SYD BARRETT-THE MADCAP LAUGHS...RARE GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP RECORD 1970
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RARE GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 52 YEARS AGO IN 1970 ON HARVEST RECORDS IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH SEALED LEADING EDGE AND WITHOUT FOLD OVER SEAMS AND WITH 'ERNEST J DAY & CO LTD LONDON' PRINTING CREDIT AND DATE CODE 6911 (I.E. NOVEMBER 1969 A FEW MONTHS BEFORE RELEASE) / 'MADE IN ENGLAND' INNER WITH ANGLED CORNERS AND NOTCHED OPENING / EARLIEST 1ST UK PRESS A-2G B-2G MATRIXES / HARVEST RECORDS LABELS WITH 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' AND WITH 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD.....ETC' PERIMETER TEXT AND WITH 'SYD BARRETT' PRINTED CLOSE TO THE 'HARVEST' PART OF THE LOGO ON SIDE 2 / LABELS DO NOT HAVE THE EMI LOGO AND THE 'LUPUS MUSIC LTD' TEXT IS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE 'PRODUCED BY....' TEXT-THERE IS NO GAP AND SIDE 2 HAS '(BARRETT EXCEPT + JOYCE)' TEXT NOT '(BARRETT + JOYCE)' / ORIGINAL CAT NO. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS .......
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND WARP FREE AND IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FEELABLE SCRATCHES JUST ONE OR TWO LIGHT UNFEELABLE SURFACE SCUFFS PER SIDE AND THE NORMAL HAIRLINES VISIBLE UNDER A STRONG LIGHT-HARD TO FIND A BETTER COPY!! THE HARVEST RECORDS LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH FAINT SPINDLE LINES. THE LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH NO EDGE SPLITS AND ONLY MINOR SHELF RING AND EDGE WEAR (SLIGHT FADE TO TOP EDGE FRONT). THE ORIGINAL INNER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO EDGE SPLITS AND ONLY LIGHT SHELF WEAR (YELLOWED WITH AGE). THE SPINE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS SHVL 765 (SLEEVE+LABELS) WITH 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS SHVL 765 A-2G AND SHVL 765 B-2G.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE!!
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1ST UK PRESSING ! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA AND BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.00. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £14.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE BUISINESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING THAT IS FINE OR IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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