T.REX MARC BOLAN "THE SLIDER" HAND AUTOGRAPHED

	£		50
	$		66

T.REX "THE SLIDER" ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS LP RECORD EMI BLN 5001

SIGNED BY MARC BOLAN!!

1ST PRESS HAND ETCHED MATRICES "Bobil Solid Gold is gold MARK ILPA-1U" "THE MAD MONK MARK ILPB1U"

ORIGINAL HEAVY CARD RED INNER

I AM SELLING THIS RECORD ON BEHALF OF A GENTLEMAN WHO CONTACTED ME RECENTLY WITH REGARDS TO HIS VINYL RECORD COLLECTION. HE AND HIS WIFE LIVED AT ONE TIME IN THE SAME ROAD AS MARC BOLAN IN LONDON AND HIS WIFE SAW MARC BOLANS WIFE JUNE FREQUENTLY IN PASSING. HIS WIFE WAS OBVIOUSLY A FAN OF T.REX AND ESPECIALLY MARC BOLAN AND WAS ABLE TO GET JUNE TO HAVE MARC AUTOGRAPH SEVERAL OF HER LP COLLECTION. THE GENTLEMANS WIFE DIED RECENTLY AND HE IS MOVING INTO A HOME AND AS HE HAS NO CHILDREN AND NOWHERE TO STORE THE RECORDS, HAS ASKED ME TO SEE IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BUYING THEM.

AS I SAID, THERE ARE SEVERAL RECORDS WHICH HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY MARC BOLAN BUT I THOUGHT THAT I'D GIVE THIS ONE FIRST GO TO SEE HOW IT DOES. OBVIOUSLY THE MAIN CRITERIA HERE IS THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE SIGNATURE. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH PRIOR TO STARTING THIS AUCTION, AND WHILST IT WOULD APPEAR THAT MARCS SIGNATURE WOULDNT BE THE HARDEST TO FAKE, THIS APPEARS TO COMPARE VERY FAVOURABLY WITH KNOWN GENUINE EXAMPLES. ALSO I HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEEN GIVEN, IT ALL SEEMS TO ADD UP, HE DOESNT APPEAR TO NEED THE MONEY AND GENUINELY WANTS A TRUE COLLECTOR TO HAVE A CHANCE TO OWN A REALLY NICE PIECE OF MEMORABILIA.

I HAVE TAKEN SOME CLEAR, CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE SIGNATURE SO THAT ANY PROSPECTIVE BIDDER CAN HAVE A GOOD LOOK AT IT, REALLY SCRUTINISE IT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE INDEED GETTING THE REAL THING. YOU MIGHT  EVEN TAKE A SCAN OF IT AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT WITH A REPUTABLE AUTHORITY ON THESE THINGS. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS NO CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WITH THIS ITEM, BUT AFTER ALL, ISNT THIS WHERE GENUINE ARTICLES START OFF? THE OWNERS EITHER SELL THEM, GIVE THEM AWAY, PASS ON ETC AND THATS WHEN THESE GEMS COME TO LIGHT, THERE HAS TO BE A START POINT SOMEWHERE, UNLESS OF COURSE YOU MANAGE TO GET A PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNED COA AT THE TIME THE AUTOGRAPH WAS DONE!!! LOL

AS FAR AS THE RECORD ITSELF GOES, ITS AN ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS T.REX "THE SLIDER", WITH THE ALL IMPORTANT MARKINGS IN THE DEAD WAX AS FOLLOWS:

SIDE ONE

HAND ETCHED "Solid Gold is gold MARK ILPA-1U, as well as machine markings BLN 5001-A-2U

SIDE TWO

HAND ETCHED "THE MAD MONK MARK ILPB-1U, as well as machine markings BLN 5001-B-2U

BOTH LABELS ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH MINIMAL SPIDERING AND SPINDLE WEAR, NO STICKERS OR PEN MARKS.

THE VINYL PLAYS THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT JUMPING, SKIPPING OR STICKING, THERE IS LOW BACKGROUND CRACKLE HERE AND THERE BUT THIS DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE MUSICAL QUALITY. THE VINYL IS GLOSSY WITH NO DEEP SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, THERE ARE SLEEVE REMOVAL LINES BUT NONE WHICH AFFECT THE AUDIO.

