Traffic MR. FANTASY 1967 UK LP 1st Stereo TEXTURED PINK BULLSEYE MINT MINUS HEAR

	£		327
	$		433

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording it so that you are able to judge the quality for yourself. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

TRAFFIC - MR FANTASY

THE ULTRA RARE STEREO PRESSING!!!!!!

IN MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT CONDITION

ROUGH TEXTURED PINK ISLAND (EYE) LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 961 
• MATRIX: ILPS+961+A / +B

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

PINK ISLAND LABELS IN  PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE RICH PASTEL PINK COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, 

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THE EYE LOGO IS UNBLEMISHED.

THERE IS JUST ONE  REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING ROUGHLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 54 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND LOOKS LIKE IT WAS FRESHLY PRESSED.MOST COPIES HAVE DULLED. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS. THERE ARE NO MARKS HANDLING OR OTHERWISE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY WISPS

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO COLLECT THE ISLAND RECORD LABEL YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ALBUMS WERE PRODUCED USING POOR QUALITY VINYL, AND AS A RESULT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM COME WITH INHERENT VINYL NOISE. NOT CRACKLING OR ANYTHING JUST A LOUDER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT NOISE GENERATED BY THE VINYL ITSELF. THIS IS THE SECOND EVER COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT I HAVE MANAGED TO GET HOLD OF IN A CONDITION THAT I WOULD WANT TO OFFER TO COLLECTORS, AS EVERY OTHER ONE HAD AWFUL VINYL NOISE

HAVING SAID THIS, THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THE POWERHOUSE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. LOUD AND CLEAR THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS SUBLIME. THERE IS A CLARITY TO A FIRST PRESS THAT YOU JUST DON'T GET ON REISSUES

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS, JUST THE LITTLE BIT OF OCCASIONAL EMBEDDED STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE, HEARD IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES IF AT ALL

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS PLAYTHROUGH  AS MINT MINUS

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME DESIGN AS BEATLES FOR SALE WHICH MEANS A FLIMSY FRONT FLAP AND THE RECORD INSERTED INSIDE THE GATEFOLD FROM THE SPINE, WHICH USUALLY MEANS THAT THE SPINE IS TRASHED

HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE AN EXCEPTION EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, AND INFACT THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISHES ARE TWO TINY PATCHES OF LAMINATE LIFT BY THE SPINE AND A SMALL THUMB LINE JUST OVER THE BOTTOM EDGE

UNUSUALLY NO LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE TOP LEFT AND BOTTOM RIGHT TIPS

THE LAMINATED REAR SECTION TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE WITH ALL LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT AND NO WEAR, WHIST THE CARD EDGES ON THE FRONT FLAP HAVE VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR

THE SPINE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION USUALLY FOUND BADLY WORN, THIS ONE IS NEAR PERFECT. TOTALLY FLAT, AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE. THE ONLY AREA WITH A BIT OF RUB IS THE VERY TOP TIP

THE REAR SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY PRISTINE WITH NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL, AND NO MARKS, STAINS, BENDS OR CREASES.ONLY A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF LAMINATE LIFT ALONG THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.AND PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS. THE RECORD ENTRY POINT IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED AND THE INNER SPINE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED, EVEN THE TIPS ARE PERFECT

HE PLAIN WHITE, DIECUT INNER SLEEVE IS STILL VERY WHITE AND IT IS 100% UNSPLIT. 2 OF THE CORNERS HAVE FOLD LINES ACROSS THEM WHERE IT HAS SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT. IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY