TRAFFIC Traffic LP 1968 PINK ISLAND RAREST EVER

	£		67
	$		89

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Traffic called 'Traffic' and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK Island Pressing on the ORIGINAL 'Textured' Pink Island label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF TRAFFICS RAREST LPS EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' PRESSINGS EVER MADE - AND IS EASILY THE RAREST VARIATION EVER!!!!  IT WAS ONLY EVER PRESSED LIKE THIS FOR AN ABSOLUTELY OF TIME - AND IS INCREDIBLY TOUGH TO LOCATE!!!!  THIS PRESSING DATES FROM QUITE LITERALLY ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE DATE - AND STILL HAS 1ST PRESS MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS 'HEAVILY TEXTURED' STYLE LABELS,  1ST PRESS MEGA THICK QUALITY VINYL, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD FLIPBACK COVER + BOOKLET!!!!  SO WHILST THIS LP ISNT FROM THE ACTUAL 'DAY OF RELEASE' - IT IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE DATE - AND CARRYS VIRTUALLY EVERY 1ST PRESS DETAIL!!!!  IT IS ALSO PRESSED ON THE RAREST LABEL VARIATION FOR THIS LP EVER - AND ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNT WERE EVER PRESSED LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK PINK ISLAND PRESSING ON THE ORIGINAL 'TEXTURED' PINK ISLAND 'i' LOGO LABEL, ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' GATEFOLD FLIPBACK COVER (+ 'STAPLED IN' BOOKLET!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK Island Pressing from 1968 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on thick quality vinyl. The Cat. No is ILPS 9081T on the ORIGINAL 'Textured' Pink Island label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!  All the tracks are pure quality Traffic at their best!!!! Any fan of  Traffic, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in AMAZING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT 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, only 2 or 3 ULTRA hairlines (only visible under EXTREME light!), NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays almost as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and some slight background sound on the run on grooves and gaps - though this is mostly lost WAY behind the music which still plays BRILLIANTLY!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must visually grade Very Good++++ if not better - with the playing grade only VERY slightly less than this!!!!  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 inner sleeve which is in STUNNING condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Gatefold Flipback Cover (+ 'Stapled In' Booklet) is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edgewear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking!), an absolutely MEGA faint of uneveness in one corner (IMPOSSIBLE to notice!), barely ANY rubbing, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in SUPERB condition with NO rubbing, PERFECT flipbacks, NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, and NO writing!!!!  The booklet is still firmly 'stapled in' and there is absolutely NO damage to ANY of the pages!!!!  The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better and is INCREDIBLY hard to find like this!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE 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 1968 UK PINK ISLAND PRESSING OF "TRAFFIC" BY TRAFFIC, 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. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 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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