CARAVAN If I Could Do It LP 1970 DECCA 1st Press

£ 104

$ 138

£ 104 Sold For

Jun 28, 2009 Sold Date

Jun 23, 2009 Start Date

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On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Caravan called 'If I Could Do It All Over Again, I I'D Do It All Over You' and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Decca label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! THIS IS ONE OF CARAVANS RAREST LPS EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!! JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!! IT SOLD VIRTUALLY NOTHING ON RELEASE BACK IN 1970 - AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!! AS A RESULT THIS LP SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!! BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, WITH A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT 'CAT NUMBER'!!!! AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!! WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED IN 1970, DECCA GAVE IT A FULL RELEASE - WITH THE CAT NUMBER 'SKL 5052'!!!! HOWEVER, WHEN THIS LP COMPLETELY FAILED TO SELL, DECCA DECIDED TO REDUCE THE PRICE, AND ADDED AN 'R' TO THE CAT NUMBER, CHANGING IT FROM 'SKL 5052' TO 'SKL-R 5052' INSTEAD (THE 'R' OF COURSE STANDING FOR 'REDUCED')!!!! AND THIS OF COURSE MAKES THIS LP AN ULTRA RARITY!!!! FOR ONLY THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - EVER HAD THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'SKL 5052' CAT NUMBER WITH NO 'R' ADDED, AND IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! AND LIKE THIS, THIS IS THE RAREST CVARAVAN LP OF ALL TIME!!!! NATURALLY, PEOPLE MAY SAY - HOW CAN YOU PROVE THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING AND NOT SOME KIND OF 'LATER PRESS'? WELL THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE!!!! FIRSTLY - THERE HAVE BEEN 2 'TEST PRESSINGS' SOLD IN THE LAST 2 YEARS ONLINE, AND BOTH CARRIED THE 'SKL 5052' NUMBER ONLY, WITH NO 'R' ADDED!!!! AND SECONDLY THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST' STOCK 1ST PRESS MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS EVER USED (1/U 1/U!), WHICH CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST 600 COPIES EVER MADE!!!! SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!! NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!! JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON 1ST PRESS DECCA LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS 'SKL 5052' CAT NUMBER ON THE COVER & LABEL, AND 1ST PRESS 'ROBERT STACE' LAMINATED 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 Decca UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is SKL 5052 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Decca 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 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 absolutely TINY 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 AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!! It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, barely ANY clicks AT ALL (virtually NONE!), NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle 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 'Robert Stace' Laminated Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), STUNNING shiny laminate, only a VERY thin line of laminate lifting along the spinal edge, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!! The cover must grade FULL Excellent if not Excellent+!!!! SUPERB COVER!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - 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 "IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I'D DO IT ALL OVER YOU" BY CARAVAN, 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!!!!!