EARTH AND FIRE- same - 1971 NEPENTHA UK PROG/PSYCH NM

	£		595
	$		788

EARTH AND FIRE

“EARTH AND FIRE”

(1971 NEPENTHA RECORDS - ULTRA-RARE UK FIRST PRESSING LP!)

ON OFFER HERE IS A SUPERB & GENUINE FIRST UK VINYL PRESSING OF THE AMAZING & ULTRA-RARE PROG/PSYCH SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM BY EARTH AND FIRE ON NEPENTHA RECORDS FROM 1971.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS NEPENTHA 6437004

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE 6437 004 1Y*1 / 6437 004 2Y*1

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT DIE-CUT GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS FANTASTIC!! ONE OF ROGER DEAN'S MOST INTERESTING SLEEVES OF ALL TIME! IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS SOME LIGHT RING WEAR AND THERE IS SOME SCUFFING TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS. THERE IS SOME VERY SLIGHT & MINOR DISCOLOURATION AND MARKING TO SOME OF THE LIGHTER COLOURED AREAS ON THE FRONT AND BACK. THE PREDOMINANTLY GREY INSIDE IS SUPERB.

THE VINYL

THE HEAVY, GLOSSY BLACK VINYL IS IN NEAR MINT- CONDITION. EVEN UNDER BRIGHT HALOGEN LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINE MARKS. THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT. I HAVE JUST FINISHED FULLY LISTENING TO THIS AMAZING ALBUM– ONLY THE SECOND TIME I HAVE EVER HAD THE CHANCE TO LISTEN TO ONE OF THE HOLY GRAILS OF PROGRESSIVE PSYCHEDELIA - WOW!!!! I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE AUDIO QUALITY FULLY MATCHES THE VISUAL APPEARANCE!!

THE LABELS

THE BLUE & WHITE NEPENTHA LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS AND SOME MINOR FOXING STAINS.

SIDE ONE

1.       WILD AND EXCITING

2.       TWILIGHT DREAMER

3.       RUBY IS THE ONE

4.       YOU KNOW THE WAY

5.       VIVID SHADY LAND

SIDE TWO

1.       21ST CENTURY SHOW

2.       SEASONS

3.       LOVE QUIVERS

4.       WHAT'S YOUR NAME

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

REST OF WORLD

FREE

£5.00

£8.50

NB. POSTAL INSURANCE IS NOT INCLUDED.

FOR OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS - if the selling price is significantly higher than £39.00 I will need to charge for Tracking & Insurance (to comply with Ebay & Paypal policies). This usually adds £7.00 for shipping to Europe & Rest of the World (may vary depending on actual weight).

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND RE-LIST ITEM.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THESE RECORDS STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THESE RECORDS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY GRADED.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.