ELTON JOHN CAPTAIN FANTASTIC UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS COMPLETE NEAR MINT
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER OF MY SCHOOL MATE'S RECORDS, A SUPERB NEAR MINT COMPLETE FIRST PRESSING COPY OF :
ELTON JOHN, CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE DIRT BROWN COWBOY 1973 UK STEREO VINYL LP FIRST PRESSING ON THE DJM RECORDS LABEL, DJLPX 1. CAREFULLY PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES THEN STORED TILL NOW, IN SUPERB NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH A NEAR MINT MATT SURFACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE LARGE POSTER AND TWO BOOKLETS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AS WELL. A TOP NEAR ARCHIVE CONDITION COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY.
THIS FIRST PRESSING COPY ALSO HAS THE PURPLE/RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL WHEN HELD UP TO A BRIGHT LIGHT.
FIRST PRESS ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
SIDE 1 - DJLPX-1-A-1 ARUN A W 2
SIDE 2 - DJLPX-1-B-2 ARUN B 1
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
Elton John ?– Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
Label: DJM Records (2) ?– DJLPX 1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, GatefoldCountry: UK Released: 23 May 1975 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock, Classic Rock
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin – Davey JohnstoneElectric Piano, Piano [Acoustic] – Elton JohnShaker, Congas, Gong, Percussion [Jawbone], Tambourine – Ray CooperA2 Tower Of Babel Electric Guitar – Davey JohnstonePiano – Elton JohnTambourine – Ray Cooper
A3 Bitter Fingers Backing Vocals – Dee Murray, Nigel OlssonBells, Bell Tree, Tambourine, Congas – Ray CooperElectric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey JohnstonePiano – Elton John
A4 Tell Me When The Whistle Blows Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Gene PageElectric Guitar – Davey JohnstoneElectric Piano, Clavinet – Elton JohnTambourine, Congas – Ray Cooper
A5 Someone Saved My Life Tonight Backing Vocals – Dee Murray, Nigel OlssonGuitar [Leslie], Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey JohnstonePiano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] – Elton JohnTambourine, Shaker, Cymbal – Ray Cooper
B1 (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket Backing Vocals – Dee Murray, Nigel OlssonElectric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey JohnstonePiano, Clavinet – Elton JohnTambourine – Ray Cooper
B2 Better Off Dead Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey JohnstoneBacking Vocals – Dee Murray, Nigel OlssonHarmony Vocals, Piano – Elton JohnTriangle – Ray Cooper
B3 Writing Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals – Davey JohnstoneBacking Vocals – Dee Murray, Nigel OlssonHarmony Vocals, Electric Piano – Elton JohnTriangle, Shaker, Bongos – Ray Cooper
B4 We All Fall In Love Sometimes Backing Vocals – Dee Murray, Nigel OlssonElectric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey JohnstonePiano, Harpsichord, Mellotron – Elton JohnSynthesizer [Arp] – Dave Hentschel*Tambourine, Bells, Congas – Ray Cooper
B5 Curtains Backing Vocals – Dee Murray, Nigel OlssonElectric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Davey JohnstonePiano, Harpsichord, Mellotron, Vocals [Lum-de-lums] – Elton JohnSynthesizer [Arp] – Dave Hentschel*Tambourine, Bells, Congas – Ray Cooper
Companies, etc.
- Remixed At – Marquee Studios
- Recorded At – Caribou Ranch
- Published By – Big Pig Music Ltd.
- Distributed By – Pye Records (Sales) Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – This Record Co. Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – This Record Co. Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Alan Aldridge
- Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.
- Pressed By – Tranco Limited
- Engineered At – Caribou Ranch
- Record Company – DJM (Distributors) Limited
Credits
- Bass – Dee Murray
- Design [Package] – David Larkham & Friends*
- Design Concept [Graphics], Art Direction – Bernie Taupin, David Larkham
- Design, Illustration – Alan Aldridge, Harry Willock
- Drums – Nigel Olsson
- Engineer – Jeff Guercio
- Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Guercio
- Mastered By – ARUN*
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Terry O'Neill (2)
- Producer, Remix – Gus Dudgeon
- Remix – Phil Dunne
- Typography [Lettering Help] – Geoff Halpin
- Vocals – Elton John
- Written-By – Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Notes
Pressed on black vinyl and translucent red vinyl.Gatefold sleeve. Includes poster, 'Scraps' book and 'Lyrics' book.
Engineered at Caribou Ranch, Colorado.
Remixed at The Marquee Studios, London.
Lettering Help at Bloomsbury Group. Illustration (C) Alan Aldridge.
Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson appear by courtesy of The Rocket Record Company, Nigel Olsson also by courtesy of Drumork Productions.
All selections published by Big Pig Music, Ltd. Made in England.
DJM (Distributors) Limited. James House, 71-75 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DP.
Distributed by Pye Records (Sales) Limited.
(C) 1975 This Record Co. Limited. (P) 1975 This Record Co. Limited.
Interpak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd. England.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): DJLPX-1-A-1 ARUN
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): DJLPX-1-B-1 ARUN
DJM LABELS :
I CAN SEE JUST A COUPLE OF SPINDLE MARKS, PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES. IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.
THICK SLAB RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL VISUAL : LIKE NEW, WITH A LOVELY SHEEN. I CAN'T SEE ANY OBVIOUS MARKS AT ALL, JUST A FEW SLEEVE REMOVALS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, NONE OF WHICH SOUND AT ALL. JUST A COUPLE OF SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE, CAREFULLY PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN STORED TILL NOW. VISUALLY NEAR MINT CONDITION.
THICK SLAB VINYL PLAYBACK : SUPERB WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS SOUND. THERE IS HARDLY ANY CRACKLE AT ALL, JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND RANDOM 'DUST IN THE GROOVE' CRACKLES IN TOTAL. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS SUPERB, ESPECIALLY 'SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT'.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION. A TOP AUDIO COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
MATT SURFACE WIDE SPINE GATEFOLD SLEEVE, PRINTED AND MADE BY SHOREWOOD PACKAGING CO. LTD, ENGLAND : ALMOST LIKE NEW.
KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE PURCHASE , SO NO CORNER OR EDGE WEAR. NO BUMPS TO THE CORNERS. THE WIDE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND FULLY LEGIBLE. NO RINGWEAR OR RUBBING TO THE SURFACE, THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING. NO STAINS OR CREASING. A SUPERB ALMOST LIKE NEW COVER.
OVERALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER SLEEVE IT IS THAT GOOD.
LARGE POSTER AND THE 'SCRAPS' AND 'LYRICS' BOOKLETS : ALMOST LIKE NEW, JUST ONE TINY TEAR ON THE POSTER CREASE BOTTOM EDGE. ALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
ORIGINAL PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE : NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD EDGE. A FEW CREASES BUT NO AGE BROWNING. OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE SUPERB COVER.
OVERALL A NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ELTON JOHN FIRST PRESSING RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL LP WITH A NEAR MINT GATEFOLD COVER, POSTER AND TWO BOOKLETS. A SUPERB COMPLETE TOP ARCHIVE COPY, YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7, 4 X LP'S - £8.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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