Robert Wyatt - 'The End Of An Ear' - ORIGINAL A1/B1 CBS - VERY RARE - EX -1970

	£		34
	$		45

ROBERT WYATT - THE END OF AN EAR - CBS - A1/B1 MATCHING MATRIX...1ST PRESSING - MEGA RARE - PSYCH/ROCK - (SOFT MACHINE) - 1970 - S 64189

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• CAT S 64189
• MATRIX S 64189 A1/S 64189 B1
• YEAR 1870
• LABEL CBS
• STEREO

TRACKLISTING

SIDE 1 - 1. LAS VEGAS TANGO - PART 1 (REPEAT) . 2. TO MARK EVERYWHERE. 3. TO SAINTLY BRIDGET. 4. TO OZ ALIEN DAEVYD AND GILLY. 5. TO NICK EVERYONE.

SIDE 2 - 1. TO CARAVAN AND BROTHER JIM. 2. TO THE OLD WORLD (THANK YOU FOR THE USE OF YOUR BODY, GOODBYE). 3. TO CARLA, MARSHA AND CAROLINE (FOR MAKING EVERYTHING BEAUTIFULLER). 4. LAS VEGAS TANGO - PART 1.

• COVER VG+
• LABELS EX
• VINYL EX/NM
• INNER EX

Condition

All covers, labels and inners have no rips, loosening of glue, handwriting in ink or biro pen.

All records listed are in no less than EX condition (see above for actual grading). In some cases I may list a very rare record at a lesser grading but this will be described in detail. All items are graded conservatively according to Record Collectors Grading System Record Collectors Grading system (outlined at end of listing)

Brief description of item

Simply one of the most manic albums ever made. This is 'The End Of An Ear' by Robert Wyatt. Soft machine member. This sold in miniscule amounts and was quickly deleted from further pressing on the orange CBS label. Released in 1970, this work was lost in translation to the masses. Takes a special person to be able to listen to the full album & get it!!

Tremendously rare album as a first pressing with the matching A1 & B1 matrix. Plays as nothing less than excellent on both sides. With only some background noise at the start of each sides play in. The album runs smoothly with no skip backs, is 100% flat with no warping to the disc. No needle thrashing or heavy handling. Has actually hardly been played...And I could up grade the actual record to a near mint shape. Once cleaned by a  professional machine or method chosen (not that it needs a clean) this will upgrade to a perfect playing copy, with perhaps the odd isolated tick! but this is being extreme on my part. A very scratch or damage free example...Just try & find another one of these. It's near impossible & extremely rare. Some magic moments in here for the psych listener out there. Contains the original advertising inner, with no ripping or split. The record is stored inside a new plain white inner. The cover while having no ripping or tearing or split to the side spine, has a good bit of storage wear. I grade this at VG++. Has no handwritten names, dust, damp or grime.

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Don't miss this.....Cheers.

All vinyl comes from a smoke, damp and pet free environment

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Record will be packed in a tough custom box DEFENDAPACK mailer as shown in the photos below. The mailer has a locking tab. The record will be placed outside its cover and inside a brand new polythene protector between two card stiffeners and sealed at the top with fragile marked masking tape. Items are labelled "handle with care".

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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 condiition. Records marked 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 displayes 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 notceably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc

Fair (F) The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

Poor (P) The record will not play properly due to scratched, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing Bad (B) The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler

CD's and CASSETTES As a general rule CD's and Cassettes either play perfectly - inwhich case they are in Mint condition - or they don't, in which case their value is minimal. Cassette tape is liable to deteriorate with age, even if it remains unplayed, so care should be taken when buying old tapes. CD's are difficult to grade visually; they can look perfect but actually be faulty, while in other cases they may appear damaged but still play perfectly. Cassette and CD inlays and booklets should be graded in the same way as record covers and sleeves. In general, the plastic containers for cassettes and CDs can easily be replaces if they are broken or scratched, but card covers and digipaks are subject to the same wear as record sleeves

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