ALAN BOWN Listen (Island ILPS 9131) RARE UK 1st Pressing + Insert MINT-

	£		30
	$		40

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ALAN BOWN Listen (Island ILPS 9131) RARE UK 1st Pressing + Insert MINT-
RARE very first UK pressing of (The) Alan Bown`s fourth album "Listen" on Island Records (November 1970). 
A criminally underrated and overlooked album, (The) Alan Bown`s "Listen" offers everything an early 70s British rock fan could ask for: Fine musicianship (with just the right dose of looseness), an expressive lead singer (Gordon Neville, here replacing the equally fine Robert Palmer), tight and funky brass arrangements (courtesy of producer Mel Collins, ex-King Crimson) and memorable songs (witness the wonderful "Pyramid"). Add to this the cute two-part cover/inner sleeve artwork referencing Francis Barraud`s famous painting of "Nipper" (aka "His Master`s Voice") and you have something akin to a lost classic. 
No matter then, that Alan Bown`s "Listen" sank (almost) without a trace; all the better for a late-comer to pick up this highly collectable beauty of a copy, more than 46 years after the fact...enjoy!
GRADING:
EX+ COVER with minor wear. Please see photos for details.
- Original unlaminated sleeve with a slight corner bump (at top left) and a corner crease (at top right).
- Lightest scuffing to bottom edge.
- Two short "ticks", obviously caused by a blue pen (top right corner).
- Also includes the original "Listen" cartoon insert in near-perfect MINT- condition.

MINT- RECORD that looks practically unplayed. 
- Near-perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- A few lightest hairlines, from sleeve removal only.
- No scuffs or other visible wear at all.
- Near-perfect pink-rimmed Island Records labels with a single spindle line on each label.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "ILPS 9131 A - 1U" and "ILPS 9131 B - 1U".  
- Mothers/Stampers: "1 / A" on Side One and "1 / R" on Side Two. 
- This copy of "Listen" is fully certified to be a very first UK pressing, issued in November 1970. 
PLEASE NOTE: Not to be compared with the more-often-than-not substandard vinyl on offer on eBay, this item is in honestly-graded EX+ to MINT- condition. For more information on the veracity and reliability of my grading, I kindly refer the prospective buyer to my feedback comments and 100% seller rating.

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