EGG THE CIVIL SURFACE UK 1ST PRESS NEAR MINT CANTERBURY SCENE PROG PSYCH AUDIO
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Egg - The Civil Surface
WITH NEAR MINT AUDIO !!!!
BEFORE YOU READ ON, THIS IS AN EARIEST UK 1ST PRESS ORIGINAL, WITH A-1U / B-1U IN THE RUN OFFS SO AN EARLIEST EMI PRESSING WHICH HAS BETTER SOUND QUALITY THAN THE LATER REISSUES !!!!
THIS IS IN AMAZING CONDITION, WITH BEAUTIFUL AUDIO, COVER AND INNER AS YOU WILL SEE BELOW, THANK YOU.
TIME TO HAVE SOME EGG, WHO WERE A SHORT LIVED, PROG ROCK, ART ROCK, PSYCHEDELIC ROCK, CANTERBURY SCENE BAND, FORMED IN LONDON IN 1968, AND THEY BROKE UP IN 1972, MAKING ONLY TWO ALBUMS. THERE WERE SOME LEFT OVER FAVOURITE UNRECORDED TRACKS, SO THEY DECIDED TO REUNITE AND RECORD THE TRACKS ON THIS THEIR 3rd AND FINAL STUDIO ALBUM, RELEASED IN 1974, WHICH IS LISTED BELOW !!!!
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 1974 UK 1ST PRESS :: C 1510 A-1U :: C 1510 B-1U .
PRESSED OFF THE FIRST MOTHER :: 1 0 :: 1 H? .
ON THE CAROLINE RECORDS LABEL :: C 1510 .
COVER :: ORIGINAL EARLIEST 1ST PRESS, WITH 'EG' WRITTEN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ON THE BACK, AND ALSO HAS THE RARE ORIGINAL STICKER ON THE FRONT, WITH THE CAROLINE RECORDS LOGO AND RECOMMENDED PRICE £1.46, ONLY FOUND ON SOME COVERS !!!! BEAUTIFUL SOLID SPINE WITH NO RUB, AND ALSO SOLID TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY BITS OF VERY LIGHT RUB, NOTHING NASTY AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP. THERE IS A VERY TINY BLACK MARK ON TOP OF THE 'S' IN SURFACE TITLE ON THE TOP, AND THE BACK IS IN LOVELY CONDITION, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE I WOULD GRADE :: EX/EX- . BUT NEARER TO EX !!!!
VINYL :: THE VINYL LOOKS AND PLAYS SUPERB.
VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYLS LOOK VERY NICE, WITH A LOVELY SHINE, AND EVEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT IT STILL LOOKS VERY NICE JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND A SMALL HARMLESS COSMETIC HAIRLINE AT THE START OF TRACK 2 ON SIDE 2. THE START OF TRACK 1, ON SIDE 1, HAS A LONG VERY QUIET INTRO, AND THE AUDIO PLAYS SUPERB, WITH NOTHING ON THE AUDIO, OR ANYWHERE ELSE, SO A VERY EASY AUDIO GRADE, AND I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO :: NEAR MINT .
LABELS :: LOVELY CONDITION, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT :: EX/EX+ .
ORIGINAL INNER :: WITH NO WRITING, OR SPLITS, JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING, AND OF COURSE THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL :: VG+ .
THIS PLAYS SUPERB, AND AS DESCRIBED!!!! BEAUTIFUL COVER AND ORIGINAL INNER, AND CERTAINLY WILL NOT DISAPPOINT !!!! 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.
[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]]
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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.
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