HELP YOURSELF"1ST LP"1971 LIBERTY RARELY SEEN ON EBAY

	£		280
	$		371

1ST UK 1971 LIBERTY BLACK+"RAINBOW HALF MOON"LABEL PRESSING OF THE 1ST LP BY HELP YOURSELF:  "HELP YOURSELF"

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF AN ALBUM WHICH BARELY SOLD OR GOT MUCH ATTENTION  40 YEARS AGO!

IF YOU LIKE THE SOUND OF NEIL YOUNG,CROSBY,STILLS AND NASH,BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AND SIMILAR PROGRESSIVE FOLKY/COUNTRY/ROCK TINGED GROUPS,YOU WILL ENJOY THIS LP FROM 40 YEARS AGO! 

LIBERTY LBS 83484 

ONE OF THE LAST BEFORE THE LABEL WAS CHANGED TO UNITED ARTISTS AND THE ONLY LP BY HELP YOURSELF TO BE ISSUED ON LIBERTY.

 A1U B1U MATRIXES.

+A VERY NICE GLOSSY COVER.

 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN ACURATE GRADED ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING OF THIS GEM OF A RARE LP-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!  

EXCELLENT CONDITION-WITH A FEW ULTRA FAINT SURFACE MARKS IN STRONG LIGHT,ONLY MINOR SURFACE NOISE AND JUST A FEW LIGHT"POPS"AT HIGH VOLUME AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT AS IT SHOULD BE WITH SUCH A QUIET SOUNDING ALBUM!

CHECK OUT MY FEEBACK FOR OTHER ITEMS!   

NO JUMPS/NO STICKS etc!

TONS OF BASS AND WARMTH! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

NOW HERE IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL!

AN ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION(1971)OF THE RARELY SEEN DEBUT ALBUM ISSUED ON THE LIBERTY LABEL .   

THE 1ST LP BY THIS BAND WHO HAVE A WEBSITE THAT GIVES AN EXCELLENT AND DETAILED BIOGRAPHY.IT CAN BE FOUND BY SIMPY TYPING HELP YOURSELF INTO YOUR SEARCH ENGINE.I AM SURE EBAY DO NOT APPROVE OF ACTUAL WEBSITE ADDRESSES BEING GIVEN OUT BUT YOU SHOULD FIND IT EASY ENOUGH.MANY THANKS TO TOP RESEARCHER AND ROCK AFFICIANADO,KEVAN ALDERTON!

THE BAND WERE GENERALLY OVERLOOKED DESPITE BEING APPLAUDED AND ENCOURAGED BY PETE TOWNSEND,STEVE MARRIOT AND OTHERS.THEY FEATURED AT THE 1972 GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL,WORKED WITH MEMBERS OF THE FELLOW WELSH BAND,MAN,INDEED MAIN MEMBERS,MICHAEL MORLEY AND KEN WHALEY JOINED MAN LATER IN THE DECADE.

THE LPs THEY RELEASED ESPECIALLY THIS ONE,CAME OUT WHEN THERE WAS A TIDAL WAVE OF INTERESTING PRODUCT ALL VYING FOR ATTENTION.DESPITE BEING ON A MAJOR LABEL ,SOME RADIO AIRPLAY AND EXCELLENT MUSIC PAPER REVIEWS,THE LPs WERE POOR SELLERS AND ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND!

I CANNOT RECALL HAVING THEM BEFORE AND IT WILL BE A LONG TIME UNTIL OTHER COPIES ARE OFFERED FOR AUCTION AGAIN IN SUCH SUPER CONDITION, SO DON'T MISS OUT!

BAND MEMBERS ARE MALCOLM MORLEY/RICHARD TREECE/KEN WHALEY and DAVE CHARLES.

A MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE THAT MUST HAVE BLOWN MANY MINDS AWAY BACK IN 1971 WHEN THE MAJORITY OF EQUIPMENT USED RUINED ANY COPY WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS.DON'T FORGET THOSE PARTIES WHERE SUCH LPs WERE PLAYED AND ENDED UP LEFT LYING AROUND WITHOUT A COVER OR ON A TURNTABLE TO WARP AND ATTRACT DUST AND DIRT,SPILLAGES,SCUFFS,SCRATCHES etc etc.

ALSO IN 1971,MANY STEREO LPs WERE RUINED ON MONO ONLY EQUIPMENT!!! 

HARDLY ANYONE THOUGHT LONG TERM VALUE AND VERY,VERY FEW WOULD PLAY SUCH MUSIC IN THE SAME CAREFUL WAY THAT CLASSICAL BUYERS WOULD.THIS COPY IS THE EXCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

ANY FAN OF BRITISH PROGRESSIVE ROCK OR COLLECTOR OF THE HELP YOURSELF BAND WILL WANT THIS AND ESPECIALLY AS A FIRST EDITION-I CAN'T RECALL EVER FINDING A COPY FOR YEARS,-JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER COPY FROM AN EQUALLY LONG TERM EBAY SUPPLIER OF TOP QUALITY VINTAGE ROCK!

NOT ONLY THAT, I HAVE A TRULY AMAZING SELECTION OF MORE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs ENDING SHORTLY BEFORE THIS LP ENDS.ALL HAVING JUST ONE PREVIOUS,CAREFUL OWNER!YOU REALLY MUST CHECK OUT MY EBAY LIST FOR MORE DETAILS AS WELL AS MY FEEDBACK!

MOST OF THE OTHER HELP YOURSELF LPs ARE ON AUCTION FROM ME,ENDING WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THIS ONE,SO LOOK OUT!!! 

THIS IS A LOVELY VINYL PRESSING.

SO BACK TO THE DISC ITSELF>>>>>> 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS LP ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS HAS ONLY BEEN PLAYED A FEW TIMES WITH THE FAINT VISIBLE SURFACE MAKRS BUT WITH ONLY THE SLIGHTEST OF SURFACE NOISE HERE AND THERE.

Copies of this album were  sold in minimal quantities and so how many SURVIVE AS A FIRST EDITION??

THERE IS AMAZING BASS AND YET STILL CRISPNESS OF SOUND!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear PROGRESSIVE ROCK AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

GREAT SOUND! 

MORE BASS THAN CD! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH. MANY EBAY SELLERS DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO PLAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SELL!!!

BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!!!! 

There is NO spindle wear and Lovely labels!!

The cover has some creases and is a little warped/dished,but that is being very strict and will benefit from being kept upright alongside other LP covers! 

NO WRITING/NO REPAIRS/NO TEARS/NO STAINS etc  

MOST TURN UP WITH MAJOR WEAR! 

Look elsewhere on ebay and you might see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often later 1970s represses or lower grade copies with all manner of faults OR WITHOUT THE DETAIL I AM PROVIDING WITH TOTAL HONESTY.

HOPEFULLY THE WINNER WILL FIND THIS A BIT BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!

Don't forget GENUINE 1st pressings in nice conditions are getting hard to find! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic £25 Starting price with no annoying reserve. An instant fast sale price in any collectors record shop!!  

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF PROG/ROCK HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY. SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.EUROPE £5.REST OF THE WORLD £7 PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 9000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week . Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.  

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE.

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings from the shop by prior email or telephone arrangement.

 Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MORE GREAT ITEMS ON MY EBAY LISTS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION!

 BIDDERS WITH NO FEEDBACK WILL HAVE THE BIDS CANCELLED AS I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NON PAYERS RECENTLY WITH NO FEEDBACK RATING.

MORE GREAT PROGRESSIVE ALBUMS ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE THIS ONE ENDS!

POWER SELLER MAGIC FOR YOU ON EBAY EVERY WEEK FROM ROCKING ERIC!!!!!

GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!!