CLASH London Calling D/LP 1979 1st EARLIEST EVER DEMO

	£		180
	$		239

On offer here is a VERY rare Double LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Clash called "London Calling" and is an ORIGINAL 1979 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press CBS 'white labels'!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASH'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1979 WHEN THIS DOUBLE LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS (LIKE THIS!), AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS DOUBLE LP IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 2 x LYRIC INSERTS - AND IS QUITE LITERALLY THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  ONLY DEMOs & THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY (ONLY AROUND 1000 COPIES IN TOTAL!) - EVER CAME WITH THESE 2 X 'LYRIC' INSERTS - BEFORE THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY CHANGED!!!!  ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS THE INSERTS WERE ENLARGED AND CHANGED TO 'LYRIC INNER SLEEVES' - SO IF YOU HAVE A COPY WITH 'LYRIC INNERS', YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A SECOND PRESSING!!!!  BUT THIS ONE IS QUITE SIMPLY THE EARLIEST & RAREST 1ST PRESSING YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET (WITH 2 x 'LYRIC' INSERTS!) - AND IS OF THE UTMOST RARITY!!!!  

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS AN ULTRA RARE UK 'DEMO' (PROMO) LP - AND IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE (AS MENTIONED ABOVE)!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  ONLY 200 OR 300 DEMOs OF THIS DOUBLE LP WOULD EVER HAVE BEEN MADE (WAY BEFORE RELEASE!) - SPECIALLY FOR RADIO STATIONS & MUSIC REVIEWERS TO PROMOTE THIS DOUBLE LP PRIOR TO THE RELEASE DATE!!!!  AND AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE IN MY PICTURES - THE GOLD 'DEMO' STAMP IS CLEARLY PRINTED ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER!!!!  BARELY ANY 'DEMO' 1ST PRESSINGS OF THIS DOUBLE LP WERE EVER MADE - MAKING THIS THE RAREST & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER!!!!

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS DOUBLE LP!!!!   THIS DOUBLE LP COMES FROM A 1 OWNER COLLECTION OF LPs, FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS VERY HIGH UP IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS BACK IN THE LATE 1960s & 1970s!!!!  ALL OF HIS RECORDS WERE RECEIVED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY AND STORED IN A SPECIALLY BUILT RECORD CABINET (OUT OF SUNLIGHT!)!!!!  THEY WERE RARELY ACCESSED AT ALL - AND MANY REMAINED COMPLETELY UNPLAYED SINCE THE DAY THEY WERE RECIEVED!!!!  AND IN THIS DOUBLE LPs CASE, THE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL (ONLY 2 OR 3 TIMES AT THE VERY MOST!) AND ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, THE 2 x 'LYRIC' INSERTS ARE QUITE SIMPLY MINT, AND THE 'DEMO STAMPED' COVER IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1979 UK 'DEMO' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS CBS 'WHITE' LABELS, 2 x 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INSERTS, 1ST PRESS 'MATCHING' INNER SLEEVES, AND 1ST PRESS 'DEMO STAMPED' COVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL CBS UK 1st Pressing from 1979 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is CBS CLASH 3 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press CBS label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos!)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s Double LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records have NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOK SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The records must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!!  WHAT A SUPERB SET OF RECORDS!!!!  Believe me these records are NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The records also come in their ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Matching' inner sleeves which are in AWESOME condition!!!!  THE ULTRA RARE 2 x 'LYRIC' INSERTS ARE IN AWESOME CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HAVENT EVER LEFT THE COVER!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Demo Stamped' Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO top edge wear, only some virtually INVISIBLE 'touching in' to the bottom edge, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), barely ANY rubbing, NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

SUPERHAVE 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 Double LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE DOUBLE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1979 UK 'DEMO' 1ST PRESSING OF "LONDON CALLING" BY THE CLASH, IN SUPERB 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: