Spooky Tooth IT'S ALL ABOUT 1968 UK 1st Bullseye Logo SIGNED BY LUTHER GROSVENOR

	£		40
	$		53

SPOOKY TOOTH - IT'S ALL RIGHT

1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND 'EYE' LABEL

PLAYED JUST 3-4 TIMES EVER

SUPERB LOOKING VINYL

SLEEVE SIGNED BY LEAD GUITARIST LUTHER GROSVENOR

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

 CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9098 

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched): ILP-ST-SC-A LL-DCT-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched): ILP-ST-B? B LL-DCT-1

THE FIRST PRESS OF THIS SPOOKY TOOTH ALBUM MUST HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE LABELS MUST BE TEXTURED, AND HAVE THE 'EYE LOGO ON THE LEFT SIDE

THE VINYL MUST BE HEAVYWEIGHT AND BARELY FLEXIBLE

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE ETCHED AND NOT STAMPED

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END A / B (ANYTHING ELSE IS A REISSUE)

THE SLEEVE MUST BE A FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS PINK ISLAND LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE PASTEL COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE ORANGE 'EYE' AND ALL OF THE REST OF THE ISLAND LOGO 'S ARE IN MINT CONDITION, UNRUBBED AND UNWORN, AS IS THE BLACK TYPEFACE WHICH IS IN MINT CONDITON

THE PASTEL PINK LABELS ARE ALSO THE CORRECT TEXTURED 1ST PRESS LABELS

THERE ARE JUST 3-4 MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS ROCK SOLID HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RETAINED, AND IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT ONE MARK TO BE SEEN, IT'S ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.

 AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, OTHER THAN A SINGLE WISPY HAIRLINES ON SIDE A AND TWO ON SIDE B. ALSO THERE ARE FEW EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES IN THE VINYL

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THOSE THAT COLLECT ISLAND VINYL WILL KNOW THAT MANY COPIES OF THE EARLY ISLAND LABEL HAVE INERRANT VINYL NOISE, AND SOME ARE VIRTUALLY UNPLAYABLE DUE TO THE WHOOSHING SOUND EMBEDDED IN SOME DISCS.

THIS COPY OF SPOOKY TWO HOWEVER IS FREE FROM A HUGE AMOUNT OF THAT AS YOU WILL SEE AND HEAR

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO FRYING BACON LIKE BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYBACK, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. LOUD AND CLEAN WITH A CRISPNESS TO THE AUDIO 

ON SIDE ONE THROUGH THE FIRST TWO TRACKS THERE IS SOME LIGHT STATIC LIKE LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND HEARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME RANDOM LITTLE STATIC TICS HERE AND THERE. AS THE SIDE PROGRESSES THIS DIMINISHES TO VIRTUALLY NOTHING

SIDE TWO PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL THOUGH THROUGHOUT

SO MAY I SUGGEST THAT YOU TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE FULL ALBUM AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF HOW IT SHOULD BE GARDED

FOR ME IT SITS SOMEWHERE AROUND EX+

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION 

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS VERY GLOSSY LAMINATE. THE SIGNATURE IS BOLD AND SHARP AT THE TOP OF THE SLEEVE

ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE INTACT AND THERE IS ONLY A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THERE IS A LIGHT CREASE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RECORD SHAPE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AREA

THE CORNER TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUBBING ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THE TOP LEFT ALSO HAS A TINY SPECK OF WHITE

THERE ARE SIX SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE

THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. ONE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS THAT LITTLE BIT OF RUB IN THE LEFT CORNER, AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF  UNDERCARD VISIBLE ON THE LEFT HALF

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE RUB TO BOTH CORNER TIPS AND ONE SMALL CHIP TO THE LAMINATE IN THE MIDDLE

THE SPINE HAS A LITTLE RUB AT THE BOTTOM TIP, AND NONE ELSEWHERE. THERE IS A LITTLE LIGHT SQUASHING

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME NICE CONDITION AS THE FRONT. THERE IS A TINY PUNCH HOLE BY THE OPENING EDGE

THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT PLAIN INNER IS INCLUDED AND IS FREE FROM SPLITS

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY