YES - FRAGILE ATLANTIC 1ST UK PRESS PLUM/RED EX + inner photo booklet attached

	£		35
	$		46

YES

FRAGILE

 ATLANTIC

PLUM/RED LABEL

2401019

1st UK Press 1971

                                       Machined matrices: A//1 B//1

Not to be missed vinyl copy of Fragile, the fourth classic by Yes that probably broke them to a wider audience. For me up there with Close to the edge and Relayer for the best ever three Yes` albums!! This is the scarce first press that was quickly deleted to make place for the more widely available green/orange label. This press is unchallenged in depth of sound, a real revelation ...!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB 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 AWESOME condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s 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, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and NOT ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade EX++ to NM!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  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!!!!    It has NO sticker marks, NO splits, Hardly any edge wear  NO rips, NO tears, NO spinal wear (side words PERFECT! cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO ringwear,  NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight without any feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbiness, NO ringwear, NO rubbing AT ALL, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade EX!! if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!! This fantastic copy was only ever sold in minute quantities and is nowadays a major collectible, try find another one!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

SO HARD TO FIND THIS ALBUM IN THIS FANTASTIC CONDITION . THIS WILL BE AN UPGRADE FOR MOST SERIOUS COLLECTORS. IT IS VERY HARD THESE DAYS TO STILL FIND THIS GEM IN THIS SMASHING CONDITION. IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THIS TURNS UP AGAIN IN THIS SPLENDID CONDITION WITH AGAIN MORE TAKERS THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT PIECE.

I AM OFFERING ANOTHER HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER PROG / PSYCH ROCK VINYL RARITIES FROM MY COLLECTION OF SIMILAR ITEMS !! A FANTASTIC ALBUM BY FIEKDS,  STUPENDOUSLY CREATIVE MUSICIANSHIP . A MUST FOR ANY PROG COLLECTOR.

Vinyl: EX+.  Probably  barely played. Audio is A++and this vinyl sounds out of this world, a majestic album that went unnoticed with some of the most creative prog ever recorded. Standout performances by all. The audio has beautiful separation and there is no background noise. "South side of the sky" is my favourite track and sounds absolutely majestic on this first press!! There's just one hairline visible on Roundabout. I played this twice in full and thoroughly enjoyed it.  Needless to say NO jumps, clicks or ticks. This will be a fantastic upgrade for most long time collectors!!

 Sleeve: EX.  Fantastic looked after sleeve without any  damage. This has the inner photo booklet and STILL ATTACHED!! Beautiful deep unfaded colours. Impossible to find this very scarce album in this well preserved condition. Fully legible spine. Only the very lightest of edge wear with the album having been kept in a protective sleeve from day one!! It has an inner Kinney Atalantic sticker on the inner gatefold preparing it for re-use with the new batch of issues. A very rare item in itself and very sought after indeed!! (see pic) No writing, no marks , no tears , no splits, the best I have  come across for many years!! This is an ultimate upgrade copy!!

Labels are NM without spindle traces.

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 20.00.  Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Just a short update. Going over the details I noticed that I mentioned some "touching in" traces. These do not apply to this album. It is actually a NM sleeve without any flaws whatsoever. Some details remained from a template of a previous listing.