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FAIRPORT CONVENTION - WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAYS

PINK ISLAND (BLACK BLOCK 2ND ISSUE)

1969 ORIGINAL STEREO

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9092
• MATRIX:ILPS 9092 +A  /  +B3

IN 1969 ISLAND CHANGED THEIR LABELS THREE TIMES AND THUS THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF THIS DEBUT ALBUM FROM FAIRPORT CONVENTION. THE FIRST LABEL WAS PASTEL PINK WITH ORANGE AND BLACK LOGOS. THE SECOND (THIS ONE) WAS AGAIN PASTEL PINK BUT THIS TIME WITH JUST BLACK LOGOS AND A HEAVY BLACK BLOCK. THE THIRD ISSUE WAS THE MORE COMMON PASTEL PINK LABEL WITH THE WHITE i

HERE THEN IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 SECOND RELEASE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB TEXTURED PASTEL PINK ISLAND LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO MARKS OR STAINS AND A COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AS IS THE BLACK BLOCK LOGO, AND THERE ARE JUST A 6-8 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PLAY SINCE 1969

THE VINYL

THIS IS AN EARLY ISLAND HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL AND IS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING 'VINYL NOISE' THIS ONE HAS A SMALL AMOUNT BUT NOTHING OBTRUSIVE/ THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGTH STILL GLEAMS NICELY AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL HANDLING LINES ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A FEW MORE HANDLING LINES CAN BE SPOTTED

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE OPTED TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH.THE RECORDINGS INCLUDE THE RUN IN'S, THE RUN OUTS AND THE LINKING GROOVES, AS I WANT TO SHOW THE LP OFF COMPLETELY.

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH REALLY WELL. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AND A CRACKING DISTORTION AND CRACKLE FREE PERFORMANCE.

THOSE THAT KNOW EARLY ISLAND PRESSES WILL APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS USUALLY A SMIDGEN OF VINYL NOISE IN THE PRESS, BUT HERE THIS EXAMPLE HAS ONLY THE BAREST TRACE.

SO THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT DISTORTION OF FRYING BACON. WHAT IT DOES HAVE IS SOME OF THE VERY LIGHT ISLAND 'VINYL NOISE' AND SOME CLICKS AND POPS RANDOMLY CAUSED BY A COUPLE OF THE FINE HANDLING LINES. HAVING SAID THIS, THE RECORD STILL PLAYS PROPERLY AND WITH QUALITY ALL THE WAY THROUGH

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB PRESSING AND BE THE JUDGE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL  EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT PLUS

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM THE E.J.DAY AND CO

THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO FIND IN ANY SORT OF COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS PRONE TO HEAVY LAMINATE CREASE LINES. THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION FRONT AND BACK

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. AND IS IN TOP CONDITION THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES  OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DENTS EITHER. EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTIRCTED TO JUST 6 SMALL ONES, AND A COUPLE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. IN ADDDTION THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION , GLOSSY LAMINATE WITH JUST ONE TINY TINY SCUFF ON EACH EDGE

 THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT, UNWORN  AND HAS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE CLEARLY LEGIBLE.IT IS ALSO THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE TAPERED ENDS. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS STILL COMPLETELY INTACT

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW.WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASING AT ALL, AND JUST FEW SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE.NO RING WEAR EITHER

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS  UNSPLIT

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS, WITH SOME LIGHT CREASE LINES WHERE IT HASN'T BEE PROPERLY INSERTED INTO THE SLEEVE

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY