ELTON JOHN DON'T SHOOT ME 1st TRANS RED VINYL UK Press STAPLED BOOK SLEEVE EX+

	£		21
	$		28

'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..

ELTON JOHN

'DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER'

ORIGINAL 1972 1st PRESSING

IN THE TRANSLUCENT RED ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL

1st EDITION SLEEVE WITH STAPLED BOOKLET

SEE OUR OTHER  RELATED LPs WE ARE SLOWLY LISTING FROM THIS INCREDIBLE COLLECTION!

AS GOOD AS WE HAVE EVER SEEN.

Released 1972

Label      DJM DJLPH.427

Matrix       DJLPH.427  A2  A GONG

                  DJLPH.427  B2  BANG

THE VINYL    EX+

ARCHIVED LP FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION - KEPT IN SUPERB CONDITION QUITE STAGGERING.. 

ORIGINAL  1st TRANSLUCENT RUBY RED VINYL - HEAVYWEIGHT  (Later copies were thinner and solid black)

Just one example from this staggering collection we are offering..

JUST A FEW CAREFUL PLAYS FROM NEW- OLD SHOP STOCK

THERE ARE SOME LIGHT WHISP LINES, AND ONE LIGHT HAIRLINE ON SIDE ONE THAT DOESN'T SOUND AND THATS IT.

A FEW TINY SKATE LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

OVERALL THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS HIGHLY PRIZED LP.  AS GOOD AS YOU WILL SEE.

THE WHOLE RECORD PLAYS SUPERB, SOME LIGHT STATIC WHERE THE DUST HAS SETTLED AND THERE IS NO UNANTED POPS OR STICKS

BARELY THE LIGHTEST STATIC ON INTRO DEAD WAX.. THE LP HAS BEEN STORED AWAY FOR DECADES.

THE LABELS   MINT-    FLAT MATT LABELS

THE SLEEVE   MINT-  AMAZING!

Original 1st edition GATEFOLD LAMINATED SLEEVE - WITH THE BOOKLET STAPLED THROUGH THE SPINE- 

Later copies had the book glued inside, then left loose

Only the first press was correctly stapled in the centre

Printer credits   - GARROD & LOFTHOUSE

WE HAVE UNEARTHED A CRACKER - AS GOOD AS WE HAVE EVER SEEN SINCE 1972!!

AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE  SLEEVE 

THERE IS  NO EDGE RUB OF ANY NOTE AT ALL - 

THE LAMIONATION IS STUNNING WITH NO SPIDER LINES OF ANY NOTE, NO DULLING AND NO BUBBLING!

OPEN EDGE IS SUPER SHARP LIKE NEW

THE TINIEST OF TIP RUB

THE LIGHTEST RING PRESS

THE SPINE EDGE IS SUPER SHARP NO SQUASH - STAPLES FIRMLY FIXED

THE GATEFOLD STILL LIKE NEW - THE BOOKLET APPEARS TO BE UNTHUMBED! ITS AS NEW!!

 We cannot add any more than this! ITS A  SUPERB TIME CAPSULE EXAMPLE

THE INNER SLEEVE   EX

POLY LINED PAT PRINTED  INNER ORIGINAL.. NO SPLITS, SOME VERY LIGHT DISCOLOUR AND A FEW LIGHT CREASES.

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

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)