CRESSIDA - ASYLUM - VERTIGO SWIRL ORIG - 1971 U.K. 1ST PRESS - EX++

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CRESSIDA - ASYLUM - U.K. PRESS - 1Y//1 & 2Y//1 - ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL RELEASE - 1971.

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• CAT 6360 025
• MATRIX 6360025 1Y//1 & 2Y//1
• YEAR 1971
• LABEL VERTIGO SWIRL
• STEREO
• VO PRICE CODE
• HOWARDS PRINTERS MATT COVER
• KEEF ARTWORK/DESIGN

     CRESSIDA ARE......

• VOCALS - ANGUS CULLEN. LEAD GUITAR - JOHN CULLEY. ACCOUSTIC GUITARS - JOHN & ANGUS. ORGAN/PIANO - PETER JENNINGS. BASS - KEVIN McCARTHY. DRUMS - IAIN CLARK. EXTRA PERCUSSION - IAIN & ANGUS. FLUTE - HAROLD McCNAIR.

TRACKLISTING.....

SIDE 1- 1. ASYLUM. 2. MUNICH. 3. GOODBYE POST OFFICE TOWER GOODBYE. 4. SURVIVOR. 5. REPRIEVED. 

SIDE 2- 1. LISA. 2. SUMMER WEEKEND OF A LIFETIME. 3. LET THEM COME WHEN THEY WILL.

• COVER EX+
• LABELS NM
• VINYL MINT
• INNER VG

PLEASE NOTE : THIS IS NOT A RE-PRESS, ITS THE ORIGINAL EARLIEST U.K. 1ST PRESS. 1Y//1 2Y//1 MATRIX THE EARLIEST YOU CAN WISH FOR. THE RECORD HAS THE RARE "VO PRICE CODE" ON THE BACK COVER. AND PLEASE ALSO TAKE NOTE THAT THERE IS A RESPECTABLE RESERVE SET.

A LEGENDARY HOLY GRAIL "VERTIGO" RELEASE, SO RARE AND HARD TO COME BY!!! THIS BAND HAVE HAD SOME RECENT RE-RELEASE ATTENTION. ORIGINALY THE FIRST RELEASE OF THIS RECORD WAS FROM 1971 OVER 4 DECADES AGO. AND THIS IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE (IF NOT THE MOST) VERTIGO SWIRL RELEASE'S. AN ORIGINAL RELEASE IN THESE DAYS IS ALMOST NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE. THIS HAPPENS TO BE A NEAR PERFECT EXAMPLE, FOR A 40+ YEAR OLD RECORD!!!

MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS RECORD IS AN ULTRA RARE ITEM & AT THE TIME OF IT'S GENERAL RELEASE HAD LITTLE INTEREST, OR PROMOTION TO HELP BOOST SALES. HENCE ITS RARITY TODAY. NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE HEARD OF "CRESSIDA" THEY ARE A COLLECTIVE BAND FROM SCOTLAND/ENGLAND. AND HAVE A VERY INTERESTING STORY RECENTLY.....

I HEARD ONLY LAST YEAR THE GREAT "RECORD COLLECTOR MAG" HAD A FULL FEATURE ON THE BAND & ACTUALY RE-RELEASED SOME OF THE BANDS UNRELEASED MATERIAL  TITLED - "TRAPPED IN TIME: THE LOST TAPES" AFTER DIRECTLY CONTACTING THE BANDS ORIGINAL MEMBERS.

AS A RESULT THE BAND HAVE JUST REFORMED WITH THE ORIGINAL LINE UP & PLAYED A LIVE SHOW IN LONDONS CAMDEN UNDERWORLD VENUE. AND TO FOLLOW THE SUCCESS OF THIS SHOW ARE NOW PLAYING ANOTHER LIVE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR!!! IN THE U.K. OCTOBER 2012 @ THE FARFEST PROGRESSIVE ROCK FESTIVAL. SO IF YOU FANCY CATCHING A LIVE SHOW OF THIS ORIGINAL LINE UP?? THEN NOW IS THE TIME. I BELIEVE THE BAND HAVE A WEBSITE (BUT WON'T MENTION THAT HERE) INCASE E.BAY RULES FORBID? BUT YOU WOULD FIND IT EASY ENOUGH.

