THE SOFT MACHINE Volume Two ORIG UK Black Label Probe LP 1969

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May 20, 2012 Sold Date

May 10, 2012 Start Date

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THE SOFT MACHINE – Volume Two ORIG Probe LP / SPB 1002 (UK, Stereo, 1969)

Here’s an original UK copy of The Softs’ 2nd LP from 1969. It’s on the old black Probe label – so many claim the pink label to be a first press but this black issue came first, ‘Made In Great Britain / Gramophone Co Ltd’ text to the top centre of the label. Matrices A-1G / B-1G.

The single front-laminated, tri-flipback sleeve was made in the UK by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. It’s in a pleasing true VG+ (Very Good Plus) condition with the following signs of age (away from Mint): a few ‘thumb’ creases to the front; a strip of laminate lift (not cracked) to the top front edge; some light handling and light ring impression to the rear and a little pink pen mark to the middle of Hugh Hopper’s forehead on the rear photo. Overall a nicely preserved example which maintains excellent shape and colour with no splits, tears, stickers, great spine with all text legible and not much softening of the opening edges.

The 1969 black Probe labels are in minimum excellent condition – no writing, scrapes or dirt and only very light spindle evidence (hardly a trace to Side 1). Great labels!

The medium weight vinyl is in overall VG+ (Very Good Plus) condition visually with a few hairlines, some scuffing and a couple of small (non-sounding) scratches predominantly to Side 1. Side 2 shows little marking and looks more like an EX. However, there are NO deep or nasty scratches, no scrapes and no embedded dirt. IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY LISTENED TO and plays Excellent throughout with no snap or crackle no nasty repetitive clicks or pops and no distortion or loss of clarity/lack of definition. There’s just the occasional light tick if you listen hard enough – nothing to spoil the overall listening enjoyment of this classic LP. So, to summarise: a few marks but plays better than the visual grade.

Quite hard to find in its original 1969 UK press.

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