TRAFFIC ST RARE PROG ROCK 1968 PINK BULLS EYE 1ST EVER UK PRESS N MINT VINYL LP
  £   99
  $   131

 


£ 99 Sold For
Jun 11, 2023 Sold Date
Jun 1, 2023 Start Date
15   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Hi and thanks for looking at my listing

I have a massive RARE VINYL collection gathered over the past 40 years

I am now planning AGAIN to sell hundreds of the rarer ones at approximately 10-20 lps per week

so check all my listings, RARE, near MINT, FIRST PRESS listings each week including:

Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin, Beatles,

 Rolling Stones, Vertigo Swirls, Sex Pistols, Punk,

 Indie Prog Rock and Reggae, ETC.

I DO THIS ONCE A YEAR ONLY FOR 2-3 MONTHS !!

 PLEASE CHECK OUT MY PREVIOUS YEARS SUPERB FEEDBACK

 FROM OVER 1000 SATISFIED BUYERS !!!

WORLDWIDE AND COMBINED POSTAGE OFFERED

ALL VINYLS CORRECTLY POSTED IN A MUSIC MAX CRUCIFORM MAILER WITH STIFFENERS

£0.99p START PRICE WITH NO RESERVE SET !!!

TRAFFIC

SELF TITLED

TRAFFIC


A STUNNING VINYL WISE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE 

PROG ROCK ICONIC ALBUM

PLAYED MAYBE 2-3 TIMES ONLY IN 55 YEARS !!

THE ACTUAL RECORD IS IN A FINAL UPGRADE CONDITION FOR SURE !!

THE SLEEVE IS ONLY VG+ THOUGH

RARE FIRST EVER UK PRESS RELEASED IN 1968 

WITH THE RAREST

PINK BULLS EYE DESIGN ISLAND RECORDS LABEL WITHIN A GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND 8 PAGE BOOK STILL FULLY ATTACHED PLUS

FIRST EVER UK PRESS MATRICES

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout stamped variant 1): ILPS 9081 T A // 2 
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout stamped variant 1): ILPS 9081 T B ▽ 5 

NOTES

Released on a pink Island label with bulls-eye logo.
A booklet of 8 pages is stapled in the middle of the gatefold cover printed in England by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Inside gatefold cover there are two flipback at the top.
Matrix A2/B5 is the First UK Press matrix known for this UK pressing.

Ⓟ 1968

All titles published by Island Music Limited

CONDITION 

RECORD IS VERY NEAR MINT, LOVELY WITH A DEEP GLOSSY LIKE NEW RAINBOW SHEEN TO THE VINYL SURFACES WHICH ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT. OBVIOUSLY PLAYED BUT VERY SPARINGLY IN THE LAST 55 YEARS, MAYBE 2-3 TIMES ONLY, LOVELY SHOP FRESH LOOKING EXAMPLE !!!

I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF  VERY VERY FEINT SLEEVE REMOVAL / HAIRLINES IN TOTAL ACROSS BOTH SIDES ONLY, BUT ONLY WHEN VINYL IS TILTED, UNDER A STRONG LIGHT NO EFFECT AT ALL ON AUDIO PLAYBACK,  (SEE PICS)

THE CENTRE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION (SEE PICS) WITH JUST A FEW FEINT SPINDLE MARKS CONFINED TO THE DISC CENTRE EACH SIDE SINCE 1969  !! FUTHUR CONFIRMING 2-3 VISITS TO MY TURNTABLE SINCE 1968 !! STUNNING

THEREFORE OBVIOUSLY , A GREAT AUDIO EXPERIENCE WHEN PLAYTESTED ON MY REGA TURNTABLE, TINY STATIC AT RUN INS ONLY A  LOVELY PLAYBACK !!!

THE OUTER  SLEEVE IS VG+ ON THIS RARE FIRST PRESS, ALL SOLID AND COMPLETE WITH BOOK ATTACHED INSIDE BUT RED PEN MARK ON REAR , AGE RELATED HANDLING MARKS AND EDGE RUB PRESENT, STILL A NICE PRESENTABLE EXAMPLE OVERALL ( SEE PICS )

ALSO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE FIRST PRESS BEATLES, STONES, SABBATH, ZEPPELIN, PROG ROCK , PSYCH  VINYLS LISTED, FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, GATHERED OVER 45 YEARS, 

AND THANKS FOR LOOKING

Traffic – Traffic


Label: Island Records – ILPS 9081T Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, FIRST PRESS Country: UK Released: 1968 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist


A1 You Can All Join In Written-By – Mason* A2 Pearly Queen Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood* A3 Don't Be Sad Written-By – Mason* A4 Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood* A5 Feelin' Alright? Written-By – Mason* B1 Vagabond Virgin Written-By – Mason*, Capaldi* B2 Forty Thousand Headmen Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood* B3 Cryin' To Be Heard Written-By – Mason* B4 No Time To Live Written-By – Capaldi*, Winwood* B5 Means To An End






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