ROY HARPER Flashes Oblivion D/LP 1974 HARVEST 1st PROMOTIONAL COPY + EXTRAS

	£		102
	$		135

On offer here is a VERY rare double LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Roy Harper called "Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion" and is an ORIGINAL 1974 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Harvest labels!!!!  THIS AMAZING DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE HARVEST LABEL (LIKE THIS!) AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1974 WHEN THIS DOUBLE LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY TOUGH TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!! 

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS AN ULTRA RARE 'PROMOTIONAL COPY' WITH ADDED 'EXTRAS' THAT NORMAL COPIES NEVER HAD!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP WAS SENT OUT DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY TO A VERY IMPORTANT 'MUSIC PROMOTER / PRODUCER' BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE IN 1974.  IT COMES WITH AN EXTRA 2-PAGE YELLOW HARVEST 'INFORMATION PAMPHLET (DETAILING THE HISTORY OF ROY HARPER & IMPORTANT PERSONEL WHO PLAYED ON THIS & OTHER LPs!), 2 STUNNING ROY HARPER PHOTOS, AND A 'FLASHES OF OBLIVION' WHITE 'PAPER CUTTINGS' BOOKLET (FULL OF PRINTED PAPER CUTTING RELATING TO ROY HARPER & OTHERS!)!!!!  AND THESE WERE NEVER AVAILABLE WITH THE RELEASED VERSION AT ALL!!!!  TWO OF THE RECORD LABELS ALSO HAVE A 'FACTORY SAMPLE' STICKER ON THEM ASWELL - CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THIS DOUBLE LP WAS SENT DIRECTLY FROM FACTORY - WAY BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE!!!!  ONLY A TINY HANDFUL OF 'PRE-RELEASE' 1ST PRESSINGS CAN POSSIBLY EXIST LIKE THIS TODAY - AND MAKES THIS LP VERY VERY RARE INDEED!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!

EVEN MORE INTERESTINGLY - IS THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE YELLOW HARVEST 'INFORMATION PAMPHLET' (SEE ABOVE!) AND THE 'PAPER CUTTINGS' BOOKLET!!!!  I WONT GIVE EVERY SECRET AWAY THAT IS CONTAINED IN THERE - BUT IT DOES REVEAL CERTAIN DETAILS THAT MOST PEOPLE WONT KNOW!!!!  FIRSTLY JIMMY PAGE PLAYED ON EVERY ROY HARPER LP FROM 'STORMCOCK' THROUGH TO THIS DOUBLE LP (HE PLAYS ON THIS LP ASWELL!)!!!!  AND SECONDLY IS THE AMAZING LIST OF PERSONEL WHO PLAY ON THIS DOUBLE LP!!!!  OF COURSE - IT CREDITS NO ONE ON THE ACTUAL DOUBLE LP ITSELF, AS THIS WOULD INFRINGE ON OTHER RECORD COMPANIES (WHO WOULD NO DOUBT DEMAND THEIR SHARE!)!!!!  BUT THE 'PAPER CUTTINGS' BOOKLET & HARVEST LETTER CLEARLY STATE THAT JIMMY PAGE (LED ZEPPELIN), JOHN BONHAM (LED ZEPPELIN), RONNIE LANE (SMALL FACES), AND KEITH MOON (THE WHO!) ALL PLAY ON CERTAIN TRACKS ON THIS DOUBLE LP!!!!  OTHER MUSICIANS WHO ARE ALSO MENTIONED INCLUDE JOHN PAUL JONES (LED ZEPPELIN) AND DAVE GILMOUR (PINK FLOYD) - AND NO DOUBT THERE ARE MANY OTHER MUSICIANS WHO ALSO FEATURE ON THIS DOUBLE LP ASWELL!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THERE IS EVEN A STUNNING ARTICLE BY JIMMY PAGE IN THE 'PAPER CUTTINGS' BOOKLET ASWELL!!!!  SO NOT ONLY IS THIS THE RAREST & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE - BUT IT FEATURES A SUPERB LIST OF TOP MUSICIANS ASWELL!!!!

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1974 UK 'PROMOTIONAL' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS HARVEST LABEL,  1ST PRESS 'MATCHING' INNER SLEEVES, ULTRA RARE 'PROMOTIONAL ONLY' YELLOW HARVEST 2 PAGE INFORMATION PAMPHLET, 'FLASHES FROM OBLIVION' WHITE 'PAPER CUTTINGS' BOOKLET, & 2 ROY HARPER PHOTOS, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD 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 Harvest UK 1st Pressing from 1974 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is SHDW 405 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Harvest Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels on BOTH records are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT BOTH RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl to BOTH records is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s Double LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records have NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  BOTH RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOK SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  BOTH records play with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality of BOTH records is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The records must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  WHAT A BRILLIANT SET OF RECORDS!!!!  Believe me these records are NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The records also come in their ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Matching' inner sleeves which are both in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The cover has NO edge wear, slight spinal wear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good+ if not better!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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 DOUBLE LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE DOUBLE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1974 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "FLASHES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF OBLIVION" BY ROY HARPER, 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.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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