WITH ALL THIS SAID, I'LL GIVE YOU A DESCRIPTION TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY OF EACH PART OF THIS FANTASTIC RECORD ON OFFER....I NEVER OFFER ANYTHING LESS THAN VG+ QUALITY, LETS FACE IT, WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT?? (UNLESS ITS FOR A SPACE FILLER)

THE FRONT COVER :

THIS ON A SCALE OF 100% GETS A 90% ONLY DOWN TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS SOME STICKER RESIDUE FROM THE ORIGINAL PRICE TAG (TOP RIGHT MANEQUIN HEAD) PLEASE SEE CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED. VERY SLIGHT SHELF WEAR TO OUTSIDE CORNERS. NOTHING TO DRASTIC THOUGH.

THE BACK COVER:

ON A SCALE OF 100% ALSO DESERVES A 90%. FOR SOME REASON UNKNOWN TO MYSELF, THE NUMBER (76) HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN BIRO PEN? OTHERWISE THE BACK COVER OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER HAS NO HANDWRITTEN NAMES IN INK OR BIRO. LEFT HANDSIDE OF THE "CRESSIDA" LOGO HAS A TINY PART OF WEAR, MAYBE (1 CM) IN DIAMETER. BELOW THE CATALOUGE NUMBER IS THE RARE "VO PRICE CODE" ALSO INDICATING A FIRST EARLIEST U.K. PRESS.

THE INSIDE OF THIS GATEFOLD MATT COVER STILL RETAINS SOME NICE SHAPE. IT ALSO GETS 90% OUT OF 100% THERE ARE NO RIPS OR TEARS, NO HANDWRITTEN NAMES EITHER. A VERY SLIGHT PART OF STORAGE AGE WEAR, AS YOU WOULD POSSIBLY EXPECT FROM AN OVER 40 YEAR OLD RECORD. OVERALL THIS "HOWARD PRINTERS" GATEFOLD, MATT COVER GETS AN EX+ GRADE...90% OUT OF 100%. NOT BAD FOR SUCH A RARE RELEASE. STILL NICE AND CLEAN.

THE SPINE : IS CLEARLY READABLE WITH NO RIPS, OR DUNTS, BUMPS OR TEARS. VERY SLIGHT CREASE TO THE SPINE FROM OPENING, BUT STILL TOUGH IN SHAPE. VERY SLIGHT FADE OF THE (LUM) ON ASYLUM BUT THE REST OF PRINT IS PERFECTLY CLEARLY READABLE. 

PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO DAMP SMELLS OR SIGNS OF ANY WRINGWEAR ANYWHERE TO THIS COVER, FRONT, BACK OR INSIDE. STILL HAS A FRESH & CLEAN APPEARANCE.

THE ACTUAL RECORD :

HAS NO WARPING, SITS PERFECTLY FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE WHEN IN PLAY. NO CHIPS, NO SCRATCHED MARKS VISABLE, NO SIGNS OF NEEDLE THRASHING, NO DINKS, BUMPS OR INGRAINED DUST. INSPECTED UNDER DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS & UNDER BRIGHT HALOGEN BULBS. UNDER BRIGHT EXTREME CONDITIONS ONLY!! YOU WOULD IF YOU LOOKED REALLY, REALLY HARD, POSSIBLY SEE SOME MINOR HAIRLINES HERE AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM THE RECORD BEING TAKEN IN & OUT OF THE DUST COVER. BUT THIS IS BEING VERY, VERY CRITICAL ON MY PART INDEED AS THE AUDIO OF THIS RECORD FROM THE TEST PLAY IS TOP MINT PLAY THROUGHOUT. A SUPER CLEAN UNDAMAGED, UNMARKED VINYL, THE WAY IT SHOULD BE OFFERED.

