PENTANGLE - BASKET OF LIGHT 1969 UK 1st Pr GIMMIX SLEEVE RENBOURNE JANSCH

	£		26
	$		34

THE PENTANGLE

~ BASKET OF LIGHT ~

(1969 TRANSATLANTIC RECORDS)

ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY RARE UK PRESSING OF THE FANTASTIC ALBUM BASKET OF LIGHT BY THE PENTANGLE ON TRANSATLANTIC RECORDS.

This album is A RARELY FOUND EXAMPLE AND AS SUCH is HOUSED IN A SLIGHTLY different PICTURE SLEEVE from aLL ‘standard’ oneS. This one includes the far rarer gimmick built-in plastic SLEEVE inner WITH FOAM which was used on a few other albums around this time. THIS was a SHORT-LIVED DESIGN, AND FINDING IT on this album IS quite rare. The foam edge to the entrance area USUALLY  reacted with the vinyl AND ON THIS EXAMPLE it HAS left markING on the record ON SIDE TWO WHICH appearS as a dulled area. THIS DOES CAUSE SOME INTERFERENCE DURING the affected area AND THERE ARE 12 REPEATING ‘SHHH’ NOISES RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE TWO. OTHERWISE THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT

THE PENTANGLE

• JOHN RENBOURNE
• BERT JANSCH
• DANNY THOMPSON
• JACQUI MCSHEE
• TERRY COX

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS TRANSATLANTIC TRA 205

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE TRA 205 A-1 / TRA 205 B-1

THE SLEEVE

THE SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED, GATEFOLD PICTURE SLEEVE, WITH PLASTIC INNER (AS DESCRIBED ABOVE) IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME SLIGHT WEAR AND A FEW TINY WRINKLES. THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE ALL QUITE STRAIGHT. THERE IS SOME LIGHT RUBBING TO THE SPINE BUT THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE PLASTIC INNER SLEEVE IS STILL ATTACHED INSIDE THE GATEFOLD, HOWEVER THE GLUE HAS STARTED TO YELLOW.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE BLACK VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT MARKS AND SCUFFS AND THE AFOREMENTIONED ‘BURN’ AT THE VERT START OF SIDE TWO.. I HAVE FULLY PLAYED THIS CLASSIC LP AND CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT, APART FROM THE REPEATING INTERFERENCE AT THE START OF SIDE TWO THAT I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE.

THE LABELS

THE WHITE AND PURPLE TRANSATLANTIC LABELS ARE BOTH IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH JUST ONE OR TWO TINY SPINDLE MARKS.

SIDE ONE

1. LIGHT FLIGHT
2. ONCE I HAD A SWEETHEART
3. SPRINGTIME PROMISES
4. LYKE-WAKE DIRGE
5. TRAIN SONG

SIDE TWO

1. HUNTING SONG
2. SALLY GO ROUND THE ROSES
3. THE CUCKOO
4. HOUSE CARPENTER

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 RECORDS 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

£6.50

£8.75

£9.50

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

£5.50

£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.