THE NICE Ars Longa Vita Brevis LP 1968 1st LAMINATED

	£		47
	$		62

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Nice called 'Ars Longa Vita Brevis' and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Pink Immediate Label!!!!  THIS LP IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THE RAREST NICE RECORD EVER MADE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE - LIKE THIS ONE!!!!  THIS LP MADE SO VERY RARE - AS IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - AND HAS SOME ABSOLUTELY AMAZING DIFFERENCES THAT ALL LATER PRESSINGS SIMPLY NEVER HAD!!!!  AND DONT UNDERESTIMATE THE SERIOUS RARITY OF THIS AMAZING LP!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - WERE EVER PRESSED LIKE THIS AND IT WILL SURELY BE A VERY VERY LONG TIME BEFORE YOU SEE ANOTHER ONE!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHY THIS LP IS SO AMAZINGLY RARE!!!!  

FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS MUCH THICKER VINYL THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!  SECONDLY THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS IMMEDIATE LABELS - WITH 'SOLD IN THE UK' TEXT ON THE BOTH LABELS!!!!  AND THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT - AS ONLY 'PRE-RELEASE' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER HAD THIS ULTRA RARE LABEL TEXT (THIS TEXT WAS DROPPED FROM ALL IMMEDIATE LABELS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS LP WAS RELEASED!)!!!!  AND LASTLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS LP HAS A FLIPBACK LAMINATED COVER!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST NEVER FOUND ON THIS LP!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL (NO MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRED COPIES!) OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - EVER HAD AN ULTRA RARE FLIPBACK LAMINATED COVER - BEFORE IT WAS IMMEDIATELY DROPPED AND REPLACED WITH A STANDARD NON-FLIPBACK UNLAMINATED COVER INSTEAD (WHICH MOST STANDARD LATER 1ST PRESSINGS HAD!)!!!!  AND NATURALLY THIS LP LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WITH A LAMINATED FLIPBACK COVER (AND IS ALSO MUCH THICKER!) - AND MILES BETTER THAN THE POORER QUALITY UNLAMINATED NON-FLIPBACK COVERS THAT CAME LATER.  SO DONT UNDER ESTIMATE THE SERIOUS RARITY OF THIS AMAZING LP!!!!  FINDING A 100% GENIUNE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS PINK IMMEDIATE LABEL (WITH 'SOLD IN THE UK' LABEL TEXT!), AND ULTRA RARE FLIPBACK LAMINATED COVER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!   THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS PINK IMMEDIATE LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'SOLD IN THE UK' LABEL TEXT, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR' INNER SLEEVE, AND ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS FLIPBACK LAMINATED 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 Immediate UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in SUPERB condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is IMSP 020 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Immediate label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!! Most of these 60s 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, NO hairlines, 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 LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade FULL Excellent if not Excellent+!!!!  SUPERB RECORD!!!!  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 'Patents Applied For' inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The ULTRA RARE 'Earliest' 1st Press Flipback LAMINATED Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), possible evidence of 'tipping in' to the EXTREME corner tips ONLY, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  This cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  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 UK 1968 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS" BY THE NICE, IN SUPERB 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, £7 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!!!!!

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