THE SLEEVE IS A LITTLE DISCOLOURED WITH SOME SLIGHT RING WEAR BUT THERE ARE NO STICKERS OR PEN MARKS OTHER THAN THE ALL IMPORTANT SIGNATURE (PLEASE SEE PICS) THERE IS A SEAM SEPARATION OF ABOUT 2" AT FRONT BOTTOM RIGHT, AT THE OPENING, AND ONE OF ABOUT 1" AT THE TOP RIGHT AT THE OPENING. IN GENERAL THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD SLEEVE AFTER 37 YEARS USE!

THE ORIGINAL HEAVY CARD RED INNER WITH PRINTED LYRICS IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY SLIGHT EDGE WEAR.

THERE YOU GO THEN, NOT MUCH ELSE TO SAY ABOUT THIS RECORD REALLY OTHER THAN THAT AS A RECORD COLLECTOR MYSELF, I HAVE CHECKED THOROUGHLY ALL THE INFORMATION AND RESEARCHED KNOWN EXAMPLES OF MARC BOLANS SIGNATURE AND IT LOOKS GOOD. THE GENTLEMAN WHO OWNS THE RECORD IS A GENUINE FELLOW WHO HAS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE OF THE TIME HE SPENT IN LONDON IN THE LATE SIXTIES AND EARLY SEVENTIES, AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO DOUBT HIM. HE HAS A TON OF RECORDS ( A VINYL COLLECTORS DREAM!) AND I'M GLAD HE ALLOWED ME TO LOOK AT THEM. BEFORE YOU ASK, I PROBABLY COULDNT AFFORD TO BUY THEM MYSELF, ANYWAY HE WANTS ME TO AUCTION THEM.

I MUST STRESS ONCE MORE THAT IT IS ENTIRELY UP TO THE BIDDER TO SCRUTINISE THE AUTOGRAPH VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING A BID, THE PHOTOS I HAVE POSTED ARE EASILY BIG ENOUGH AND CLEAR ENOUGH TO MAKE A LEVEL HEADED JUDGEMENT. THIS IS A SOLD AS SEEN ITEM, WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTOS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET. I ONCE SOLD AN AUTOGRAPHED RECORD WHICH WAS A PROVEN AUTHENTIC ITEM, HOWEVER THE WINNING BIDDER OBVIOUSLY DECIDED HE'D OUTBID HIMSELF AND ON RECEIPT OF THE RECORD TRIED TO CLAIM THAT IT WAS A FAKE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE'D SENT A SCAN TO A WELL KNOWN AUTOGRAPH AUTHENTICISER IN THE U.S WHO'D TOLD HIM TO AVOID IT (THIS BY THE WAY WAS AFTER HE HAD BOUGHT IT!) I CONTACTED THE GUY IN THE STATES AND IN ACTUAL FACT WHAT HE HAD SAID TO THE BLOKE WAS THAT THERE WERE MANY FAKES AROUND AND IT WAS HARD TO TELL WITHOUT A GOOD SCAN. I SENT HIM A GOOD SCAN AND HE SAID IT WAS AS GOOD A SIGNATURE AS HE'D SEEN AND WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A COA HAD I POSTED THE RECORD TO HIM FOR A PROPER APPRAISAL. ON THAT OCCASION I WAS FEELING BENEVOLENT AND GAVE THE GUY A BREAK, HE ENDED UP GETTING THE ITEM FOR THE PRICE OF THE RECORD ONLY (ABOUT £25), AND NOW HAS A GENUINE SIGNED ALBUM ON THE CHEAP! THAT IS THE LAST TIME I WILL BE DOING THAT. IN ANY CASE, THIS RECORD IS BEING SOLD ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE SO IT IS THEM YOU WILL BE RIPPING OFF, NOT ME, BUT I WILL NOT STAND FOR MY REPUTATION BEING SULLIED.

I HAVE ONLY EVER SOLD TWO SIGNED ITEMS, THE ONE MENTIONED AND PREVIOUS TO THAT A SUPERB FULLY SIGNED ABBA ALBUM BY ALL FOUR MEMBERS  SOLD FOR OVER £1000. PLEASE CHECK MY 100% FEEDBACK FOR BUYERS AND SELLERS REMARKS, ITS ALL GOOD, BID WITH CONFIDENCE, THE RECORD WILL BE SENT SECURELY IN A PROPER MAILING ENVELOPE BY THE WINNING BIDDERS DESIRED POSTAL SERVICE AND COST. AS EBAY DESIGNATE THIS AS A NO POSTAL COST CATEGORY THEN THAT IS WHAT IS SHOWN. IN FACT POSTAGE WILL BE £5 BY ROYAL MAIL 1ST CLASS POST AS A MINIMUM COST.