COLOSSEUM VALENTYNE SUITE LARGE VERTIGO SWIRL PHILIPS UK 1ST PRESS EX+/NM AUDIO

	£		42
	$		56

COLOSSEUM     VALENTYNE SUITE
FIRST ALBUM RELEASED BY VERTIGO RECORDS !!!!
EARLIEST UK 1ST PRESS WITH 'A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL !!!!
ALSO 'A PHILIPS RECORDS PRODUCT' INSIDE THE GATEFOLD BOTTOM RIGHT !!!!
THIS IS 'COLOSSEUM' AND THEIR 2ND STUDIO ALBUM, AND WHAT AN ALBUM IT IS !!!! THIS IS A PROG ROCK, JAZZ FUSION 1960's CLASSIC FROM MY PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION, AND THE AUDIO IS AWESOME !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK VERY EARLY 1ST PRESS  ::  1 Y * 1  420  11  11  ::   2 * Y * 1  4*0  11  13 .  
ON THE PHILIPS LARGE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL :: 847 900 VTY   VO 1 .

COVER :: ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD WITH 'A PHILIPS RECORDS PRODUCT' INSIDE GATEFOLD BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THIS WAS ONLY ON THE VERY FIRST BATCH OF COVERS AND WAS LATER REMOVED. A VERY INTERESTING FACT IS THAT UNDER THE WRITING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GATEFOLD, IT SAYS, "THESE SLEEVE NOTES WERE COMPLETED JUST AS NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, BUT A GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND" A LOVELY CLEAN SOLID ORIGINAL WITH JUST SOME VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPOTS OF RUB ON THE SPINE. NOTHING MUCH REALLY, PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS, THANK YOU. THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP, AND INSIDE THE GATEFOLD THERE ARE NO ISSUES, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE I WOULD GRADE  :: EX/EX- . 

VINYL :: ONE WORD FOR THE AUDIO, AND THAT IS WOW !!!! THE AUDIO HAS NO STICKS, SKIPS OR JUMPS, AND UNBELIEVABLE NO CLICKS, TICKS, OR POPS !!!! VISUALLY THE VINYL LOOKS FINE AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT, BUT UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE SOME  COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, A COUPLE OF SMALL COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND THERE IS A LONG, TOTALLY COSMETIC FINE SCUFF LINE ON TRACK 1 AND TRACK 2 ON SIDE 2. THERE ARE ALSO SOME FAINT COSMETIC BRUSH LOOKING MARKS ON A SMALL PART OF TRACK 1 AND TRACK 2. NOW I CAN ASSURE YOU THEY SOUND A LOT WORSE THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE, AS THEY DISAPPEAR AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT, BUT AS THIS IS A VISUAL PART, I HAVE TO MENTION THEM, BUT AS YOU WILL SEE FROM THE AUDIO GRADE, NOTHING AT ALL TO WORRY ABOUT. SO BEAUTIFUL CLEAR AUDIO, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  :: EX+/NEAR MINT . TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, AS I WOULD HAVE GONE NEARER TO NEAR MINT. THIS REALLY IS ONE AUDIO THAT WILL NOT DISAPPOINT !!!!

LABELS ::  NO ISSUES, AND WITH, 'A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT', JUST A FEW FAINT SPINDLE LINES SEEN ONLY WHEN ANGLED AT BRIGHT LIGHT  :: EX .

ORIGINAL SWIRL POLYLINED INNER ::  THERE IS NO WRITING, OR SEAM SPLITS, JUST SOME CORNER CREASING AND SOME LIGHT AGEING  :: VG/VG+ . 

BRILLIANT ALBUM, AND AN EARLIEST UK PHILIPS 1ST PRESS COMPLETE !!!! EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND ONE WITH DECENT AUDIO, BUT THIS ONE HAS AMAZING AUDIO, AND YOU WILL STRUGGLE TO FIND BETTER !!!! ALTHOUGH IT PLAYS AS DESCRIBED, THERE ARE THOSE COSMETICS THAT ARE ALSO DESCRIBED ABOVE, WHICH HAVE NO AFFECT ON THE AUDIO !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!!! ROSE.

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.75 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.