CAMEL S/T HEXAGONAL LABEL VERY RARE UK 1ST PRESS MUPS 473 EX+/N MINT PROG AUDI0

	£		322
	$		426

CAMEL
SELF TITLED 1ST AND DEBUT ALBUM, ITH NEAR MINT AUDIO !!!!
THIS WAS A VERY BIG DECISION TO PUT UP FOR AUCTION, AS IT IS A VERY RARE EARLIEST UK 1ST PRESS ON THE BLUE, BLACK AND WHITE HEXAGONAL LABEL. IT WAS RELEASED ON THIS EARLIEST LABEL ON 28th FEBRUARY 1973, AND THEN IN MAY 1973, THE LABEL WAS CHANGED TO JUST BLACK, AND STILL KEPT THE ORIGINAL CATALOGUE NUMBER, SO THEY ARE VERY HARD TO FIND, AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE, SO ONE CERTAINLY NOT TO FORGET ABOUT !!!!   
PLAYS WITH EX+/NEAR MINT AUDIO, AND PRESSED OFF THE FIRST MOTHER !!!!
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE BANDS, AND IT IS CAMEL, AND THEIR 1ST AND DEBUT ALBUM, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, RELEASED ON 28th MARCH 1973. CAMEL ARE A PROG ROCK, ART ROCK, CANTERBURY SCENE BAND FROM GUILFORD SURREY, AND THIS WAS A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION AS I KNOW I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPLACE IT, AND IT WILL BE A VERY SAD LOSS FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL  1973 EARLIEST UK 1ST PRESS  ::  7-LNMG-275-2L  ::  7-LNMG-276-1L .
PRESSED OFF THE FIRST MOTHER  ::  1  i  ::  1  C .
ON THE 1ST PRESS BLACK WHITE AND BLUE HEXAGON MCA LABEL :: MUPS 473 .

COVER :: ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS, PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY ROBERT STACE. THESE ORIGINAL COVERS ARE FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN GREAT CODITION, SO YOU WILL BE PLEASED TO KNOW THIS ONE HAS SURVIVED AND IS IN LOVELY CONDITION. SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, JUST THE VERY FAINTEST OF SHELF WEAR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP. A BIT OF FAINT RING WEAR ON THE FRONT ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ONLY. THE BACK IS FREE FROM WRITING, JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE A VERY NICE SOLID :: VG+/EX- .  

VINYL :: THE AUDIO PLAYS SUPERB, CRYSTAL CLEAR, AND IS A REAL PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO, JUST TWO FAINT TICKS AT THE START OF TRACK 1 ON SIDE 2, AND A FAINT TICK AFTER THE START OF TRACK 2, ALSO ON SIDE 2. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, AND NO STATIC OR CRACKLE, SO CRYSTAL CLEAR !!!!

VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS BEAUTIFUL WITH A LOVELY SHINE, AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF HARMLESS COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, SO NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT !!!! OUTSTANDING AUDIO WHICH I WOULD GRADE :: EX+/NEAR MINT .   

LABELS ::  NICE AND CLEAN, WITH A VERY TINY NAME WRITTEN ON ONE OF THE WHITE PARTS OF THE HEXAGONAL LOGO AT THE CENTRE OF THE LABEL, ON ONE SIDE ONLY, AND JUST LITERALLY A COUPLE OF SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE, SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT :: EX .  

ORIGINAL POLYLINED INNER ::  NO WRITING, OR SPLITS, NICE AND CLEAN, JUST A VERY TINY TEAR ON TOP RIGHT CORNER, ON THE OPENING EDGE, AND SOME LIGHT AGEING, AROUND THE EDGES, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL :: VG+/EX- .  

WHAT AN ALBUM, AND VERY RARE EARLIEST HEXAGONAL LABEL THAT ONLY LASTED A FEW WEEKS BEFORE CHANGING TO BLACK. VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND, AND IN THIS CONDITION, NEAR IMPOSSIBLE !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!!! ROSE.

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU !

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.