RICKY NELSON Ricky 1st LP 1957 LONDON 1st Press

	£		51
	$		68

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Ricky Nelson called 'Ricky' and is a 1957 UK 'Earliest' 1st pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' London label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  IN FACT THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPS ON THE LONDON LABEL AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP SERIOUSLY RARE - IS THAT IT IS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS EVER - WITH A DIFFERENT COVER!!!!  THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS CAME WITH A 'YELLOW BACKED' FULLY LAMINATED 'HALF MOON' FLIPBACK COVER - WHERE THE TRACK LISTING ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER IS INSIDE A BRIGHT YELLOW BOX!!!!  ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS THIS 'YELLOW BOX' DOES NOT APPEAR AND ALSO THE BACK IS UNLAMINATED!!!!  THIS LP IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS AN 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING WITH A FULLY LAMINATED 'YELLOW BACKED' COVER!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION!!!!  THIS IS THE 1957 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' LONDON LABEL, 1ST PRESS 'THICKER PAPER' INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'HALF MOON' FLIPBACK FULLY LAMINATED 'YELLOW BACKED' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st pressing from 1957 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! The Cat. No is HA-P 2080 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Textured' London label (see picture) and is a 1957 UK MONO 1st pressing!!!!

The record labels are in STUNNING condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!! The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!! Most of these 50s/60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!! It is great to find that the playing of the record is as STUNNING as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, NO hiss and only some EXTREMELY slight MEGA low level touches of background crackle in places (always MEGA low level - NO loud crackle GUARANTEED)!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Thicker Paper' inner sleeve!!!! The 1st Press 'Half Moon' Flipback FULLY Laminated 'Yellow Backed' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition and is SERIOUSLY rare like this!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking), SUPERB shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the laminated back is STUNNING condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, and NO yellowing!!!!  Not only that but there is barely ANY laminate loss AT ALL on this cover and this is INCREDIBLY rare indeed!!!!  There is also NO rips, NO tears, NO splits and NO staining!!!!  This cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS AN 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING IN THIS BRILLIANT CONDITION - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1957 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "RICKY" BY RICKY NELSON, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: