VAN MORRISON:"ASTRAL WEEKS".1968 WARNER BROTHERS 1ST UK PRESS.A-1T/B-1T MATRIXES
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ATTENTION VAN MORRISON COLLECTORS!
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 1ST UK PRESSING ISSUE OF THE CLASSIC AND ESSENTIAL VAN MORRISON ALBUM:"ASTRIL WEEKS" ON THE EARLIEST PYE PRESSED ORANGE LABELS WITH THICK 100% FLAT VINYL AND HAVING THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE WS 1768 CATALOGUE NUMBER AND A-1T/B-1T MATRIXES CHANGED IN THE EARLY 1970s WHEN PYE NO LONGER PRESSED UP WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS WITH LATER LABELS BEING GREEN!
THIS IS THE 1ST AND RAREST EDITION OF THIS MAGNIFICENT AND ESSENTIAL ALBUM!
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" TEXT.
THE COVER IS PRINTED BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE SOME MOSTLY VISUAL SURFACE MARKS. THERE IS SOME FAINT SURFACE NOISE NOTICEABLE ON SOME OF THE QUIETER PASSAGES AS WELL AS TINY PRESSING LUMP AT THE END OF THE TRACK "BALLERINA" WHICH SOUNDS 3 OR 4 TIMES BUT NO JUMPS OR STICKS AND PLAYS THROUGH OK!
SERIOUSLY AND STRICTLY GRADED AS VERY GOOD CONDITION BUT MOST OF THE RECORD SOUNDS NEARER TO EXCELLENT! IDEAL AS A "GAPFILLER" OR FOR A YOUNGER BUYER ON A STRICT BUDGET UNTIL A BETTER ONE COMES ALONG.
THE COVER HAS SOME LARGE CREASES,SURFACE WEAR AND SOME STAINING BUT THERE IS NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS! PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A REALISTIC £12 STARTING PRICE WITH NO ANNOYING OR MYSTERIOUS RESERVE WITH MORE RARE LPs FROM ME ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW. PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.
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