THIRD EAR BAND - ELEMENTS PSYCH/PROG HARVEST FIRST UK PRESS EX (NO EMI)

	£		39
	$		52

THIRD EAR BAND - ELEMENTS

HARVEST - SHVL 773

UK 1970

 FIRST PRESS

Condition:  EX

Machined first press matrices: A-1  B-1

THIRD EAR BAND - ELEMENTS 

1ST - HARVEST UK 1970 !
****VERY SCARCE *****NO EMI***
 A REALLY HARD ONE TO FIND,ESPECIALLY IN THIS STUNNING VAULT CONDITION
 

******ELUSIVE PROGMONSTER!!!*****PERPLEXING EXPERIMENTAL OUT OF THE BOX SONGCRAFT!!!*********

!!!!A VERY HARD FIND INDEED!!! Totally uncommercial, this album hardly sold when first issued. The Third Ear Band is an acquired taste and needs a few listens to be fully appreciated. This is a real grower!!

In all my years this is only the third time I have come across this PROGMONSTER in 30 years. Only 1000 or so are rumoured to be about. Rare ... anyone??  Even under an intense light there just one or two wispiest hairlines to be seen!! TOP QUALITY VINYL!!! Sensational sound quality, I have played this through in its entirety and it was a great joy!!! NO skips or jumps. NO clicks , only the lightest of static on the beginning of each side. This is really a stunning heavy glossy jet black vinyl as if just bought yesterday, this has been magnificently preserved and is the ultimate ugrade!!! Inspected under an intense lightsource and angled.

       Background Info:

One of the scarcest albums on Harvest, and certainly one of the lowest selling bands on this famous progressive label - this music is uncommercial and obscure. The inner gatefold states: File under POPULAR: Pop Groups - sooo wrong (lol) - File under: Uncommercial Instrumental.

 The Third Ear Band were a four piece unit: Percussion, Glen Sweeney; Oboe, Paul Mimms; Violin, viola, Richard Coff and Cello, Ursula Smith. Minimalist music, boarding on progressive chamber music, probably not quite avant garde, compelling and at times challenging, this band were very original and quite possibly unique but had little commercial potential. This album, their second is split into four long instrumentals, Air, Earth, Fire and Water - the essential elements.

This copy is gorgeous and it is only the second copy I have ever heard that plays through entirely perfect and devoid of distortion or unwanted sounds. It’s an original pre-EMI copy pressed on quite heavy vinyl, it is immaculate with a pristine clean record and a cover in supreme condition too – this has been played just a couple of times and stored and handled with the utmost care. This is truly one for the serious Harvest collector, it shows up rarely these days, this really would have sold in small amounts - pop music this isn’t. This is very much mood music with bags of atmosphere and great sound, quite eerie and intense, but reasonably melodic. Go on be brave and adventurous, The Third Ear Band deserve to be heard, they dared to be different and were never going to be superstars with obscure albums like this, and for that alone I admire them, in fact I love this album which I personally regard as their best. They should not be just regarded as an obscure Harvest rarity.

Vinyl: EX.  I have played this in FULL twice over> The replay is ASTOUNDING!!! Great powerful audio!! Prog albums in this stunning condition do just not turn up anymore as they have all been absorbed into major collections. I first played for a general listen and a second time for a more detailed observation. Only some occasional light static can be heard at times and this will surely dissipate on subsequent spins. I am very glad to be able to report that this is a fine slab of exemplary vinyl without any problems at all and as such worthy of inclusion of any great prog/experimental collection. Needless to say, NO skips, NO jumps, NO clicks. Sublime audio all the way through!! 

Gatefold Sleeve:  EX.  Beautiful sleeve in great condition. It has a small dedication on the inside gatefold which can hardly be seen as it is in the black field written with a blue ballpoint. The spine is fully legible with just two tiny nicks. Finding the sleeve in this great condition is nearly impossible!!!

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! 

Labels: EX. Only light spindling!!!

Important : International Postage. This will be sent via Signed For service or Airsure service depending on the destination country. This will be sent fully insured!! Packaging will be thorough with two stiffeners and the disc separated from the sleeve to prevent scything.

 As always I have a no quibble money refund option in place in case you are not 100% satisfied!!!

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price. Only between 1000 and 1500 were ever pressed. How many would be left??? VERY SCARCE!!

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 41.00.  To Italy I must insist on registered postage at any final price. Sorry to all genuine collectors but I have been bitten too often. Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.