THE STRAWBS Dragonfly LP 1970 1st Press + INSERT

	£		30
	$		39

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Strawbs called 'Dragonfly' and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Mustard A&M label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS EASILY THE STRAWBS RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY OF THIS LP THAT EVER TURNS UP FOR SALE IS NEARLY ALWAYS A LATER PRESSING.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH SOME INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCES!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN THESE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT DETAILS THAT APPLY TO THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ONLY!!!! 

FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS 'MUSTARD' COLOURED A&M LABELS (LATER ONES DONT!) & A1/B1 MATRIXES (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!!  SECONDLY IT HAS A 'TEXTURED' COVER (LATER ONES DONT!) & IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'LYRIC' INSERT (LATER ONES DONT HAVE THIS!)!!!!  BUT WHAT SHOWS THIS LP TO BE THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED ON THICK BLACK VINYL!!!!  IF YOU HOLD THIS LP UP TO THE LIGHT - YOU SIMPLY CANNOT SEE THROUGH THE VINYL - AND IT IS PURE BLACK!!!!  ALL LATER PRESSINGS FROM 1971 ONWARDS HAD POOR QUALITY VINYL WHICH HAD A 'RED TINT' TO IT UNDER LIGHT.  AND SO THERE IS A VERY EASY TEST FOR ANYONE TO MAKE ON THIS LP!!!!  IF YOU HAVE A PURE BLACK PIECE OF VINYL THAT YOU CAN NOT SEE THROUGH - YOU HAVE A 100% GENIUNE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING!!!!  BUT IF YOU HAVE THINNER POORER QUALITY PIECE OF VINYL WITH A 'RED TINT' THROUGH IT WHEN HELD UP TO LIGHT - THEN YOU HAVE A LATER PRESSING!!!!  THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP - AND IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON 1ST PRESS MUSTARD A&M LABEL, 1ST PRESS A1/B1 MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INSERT, AND 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL A&M UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is AMLS 970 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press A&M label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some EXTREMELY low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  THE ULTRA RARE 'LYRIC' INSERT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASNT EVER LEFT THE COVER!!!!  The 1st Press 'Textured' Cover is in STUNNING condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO ringwear, NO rubbing, barely ANY yellowing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, and only an absolutely TINY record shop '1B' price code neatly written on the reverse of the cover!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent(Minus) if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "DRAGONFLY" BY THE STRAWBS, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

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