ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1st LP 1971 HARVEST 1st Press
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On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Electric Light Orchestra called "The Electric Light Orchestra" and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Harvest label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!! THIS IS WAS THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA'S FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!! JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!! BACK IN 1971 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!! AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!! BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'LYRIC' INSERT!!!! AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!! ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - EVER CAME WITH THIS ULTRA RARE 'LYRIC' INSERT, AND IT WAS DROPPED ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!! SO MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THE HUGE RARITY OF THIS LP!!!! BECAUSE, WHILST LATER PRESSINGS (WITH DIFFERENT LABELS, MATRIXES AND NO INSERT!) ARE VERY COMMON INDEED - 100% GENIUNE UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS (+ INSERT!) ARE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION!)!!!!
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!! JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS HARVEST LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'GRAMOPHONE COMPANY' LABEL EDGE TEXT, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1U/1U MATRIXES, ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INSERT, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS HARVEST INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' GATEFOLD 'FULLY TEXTURED' COVER!!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK Harvest 1st Pressing from 1971 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!! The Cat. No is SHVL 797 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Harvest label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing!!!!
The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!! It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! The record plays NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some absolutely ULTRA faint touches of MEGA low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!! The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!! The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better - and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!! BRILLIANT RECORD!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Harvest inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! THE ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' INSERT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASNT EVER LEFT THE COVER!!!! The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Gatefold 'Textured' Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO edgewear (apart from some absolutely ULTRA faint 'touching in' traces), NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!! The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!! The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!! BRILLIANT COVER!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!
HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA" BY THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!! Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details). Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items (I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!) - PLEASE REMEMBER to contact with me FIRST, if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one! I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem! This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem. Thanks again - Graham @ XXXRecords.
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