I'VE TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF BOTH THE -A- & -B- SIDE IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS & FEEL THIS IS THE BEST VIEW FOR ANY INTERESTED BUYER. PLEASE SEE BELOW THIS DESCRIPTION FOR AN EXTRA LARGE VIEW. NO EFFECTS HAVE BEEN ADDED, ITEM IS AS IT LOOKS IN THESE PHOTO'S TAKEN BY MYSELF.

YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF JUST HOW CLEAN THIS RECORD IS!!! A REALLY BEAUTIFUL SHEEN STILL RETAINED AND ALSO STILL HAS A LITTLE STATIC STILL ATTACHED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!!!

PLEASE NOTE: ANYTHING YOU SEE IN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WILL NOT BE A SURFACE MARK, IF ANYTHING?? THIS WOULD BE MERELY DUST PARTICLES. I HAD REAL TROUBLE KEEPING THE RECORD FROM ATTRACTING THEM WHILE TAKING THESE PHOTOS. THIS IS A SUPER EXAMPLE OF THE ORIGINAL SWIRL ON OFFER. VERY,VERY CLEAN & UNMARKED IN ANY WAY. SUPERB.

THE TEST PLAY :

THIS IS THE ULTIMATE BEST YOU COULD EVER WANT OR WISH FOR FROM AN ORIGINAL PRESS, THE VERY NATURE OF THE MUSIC DEMANDS THAT IN THE QUIETEST OF PLAYED PARTS, YOU HAVE AS LITTLE BACKGROUND NOISE E.G. POPS, CLICKS, TICKS, DISTORTION, SKIPBACKS, JUMPS, AS POSSIBLE.

I'AM HAPPY TO SAY, UPON THE TEST PLAY, THAT THERE ARE NONE OF THESE ISSUES TO LIST.

ITS A PLEASURE TO OFFER ANYONE SUCH A STUNNING RECORD. FANTASTIC MUSIC THAT COULD JUST CHANGE THE WORLD. WITH TITLES LIKE "GOODBYE POST OFFICE TOWER GOODBYE" YOU WON'T GET ANYONE NAMING A TRACK LIKE THAT TODAY, AND IF YOU DID...IT WOULD RECIEVE ZERO RADIO PLAY!! PERHAPS ONE OF THE REASONS, NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE HEARD THE MUSIC??  I WOULD ALSO HAVE PROVIDED TO COMPLIMENT THIS LISTING SOME SOUND SAMPLES OF TRACKS RECORDED DIRECTLY FROM THIS L.P. BUT AS YET HAVE STILL TO SET THIS UP PROPERLY. SOON THOUGH I WILL HAVE THIS AVAILABLE FOR OTHER RECORDS ON OFFER. SO FOR THE TIME BEING PLEASE USE THESE EXTRA LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS & THIS VERY EXTENSIVE LISTING FOR PEICE OF MIND. I HAVE HAD MANY HAPPY RETURNING CUSTOMERS FOR VINYL & OTHER ITEMS. SO PLEASE SEE MY FEEDBACK SCORE. TAKE IT FROM ME...THIS RECORDS AUDIO & APPEARANCE WILL NOT DISSAPOINT. ITS A TRUE GEM & SHOULD NOT BE MISSED.

THE LABELS :

BOTH SIDES A & B HAVE NO RIPS, TEARS OR FADE IN PRINT. NO HANDWRITTEN NAMES ON EITHER SIDE. SWIRL SIDE HAS NO SIGNS OF SPINDLE WEAR AT ALL, INSPECTED UNDER INTENSE BRIGHT LIGHT. AMAZING SHAPE WITH A NICE SHINE RETAINED. THE PRINTED WHITE SIDE HAS SOME VERY SMALL SIGNS OF SPINDLE WEAR ONLY VISABLE AGAIN UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS & ONLY AFTER BEING SCRUTINISED WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SEE ANY. (POSSIBLY 5 OR SIX) BOTH SIDES OF THE LABELS GET 95% OUT OF 100% CRACKING EXAMPLES.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE INNER:

