ELTON JOHN-CAPTAIN FANTASTIC..SUPERB RARE 1ST UK TRANCO PRESS NM VINYL LP 1975
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RARE! THE EARLIEST 1ST UK PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM WERE PRODUCED AT THE 'TRANCO' PYE PRESSING PLANT AND ALTHOUGH THEY APPEAR TO BE PRESSED ON BLACK VINYL THEY ARE IN FACT DARK TRANSLUCENT RED WHEN VIEWED IN FRONT OF A BRIGHT LIGHT....AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE PRESSINGS....
SUPERB! COMPLETE! GENUINE 1ST UK 'TRANCO' PRESS VINYL LP ON DJM RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 49 YEARS AGO IN 1975 (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANY LATER PRESSINGS) IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; DJM RECORDS CUSTOM LABELS WITH '(C)(P) 1975 THIS RECORD CO LIMITED' AND 'MADE IN ENGLAND' TEXT / GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH SHOREWOOD PACKAGING PRINTING CREDIT AND WITH 'DISTRIBUTED BY PYE RECORDS (SALES) LIMITED' TEXT AND NEW OXFORD STREET ADDRESS ON THE BACK OF THE GATEFOLD / ORIGINAL 'MADE IN ENGLAND' INNER / TWO 16 PAGE FULL COLOUR BOOKLETS AND LARGE FOLD-OUT POSTER (50cm x 75cm APPROX) / 1ST UK PRESS 'ARUN' MATRIXES / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER AND NO BARCODE. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK 'TRANCO' PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN NEAR MINT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION WITH NO SCRATCHES BLEMISHES OR SCUFFS. THE VINYL LIES FLAT WITHOUT WARPS-YOU WONT FIND A BETTER COPY!! THE DJM RECORDS LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH ONLY A FAINT 'BARELY THERE' SPINDLE LINE. THE SLEEVE TOGETHER WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'MADE IN ENGLAND' INNER (YELLOWED WITH AGE) IS IN AT LEAST EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE POSTER IS IN NEAR MINT UNUSED CONDITION. THE BOOKLETS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE SPINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
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