THIN LIZZY Selftitled Debut LP Decca 1971 Stereo UK 1st Press SIGNED AUTOGRAPH

	£		312
	$		413

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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).
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Title : Thin Lizzy - Selftitled Debut

Label & year : Original Decca SKL 5082 LP , UK Stereo ULTRA RARE 1971 UK 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : ZAL-10412.P-3D (1  BB) , Side B : ZAL-10413.P-3D (1  BK)

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!!! OR IN FACT, THEY WERE JUST ARRIVING!!! OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE ROCK CLASSIC THAT SET THE TONE FOR THE 70’S!!! AND NOT ONLY THAT, THIS EXAMPLE HAS ALSO BEEN AUTOGRAPHED ON THE BACK BY IRISH LEGENDS LEGENDARY FRONTMAN PHIL LYNOTT AND ICONIC DRUMMER BRIAN DOWNEY FROM THE BAND!!! ULTRASONICALLY CLEANED FOR MAXIMUM FIDELITY - UNBELIEVABLE!!! 

OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE ROCK CLASSIC AUTOGRAPHED BY TWO ICONIC MEMBERS OF THIS LEGENDARY BAND!!! EASILY ONE OF THE VERY BEST, VERY RAREST, AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER DEBUTS ON DECCA!!! INITIALLY SOLD NEXT TO NOTHING!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!

A FANTASTIC SOUNDING RARELY PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS TIMELESS MASTERPIECE DEBUT FROM PHIL LYNOTT AND HIS WILD GANG!!! 100% COMPLETE WITH UNSPLIT DECCA INNER AND UNIQUE AUTOGRAPHED UNLAMINATED MACNEILL SLEEVE!!! ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENALLY RARE AS A SUPER EARLY 1971 SIGNED UK ORIGINAL, ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS - JUST TRY FINDING ANOTHER!!!

A MAGNIFICENT ALBUM AND RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO FIND!!! SOLD IN VERY SMALL AMOUNTS INITIALLY BEFORE BEING SWIFTLY REISSUED WITH HIGHER MATRIXES AND PLASTICKY LABELS, THIS SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP LIKE THIS SIGNED BY THESE TWO ROCK LEGENDS!!! OUTSTANDING!!! Do not miss out on this PHENOMENAL piece of signed rock history on this ULTRA RARE fantastic 100% complete autographed example of this pioneering debut classic - bid now!!!

About : Ultra Rare Original Decca 1971 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 band!!! 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!!!

The LP :

Labels :

Classic 1971 UK 1st Press blue Decca labels!!! Both sides are OUTSTANDING with NO real signs of age, NO graffiti, and NO writing OR tears whatsoever!!! Just has a small amount of ultra light spindle marks which suggests that this has barely had much play at all!!! FANTASTIC for a 53 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Excellent!!! 

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1971 UK 1st Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks INCREDIBLE with NO nasty scratches OR nasty deep scuffs whatsoever!!! The only blemishes off perfection are just a few of the lightest, wispy sleeve traces, one or two ultra light hairlines, and a TINY amount of mega mild non sounding paper scuffs (only visible in strong 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 interfere with smoothness of play AT ALL!!! PHENOMENAL for a record of this age and rarity!!! FANTASTIC condition - you'll be amazed by how generally clean and unworn it is!!! Must grade overall at least as Excellent!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays AMAZINGLY with fantastic stereo separation and clarity!!! It really sounds incredible with NO hisses, hops, skips, OR sticks!!! Only like pretty much ALL records has only the very slightest crackle on the scarcest of occasions and just a small amount of ultra light ticks here and there on very rare occasions, and only a hint of low level ultra light "bluesman's fag" atmospheric static here and these such as on some of the quieter sections like the run in grooves and between some tracks e.t.c, but it TRULY doesn't overshadow the music AT ALL!!! I'd even argue it gives it added soul!!! And that's truly about it!!! The vast, vast, majority of the music is TRULY crystal clear - It really does mostly play with a CD-like near black silence, but with that depth, bass, warmth and clarity you can only get from UK 1st Press vinyl!!! EVEN the vast majority of the quiet sections!!! Absolutely ESSENTIAL!!! FANTASTIC for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audibly at least as Excellent!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original 1971 UK unlaminated “MacNeill” SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED sleeve with complete with original unsplit inner!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks AWESOME, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO writing OR graffiti (other than from the bassist and drummer!), NO seam splits, NO bad marks AT ALL, and still ultra strong and solid after all these years!!! This sleeve only has a few signs of usual mild ageing such as just a small amount of ultra light creases and the merest hint of a record imprint, only some mild ageing to the still bright unlaminated back such as only a small amount of minor storage spots and storage rubbing here and there (minimal and nothing drastic at all - remarkably bright after all these decades!!!), 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 emphasizing every minor negative I can find, but this remains a MAGNIFICENT signed sleeve (the iconic pictures and signatures look AWESOME), and a TRUE rarity to find one as fantastic as this - most have been virtually destroyed or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and 100% readable!!! Must grade overall at 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 ULTRA RARE Decca 1971 UK 1st Press debut classic!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but simply IMPOSSIBLY RARE TO FIND ONE AS 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!!!

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 £19.99 signed for the first item, £2.00 for every item after that. Rest of the world buyers, postage is £23.99 signed 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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