GONG Flying Teapot 1973 1st Press AWESOME CONDITION

	£		207
	$		275

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Gong called "Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1 - The Flying Teapot" and is a VERY rare 1973 UK Virgin 1st pressing!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY MASSIVELY RARE IN THIS CONDITION - AND RARER STILL AS A GENIUNE 1973 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING!!!!  THIS LP IS WELL KNOWN FOR BEING HEAVILY WORN AND OCCASSIONALLY 'VG' COPIES DO TURN UP.  BUT IT IS EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN THIS AMAZING CONDITION!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS IS THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP WITH 1/G 1/G MOTHER AND STAMPER CODES!!!!  THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE 1973 STEREO 1ST PRESSING - WITH 1ST PRESS BLACK & WHITE VIRGIN LABELS, 1ST PRESS 1U/1U MATRIX ENDINGS, VERY THICK VINYL, A 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SIMPLY SUPERB AND MEGA RARE IN THIS CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is an ORIGINAL UK 1973 Virgin Stereo 1st Pressing, and is very VERY hard to find in this condition!!!! The Cat. No is V 2002 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Black & White Virgin label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Gong at their best!!!! Any fan of Gong, or 60s/70s music in general, will want to have this in their collection - especially in this condition!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in STUNNING condition!!!!  Most of these 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, NO hairlines, 1 MEGA light NON sounding scuffline and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THIS RECORD IS IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD STILL HAS A 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!! It is also great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!! It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO hiss and NO crackle!!!! The record has NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!! Just CRYSTAL CLEAR sound!!!!  The record must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  STUNNING 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 inner sleeve!!!! The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in AWESOME condition and the best I have EVER seen!!!! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is AMAZINGLY flat looking), NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated inside is in STUNNING condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing and NO writing!!!!   This really is a SUPERB looking cover and is easily the VERY best I have EVER seen!!!!  IT IS SIMPLY AWESOME!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++ if not better!!!!  WHAT A SUPERB LP AND MASSIVELY RARE IN THIS CONDITION!!!!  DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE 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 RARE LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1973 UK 1ST STEREO PRESSING OF "RADIO GNOME INVISIBLE PART 1 - THE FLYING TEAPOT" BY GONG, IN STUNNING CONDITION!!!! Dont forget to take a look at all my other auctions including many other MEGA RARE LPs, and contact me with any queries you may have!!!! P&P £3 in the UK, Overseas TBA. Paypal, Cash, Cheques, and Post Orders accepted. Overseas MUST use either Cash or Paypal. Thanks for looking. Cheers!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: