PATTO Hold Your Fire LP 1971 VERTIGO 1st

	£		570
	$		755

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Patto called 'Hold Your Fire' LP and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Spiral' Vertigo label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS EVER RELEASED ON THE VERTIGO LABEL AND SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  THIS LP HAS ONE OF THE MOST FRAGILE COVERS EVER MADE - WITH A COMPLEX GATEFOLD '3-FLAP FOLD-OUT' COVER FRONT.  AND UNLESS THE GREATEST CARE WAS TAKEN, EVEN SLIDING IT GENTLY INTO A RECORD RACK, OR A INTO PLASTIC SLEEVE RESULTED IN TERRIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FLAPS, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY 99% OF 1ST PRESSINGS THAT EVER TURN UP FOR SALE HAVE LARGE RIPS, OR EVEN 1 OR MORE OF THE FRONT FLAPS COMPLETELY MISSING!  BUT NOT THIS ONE!!!!  THIS LPS COVER IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND THE RECORD LOOKS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'SPIRAL' VERTIGO LABEL, 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS '3-FLAP' GATEFOLD 'FOLD-OUT' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK Vertigo 1st Pressing from 1971 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 6360 032 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Spiral' Vertigo Label (see picture) and is a UK 1971 Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in STUNNING 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, only 1 absolutely MEGA light hairline, NO scufflines, 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 AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some absolutely MEGA faint touches of ULTRA low level background sound on the run on grooves & VERY occassional gap - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!   The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  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 Vertigo Inner Sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press '3-Flap' Gatefold 'Fold-Out' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The cover has NO edgewear, barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL (side words ALL readable!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO yellowing, only 2 or 3 absolutely TINY stains (virtually IMPOSSIBLE to notice!), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), NO rips, NO tears, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  There is 2 absolutely TINY splits (no more than 2/3mms each!) where 1 of the flaps meets the cover - but these are absolutely TINY, INCREDIBLY unnoticeable, and absolutely MILES better than most!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, only 2 or 3 absolutely TINY stains (VERY unnoticeable indeed!), NO writing, and barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!)!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 "HOLD YOUR FIRE" BY PATTO, IN BRILLIANT 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 (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  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: