LORENZO SMITH 45-503/'TOO MUCH FIREWATER 99 COPYS ONLY
  £   50
  $   66

 


£ 50 Sold For
Nov 27, 2007 Sold Date
Nov 17, 2007 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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HERE IS MY MEGA  RARE  UK ISSUE LIMITED TO 99 COPIES ONLY!!~EVER !!!] INTENDED AS A PRIVATE PRESSING ~TO EVADE TAX DUTIES  £100+ RATED 'OUTASITE' ~ MARVEL U.S. LTD  RECORDS SINGLE, FROM 1966 IN  PLAIN BROWN FLIMSY DIE CUT SLEEVE  SLEEVE BY LORENZO SMITH ........

RARE OUTASITE LABEL APPARANTLY  HAD ONLY 5 SINGLE + I EP  EVER RELEASES ALL MEGA RARE ALL PRESSED  UP TO  99 COPIES ONLY TO AVOID TAX DUTIES... 


TOTALLY ORIGINAL l  41 YEAR OLD 1st issue!!

HOW MANY OF THESE RECORDS EVEN EXIST NOWADAYS FROM A TOTAL OF ONLY 99 ISSUED  41 YEARS AGO???
THE REASON I SAY THIS IS BECAUSE ITS A VERY INNOCUOUS UNIMPORTANT LOOKING RECORD [MAYBE EVEN A WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING]...

 HOW MANY UNKNOWING PEOPLE HAVE HELD THIS 45 IN THEIR HANDS OVER ITS 41 YEARS  IN EXISTENCE NOT KNOWING ITS TRUE WORTH & SAID TO THEMSELVES  "LORENZO SMITH!  WHO'S THE HELLS, HE? AND THEN THROWN THIS  EXACT 45 IN AN UNIMPORTANT  DISUSED PILE OF OLD  RUSS CONWAY, MAX BYGRAVES, VAL DOONICAN & MRS MILLS ETC? OR EVEN WORSE ~BINNED  IT  AWAY COMPLETELY !! WHILST PUTTING A POOR CONDITIONED BEATLES SHE LOVES YOU[ 2 MILLION + ISSUE] OR A COMMON  ROLLING STONES 45~SINGLE TO ONE  SIDE TO TREASURE & SAVE FOR POSTERITY ????


WELL I WOULD SAY AT A GUESS ~IF A THIRD OF ALL ORIGINAL 99' ISSUED COPIES EXIST TODAY THEN ITS  DOING VERY WELL.....

THEN ASK YOURSELF ?- HOW MANY OF THESE ARE STILL  IN A VERY GOOD & ACCEPTABLE COLLECTABLE PLAYABLE CONDITION?~ THEN JUST TAKE ANOTHER 3RD OFF OF THE 33 LEFT !! & THE SUM OF WHATS AVAILABLE & PROBABLY STILL ONLY REMAINS TODAY!! =  NOT AN AWFUL LOT!!!!! ....


MANY MORE LIKE THIS   7" RAREITY  FROM 1960's TO BE ON MY AUCTION LISTINGS  SOON!!


COUNTRY;    GT. BRITAIN

 

CAT NO;     45-503

 

TRACK LISTINGS ;

       [TOO MUCH] FIREWATER   - B/W -   COUNT DOWN

            [JEWEL MUSIC]                          [BUHL INTERNATIONAL MUSIC]


STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS;

                                             SIDE 1, VER   130

                                             SIDE 2, VER   131


RECORD CENTRE LABELS;; BOTH GRADE AROUND  EX-/EX- .
BOTH SIDES OF THIS DISCs CENTRE LABELS  HAVE THE STILL  FULLY READABLE, RED PRINTED TEXT ON ITS ORANGE BACKGROUND & WITH THE OUTER RIM TEXT ~ "ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER & OF THE OWNER,ETC, ETC" PRINTED..SOME  LIGHT STORAGE WEAR AROUND INNER RIMS, [ONLY VERY SLIGHTLY MORE ON B,SIDE]

2  SIGNATURE TYPE ANNOTATIONS [SEE PICS] ON EITHER SIDE AT 10 'O CLOCK & 4 O' CLOCK , POSITIONS THOUGH THESE ARE VERY VERY TIDY AND TOTALLY UNIFORM IN APPEARANCE & AS SUCH DON,T DISTRACT TOO MUCH IF AT ALL!!!
AS THIS RECORD WAS INITIALLY  INTENDED AS A PRIVATE PRESSING , MAYBE EVEN~THIS MIGHT POSSIBLY EVEN BE AN OFFICIAL SIGNING OF SOME KIND OR ANOTHER!!

BOTH CENTRE  LABELS ALSO HAVE THE RED TEXT   "[ LEASED FROM MAR-VEL RECORDS HAMMOND IND U.S.]"PRINTED AT THE BOTTOM OF LABELS...


VINYL CONDITION;

SIDE 1;;;;   VG+ /EX-  & IS GRADED STRICTLY/FAIRLY  VISUALLY BETWEEN A VG+  /EX- QUITE A FEW LIGHT TOP  SURFACE SUPERFICIAL SLEEVE TYPE, WHISPY  SCUFFING MARKS , & A COUPLE OF  TOP SURFACE WHISPY HAIRLINE MARKS , & ONE SMALL SHORT/LIGHT  NON SOUNDING SCUFF TYPE SCRATCH MARK   [ NO DEEP OR NASTY MARKS OR SCRATCHES ~ PLAYS VERY LOUD ~GREAT!!~  NO NASTY CLICKS, SKIPS, JUMPS, ETC  ...


