MIKE OLDFIELD BOXED RARE ORIG 1976 UK ONLY 4LP BOX SET

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·       MIKE OLDFIELD – BOXED (THE FIRST THREE ALBUMS BY MIKE OLDFIELD IN EITHER DRAMATICALLY REMIXED OR RE-RECORDED FORM, PLUS A DISC WORTH OF ODDITIES AND TRACK EXCERPTS) – ORIGINAL BRITISH PRESSING (THE SET WAS NEVER RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES) - ORIGINAL 1976 VIRGIN RECORDS (UK) STEREO 4-LP BOX SET VBOX-1

·       ORIGINAL U.K. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL GREEN “VIRGIN TWINS” VIRGIN LABELS

·       ORIGINAL, 1-INCH THICK BOX

·       INCLUDES RARE ORIGINAL 16-PAGE ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE FRONT PANEL

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get. GUARANTEED!)

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A curious set consisting of the original version of Ommadawn, a vastly remixed version of Hergest Ridge, a remixed/remodeled version of Tubular Bells, and a disc called Collaborations, in which Oldfield's bits on the recordings of others were excerpted, often with the result that, sans context, the excerpts made little sense (certainly the case with Oldfield's work alongside David Bedford). The altered Tubular Bells is most startling at the close -- instead of the familiar "Sailor's Hornpipe," there's a long, rambling bit involving Viv Stanshall, engineer Tom Newman, and Oldfield, remotely miked, wandering around the Virgin Manor, Stanshall drunkenly commenting on the various objects they encounter while Newman and Oldfield play the "Hornpipe." The remixing of Hergest Ridge, drastic though it is (even the sleigh bells vanish), is rather less upsetting.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVEN McDONALD, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The records come in their individual color-coded, poly-lined inner sleeves (each record has a differently colored sleeve)

(c)           The box set comes with its original booklet intact

(d)          The records are pressed on a RELATIVELY thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type), vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl either.

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (BOX)

THE BOX IS NEAR MINT !

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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