DAVID ESSEX Jeff Wayne ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR 1st UK Press LP ARCHIVED COPY

	£		19
	$		25

'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

DAVID ESSEX

'ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR'

 1st UK  PRESSING WITH STICKERED SLEEVE- IMMACULATE ARCHIVED FROM NEW!

RARE 'ARUN' ETCHING AND STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS

 From a Private music business associate, this LP is from a collection of archived 'from new' LPs, all are simply outstanding condition with only one play of the vinyl in most cases...

See our others listed, there's a lot more to come from this collection-all in this amazing condition..

Released   1975

Label        CBS S69160

Matrix      CBS S69160 A3  ARUN   Stamper: D

                 CBS S69160 B3  ARUN   Stamper: C

THE VINYL   MINT-   INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the EARLIEST 1st UK pressing WITH  the 'ARUN' etching, and stamped matrix numbers (not etched like later pressings)

Stored from new this LP remains in pristine condition everywhere. The best example we have seen for a very long time.

This first pressing  is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP. A couple of very feint spider lines around the centre hole, and no wear to the spindle holes whatsoever.

There is barely a hint of any whisp lines and thats it-  nothing else!  

Clearly this LP set has been archived for many many years..IT REMAINS IN ASTONISHING CONDITION. The whole LP plays stunning,. and only the lightest of lead in static can be heard and a couple of tiny light staic cracks in a few places..posibly this would not sound on further plays as this has ben stored for a very long time, a couple of little dust flecs on the vinyl- a professional clean and wow! this should be back to new!

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT  'double scoop ring' LABELS

THE SLEEVE     MINT-   'TIME CAPSULE' LIKE NEW  

Correct  UK  gatefold MATT SLEEVE  first issued earliest sleeve with wide SQUARE SPINE & stickered on front (all these first sleeves had the stickers on, as by release of the LP the two hit singles were well established-!! unlike many LPs of the day when the stickers went later to help sell the record)

This is straight out the box from  1975 - incredible condition , we do not auction any sleeves that we deem to have 'wear' so rest assured you are looking at a sleeve of stunning condition..

FINDING A COPY OF THIS SLEEVE THIS GOOD IS PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE AS IT WAS A TERROR FOR EASY DAMAGE AND RING WEAR, SCUFF ETC..

BUT..NOT THIS ONE!!!!

THE GATEFOLD IS SIMPLY - AMAZING!

The edges are all super clean with no traces of rub, at all , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition. This sleeve which is so hard to preserve without wear has clearly been stored away for decades!

No powdery white ringwear or even ring press of any note, and all edges are super crisp.

NO edge rub of any note - THE TINIEST OF TIP RUB ONLY - amazing!!

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition with no real signs of handling

The spine edge is totally unmarked -no dinks or wear at all. perfectly white and huge!!

a couple of tiny incidental spider lines over the edges

The sticker edges off the sleeve slightly  as many did!

WE CLARIFY BY SAYING, THIS SLEEVE IS  MUSEUM QUALITY.

THE INNER SLEEVES   MINT-

paper pat printed original

DO SEE OUR OTHER 'ROCK' AUCTIONS- WE HAVE MORE OF THE SAME INCREDIBLE  'ARCHIVED RARITIES'.....

CHEAPER POSTAGE RATES THE MORE YOU WIN!!!!!

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)