TRAFFIC Mr Fantasy LP 1967 1st Press SUPERB

	£		104
	$		138

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Traffic called 'Mr Fantasy' and is an ORIGINAL 1967 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' Island 'Circle' logo label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS TRAFFIC'S FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  THIS LP IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE ISLAND LABEL, AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS AMAZING LP EVER MADE!!!!  THERE ARE SO MANY ULTRA RARE DETAILS ABOUT THIS AMAZING 1ST PRESSING (WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN BELOW) - THAT MAKES THIS LP THE ULTIMATE TRAFFIC RARITY!!!!  FIRSTLY THIS LP IS A 100% GENIUNE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING FROM THE 'DAY OF RELEASE' BACK IN 1967!!!!  IT HAS MUCH THICKER VINYL THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS, A 'HEAVILY TEXTURED' LABEL ON BOTH SIDES (LATER ONES DONT), AND 1ST PRESS 'ILPS + 9061 + A' & 'ILPS + 9061 + B' MATRIXES (ALL LATER ONES ARE ETCHED INSTEAD!)!!!!  SECONDLY THIS LP IS 1ST PRESSED IN ULTRA RARE STEREO!!!!  AND THIS IS ONE LP WHERE STEREO REALLY MATTERS!!!!  THIS IS BECAUSE THIS ULTRA RARE STEREO 1ST PRESSING IS AT LEAST 20+ TIMES RARER AS A 1ST PRESSING THAN THE COMMON MONOS!!!!  BACK IN 1967 BARELY ANY 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP WERE EVER PRESSED IN STEREO AND SALES WERE ABSOLUTELY TINY!!!!  VIRTUALLY ALL 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE WERE IN MONO AND MOST 1ST PRESSINGS WERE MADE LIKE THIS!!!!  AS A RESULT, FINDING A 100% GENIUNE STEREO 1ST PRESSING (WITH STAMPED MATRIXES!) OF THIS LP IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AROUND AT EVERY 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER OFFERED FOR SALE!!!!  VIRTUALLY EVERY ONE WILL BE IN COMMON MONO - WITH VIRTUALLY NONE IN STEREO AT ALL!!!!  OF COURSE LATER STEREO PRESSINGS ON LATER LABELS OR WITH LATER ETCHED MATRIXES OCCASSIONALLY TURN UP FOR SALE - BUT 100% GENIUNE 1967 STEREO 1ST PRESSINGS WITH STAMPED MATRIXES SIMPLY NEVER DO!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS AMAZING LP EVER MADE!!!! 

BUT THERE IS YET ANOTHER INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT DETAIL ABOUT THIS LP WHICH MAKES IT STAND WAY ABOVE ALL OTHERS!!!!  AND THAT IS THE COVER!!!!  THE COVER ON THIS LP IS INCREDIBLY FRAGILE - AND VIRTUALLY EVERY 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP THAT EVER TURNS UP FOR SALE - HAS TERRIBLY WORN EDGES, A SPLIT OR HEAVILY DAMAGED SPINE, OR SPLITS/HOLES OR TEARS IN THE SPINAL CORNERS.  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THE COVER ON THIS LP HAS ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THOSE PROBLEMS AND IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE RECORD IS IN ALSO ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1967 UK STEREO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'HEAVILY TEXTURED' ISLAND 'CIRCLE' LOGO LABELS, 1ST PRESS A/B 'MACHINE STAMPED' STEREO MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD LAMINATED FLIPBACK STEREO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st Pressing from 1967 and is in SUPERB condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is ILPS 961 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Textured' Island label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK STEREO 1st pressing!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s 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 MEGA 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!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  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 also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press Flipback Laminated Gatefold STEREO Cover is in SUPERB condition and simply IMPOSSIBLE to find like this!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear (still FULLY laminated and a STUNNING vertical shape!), only a VERY few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), VERY shiny laminate, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, barely ANY yellowing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!! This cover is virtually IMPOSSIBLE to find in this SUPERB condition and MUST grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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 1967 UK STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF "MR FANTASY" BY TRAFFIC, IN SUPERB 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!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: