PICNIC A BREATH OF FRESH AIR 1969/70 2-LP RARE HARVEST EMI SAMPLER NM
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"PICNIC A BREATH OF FRESH AIR" 1969/70 2-LP HARVEST RECORD SHSS 1/2 "STEREO" THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION 2-LP SET SAMPLING VARIOUS BANDS FROM THE TIME, THE RECORD LABEL IS PURLY HARVEST WITH NO MENTION OF EMI WHICH APPEARS ON LATER LABELS. THE RECORD SLEEVE WAS PRINTED IN GT. BRITON AND DOES STATE E.M.I.RECORDS. THE RECORD SET WAS ONLY ON SALL IN THE VERY EARLY 70s WHICH IS WHEN I FIRST ACQUIRED IT AND WAS VERY POPULAR AT THE TIME BECAUSE OF THE PRICE WHICH I THINK WAS £1.00. BECAUSE OF THE SHORT TIME THEY WERE PRODUCED ALL ARE FIRST PRESSING.
MATRIX NUMBERS: SIDE 1: SHSS 1 A-1 SIDE 2: SHSS 1 B-2 SIDE 3: SHSS 2 A-1 SIDE 4: SHSS 2 B-2
BANDS FEATURED ARE:
DEEP PURPLE, BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST, PINK FLOYD, BATTERED ORNAMENTS, SHIRLEY &DOLLY COLLINS, PRETTY THINGS, ROY HARPER, BAKERLOO, KEVIN AYERS, GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, THIRD EAR BAND, BARRETT FOREST, PETER BROWN & PIPLOKTO!, PANAMA LIMITED, QUATERMASS, MICHAEL CHAPMAN, TEA & SYMPHONY, EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND.
SLEEVE:
THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, FULLY LAMINATED BOTH SIDES RETAINING THE ORIGINAL MIRROR LIKE SHEEN, FREE FROM BLEMISHES AND WITHOUT CREASING OR BUBBLING TO THE LAMINATE COVERING, THERE IS VERY SLIGHT DISCOLOURING ON OUTER EDGE FROM AGE, THE CORNERS AND SPINE (THE TITLE CAN BE CLEARLY READ) ARE STRONG AND THE OPENINGS ARE CRISP AND CLEAN. OVERALL A GREAT SLEEVE THAT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER.
VINYL:
BOTH VINYLS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, RETAINING ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL GLOSS AND SHINE THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR SCRATCHES ON IETHER OF THE FOUR SIDES. THE PLAYBACK IS EXCELLENT, THE SOUND IS EXTREMELY CLEAR, THE VOCALS ARE CRISP, THE GUITARS AND PERCUSSION PUNCHY AND VIVID. BOTH RECORDS PLAY WITHOUT JUMPING OR SKIPPING AND THERE IS MINIMAL BACKGROUND NOISE ON QUIET SECTIONS OR IN BETWEEN TRACKS, A VERY PLEASANT LISTEN. THE LABELS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL BRIGHTNESS AND SHOW NO SPINDLE WARE.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC INSITE INTO 60s-70s BANDS AND A GREAT COPY FOR THE COLLECTOR OR LISTENER.
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