Soft Machine Fourth Rare Embossed A1 B1 UK LP ?LISTEN? Orange CBS 1971 EX

	£		19
	$		25

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You are bidding on an LP.  Soft Machine – Fourth, very good condition cover and excellent vinyl (see notes below).  The item will be well packaged in a record mailer with 2 stiffeners (the vinyl removed and placed in a white paper sleeve to prevent seam splits) and sent immediately upon payment.  First Class postage in the UK, 'Standard International' to other destinations (see below).  I have tried to be as honest as I can about its condition but if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Please read all the descriptions and P&P charges before bidding.
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Listen to the whole record before bidding.

This is Soft Machine 'Fourth' UK LP on the CBS label from 1971.  The cover is still in very good condition with some creasing, scuffing.  The labels are in excellent condition with hardly any sign of spindle marks.  The vinyl has 1st press matrix numbers (see below).  The vinyl looks excellent, really bright and clean with some light surface/sleeve removal marks.  Playback is excellent.  Side one plays with crackle throughout while side two plays with virtually no surface noise except some light crackle in places.  This is really nice well looked after vinyl.  If you are intending to make a bid please play and listen to the audio of the record to judge for yourself.

LP notes:
Rare original first press release on CBS records from 1971
Textured and embossed front and back cover (see photos)
Original CBS paper inner sleeve
Playback is excellent with virtually no surface noise except some light crackle in places

LP Cover notes:
Front and back covers are still in very good condition, some creasing, scuffing (see photos)
No writing on cover or labels
Light scuffing on edges of cover
Scuffing to spine

Vinyl grading:
Side 1: EX (light surface/sleeve removal marks)
Side 2: EX (light surface/sleeve removal marks)

Matrix numbers (and runout groove markings):
Side 1: S-64280-A1
Side 2: S-64280-B1

Vinyl notes:
Both sides have been played on a Rega RP1 turntable with an Ortofon OM5E cartridge (tracking weight: 1.5g - 2.0g) and listened to on a pair of high end Sennheiser headphones.

A-side:
Light/medium crackle, excellent playback

B-side:
Virtually no surface noise, excellent playback

In general the vinyl is excellent.  It looks very bright and clean with light surface/sleeve removal marks.  Playback is excellent.  Side one plays with crackle throughout while side two plays with virtually no surface noise except some light crackle in places.

I tend to be over critical of a records condition as it is not my intention to misrepresent what I am selling.  I want the buyer to feel what they have bought is as described although not everyones opinion of its condition will be the same as mine.

If you have any doubts or questions about this record, please ask me and I will try to be as helpful as I can.

Soft Machine – Fourth
Label:CBS – S 64280
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:UK
Released:Feb 1971
Genre:Jazz, Rock
Style:Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Prog Rock

Tracklist
A1  Teeth  9:12  
A2  Kings And Queens  5:00  
A3  Fletcher's Blemish  4:34  
B1  Virtually Part 1  5:17  
B2  Virtually Part 2  7:06  
B3  Virtually Part 3  4:31  
B4  Virtually Part 4  3:20  

Credits
Bass – Hugh Hopper
Cornet – Marc Charig
Double Bass – Roy Babbington
Drums – Robert Wyatt
Engineer – George Chkiantz
Executive Producer – Sean Murphy
Flute [Alto], Clarinet [Bass] – Jimmy Hastings
Organ, Piano – Mike Ratledge
Producer – Soft Machine
Saxophone [Alto, Saxello] – Elton Dean
Saxophone [Tenor] – Alan Skidmore
Trombone – Nick Evans

Notes
Recorded Autumn, 1970 at Olympic Studios, London.

P&P Charges (please read before bidding):

If you buy one item the P&P charges will be automatically selected for you.  If you buy more than one item, please wait for me to send you an invoice with the deducted P&P charges.  If any item or combined items sell for more than £40 an extra £5.15 is charged for 'Signed For' delivery to European/Worldwide destinations and an extra 0.95p to UK destinations.  Please wait for me to send you the revised invoice for sales over £40.  I always retain proof of posting for every item.

NOTE: After the first 3 records there is a noticeable rise in cost due to the weight and extra packaging, bear this in mind when bidding.

A double LP is classed as 2 x LP.

I will send up to a maximum of 6 LP's/12" in one combined package (Royal Mail 2kg maximum parcel weight).  After that the prices start again for a new separate package.  If you are unsure about any of the prices, please don't hesitate to contact me.

UK (First Class + Good Quality Record Mailer with 2 stiffeners):
1 x LP / 12" = £3.25                1 x 7" = £1.75
2 x LP / 12" = £4.50                2 x 7" = £2.00
3 x LP / 12" = £5.50                3 x 7" = £2.50
4 x LP / 12" = £6.50                4 x 7" = £3.50
5 x LP / 12" = £7.50                5 x 7" = £3.75
6 x LP / 12" = £8.50                6 x 7" = £4.00

Europe (Standard Internatoinal + Good Quality Record Mailer with 2 stiffeners):
1 x LP / 12" = £5.50                1 x 7" = £3.30
2 x LP / 12" = £6.50                2 x 7" = £3.60
3 x LP / 12" = £7.50                3 x 7" = £4.00
4 x LP / 12" = £10.00              4 x 7" = £4.75
5 x LP / 12" = £11.75              5 x 7" = £5.50
6 x LP / 12" = £13.00              6 x 7" = £5.75

Worldwide (Standard Internatoinal + Good Quality Record Mailer with 2 stiffeners):
1 x LP / 12" = £9.00                1 x 7" = £4.25
2 x LP / 12" = £11.25              2 x 7" = £4.90
3 x LP / 12" = £13.75              3 x 7" = £5.50
4 x LP / 12" = £18.00              4 x 7" = £7.50
5 x LP / 12" = £22.00              5 x 7" = £7.75
6 x LP / 12" = £26.00              6 x 7" = £8.75

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