FLEETWOOD MAC, RUMOURS '77 UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO, EXC+ SLV
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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.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB TOP COPY FIRST PRESSING UK COPY OF :
FLEETWOOD MAC, RUMOURS 1977 UK FIRST PRESSING UK VINYL LP ON THE WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS LABEL, K56344 (BSK 3010). IN CAREFULLY PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS MATT SURFACE (NOT TEXTURED) NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE WITH 'SLEEVE PRINTED AND MADE IN ENGLAND' ON THE REAR AND EXCELLENT PLUS PICTURE/LYRIC INNER. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS SOUND, WITH NO NOTICEABLE BACKGROUND CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK. A SUPERB TOP AUDIO COPY WITH A LOVELY SLEEVE, ONE OF THE BEST COPIES THAT I HAVE SEEN. MOST UK ORIGINAL COPIES HAVE THE 'GOTHIC PRESS FINISHERS LTD' CREDIT ON THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE. ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER NEAR MINT COPY.
UK FIRST PRESS FAINTLY ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS, I CAN'T SEE THE EG IN THE GROOVES.
SIDE 1 : K 56344 A-1 WEA ALLEN 'W' B 1 I and A 3 CROSSED OUT TWICE SIDE 2 : K 56344 B-1 WEA ALLEN 'W' B 1 D
SIMILAR TO AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
Fleetwood Mac ?– Rumours
Label: Warner Bros. Records ?– K 56344, Warner Bros. Records ?– K56344 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: UK Released: 1977 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Pop Rock, Arena Rock
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Second Hand News Written-By – Buckingham* 2:43 A2 Dreams Written-By – Nicks* 4:14 A3 Never Going Back Again Written-By – Buckingham* 2:02 A4 Don't Stop Written-By – McVie* 3:11 A5 Go Your Own Way Written-By – Buckingham* 3:38 A6 Songbird Written-By – McVie* 3:20 B1 The Chain Written By – Buckingham/McVie/Nicks/Fleetwood/McVieWritten-By – McVie*, McVie*, Buckingham*, Fleetwood*, Nicks* 4:28 B2 You Make Loving Fun Written-By – McVie* 3:31 B3 I Don't Want To Know Written-By – Nicks* 3:11 B4 Oh Daddy Written-By – McVie* 3:54 B5 Gold Dust Woman Written-By – Nicks* 4:51Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Published By – Intersong Music Ltd.
- Distributed By – WEA Records Ltd.
- Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
- Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Davlen Sound Studios
- Recorded At – Zellerbach Auditorium
- Mixed At – Producers Workshop
- Pressed By – WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton
Credits
- Bass – John McVie
- Concept By – Fleetwood Mac
- Design – Desmond Strobel
- Drums, Percussion – Mick Fleetwood
- Guitar, Vocals – Lindsey Buckingham
- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – Christine McVie
- Lacquer Cut By – Allen*
- Management – Seedy Management
- Photography By, Design [Concept By] – Herbert Worthington*
- Plated By – EG*
- Producer – Fleetwood Mac
- Producer, Engineer – Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut
- Producer, Engineer [Assistant] – Cris Morris*
- Vocals – Stevie Nicks
Notes
Different text on rear sleeve relating to printing - no mention of Gothic Press - see images.Folded insert sheet with tracks, lyrics and photos.
Intersong Music Ltd (Label Details)
Un-textured Sleeve.
Catalogue number written without a space on the sleeve and on lyric foldout insert issued with some early releases.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A [label]): K 56344 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B [label]): K 56344 B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): S-18 K 56344-A5 2 EG ALLEN
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): 2-278 K56344B ALLEN 8 EG
- Other (Original US Cat#): BSK 3010
TEXTURED LABELS : I CAN'T SEE ANY OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARK ON EACH SIDE OF THE LABELS. CAREFULLY PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES. NEAR MINT CONDITION.
VINYL VISUAL : WITH A LOVELY LIKE NEW SHEEN, THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS AT ALL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SECOND PICTURE OF THE SIDE 2 VINYL HAS A LIGHT SHINING IN THE TOP HALF OF THE VINYL SURFACE, THIS IS NOT A MARK. JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SLEEVE REMOVALS, HARDLY NOTICEABLE. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY NEAR MINT CONDITION, THE BEST COPY THAT I HAVE SEEN.
VINYL PLAYBACK : THIS PLAYS THROUGH ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY WITH A FIRST PRESS LOUD CUT BASSY SOUND. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, IF AT ALL, THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE.THERE IS NOTHING INTRUSIVE THAT DETRACTS FROM A GREAT SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC ON VINYL THROUGH HEADPHONES, WHAT AN AMAZING AUDIO COPY.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION, YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI-ANTI STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.
MATT SURFACE (NOT TEXTURED) NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE, PRINTED IN ENGLAND : KEPT IN A POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, WITH NO EDGE OR CORNER WEAR. THERE IS ONE TINY CORNER BUMP AND SOME VERY TINY LIGHT EDGE CREASES, HARDLY NOTICEABLE. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND LEGIBLE. NO RING WEAR OR NOTICEABLE SURFACE SCRATCH MARKS. (SEE PICS). THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING. NO STICKER REMOVAL MARKS OR STAINING.
OVERALL IN EXCELLENT PLUS TOP CONDITION, A LOVELY SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
PICTURE / LYRIC INNER : NO CREASES, NO RIPS. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION, SUPERB.
ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE : A FEW LIGHT CREASES BUT NO ISSUES, EXCELLENT CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE AND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL AN AMAZING AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION UK FIRST PRESS COPY OF THIS CLASSIC FLEETWOOD MAC ALBUM WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT PLUS LYRIC INNER. A TOP FIRST PRESSING COPY, YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESS COPY.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION 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 :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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