Traffic 'Welcome to the Canteen' Vinyl LP 1st UK pressing 1971
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I am not a record dealer, just someone who has accumulated a large collection of vinyl in the 1970s and to a certain extent in the 1980s, and now has (sadly) to let my old 'friends' go to new homes (age and inevitable decay- me, not the records).
I am not an expert on the grading of records, but I do know that 'Mint' and 'Near-Mint' are, for all practical purposes, meaningless. The copy I have is 'VG+' to 'Ex' and the vinyls have no visible marks or blemishes that I can discern with the naked eye. The cover is also in 'Ex' condition. It is important to understand that I played these records because I loved the music; I did not buy them as future Collectors items or exercises in HiFi navel-gazing. I did, however, value them (at the time they were expensive!), took good care of them, stored them in vinyl sleeves and in cases, but some wear is a reality and an inevitability.
'Welcome to the Canteen' is unusual in that, although it is manifestly a 'Traffic' record, no such description is to be found on the product, only the names of the artistes, perhaps for legal reasons. It does , however, carry the 'Traffic ' logo on the label and on the sauce bottle on the back cover. As a live recording it is very good, perhaps a bit rough in places, but there is an immediacy to the sound, and the atmosphere of the event (one a benefit for 'Oz' magazine to raise funds for their legal battles) comes through quite well.
The matrix numbers on the run-out are ILPS 9166 A-2U ILPS 9166 B-1U. The 'Discogs' website says that there should be more than that, but I cannot see the other inscribed letters and numerals that they suggest. All I know is that I bought it when it first came out, having seen the advert for it in the 'NME', and as far as I am concerned it is a 1st UK pressing. All the other features are there- pink rim label, 'pinched' spine ends on the cover.
The 'Record Collector 2020' book suggests a pricing of £40 as reasonable for a 'Mint' genuine 1st pressing. I have selected a price of £25 which I think appropriate for what is (I am Certain) a 1st UK press somewhere in between 'EX' and 'VG+'.
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