COMUS First Utterance LP Dawn 1971 UK 1st Press

	£		381
	$		505

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I've collected 50's, 60's, and early 70's records of almost every genre - Psych, Prog, Psychedelic Funk, Soul, Rhythm 'n' Blues, Pop, Folk, Garage, Acid, Freakbeat, Rock, Jazz e.t.c and everything in between for all my life!!! Obviously, 90% of the LP's I've ever gotten hold of are completely trashed from the hard living ways and the rock 'n' roll, drug and booze fuelled debauchery of all the wild parties of the times, but the golden 10%? Reluctantly, I've decided to offer them to all of you serious record collectors out there!!! I'm currently trying to set up a record label so unfortunately personal sacrifices have to be made when it comes to my collection, resulting in GREAT benefits for all you shrewd bidders and serious connosieurs of TRUE solid gold music history out there!!! Make no mistake, I'll try my best to consistently offer some of the VERY BEST records available on ebay, many which have taken me YEARS to find!!!
I aim to put a weekly batch up (time permitting) every Wednesday, all timed to end 10 days later on Saturday night. I'll only ever offer THE BEST, MOST AMAZING, MOST IMPORTANT, VERY RAREST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL RELEASE RECORDS I've got!!! I won't insult you with later 2nd pressings unless they are of exceptional quality and rarity. I'm sure you love good music as much as me, especially when it's a 1st Press LP, direct from the master tape, as the musicians intended it to be heard (none of this "digitally remastered",weak reissued, remixed rubbish from hired hands with one eye on the mixing desk and the other on the clock! If these session men really knew how genius should sound, surely they would've been geniuses themselves?! There will only ever be one Hendrix, and that's just a tiny example).
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I think that's everything, so let the auction commence!!!

Title : Comus - First Utterance

Label & year : Original Dawn DNLS 3019 LP , Stereo 1971 IMPOSSIBLY RARE UK 1st Press!!!

Matrix's : Side A : DNLS 3019 A-3 *T , Side B : DNLS 3019 B-3 *T

OUTRAGEOUSLY RARE PSYCH FOLK CLASSIC!!! EASILY THE VERY RAREST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER ALBUM ON THE DAWN LABEL!!! SOLD NEXT TO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND IS RIDICULOUSLY HARD TO FIND - THIS SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP!!! 

AND IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH, THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE PHENOMENALLY RARE LYRIC INSERT - ALMOST ALWAYS MISSING!!! NOT THE CASE HERE!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!

THIS is one of the VERY RAREST LP's of all time!!! Do NOT miss out on this IMPOSSIBLY RARE opportunity to own this UNBELIEVABLY hard to find Avant Garde Psych Folk masterpiece - bid now!!!!

About : Ultra Rare Original 1971 UK 1st Press!!! This MASSIVELY RARE LP initially sold barely anything (LP's were also really expensive to most people back then!!!) and therefore had a very small run, and is INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND, especially in this condition!!! AN absolute classic LP from this incredible band!!! An astonishing album that really DESERVES to be in EVERY serious 60's / 70's record collection!!! Don't miss out on this MEGA RARE LP!!! If you like good music, bid now!!!

Labels :

Classic UK 1st Press orange Dawn labels!!! Both sides are OUTSTANDING with NO real signs of age, NO graffiti, and NO writing OR tears whatsoever!!! Just has a small amount of ultra light spindle marks which suggests that this hasn't had too much play over the years at all!!! FANTASTIC for a 43 year old record!!! Both must grade overall at least as Very Good++!!!

Record : Visual -

Spectacular Original 1971 UK 1st Press Vinyl!!! Nice bright, clean and shiny as if it was just pressed!!! Fantastic jet black mirror like surfaces, it looks GREAT with NO really nasty scratches whatsoever!!! In fact, the only thing which stops me grading this much higher is a small but feelable scuff mark at the very start of side A (mentioned in the audio), but other than that, the only other blemishes are just some light wispy sleeve traces, a few mild hairlines and age marks, and just a small amount of cosmetic non-sounding and unfeelable scuffs (only visible in direct angled light) mostly caused from where it has sat or been removed from it's cover over the years!!! Of course, none of these other ULTRA light blemishes really interfere with smoothness of play AT ALL thanks to the deeply pressed quality!!! GREAT for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall at least as Good+++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Record : Audio -

Thankfully, it plays GREAT with fantastic stereo separation and clarity!!! In fact, the only thing which stops me grading this higher is possibly just one or two of the very briefest milisecond hops at the very start of side A and 25 rotational ticks caused by the scuff mentioned in the visual (they start loud, but fade out to nothing), but other than that, it otherwise sounds great with NO hops, hisses, sticks OR skips!!! Only (like pretty much all records) has a touch of low level static in places such as on the run in grooves and between some tracks, a small amount of ultra light ticks on very rare occasions, a touch of mild frequency static on only very rare instances, and just a hint of mild "bluesman's fag" atmospheric crackle in few and far between places such as on some of the quieter sections and between tracks, but it really doesn't overshadow the music AT ALL!!! (it's much more soft and atmospheric rather than the sound of bacon frying!!!) I'd even argue it gives it added soul!!! I tend to bring it down by listing every single flaw I noticed, but aside from the very intro to side A, this remains a hugely enjoyable listen - The music is TRULY loud and clear with that bass, depth, warmth and clarity you can only get from UK 1st Press vinyl!!! AMAZING for a record of this age and rarity!!! Must grade overall audiably at least as Good+++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Sleeve :

Original 1971 UK 1st Press G&L “patents pending” unlaminated gatefold sleeve complete with original inner and IMPOOSIBLY RARE lyric insert (FANTASTIC condition and has clearly rarely ever left the sleeve - only has the very feintest crease across the middle to show of it’s 43 years)!!! IMPOSSIBLE to find this sleeve in anything approaching a good condition - most are spent, torn and worn due to age and the lifestyles of the buyers of this particular LP!!! This one is NOT, and looks BRILLIANT, especially considering the nature of these fragile sleeves!!! NO really bad marks AT ALL, NO graffiti, NO writing, and still ULTRA strong and solid after all these years!!! Only has a few ultra light signs of ageing such as one or two ultra light creases and a hint of a record imprint, literally one or two miniscule virtually invisible age spots in few and far between places and the very lightest general surface rubbing in places from where it has sat between sleeves over the years (truly minimal), only a touch of mild whitening to parts of the seams from where it has sat on the shelf over the years (absolutely no splits whatsoever), a touch of denting to the four corners which basically ALL vintage LP's have, and POSSIBLY (just to be sure!!!) one or two other minor signs of age here and there, though nothing that really stands out to note at all!!! And that's truly about it!!! I tend to bring it down by listing the most minor negatives I can possibly find, but this remains a FANTASTIC sleeve, and a TRUE rarity to find one as awesome as this - most have been virtually destroyed or are just about being held together, but not this one!!! Even the unlaminated inside is absolutely FANTASTIC with very little sign of ageing at all!!! It remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and unspoilt, and even the spine remains ultra strong, solid, unsplit and 100% readable!!! Must grade overall at the very least as Very Good++!!! (graded STRICTLY to the UK RRPG standards, not trashed or overgraded AT ALL!!! Customer satisfaction is of 100% importance to me)

Summary : A GREAT 100% complete example of this INCREDIBLY RARE classic original 1971 Dawn psych folk classic UK 1st Press LP!!! Hard to find in ANY condition, but SERIOUSLY RARE TO FIND ONE COMPLETE LIKE THIS!!! YOU MAY NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN, so don't miss out on this scarce opportunity to own a true piece of 60's/70's music history!!! Bid now!!!

Please take a look at all my other auctions for many other ultra rare classic LPs, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Thanks again for looking, it's truly appreciated!! Cheers!!!

I've realized that most countries have their own unique grading system. I base mine strictly on the UK RRPG grading system (occasionally with a + or a - to indicate the higher and lower ends of the grade, though I only use these if i'm having real trouble deciding!), so please check their chart for further clarity if you are unsure of what my grades mean. As a general rule, a mint record will be 100% perfect, an excellent record will be in fantastic clean condition with the occasional mild mark and minor use from the years, and a very good record will have noticeable, yet light visual markings and obvious signs of age and use, but will still remain clean with relatively light wear and will play fantastically well with plenty of life remaining in it. I very rarely offer records below the very good region unless they are of an EXCEPTIONAL rarity and playing quality...I hope this helps!

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