JOHN TIMPANY & AUDREY SMITH - THE TURTLE DOVE 1975 REAL UK 1ST PR RARE FOLK NM

	£		28
	$		37

JOHN TIMPANY AND AUDREY SMITH

~ THE TURTLE DOVE ~

(1975 REAL RECORDS - VERY RARE UK FIRST & ONLY PRESSING!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS VERY RARE, UK FIRST PRESSING OF THE UTTERLY SUBLIME FOLK ALBUM THE TURTLE DOVE BY JOHN TIMPANY AND AUDREY SMITH ON THE REAL LABEL.

ONLY A HANDFUL OF COPIES OF THIS BEAUTIFUL ALBUM WERE EVER SOLD AND THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE WITH A STUNNING SLEEVE & NEAR MINT VINYL.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS: REAL RR 2005

MATRIX NUMBERS ARE: RR 2005 A1 / RR 2005 B1

THE SLEEVE

THE BEAUTIFUL FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE IS JUST A HINT OF SOME SLIGHT RING WEAR AND THE VERY SLIGHTEST TANNING TO THE REAR. THE EDGES ARE NICE AND STRAIGHT. THE TEXT ON THE  SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE GLOSSY VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY HAIRLINE MARKS. THIS GREAT ALBUM SOUNDS MAGNIFICENT - I HAVE FULLY PLAYED BOTH SIDES AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT.

THE LABELS

THE RED & SILVER ‘REAL RECORDS’ LABELS ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION, WITH A FEW TINY SPINDLE MARKS.

SIDE ONE

1. THE TURTLE DOVE
2. A) the seagul; b) martin mulhaire’s nO. 1
3. The treadmill song
4. Jolly good ale and old
5. The white rose in the broom
6. The death of parker
7. Liberty for the sailors
8. Where the wild barley grows

SIDE TWO

1. Some rival has stolen my true love away
2. The cuckoo’s nest
3. Fair annie of lochroyan
4. The yarmouth lasses
5. The bonny bunch of roses
6. Sweet joan
7. The colliers rag
8. Better the devil downstairs

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE “ENVELOPE STYLE” MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS – PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.25

£6.25

£8.50

£9.00

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.25

£11.25

£13.50

£14.00

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION).

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES