CHICKEN SHACK “40 BLUE FINGERS FRESHLY PACKED & READY TO SERVE” BLUE HORIZON

	£		26
	$		34

CHICKEN SHACK

~ 40 BLUE FINGERS FRESHLY PACKED & READY TO SERVE ~

(1968 BLUE HORIZON RECORDS – RARE UK STEREO FIRST PRESSING)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS ORIGINAL UK STEREO FIRST PRESSING OF THE STUNNING DEBUT LONG PLAYING ALBUM “40 BLUE FINGERS FRESHLY PACKED & READY TO SERVE" BY CHICKEN SHACK ON THE BLUE HORIZON LABEL.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 1968 BLUE HORIZON 6-63203

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE S7 63203 A2 / S7 63203 B1

THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED, ERNEST J. DAY PRINTED, PICTURE SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS GENERAL WEAR AND SOME WRINKLES IN THE LAMINATE. THERE IS SOME SCUFFING TO THE CORNERS AND EDGES AND THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS BARELY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A NAME INSCRIBED ON THE BACK.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH LIGHT MARKS & SCUFFS. I HAVE JUST FINISHED LISTENING TO BOTH SIDES AND I CAN REPORT THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS GENERALLY EXCELLENT. I DETECTED SOME LIGHT & OCCASIONAL SURFACE NOISES ALONG WITH ONE TINY CLICK AT THE START OF TRACK 2 ON SIDE ONE. I ALSO NOTED A FEW CLICKS TOWARDS THE END OF TRACK 2 ON SIDE TWO. STILL A VERY GOOD LISTENING EXPERIENCE!! 

THE LABELS

THE ICONIC BLUE HORIZON LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS.

SIDE 1

1. THE LETTER
2. LONESOME WHISTLE BLUES
3. WHEN THE TRAIN COMES BACK
4. SAN-HO-ZAY
5. KING OF THE WORLD

SIDE 2

1. SEE SEE BABY
2. FIRST TIME I MET THE BLUES
3. WEBBED FEET
4. YOU AIN’T NO GOOD
5. WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.00

£6.00

£8.25

£8.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.00

£11.25

£13.50

£14.00

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.