MAY BLITZ:"MAY BLITZ".ITALIAN 1971 VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL+LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER.

	£		50
	$		66

ATTENTION 1970s PROGRESSIVE/HARD ROCK AND VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL COLLECTORS!     HERE IS AN ITALIAN PRESSING OF THE RARELY SEEN AND VERY RARE DEBUT/SELF TITLED ALBUM BY MAY BLITZ BUT THIS MAYBE SOME KIND OF REISSUE AS I HAVE HAD CONFLICTING OPINIONS ON IT BUT PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT MAY NOT BE AN ORIGINAL PRESSING.  DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHO HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL HAVING CARED AND CHERISHED HIS RECORDS-MOST BOUGHT NEW AT THE TIME WITH MINIMAL PLAYS AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS.THEY WERE STORED UPRIGHT ON STRONG SHELVING AWAY FROM LIGHT,HEAT,DAMP AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A NON-SMOKER!

ISSUED ON THE 1ST DESIGN SWIRL VERTIGO LABEL:6360 007 AND HAVING A LAMINATED COVER WHICH ALTHOUGH LOOKS AS IF IT WAS PRINTED IN THE UK,THERE IS NO COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE. I AM SURE MOST UK COVERS WERE NOT LAMINATED! EITHER WAY IT'S A SUPER CLEAN COVER WITH A VERY THICK SPINE UNLIKE JUST ABOUT EVERY PREVIOUS ONES I HAVE SEEN.  LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING  ITALIAN EDITION IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THERE WAS HARDLY ANY ATTENTION OR SALES FOR THIS LP WHICH WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF ISSUE. THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT ACTUALLY SOLD WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. THIS COPY HAS HAD SOME SLIGHT USE WITH A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT HAIRLINE COVER REMOVAL TYPE SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT. THERE IS SOME VERY SLIGHT CRACKLE HEARD HERE AND THERE ON A COUPLE OF THE OTHER TRACKS AND TWO ISOLATED "POPS" BUT MOST OF THE DISC HAS HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AT ALL!  PLEASE,PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A JUMP/SKIP ON THE TRACK:"FIRE QUEEN".HAVING LOOKED VERY CLOSELY AT THE DISC UNDER VERY STRONG LIGHT,I CANNOT SEE ANY SIGNS OF A MARK THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS SKIP WHICH IS A SPLIT SECOND ONE AND NOT TOO NOTICEABLE AS IT IS A FAST TRACK. I AM SURE IT IS A MASTERING FAULT RATHER THAN AN OWNER'S ONE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF MY DEALER FRIENDS WHO IS A MAJOR EXPERT IN SUCH ALBUMS AND HE SEEMS TO REMEMBER HAVING A COPY WITH A SIMILAR FAULT MANY YEARS AGO BUT CAN'T RECALL WHICH TRACK. EITHER WAY PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO BID. THE RECORD HAS NO CLICKS OR STICKS.  STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY UNDER GRADED AS NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED SKIP/JUMP. THE MAJORITY OF THE DISC IS EASILY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!

THICK VINYL.THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT.  THE GATEFOLD COVER IS CLOSE TO PERFECTION WITH NO CREASES,STAINING,WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £50 STARTING PRICE FOR SUCH A RARE LP WITH MORE 1970s RARE PROG.ROCK LPs FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW.

SPECIAL DELIVERY AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR POSTAGE ONLY ON THIS LP. PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

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