THE LAST PART OF THIS LISTING, I HAVE LEFT TILL NOW, AS ITS NOT IN THE GREATEST SHAPE. I GRADE THIS A VG+ STILL IN OK SHAPE. HAS SIGNS OF AGE, A SLIGHT TEAR ON THE MIDDLE ON ONE SIDE. AND A SLIGHT RIP FROM THE MIDDLE OUT. OTHER SIDE OF DUST INNER IS FINE, A LITTLE SIGN OF AGE DISCOLOURATION, AND ORIGINAL CATALOUGE STICKER STUCK TO IT. ONE OF THE SIDES HAS A SPLIT TO IT, ABOUT A 3RD OF THE WAY FROM TOP. ALTHOUGH ITS NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE...THE PLASTIC BAG IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE INNER & HAS DONE ITS JOB OF PROTECTING THE RECORD. THIS RECORD IS NOW STORED INSIDE ANOTHER PROTECTIVE SLEEVE (NOT VERTIGO) IF YOU COULD OBTAIN ANOTHER SLEEVE OR EVEN IF YOUR LUCKY ENOUGH TO OWN ANOTHER COPY OF THIS AMAZING RECORD??? THEN ADDING IT TO THIS COMPLETE PACKAGE WOULD BENEFIT, AND YOU WOULD OVERALL HAVE A NEAR MINT COPY!!!! THESE REASONS LISTED ARE THE ONLY REASON I HAVE GRADED AS AN EXCELLENT ++ AND NOT NM. 

A FANTASTIC RECORD GREAT QUALITY & STUNNING APPERANCE/AUDIO.....DO NOT MISS THIS. HARDLY BEEN PLAYED AND NOT IN OVER 35 YEARS PLUS TILL NOW, FOR THE TEST.

PLEASE NOTE ALSO : BECAUSE OF THE FRAGILE NATURE OF THE RECORD & OF COURSE EXTREME RARITY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ANY RETURNS.

I FEEL THIS DESCRIPTION & THESE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED, PLUS THE TIME TAKEN TO WRITE & ASSURE ANY INTERESTED BIDDERS,OF WHATS ON OFFER HERE, SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH. I DON'T LIKE THE THOUGHT OF THIS MAKING MORE THAN ONE TRIP OUT OF MY HANDS, INCASE OF DAMAGE BY HEAVY HANDLING BAD P.O. SERVICE ETC.

I'AM WELL VERSED IN SENDING RECORDS & PACK SECURE & PROPERLY...

I WILL PACK THIS RECORD OUTSIDE OF ITS SLEEVE, INSIDE A POLYTHENE PROTECTOR, BETWEEN TWO CARD STIFFENERS, IN A HARD CARD MAILER. THE MAILER WILL ALSO BE CLEARLY SEALED AT THE TOP & CORNERS WITH RED "FRAGILE" MARKED MASKING TAPE.

THIS RECORD SHOULD BE INSURED & ONLY REGISTERED DELIVERY, I WILL NOT POST THIS OTHERWISE. DOMESTIC OR OVERSEAS, BOTH APPLY, THIS IS FOR BOTH PARTIES BENEFIT.

I WILL ALSO PROVIDE A SPARE INNER DUST COVER FOR TRANSIT/STORAGE.

IF ANY WINNING BIDDER WISHES AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF POSTAGE? I WILL DO MY BEST TO OBLIGE, PLEASE JUST ASK.

SO THATS ABOUT IT FOLKS, PLEASE SEE MY OTHER RARE AND IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF RECORDS THIS LISTING, MORE BEING ADDED ALL THE TIME. SOME SIGNED RECORDS, ROCK, PROG, FOLK ETC. ALL IN AMAZING CONDITION & ALL ORIGINALS 1ST PRESS RELEASE. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO SEE THE EXTRA LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS ITEM DIRECTLY BELOW THE GRADING SYSTEM.......THANKS & BEST OF LUCK.

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