Oberon a midsummer's night dream original 1971 acorn records private press lp
£
800
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1,060
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Description
This is some info from the bass player of the band said about This incredibly rare Prog Folk-Rock record...
The album was made in classrooms N1 and N2 at Radley College near Oxford by me and my school friends in the Summer of 1971 on the day after the end of term. It took over six months for the 99 copies of the record to be pressed and it was released to the band and a few friends at the end of 1971. The Vinyl centres were hand designed.
This is what has been said about it more recently:
"It's not often that a really scarce album is very good but this is a real UK folk rock gem. Released in 1971 in an edition of only 99 copies, Oberon’s Midsummer’s Night Dream is not only one of the rarest folk-rock records to ever see the light in the UK but is also considered one of the top works in its genre. Decorated with lilting vocals , inspired violin and flute playing, electric and acoustic guitars and other instruments old and new this is a magical album."
format : 12 inch vinyl lp : original private pressing from 1971
artist : oberon
lp title : a midsummer's night dream
record label : acorn records
cat number : 0be lps 1a 1b ( this in stamped into the run out groove )
year of release : 1971
county of issue / pressing : uk
vinyl condition visual : very good , some light marks and a few deeper scratches , the hand painted ink to labels is smudged but clear
vinyl condition audio playback : sounds great with light crackle , this is more obvious in the quiet parts of the record , i believe all copy's of the record have a degree of crackle and this is due to the record being a private press .. Overall the record plays well and does not skip or jump and still sounds great!
sleeve condition : very good with edge / corner shelf wear / scuffing and creases , a bit of ring wear and some brown age spotting
inners / inserts : plain dust inner is excellent
Any questions please ask ...
all records will be mailed in stiff card mailing envolopes
with stiff cardboard inserts for extra protection
we ship worldwide
overseas shipping costs are as stated in the listing
records are graded using the uk record collectors
magazine / book system .. we usually listen to all record
before they are listed too, any problems can usually be
sorted without too much fuss...any questions please ask
we also buy record collections !
On 07-Apr-05 at 19:04:49 BST, seller added the following information:
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