MARY HOPKIN Earth Song LP 1971 APPLE 1st Press SUPERB

	£		41
	$		54

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Mary Hopkin called 'Earth Song Ocean Song' and is a 1971 UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press DARK Apple label!!!! THIS LP IS MASSIVELY RARE AND EXTREMELY HARD TO LOCATE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND HAS BEEN IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE NEW!!!!  THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, AND THE GATEFOLD COVER IS SIMPLY STUNNING!!!!  THIS IS THE 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS DARK APPLE LABEL, 1ST PRESS APPLE INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS MASSIVELY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND (ESPECIALLY IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st pressing from 1971 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The matrix numbers are SACOR 21 A-4U & SAPCOR 21 B-4U (1st Press matrixes)!!!!  The mother & stamper codes are 1/L & 1/L - MEGA early mother & stamper codes!!!!  The Cat. No is SAPCOR 21 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'DARK' Green Apple label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Mary Hopkin at her best!!!! Any fan of Mary Hopkin, The Beatles, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight, MEGA low level touches of background sound on the run on grooves and VERY occassional gap - NOT in the music!!!!  The sound quality is simply AWESOME with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade FULL Excellent if not better!!!! SUPERB RECORD!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Apple inner sleeve!!!!  The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!! This cover was kept inside a plastic cover FROM NEW and this has kept the cover in AMAZING condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (virtually NONE - and PERFECT shape to ALL corners), barely ANY creases AT ALL (virtually NONE - cover is AMAZINGLY flat looking), NO rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in PERFECT condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, NO rubbing and NO yellowing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++ if not better!!!! AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS MASSIVELY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "EARTH SONG OCEAN SONG" BY MARY HOPKIN, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: