MICHAEL CHAPMAN "Millstone Grit" 1973 UK DERAM *MINT

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  MICHAEL CHAPMAN "Millstone Grit" 1973 UK DERAM *MINT STUNNING UNPLAYED COPY, HARD TO FIND ON VINYL
MICHAEL CHAPMAN
Millstone Grit


ORIGINAL UK DERAM (SML 1102) FIRST PRESSING OF MICHAEL CHAPMAN'S 1973 "Millstone Grit" LP (ONE OF HIS HARDEST TO FIND ALBUMS ON VINYL AS IT SOLD VIRTUALLY NOTHING UPON RELEASE)
THIS COPY IS IN STUNNING CONDITION (looks and sounds like it has possibly NEVER been played) AND WHEN GRADED AT A LOUD VOLUME (which is the way I always listen to my LPs prior to listing) THE AUDIO DELIVERY IS MINT THROUGHOUT - BEAUTIFUL COPY

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST RED/WHITE DERAM LABELS WITH THE "Made in England" and "The Decca Record Co. Ltd." TEXT
FIRST PRESS MATRICES: XZAL - 12619.P - 1W / XZAL - 12620.P - 1W
THE AUDIO DELIVERY IS OUTSTANDING - AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM DECCA WHO CUT SOME OF THE FINEST SOUNDING RECORDS OF THE PERIOD - WITH A CLEAN, WARM and SHARP SOUND
AND THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATTE COVER “Sleeve printed in England by Senol Printing Ltd.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLUE STEREO DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
FANTASTIC COPY - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

A former art and photography teacher, Michael Chapman emerged from the folk scene in Yorkshire, England, gaining a reputation as one of England's finest original singer-songwriters. A deal with the fledgling Harvest label led to the release of Rainmaker in 1969. The album featured the support of Rick Kemp (who went on to provide bass for Chapman for many years) and Danny Thompson. Window followed in short order, with Fully Qualified Survivor completing a debut triptych that sent waves of critical appreciation through the music industry, with influential BBC disc jockey John Peel supporting Chapman whenever possible.
Sales, unfortunately, did not match the critical acclaim for Chapman's work, leaving Fully Qualified Survivor as a high point, with "Postcards of Scarborough" generally being the one cut most often remembered when Chapman is discussed.

After the release of Wrecked Again, Chapman parted company with Harvest, choosing to sign to Decca's subsidiary Deram, where he altered course somewhat, adding electric guitar and harder rhythms to his work. The first result, Millstone Grit found Chapman's trademark gloomy writing mixed with a couple of lively instrumentals, some almost experimental work, and the country- styled "Expressway in the Rain." But gain, sales were poor

SIDE 1: Firewater Dreams / Sea of Wine / New York Ladies
SIDE 2: Champion / Sundamental / Hero Returns / Wellington the Skellington / Expressway in the Rain

LABELS: The labels are in AS-NEW, CLEAN, BRIGHT and UNMARKED MINT condition with NO evident spindle traces. In my opinion this copy has NEVER been played
VINYL Visual: The vinyl still retains its original DEEP, LIKE- NEW, GLOSSY SHEEN with just a light superficial scuff mark where it looks like the vinyl was removed from the inner when it still had its static cling, and some light and again, superficial plastic liner transfer marks from storage on the edges of the record - NONE of these superficial marks have any audio consequence whatsoever - the playback is FLAWLESS
VINYL Audio: CRYSTAL CLEAR, DEEP, RICH, BEAUTIFUL AUDIO. Fantastic DECCA cut and a tremendous LP. On play-grading at a loud volume there are NO scratches, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO clicks/pops, NO surface noise and NO groove-wear or distortion. The album plays to the highest possible standard throughout and SOUNDS GREAT. Graded MINT for audio - OUTSTANDING COPY
SLEEVE: The original matte sleeve is CLEAN and FRESH with NO edge or spine wear - all text on the spine is CLEAR and BOLD and apart from a little record impression on the back the sleeve is practically AS-NEW. Graded NEAR MINT

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I HAVE UPLOADED AS MANY PICTURES AS I CAN BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON REQUEST
SUPERB LP FROM MICHAEL CHAPMAN (EXTREMELY UNDERRATED IN MY OPINION) AND IN STUNNING POSSIBLY COMPLETELY UNPLAYED CONDITION - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
AS WITH ALL MY RECORDS THIS HAS A LOW START PRICE AND NO RESERVE
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