THE HOLLIES “EVOLUTION” 1967 PARLOPHONE Y/B UK 1ST Pr
  £   46
  $   61

 


£ 46 Sold For
Feb 19, 2011 Sold Date
Feb 12, 2011 Start Date
£   5 Start price
13   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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THE HOLLIES

“EVOLUTION”

(1967 PARLOPHONE RECORDS LP - RARE UK FIRST PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY RARE, UK MONO VINYL FIRST PRESSING OF THE SUPERB PSYCHEDELIC ALBUM “EVOLUTION” BY THE HOLLIES ON THE PARLOPHONE RECORDS LABEL WITH BLACK & YELLOW LABELS AND SILVER TEXT.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARLOPHONE PMC 7027

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE XEX 635-1 / XEX 636-1

THE SLEEVE

THE SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED, FRONT-LAMINATED GARROD & LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE, WITH THREE REAR FLIPBACKS. IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE JUST A FEW WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATION AND A HINT OF SOME VERY SLIGHT WEAR.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE LOVELY, HEAVY, GLOSSY BLACK VINYL IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. UNDER THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT I CAN SEE QUITE A LOT OF VERY LIGHT MARKS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT HAVING JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO THIS CLASSIC ALBUM, I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT.

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC BLACK PARLOPHONE LABELS, WITH YELLOW LOGOS AND SILVER TEXT, ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW TINY SPINDLE MARKS. THERE IS AN EMBOSSED “KT” TAX STAMP ON THE SIDE TWO LABEL. BOTH LABELS HAVE THE “GRAMMOPHONE CO. LTD ...” & “SOLD IN THE U.K. ...” TEXT ON THEM.

SIDE 1

1.     THEN THE HEARTACHES BEGIN

2.     STOP RIGHT THERE

3.     WATER ON THE BRAIN

4.     LULLABY TO TIM

5.     HAVE YOU EVER LOVED SOMEBODY

6.   YOU NEED LOVE

SIDE 2

1.     RAIN ON THE WINDOW

2.     HEADING FOR A FALL

3.     YE OLDE TOFFEE SHOPPE

4.     WHEN YOUR LIGHT’S TURNED ON

5.     LEAVE ME

6.     THE GAMES WE PLAY

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

REST OF WORLD

£3.75

£5.00

£8.00

 

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM MAIN SLEEVE AND ANY INNER SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £41 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY; EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE. ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED TO INVOICE IF NECESSARY.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THESE RECORDS STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THESE RECORDS HAVE BEEN FULLY VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.





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