CHICKEN SHACK - O.K. Ken? - great UK Blue Horizon LP A1 / B1

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CHICKEN SHACK – O.K. Ken? – UK Blue Horizon LP A1/B1

These records are all from my personal collection built up over almost 50 years. Some were bought new, others pre-owned so condition will vary. Please do read and understand the detailed description which is my honest personal assessment - you can always check how good or bad that is by checking my feedback. My attempt at grading is based on the commonly used Record Collector grading system. Questions are welcome if anything is unclear. Happy bidding

Anyway, this listing is for a nice copy of the brilliant Chicken Shack 1968 album 

Chicken Shack -
O.K. Ken?
UK issue on Blue Horizon label
1968
Cat Number:  S 7-63209
Mode: Stereo

The Album:
Insanely good album from Chicken Shack. The insane bit is, of course, Stan Webb who manages to slip impersonations of John Peel, Hughie Green, Kenneth Williams, Max Wall, Harold Wilson et al. in between tracks. The rest of the time he’s playing lead / singing alongside pre-Fleetwood Mac Christine Perfect, Dave Bidwell and Andy Silvester. Musically, it’s just gloriously unpretentious blues, produced by the legendary Mike Vernon. A real gem

Condition:
Cover:  Gatefold laminated sleeve is in very nice condition. There’s a bit of laminate creasing but it is strong and sound with spine well defined and strong with text fully legible. The inner of the gatefold has the name SHEP written on it, otherwise no writing or stickers apart from the original factory stereo sticker.
Labels: Blue Horizon labels, clean but one label with what could be some old water marks – nothing nasty, but see photo if you are fussy. No stickers or writing, a few spindle marks.
Vinyl: Vinyl has just a few of the customary and expected faint paper scrapes, but no serious marks or scratches. It plays really well throughout.

Overall:
A very nice copy of this album - I'd guess it would grade at (cover/vinyl) VG+ / VG+

Terms:
Please note that I try to test-play at least part of each record before listing, but do not have time to play fully in all cases. I just played a lot of this one, but if you do discover a problem which I might have missed, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will do all I can to rectify the situation. .

Postage: Reflecting new Royal Mail charges April 2014: Within UK, weight ranges usually allow up to three LPs to be posted for the same cost as one. For all other destinations costs are weight dependent, but incremental cost from additional LP's will normally cost less than the first. I am happy to hold records for a while if you wish to bid on more and combine shipment, but it helps if you can let me know particularly when bidding on items separated by a few days. Approximate prices for normal postage & packing -

UK £3.55 for up to 1kg (1,2 or 3 average weight LPs). 

Europe £5.50 normal airmail, £10.50 signed-for. + £1.45 each additional,

Rest of world £7.80 normal airmail, £12.80 signed-for.  + £2.70 each additional item

These amounts include actual Royal Mail cost for first class or air mail, plus 35p for cost of packaging material (a brand new custom mailer with stiffener). The greedy snouts in the trough at Ebay now charge sellers 10% of postage costs for which there can be no justification - I refuse to pass this shameful levy on to buyers, so you only pay post and packing.

Apologies, but owing to unreliability of some postal services, I will not ship to Italy, Russian Federation, & other former Soviet countries unless a signed for service is selected and paid for.

Losses: Royal Mail have reduced maximum compensation to £20 unless items are signed-for. Compensation on signed-for shipments is up to £50. Overseas purchasers - if your purchase is well over £20, a signed for service must be selected when paying or shipping will be at your own risk, not mine, and normal airmail will only be covered for up to £20.

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I have decided to sell my whole vinyl collection as I know it won't be appreciated by my daughter or grandchildren, so I'm shifting it myself and hope I find good homes for it. Listed items are selected at random so there should be a decent if not particularly logical mix coming up over the next few months if you keep an eye on my other items now and in the future.
Thank you to all who have already given new homes to my precious vinyl, and may you continue to enjoy these records for years to come.