NICK DRAKE Pink Moon LP Island 1972 Stereo UK 1st Press

	£		425
	$		563

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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZING, MOST IMPORTANT, VERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
I try to be one of the best sellers on ebay and would like to thank all of you potential bidders for your support and taste in music!!! I strictly grade all LP's I list, visually and sonically using the UK RRPG standards as customer satisfaction is highly important to me, and I'll always do my very best not to let you down. Be sure to add me to your favourite sellers list and check my auctions frequently as i'll be listing some gems that you just WON'T want to miss out on!!!
I think that's everything, so let the auction commence!!!

Title : Nick Drake - Pink Moon

Label & year : Original Island ILPS 9184 LP , PHENOMENALLY RARE Stereo 1972 UK 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : ILPS 9184 A-1U (1  R) , Side B : ILPS 9184 B-1U (1/2  G/D)

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, PHENOMENALLY RARE THIRD AND FINAL LP FROM THIS ICONIC GENIUS AND A STUNNING ALBUM - QUITE POSSIBLY HIS VERY RAREST AND BEST, THIS IS NICK HOW HE WANTED TO BE HEARD WITH ZERO PRODUCTION!!! NICK'S LP'S ARE VERY WELL KNOWN FOR SELLING NO MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED COPIES AT THE TIME (TERRIBLE PUBLICITY FROM ISLAND AND NICK'S REFUSAL TO TOUR OR EVEN TALK NO DOUBT BEING KEY FACTORS - THEY DIDN’T EVEN KNOW HE’D RECORDED THIS UNTIL THE TAPES WERE DELIVERED!!!), SO WHO KNOWS JUST HOW LITTLE EVEN REMAIN IN EXISTENCE!!!

THIS CLASSIC IN PARTICULAR IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE VERY RAREST AND VERY GREATEST FOLK LP'S IN EXISTENCE, AND NO DOUBT, IT TRULY IS AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE WORK OF ART - IT JUST OOZES MAGIC!!! TOTALLY UNIQUE, EVERY SONG BRINGS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT HYPNOTIC MOOD AND FEELING, AND IT’S ALL JUST NICK AND HIS GUITAR!!! HIS TAILOR MADE TUNINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LOGISTICS NIGHTMARE ON STAGE (HE TRIED TO DO IT ALL WITH ONE GUITAR!), BUT IN THE STUDIO HE WILL PAINT WITH SOUND!!! THERE’S NOTHING LIKE IT AND A TRUE DAY OF RELEASE EARLIEST EVER 1972 UK 1ST PRESS IS THE ONLY WAY TO EXPERIENCE THIS MASTERPIECE!!! UNFORTUNATELY NICK DIED IN OBSCURITY, BUT AS HISTORY HAS SINCE TOLD, HIS MUSIC WILL LIVE ON FOREVER - Don't miss out on this incredible piece of timeless folk history - bid now!!!

About : Ultra Rare Original 1972 UK 1st Press!!! This MASSIVELY RARE LP initially sold barely anything (LP's were also really expensive to most people back then!!!) and therefore had a very small run, and is INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND, especially in this condition!!! AN absolute classic LP from this incredible legend!!! An astonishing album that really DESERVES to be in EVERY serious 60's / 70's record collection!!! Don't miss out on this MEGA RARE LP!!! If you like good music, bid now!!!

Labels :

Classic UK 1st Press pink rim Island labels!!! Both sides are FANTASTIC with NO real signs of age, NO writing, NO stickers, and NO tears whatsoever!!! Just has a small amount of ultra light spindle marks which suggests that this hasn't had much play over the years at all!!! AWESOME for a 50 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Very Good+++!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1972 UK 1st Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks BRILLIANT with NO really nasty scratches, groovewear, or nasty deep scuffs whatsoever!!! The only blemishes are just some light wispy sleeve traces, a very small amount of thin lightly feelable lines and a few mild hairlines and age marks, and just a small amount of cosmetic non-sounding and unfeelable scuffs (only visible in direct angled light) mostly caused from where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years!!! Of course, none of these ULTRA light blemishes really interfere with smoothness of play AT ALL thanks to the deeply pressed quality!!! AWESOME for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall as Very Good!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays BRILLIANTLY with fantastic stereo separation and clarity!!! It really sounds GREAT with NO hops, hisses, distortion, sticks OR skips!!! Only (like pretty much all records) has a touch of low level static in places such as on the run in grooves, a few ticks here and there on occasions and just a touch of mild "bluesman's fag" crackle and pop in few and far between places such as on some of the quieter sections and between tracks, but it really doesn't overshadow the music AT ALL!!! (it's much more soft and atmospheric rather than the sound of bacon frying!!!) I'd even argue it gives it added soul!!! A hugely enjoyable listen - The music is TRULY loud and clear with that bass, depth, warmth and clarity you can only get from UK 1st Press vinyl!!! AMAZING for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audiably at least as Very Good minus!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original UK 1972 1st Press unlaminated “Robor” gatefold sleeve complete with original unsplit blue inner!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn with HEAVY wear and DRASTIC ink rubbing due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT and looks fantastic, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO graffiti OR writing, NO coffee cup rings, NO splits OR excessive wear, and still strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has a few signs of usual mild ageing such as a small amount of light creases and a touch of a record imprint, a few general light storage spots and minor indents here and there with some light touches of very mild ink rubbing and ageing in places (INCREDIBLY common with this sleeve - barely anything compared to the vast majority), only a touch of minor whitening to very rare parts of the seams from where it has sat on the shelf over the years (truly minimal - very little at all), a touch of denting to the four corners which basically ALL vintage LP's have, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by listing the most minor negatives I can possibly find, but this remains a FANTASTIC sleeve, and it's a TRUE rarity to find one as ultra strong, solid, vibrant and as brilliantly presentable as this - most have been virtually destroyed, really heavily worn, or are just about being held in one piece, but not this one!!! Even the awesome negative image pic on the inside looks magnificent with very little ageing whatsoever!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and 100% readable!!! Must grade overall at the least as Very Good!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Summary : A FANTASTIC example of this INCREDIBLY RARE classic original 1972 Island FOLK MASTERPIECE Stereo UK 1st Press LP!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS TRULY OUTSTANDING AS THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!!

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

Postage and packing (UK bidders) will be £5.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Europe buyers, postage is £17.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Rest of the world buyers, postage is £21.99 signed for for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that (orders over £30 need to be sent signed for). Contact is expected to be made within a day, and payment expected within 3 days of the auction ending, otherwise you may lose priority over the item and it may be offered second chance to the under bidder or relisted e.t.c. Contact is king! UK bidders, I accept paypal or postal orders. International bidders, I accept Paypal or Bank Transfer! Unfortunately, I cant accept any other internet payment other than paypal. Please PLEASE get in touch via the ebay messaging system rather than opening a case if there’s any kind of problem, I will do my very best to sort it out.

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