FAIRPORT CONVENTION"WHAT WE DID"1ST PINK ISLAND PRESS
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ATTENTION ISLAND LABEL COLLECTORS!
A CHANCE TO BID FOR THE EARLIEST 1ST EDITION OF A CLASSIC FOLK/ROCK LP IN NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR SURFACE MARKS AND A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE BUT NO NASTY LOUD CLICKS,STICKS OR JUMPS.
FAIRPORT CONVENTION:
"WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAYS"
ISLAND ILPS 9092-A STEREO ONLY ISSUE,THIS BEING THE FIRST PRESSING OF THE 1968 LP ON THE "ROUGH TEXTURED" PINK ISLAND LABELS WITH THE ORANGE CIRCLE"BULLSEYE"DESIGN-MOST THAT TURN UP HAVE PINK"BLACK BLOCK"OR EVEN THE PINK RIM LABELS,CHANGED WITHIN MONTHS OF THIS LP COMING OUT.MOST COPIES THAT TURN UP ON EITHER LABEL DESIGN ARE IN POOR CONDITION. THE VINYL IS SUPER THICK,UNLIKE LATER REPRESSES!
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THERE ARE SOME FAINT SURFACE MARKS AND SOME SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE,A FEW ISOLATED "POPS" BUT PLAYS NICELY!
NO STICKS,NO JUMPS etc.!
THE LAMINATED FRONT COVER HAS A FEW CREASES AT THE CORNERS AND EDGES BUT NO RIPS,WRITING OR STAINING!
THE LP HAS VERY THICK VINYL AND CLEAN LABELS WITH NO WRITING OR STAINING!
AN ESSENTIAL ITEM FOR ANY FAN OF THE ERA!
MUSICALLY THE BAND'S BEST ALBUM WITH THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF FOLK STYLED ROCK!
A VERY NICE MIXTURE OF MOODS AND INSTRUMENTATION AND AN ALBUM THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME VERY WELL INDEED!
THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT SOLD WERE PLAYED MANY TIMES AT FAG ASH, DRUG AND DRINK FILLED PARTIES WHERE RECORDS WERE PLAYED ON HORRIBLE CHEAP PLAYERS!
IT IS A WONDER THAT ANY SURVIVE!
THIS IS STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR EXCELENT CONDITION- SO BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!!
JUST READ MY MANY FEEDBACK COMMENTS!!
MOST WILL REMAIN ON COLLECTORS SHELVES!
A CLASSIC LP OF IT'S GENRE! STEREO MIXES!
NO MONOS WERE MADE!
TOTALLY FLAT VERY THICK VINYL!
READ ON CAREFULLY FOR ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS GEM!!!
PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOS .
CHECKOUT MY REALISTIC LOW STARTING PRICE OF £30 WITH NO RESERVE!
YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN TO ME AGAIN!
DECENT SOUND PLUS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THE BASS THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ON CD!!
The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.
I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .
REALISTIC STARTING price with no annoying reserve.
UK Postage is FREE +RECORDED DELIVERY +SOLID PACKING!.
Outside UK extra depending on destination.
£5 EUROPE AND REST OF THE WORLD £8.
I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!
I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.
Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.Feedback always left. Checkout my feedback of OVER 12,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
SOME MEGA RARE STUFF ALONGSIDE CHEAPO BARGAINS!!
BE A REGULAR BUYER AND GET THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE! I AIM TO SATISTY!
BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE FROM A DEALER THAT OTHER DEALERS LOOK TOWARDS FOR INSPIRATION AND FREQUENTLY COPY!
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