SIDE2;;;;  VG+  THIS SIDE GRADES VISUALLY SLIGHTLY LESS  AT  VG+ ..
QUITE A FEW LIGHT TOP  SURFACE SUPERFICIAL SLEEVE TYPE, WHISPING  SCUFFING MARKS , & A COUPLE OF  TOP SURFACE WHISPY HAIRLINE MARKS , & ONE CARELESS  MORE NOTICEABLE  1 INCH  SCRATCH MARK [CAN BE SEEN IN MY PICTURES] THOUGH LUCKILY THIS IS STILL NON SOUNDING &  DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE MUSIC AT ALL!! 
[ NO OTHER DEEP OR NASTY MARKS AND/OR SCRATCHES ~ PLAYS VERY LOUD ~GREAT ... NO PROBLEMS AT ALL!!.

PLEASE NOTE; MANY DEALERS WOULD PROBABLY GRADE THIS DISC FLIPANTLY, STRAIGHTOFF, OUT OF HAND  AS  EX/EX [IF NOT SLIGHTLY BETTER ON A SIDE]WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT ANY IN DEPTH DETAILING SUCH AS MINE ABOVE [I GUESS  WEVE ALL BEEN THERE AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER!!] BUT I LIKE TO BE FAIR SO PLEASE STILL GO BY  MY ABOVE [R.C] GRADING  & HOPEFULLY THEN  " A GOOD TIME SHALL BE HAD BY ALL "...

PLAY TESTED;;WHOLE DISC LAYS FLAT ON TURNTABLE WITH NO DISHING/WARPING ..
NOTE!! ALTHOUGH THIS COPY AS BEEN  PLAYED & ENJOYED PLAYBACK /SOUNDS GREAT & STILL PLAYS FANTASTICLY !! CERTAINLY NOT MINT BUT STILL IN VERY DECENT ACCEPTABLE CONDITION...FOR AN £100+ RATED MEGA RARE DISC.. [GRADED CAREFULLY USING RC GUIDE.& CHECKED UNDER BRIGHT  LIGHTING CONDITIONS...]


SLEEVE CONDITION ; BELIEVED TO BE~ORIGINAL FLIMSY PLAIN BROWN PAPER DIE-CUT SLEEVE IS SOLID EX  CONDITION ...[NO FAULTS]..


SO OVERALL STILL A VERY DECENT COPY OF A GREAT £100+ RATED RECORD THAT IS HIGHLY PRIZED & SOUGHT IN ANY CONDITION !!!! ONE SOLD & IS SHOWN ON POPSIKE.COM  WAY BACK IN 2005 FOR £175 !!!

SO THERE IT  IS STARTING IT AT A VERY FAIR  £49.99~ HALF WAY R.C. VALUED STARTING PRICE !!!

PLEASE NOTE  I DO SHIP WORLDWIDE BUT WILL ONLY ACCEPT  PAYMENT  FROM OVERSEA'S  INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS BY PAYPAL ONLY!!!!if outside of the U.K. & For Overseas Bidders,Please give me an email & i will get you a shipping cost by airmail .. i don,t rip people off, & you will get a fair Quote, All records are sent heavily parceled with stiffeners etc..

I GRADE all my records correctly using the RECORD COLLECTER  guidelines,  I HAVE SOLD MANY RARE/OBSCURE RECORDS ON EBAY BEFORE ALL FROM MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION ,[ MANY OWNED FOR 30 YEARS OR MORE] BUT ITS FINDING THE TIME & ENERGY TO LIST THEM ALL!!! &  have had many satisfied/ happy recipicants from the uk & overseas Usa,Japan,Germany etc .. if i say a record is Ex/ Ex then it will be!! no nasty suprises like someone has used the record as a door stop for 30 years & still grades it as Ex as some people have a bad habit of doing on ebay.

[YOU CAN  CHECK SOME COMMENTS I'VE RECEIVED FROM BUYERS ON MY FEEDBACK PAGES NUMBERS 2,3,7,11,14.  IT MAY GIVE YOU SOME KIND OF IDEA OF THE SERVICE TO EXPECT ..


IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL,& I,LL DO MY BEST TO REPLY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE..I WILL DELIVER WORLDWIDE!! & This Item will Be Sent well Wrapped as Usual So That it Arrives to You in the Same condition as it leaves Me!! & Good Luck!! PAYPAL OR CASH BY REGISTERED LETTER ONLY FOR BIDDERS OUTSIDE OF THE U.K.PLEASE!!!! ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ,I WILL ANSWER AS SOON AS I CAN,, I'D LIKE TO ALSO STATE THAT ALTHOUGH I PREFER PAYMENT BY PAYPAL , I DO ACCEPT PAYMENT BY OTHER MEANS FOR U.K. BIDDERS & I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL CHARGES ETC, UNLIKE SOME!!!! I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS CHANCE TO MENTION, TO ANY INTERESTED & POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE ON MY AUCTION LISTINGS, AS I HAVE ALREADY SOLD MANY NICE QUALITY, & PROPERLY GRADED VINYL RECORDS,[ USING 'RECORD COLLECTERS' STRICT GRADING SYSTEM CRITERIA.] FROM MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION ON HERE BEFORE, MANY OWNED FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS[ BUT ITS FINDING THE TIME & ENERGY TO LIST THEM ALL !!! ANYWAY PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU WISH TO KNOW & GOODLUCK!!! Dont forget to have a look at all my other items including many other LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. Insured postage is available by request. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use Paypal... Thanks for looking.

 




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