 NO scratches, NO hairlines, only 1 absolutely ULTRA light scuffline trace (only visible under the most EXTREME light possible!), and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  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 inner sleeve which is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The ULTRA RARE 1st Press 'MacNeill' Gatefold Laminated 'Withdrawn' Cover is in AWESOME condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour!), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "JUST A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES & CURIOS" BY THE STRAWBS, IN AWESOME 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: