STRAWBS Antiques & Curios LP 1970 A&M 1st WITHDRAWN

£ 49

$ 65

£ 49 Sold For

Nov 21, 2010 Sold Date

Nov 18, 2010 Start Date

£ 3 Start price

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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 MADE!!!! AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY 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 SO PRODUCTION WAS HALTED AND ALL OUTSTANDING COVERS WERE WITHDRAWN AND REPLACED WITH THE VERY COMMON 'BAR ROOM' PICTURE ON THE COVER BACK INSTEAD!!!! AS A RESULT, FINDING THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE (WITH ULTRA RARE WITHDRAWN 'BLACK' COVER BACK PICTURE!)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 VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TODAY, AND MAKES THIS LP THE RAREST STRAWBS LP EVER MADE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!! 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LABEL, 1ST PRESS A1/B1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'MacNEILL' GATEFOLD LAMINATED 'WITHDRAWN' COVER!!!!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 LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL A&M UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in BRILLIANT 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 SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in BRILLIANT 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, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!! It is also great to find that the record plays almost as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - though this is lost WAY behind all but the VERY quietest parts of the music ONLY!!!! The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!! The record must visually grade Very Good++++ if not better - with the playing grade only VERY slightly less than this!!!! 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 SUPERB condition!!!! The ULTRA RARE 1st Press 'MacNeill' Gatefold Laminated 'Withdrawn' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing, and NO writing!!!! The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - 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 BRILLIANT 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!!!!!