THE HOLLIES Butterfly SCARCE ORIG UK 1967 1G/1G PARLOPHONE EX LP, LOVELY COPY.

	£		48
	$		64

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Artist or Band: THE HOLLIES

Album Title: Butterfly

Producer(s): Ron Richards

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Dear Eloise; Away Away Away; Maker; Pegasus; Would You Believe; Wish You Believe; Wishyouawish.

Side 2: Postcard; Charlie and Fred; Try It; Elevated Observations?; Step Inside; Butterfly.

Label/Format: Parlophone – original yellow and black format with matt surfaces that have gently textured surfaces. Side one has the embossed ‘K T’ tax codes. Both are unworn.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive. Spindle marks are light+ and lesser side of moderate and fairly fine. The record plays very well indeed.

Catalogue Number: PCS 7039

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 130 grams.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Scarcer as a stereo first issue, most seen are mono and seldom in clean little played conditions. Hollies albums are always especially susceptible to stylus abuse and wear. The complex harmony vocals often ruined by clarity loss and distortion, this copy suffers no such issues and appears very carefully handled with two superbly clean playing surfaces.

Original Year of Release: 1967

Matrix Nos: YEX 659-1 / YEX 660-2

Stamper Codes: 1 G / 1 G [an ultimate first pressing with the very first mother and stamper codes. ‘G’ being the very first in the sequence, these are prized and rarely seen on the more popular albums]

Brief Artist & Album Info: The Hollies were possibly better known as a singles band but made two stunning albums in the ‘Summer of Love’. Along with Evolution, Butterfly is The Hollies other psychedelic masterpiece, issued in the greatest year in rock history, 1967. Most of the big popular bands around this time made a psych album, and Butterfly has to be regarded as one of the very best. It still has the classic Hollies harmonies and the band rarely sounded better. With the psych feel and mix added this is something really special, and sounds fantastic in stereo with the separation this type of music always benefits from. A classic worthy of being included in any serious 1960s collection and even non-Hollies fans should love this one. Every track’s a gem, but ‘Pegasus’ is worthy of special mention – it’s magnificent. This example has a very clean record and plays impressively with little unwanted bar the odd sporadic tick or two that few will avoid these days almost as the barest minimum. The cover also in lovely condition with only scant hint of age. Overall an impressive, and prized 1G/1G copy that was a pleasure to play-grade.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(+): and arguably better for a 50+-year-old cover. A single format with a laminated front, the covers all the closed edges and ends on three rear flipbacks. This is the correct PCS stereo cover that was printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd, it includes the ‘Patents pending’ text. Also included is the black and white version of the EMI promotional inner sleeve.

Lamination & Front: A superb, age-defying front with the laminate retaining lovely shine, freshness and clarity with no lifting. Minimal dulling, even under light, a light trace of rim impression from the solidly pressed record that is near impossible to avoid on a cover over a half-a-century old. Only fine edge hairline crease, mostly on the spine, but even this shows little with normal viewing, just a couple of fine half moons towards the right that hardly show either. This is a really impressive front that will prove hard to find better.

Cover Back: The back has aged only very gently with light discolouration of the white card, but this almost as light as it realistically gets with minimal traces of any toning. The surface has no rubbing or creasing and the lack of ugly ring wear is always a plus as well. All three flipbacks are solidly intact with no damage, their ends are clean and still sharp, lacking the usual grubbiness and burring. So with only the politest hint of age, this has also fared well overall.

Top Edge: Smooth, quite straight with hardly any trace of wear, the laminate complete and still very smooth.

Bottom Edge: As above.

Right Edge(s), and Type: The entrances edges have thickened a little viewed end-on, but in a neat and consistent way. These edges are guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: Again solid, quite straight – a hint of end bowing being critical – with barely any compression, the ends are gently tapered in manufacture. All text is perfect and unworn under the solid and uncracked laminate.

Corners: Any tip rubs or wear are very small and light (bottom right), very fine to excellent shape retained with no knocks, any hint of dinks tiny and very light.

Cover Summary: One of the lesser-seen 1960s classic pop-psych covers, especially the stereo version. Now over 50, this has withstood the test-of-time and storage very well. One to please many collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: NEAR EXCELLENT: an unlined black and white EMI promotional inner that has aged little. A surface scuff on the back on the white area shows little and only one mild corner crease, all edges unsplit with no repairs.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT: or close to. Very clean with excellent shine and solidly pressed. A copy with modest plays I feel sure with any surfaces being mostly light, generally wispy and faint as seen with scrutiny under bright light. Viewed in average room light, very little even registers with no penetrating style scratches for this record of considerable age, this is a really lovely, early unbanded stereo example. Again one to please many collectors, never under-estimate the difficulty in finding records of this type in such clean condition, with sound to match.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This pop-psych classic plays even above it’s high visual with very little to fault. This was a joy to play-grade and offers strong, clear and focused sound quality, never take this for granted on any Hollies album. Audio quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound with no tracking issues*. Any surface sound minimal and light, I noticed little unwanted bar the odd sporadic gentle tick here-and-there, hardly any really. Those fantastic vocal harmonies remain focused, sharp and precise without the usual (often heavy) crackle and clipping often encountered on their albums. Impressive separation when psych music really comes alive, this is very well recorded and produced. So many written-off by substantial usage on heavy tracking record players of the time. My LP12 takes no prisoners in revealing any wear, and barely anything heard on this impressive, and quite challenging record. One of the true classics of the pop-psych era, this will not prove easy to hear much better. One many collectors will enjoy, the record merits strong recommendation.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams. Records are a ‘contact’ format, and few will avoid the odd minor sound blemish.

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Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable) with REL subwoofer. All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

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I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 17­ years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

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Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

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1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

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Payment Conditions:

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SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

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