ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (1st) RARER Orig 71 UK Harvest

	£		36
	$		48

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Artist or Band: THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

Album Title: The Electric Light Orchestra.

Producer(s): Roy Wood and Jeff Lynn.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: 10538 Overture; Look at Me Now; Nellie Takes Her Bow; The Battle of Marston Moor.

Side 2: First Movement; Mr. Radio; Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre); Queen of the Hours; Whisper in The Night.

Label/Format: Harvest – original format with Gramophone Co Ltd text on rims (Please see my label scan).

Label Conditions: Both very clean and attractive with only light to light+ spindle marks and no wear around the hole area. These are faint and show little.

Cat Number: SHVL 797.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 115 grams. a little below the average for this one.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Scarce and much rarer than you may think as a truly complete ‘first pressing’, ones in such fine condition with a little worn cover and the record offering pristine sound. Includes the Harvest promotional inner and not only that, this one includes the original lyric insert that is genuinely scarce and this one is practically as new.

Original Year of Release: 1971

Matrix Nos: SHVL 797 A-1U / SHVL 797 B-1U (both are error-corrected).

Mother & Stamper Codes: 1 H / 1 P

Musicians: Roy Wood - Guitars, Bass guitar, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet, percussion, period woodwind instruments; Krumhorn, vocals; Jeff Lynne - Guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals; Bev Bevan - drums, percussion, vocals; Bill Hunt - French horn, hunting horn; Steve Woolam - Violin.

Brief Info: Future mega-stars and sellers of millions of records but this debut ‘ELO’ album was very different. This was not pop-music but far more ‘progressive’ which being on the Harvest label should come as no real surprise. Formed almost the same time as The Move folded, this album has an almost unique sound. Guitars are largely replaced by grinding cellos and the heavy use of reed instruments are all played by the multi-talented Wood. Uncommercial and only briefly charting for four weeks at a lowly 32. It faired even worse in the US and barely scraped into the Billboard charts. Now regarded as one of the early Harvest classics and greatly sort-after. The early original pressings that briefly included a lyric insert are highly cherished, the sounds on this record which were heavily influenced by Wood’s brief presence gave few indications of what to expect later as the sound became more commercial and highly polished. This copy is very early indeed and is in superb condition with a lovely little worn cover, a mint insert and record that offers nigh-on perfect sound – and special mention of the production by Wood and Lynne – it’s fantastic with genuine high fidelity sound values. A wonderful opportunity for the serious Harvest collector to own a genuine complete copy.

This Cover’s Potential for Wear: Very High+.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT: a fragile unlaminated gatefold format with fully textured surfaces. Printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse. Includes an original yellow lyric sheet insert and the Harvest promotional inner sleeve.

Cover Front: Firstly, I must reitterate just how soft and fragile this cover is, to the fingertips it almost has a soft leather-like feel and it is seldom seen devoid of significant wear. This front looks fantastic with little to fault at all. Any traces of rubbing are few and faint, most near the bottom edge area (but look hard). Barely any creasing, no grubbiness or marks of any real note and as fresh as when printed near 40 years ago. This will light up your day.

Cover Back: This side is even more prone to wear due to the record resting against it, hence so many are rife with ringwear. Not this one, it has barely any traces at all, most of any rubbing is near the vulnerable edges but even this is pretty modest, most seen near the bottom left corner. This apart, it’s almost the same above the front with the addition of a mild crease neara the bottom left corner.

Cover Inner Gatefold: Again the same crease as per the back corner, that apart, little else to fault with any rub traces few and faint.

Top Edges: Some mainly light patchy rubbing.

Bottom Edges: Barely any wear on the front edge, the back has light to moderate patchy rubbing. Being the resting edges and very soft card, few will ever avoid some rubbing here.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, very sharp with very little real wear and untrimmed. Just ultra fine rub traces on the back. Record enters on back edge, front edge is closed.

Spine and Text: Any rubbing light up to the ends with any other pretty much confined to the bottom fold hinge, this being fairly modest too. Still solid, straight with a very slight tilt to right. Folded square so all edges meet practically flush and near parallel. More unusually for this one, all text is perfect and unworn and must never be taken for granted.

Corners: Soft card, no protection usually means rubbing and these corners have light to moderate rubs. Most bottom right back (as viewed front on). Fine to even very fine shape is retained.

Cover Summary: A strong all-round example of this very fragile early 70’s cover, one that will prove very difficult to find much better. This beautiful item should please many collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT(+): a very impressive lined Harvest promotional inner with no damage or creasing. Some light glue darkening on the seams and odd tone spot or two, but this has aged little in real terms and still looks highly attractive, especially compared to some seen. All edges unsplit, the bottom corners are vented in manufacture.

The Lyric Insert: MINT(-): and guaranteed original, printed on yellow paper, one side is plain with no text. A few tiny tone spots and one tiny corner tip crease. All edges crisp and sharp with no tears or other creasing. Quite elusive and try finding one much better.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(++): and a mere whisker off Mint(-) with a just the odd tiny surface trace mark seen critically under angled light. A superb visual copy that is very clean, shiny, intense black and quite solidly pressed. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence reitterated by near flawless sound on which is a highly revealing and complex recording. Visually a super record that should please most-all collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or miniscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This beautiful Harvest record plays even above it’s high visual grading with nothing to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds barely even register and no pops or clicks were noted and this is an exceptional clean pressing. Noteworthy are the sound of those grinding cellos, you hear the bows scraping across those tight strings that give an in-the-room resonance. This is audiophile quality and hi-fi connoisseurs will love this. Few copies will match or outperform this early pressing I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been clearly carefully handled. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record, this is early ‘progressive’ ELO, not the commercial more ‘pop’ act they later became after Wood departed. This copy will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Rondo Red moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Nait 5i with Project USB phono stage and Chord interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with QED Silver terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too.

First-time, zero-rated bidders, who do not ask permission to bid, will be cancelled immediately and blocked – NO exceptions. For winning bidders who I consider excessively slow to make contact or submit payment, I will use my right to block future bids. If any bidder who wins in the final seconds is present to do so, surely they can at least email me to inform of intention and payment method? If swift or promp payment is a problem, please do not bid.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand based on over 7,000+ items sold in nearly 10 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffeners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 3 or 4 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). I will not respond to questions on shipping costs as all the details are included here and on ALL of my adverts. Details below:

NOTE: First Time Bidders: I will cancel ALL first-time bidders with no feedbacks or excessive negatives who do not ask me if its OK to bid first – NO EXCEPTIONS.

Please Note: I will now offer any item to the runner-up after the mandatory Ebay 3 days if no contact is made by the winning bidder unless prior notice of any delay is given beforehand. The same applies if no payment is received within the mandatory 7 days so any bidder who has just lost out can still email me to reserve the item as priority second chance – it’s always worth asking.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£40 maximum]) = £9. (insurance optional extra £3). Add £2.50 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£39 maximum]) = £13. Add £4 per extra LP. (insurance optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: Please do not bid if you have negative feedback unless checking first, I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.