JOHN'S CHILDREN "Desdemona" RARE Aussie POLYDOR 7", Marc Bolan psych T-REX
  A$   62
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A$ 62 Sold For
Mar 1, 2014 Sold Date
Feb 24, 2014 Start Date
A$   29 Start price
8   Number Of Bids
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JOHN’S CHILDREN “Desdemona” RARE Aussie POLYDOR 7”, Marc Bolan psych T-REX

 

John’s Children – Desdemona 7” (orig. Australia Polydor International MONO NH-59094)

Australian Release date: June 1967 (UK Release date: 24 May 1967).  Recording date: March 1967 (A-side).

 

On offer here is a VERY RARE original Australian POLYDOR issue of “Desdemona” 7” single by JOHN’S CHILDREN.  The A-side features MARC BOLAN on lead guitar and backing vocals.

 

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Sound clip “Desdemona” – www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGtgacHMIec

 

 

SIDE 1

1.          Desdemona (2:19)           Writ: Marc Bolan

SIDE 2

2.         Remember Thomas à Becket (2:13)      Writ: Andy Ellison - John Hewlett

 

PERSONNEL

     Andy Ellison              lead vocals

     Marc Bolan                lead guitar & backing vocals (on “Desdemona”)

     Geoff McClelland      lead guitar (on “Remember Thomas à Becket”)

     John Hewlett            bass guitar

     Chris Townson           drums

Recorded at Advision Studios in London—England (UK).

Produced by Simon Napier-Bell.

 

GRADING to follow . . .

 

On 28-Feb-14 at 20:39:48 AEDST, seller added the following information:

GRADING (also refer photos)

Record:

visual: VG(+) beautiful glossy sheen—insignificant hairlines & few very light surface scuffs (seen under strong light).

audible: VG++ sounds great despite some insignificant underlying surface noise.  A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE!

labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR (side 1), light spindle wear (side 2).

sleeve: original generic “Phonogram”.

 

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:     Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:     Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

 

 

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