CACTUS Cactus 1st LP 1970 1st Press

	£		102
	$		135

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Cactus called 'Cactus' and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Red/Maroon (Plum) Atlantic/Atco label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE ATLANTIC/ATCO LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  WHEN THIS LP WAS DUE FOR RELEASE - IT WAS MEANT TO BE PRESSED ON THE ATCO RECORD LABEL.  HOWEVER - JUST BEFORE RELEASE 'ATLANTIC' (WHO OWNED ATCO) DECIDED TO COMPLETELY DROP THE 'ATCO' LABEL IN THE UK - AND INSTEAD RELEASED THIS LP ON THE RED/MAROON ALANTIC LABEL (THERE WERE NO ATCO RECORDS EVER PRESSED)!!!!  HOWEVER - A TINY HANDFUL OF 'ATCO' COVERS HAD ALREADY BEEN PRESSED WITH THE 'ATCO' LOGO ON THEM (LATER ONES DIDNT!) - AND RATHER THAN WASTE THEM ATLANTIC USED THEM UP ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY (BEFORE THEY WERE CHANGED)!!!!  AND AS YOU CAN SEE - BOTH THE RECORD & THE COVER HAS EXACTLY THE SAME CAT NUMBER - CLEARLY SHOWING AN 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING!!!!  DONT UNDER-ESTIMATE THE MASSIVE RARITY OF THIS LP!!!!  FINDING ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER MADE - WITH AN 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS ATCO COVER & ATLANTIC RECORD IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS RED/MAROON (PLUM) ATLANTIC LABEL, 1ST PRESS A1/B1 MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' COVER (WITH 'ATCO' LOGO!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Atco/Atlantic UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 2400 020 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Red/Maroon' (Plum) Atlantic label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s 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 1 MEGA light hairline, 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!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some absolutely ULTRA faint touches of MEGA low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour), only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, only 2 absolutely TINY touches of wear on the cover front (absolutely TINY!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE 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 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "CACTUS" BY CACTUS, IN BRILLIANT 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: