GONG Flying Teapot LP 1973 VIRGIN 1st EARLIEST EVER

	£		38
	$		50

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 an ORIGINAL 1973 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Virgin label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF GONG'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1973 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT, IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!! BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, WITH ULTRA RARE 'BLACK & WHITE' VIRGIN LABELS!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  ONLY THE VERY 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - WHERE EVER PRESSED WITH THESE ULTRA RARE 'BLACK & WHITE' VIRGIN LABELS, BEFORE VIRGIN CHANGED THEM TO THE VERY COMMON 'COLOURED' LABELS WHICH SO OFTEN TURN UP FOR SALE (AND ARE WELL WORTH AVOIDING!)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1973 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS BLACK & WHITE VIRGIN LABELS, 1ST PRESS 1U/1U MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is an ORIGINAL 1973 Virgin UK 1st Pressing, and is in BRILLIANT 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 SUPERB 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 absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s 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, only 1 ULTRA light hairline trace, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!! 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, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some absolutely ULTRA faint touches of MEGA low level background sound in a VERY few places (though mostly NONE!)!!!! The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!! The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT 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 which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press Gatefold Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!! It has NO edge wear, barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL (NOT through the colour - and only some very VERY minor evidence of 'touching in'), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO  DONT MISS OUT ON THIS ULTRA 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 MEGA RARE LP in this sort of condition!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1973 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "RADIO GNOME INVISIBLE PART 1 - THE FLYING TEAPOT" BY GONG, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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