CAT STEVENS "TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN" MFSL UHQR NEAR MINT

	£		112
	$		148

THIS IS THE RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER OF THE MANY VARIANTS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM FROM CAT STEVENS, ENTITLED "TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN". THIS IS, IN MY VIEW, HIS GREATEST OFFERING. LESS COMMERCIAL THAN "TEASER" AND WITH A DEPTH OF MEANING IN HIS LYRICS THAT HE NEVER SURPASSED.

TO OWN A MUSICAL FIDELITY SOUND LABS (MFSL) COPY OF ANYTHING IS A JOY. TO OWN THEIR ULTRA HIGH QUALITY RECORDING (UHQR) SUCH AS THIS IS HEAVEN ITSELF!

A VERY LIMITED EDITION OF STRICTLY 5000 COPIES WERE EVER PRESSED, DIRECT FROM THE MASTER TAPES, AND RECORDED AT HALF THE NORMAL CUTTING SPEED. THIS IS NUMBER 1107 IN THE SERIES, SO A VERY EARLY COPY. THIS IS PRESSED ON A HEAVYWEIGHT SLAB OF PURE VIRGIN VINYL. A REASSURINGLY HEAVY SLAB! IN THE MOST FANTASTIC CONDITION (ASIDE OF THE MOST MINIMAL STORAGE WEAR) AND THE VINYLS ARE ABSOLUTELY STONE MINT. FIND BETTER? I THINK NOT.

PLEASE VIEW THE "SUPERSIZE" PHOTOS OF THIS ITEM FOR GREATER DETAIL.

THIS IS A TOP TOP COPY IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, AND ONE FOR THE MOST DISCERNING OF COLLECTORS. THIS IS BRIEFLY WHAT IS ON OFFER:-

• OUTER BOX MADE FROM HEAVY DUTY CARD. INSIDE LID IS THE "TECH" SPECIFICATION, AND THE HAND SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
• 2 LAYERS OF PROTECTIVE FOAM.
• INNER SLEEVE (THICKER THAN MOST LP COVERS)
• HEAVY DUTY CARD PROTECTOR.
• BOTH SIDES OF VINYL ARE MINT.
• BOTH LABELS ARE MINT. 

A FABULOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM THAT ALWAYS GENERATES INTEREST, MAINLY DUE TO ITS RECORDING QUALITY. THIS IS A MORE DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF ITS PARTS:-

THE OUTER BOX:  IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. HARDLY WORTH A MENTION, BUT IT HAS THE LIGHTEST OF HANDLING WEAR TO THE TOP CORNERS ONLY. THIS BOX IS JET BLACK AND UNMARKED.

THE INNER SLEEVE:  IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO MARKS, JET BLACK. SLIGHT MARK TOP AND BOTTOM CAUSED BY DISC (WHICH IS NOW KEPT SEPERATE). THIS SLEEVE IS ALSO HAND MARKED WITH ITS LIMITED EDITION NUMBER ON THE REVERSE. THE DISC IS KEPT IN ITS ORIGINAL RICE PAPER INNER (INNER) SLEEVE, AND PROTECTED FURTHER BY ITS FOLD-OVER CARD WRAP-ROUND. ALL OF THESE ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

LABELS AND VINYLS:  LABELS ARE MINT. NO SIGN OF SPINDLE MARKS. I HAVE PLAYED THIS ONCE TO RECORD. THE VINYLS ARE MINT. IN STRONG SUNLIGHT THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE FOUND AT ALL. THIS IS CLOSE TO PERFECT, AND WILL NEVER EVER REQUIRE UPGRADING. A TRUE ARCHIVE COPY.

HOW DOES IT SOUND?: JUST PERFECT! HI-FIDELITY ALL THE WAY. YOU WILL HEAR THINGS FROM THIS VINYL THAT YOU MOST PROBABLY MISS ON OTHER COPIES. CAT'S GUITAR WORK COMES ALIVE, AND ITS LIKE HE IS PLAYING NEXT TO YOU. I HAVE AMAZED AND SURPRISED MANY OWNERS OF "LESSER" COPIES WHEN PLAYING THEM THIS. GIVE YOUR SENSES A TREAT!!

THATS ABOUT IT REALLY. PRETTY MUCH MINT CONDITION ALL ROUND, AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK RATINGS AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE.

I WILL HAPPILY POST WORLDWIDE, BUT COST MAY VARY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY. WHAT I DO IS CHARGE A SET RATE, AND ANY DIFFERENCE WILL BE REFUNDED IN FULL AS SOON AS I GET THE CORRECT PRICE. I DO NOT PROFIT ON POSTAGE.

INSURANCE OR ANY OTHER NEEDS WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE WINNER AFTER SALE.

I WILL ANSWER ANY, AND ALL QUESTIONS AS SOON AS I SEE THEM.

RETURNS ARE NO PROBLEM IF MY DESCRIPTION DOES NOT MATCH WHAT ARRIVES. I WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY (LESS POSTAGE ONE-WAY). PLEASE NOTIFY ME ASAP THOUGH.

I PACKAGE ROBUSTLY USING RE-CYCLED MATERIALS, AND POST VERY QUICKLY.

I ONLY CHARGE EXACTLY WHAT IT COSTS ME TO POST, WHETHER IT BE 1 ITEM, OR 10.

PLEASE KEEP WATCHING FOR MY FUTURE SALES. I AM ALWAYS SELLING RARE AND UNUSUAL ROCK ALBUMS OF HISTORICAL NOTE.