COLOSSEUM-VALENTINE SUITE-N/MINT-UK ORIGINAL.

	£		140
	$		186

Hi, my name is Brian and I have been collecting vinyl for many years. My main interest has been PROGRESSIVE especially the VERTIGO SWIRL/SPIRAL LABEL, reputed to be the most collectable label in the world?

I have finally finished my SWIRL collection of over 160 albums of which most are UK pressings, and now I am going to SELL them ( I must be mad ). I have been quite fussy about the QUALITY, CONDITION and they must be the VERY FIRST PRESSINGS. The latter has been the hardest to decipher and has had me buying and selling many copies of the same album to achieve this.

I am not and have never been a 'dealer' by profession, but I have always given honest descriptions and lots of clear photo's of any items I have sold. I do know how disappointing it is when you open that package and the item has been over sold with expressions such as "AWSOME" etc when the item is only in EX- condition or worse. If you are in anyway disappointed with an item from me you are most welcome to return it with a FULL REFUND, providing it is an honest and just mistake by myself as I believe in my descriptions.

SO HERE WE GO.......

For sale here is COLOSSEUM-VALENTINE SUITE- UK ORIGINAL VERY FIRST PRESSING WITH VERY FIRST PRESSING SLEEVE,1969, stereo VO1. The first of 87 UK pressings.

SLEEVE.....GATEFOLD and UN-LAMINATED. As with all sleeves of this age they nearly always turn up with damage or have been swaped about. Well here is a GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESSING . It's easy to tell really, the B-side label has "A PHILLIPS RECORD PRODUCT" printed at the bottom of it and the sleeve also has it printed on the inside (see the photo's). they were also manufactured with a wider spine! This is an out standing copy of this sleeve , it has that JUST OF THE PRESS look. The colours are very strong and vibrant LIKE NEW. The edges are N/MINT as is the spine. The front and back are in N/MINT with NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE, NO UNWANTED WRITING, NO STICKER TEARS, NO STICKERS, NO GLUE RESIDUE AND NO CREASES. The spine is FULLY legible and LOOKS NEW. There is just the very tiniest bit of wear to the top L/H corner, extremely minor but I like to give a very honest and accurate description. The inside gatefold is in fantastic condition. This album comes with I'ts ORIGINAL VERY FIRST PRESSING SWIRL INNER SLEEVE in fantastic condition. All in all this is in wonderful condition for a 37 year old sleeve.

LABELS......This is a genuine first pressing with A PHILIPS PRODUCT printed on the B-side. Both labels are in wonderful condition, beautifully white with only a couple of light spindle marks on the B-side and none that can be seen on the A-side! this album can only have been  played on a handful of occasions. N/MINT.

VINYL....Both sides of this fantastic album still have their JUST PRESSED deep black shine. There are only VERY FEW, VERY LIGHT surface marks that can only been seen when the vinyl is held at a certain angle under the brightest of lights. In normal daylight this album is PRISTINE. Both sides play WITHOUT SCRATCHES, CLICKS OR JUMPS. I have played this album on my very sensitive and revealing LINN SONDEK and the sound is UN-WORN, it is full and crisp there is NO loss of sound quality at all, wonderful sound stage and stereo seperation. These HEAVY VINYL origional pressings are second to none. This really is a top copy that any collector would be delighted to add to their collection, a real KEEPER . ( the very few dust crackles could probably be removed by a professional clean )

THERE CANT BE MANY LEFT IN THIS CONDITION. IT'S AS NEAR TO MINT AS YOU WILL PROBABLY GET."STUNNING"

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

I prefer payment by paypal, UK bidders may use a personal cheque.

GOOD LUCK bidding! Brian.