STRAWBS"FROM THE WITCHWOOD"1971A&M+A1/B1.NEAR MINT+MORE PROG.LPs FROM ME ON EBAY

	£		19
	$		25

ATTENTION STRAWBS AND 1970s PROGRESSIVE/HARD ROCK COLLECTORS!     

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1971 STEREO 1ST ISSUE OF THE SUPERB ALBUM BY STRAWBS:"FROM THE WITCHWOOD". IT VERY RARELY TURNS UP IN 2017 AS AN ORIGINAL UK ISSUE AND AS OUTSTANDING AS THIS EXAMPLE. 

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LATER REISSUES THAT EXIST-THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UK ISSUE ON THE GREEN A AND M LABELS! MOST BUYING LPs IN 1971 WERE USING OLD,HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD WEAR OUT ANY RECORD VERY QUICKLY INDEED!  THIS EXAMPLE DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHO HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL HAVING CARED AND CHERISHED HIS RECORDS-MOST BOUGHT NEW AT THE TIME WITH MINIMAL PLAYS AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS.THEY WERE STORED UPRIGHT ON STRONG SHELVING AWAY FROM LIGHT,HEAT,DAMP AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A NON-SMOKER!  THIS EXAMPLE HAS HAD CAREFUL USE IN NEARLY 46 YEARS AS WELL AS A CLEAN GATEFOLD COVER.

ISSUED ON THE VERY THICK 100% FLAT VINYL PYE PRESSED A&M GREEN LABELS:AMLH 63404 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A1/B1 MATRIXES AND THE "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE.THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. THIS COPY HAS HAD SLIGHT,CAREFUL SOME USE WITH GLEAMING SURFACES AND JUST A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT AND TINY SURFACE MARKS. HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND PLAYS VERY NICELY INDEED! THE 1971 PRESSINGS HAVE FAR MORE BASS THAN THE LATER REPRESSINGS.  THE RECORD HAS NO LOUD CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS.STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION! THICK VINYL.THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT! 

THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS A COUPLE OF TINY EDGE CREASES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS,STAINING OR REPAIRS!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £12 STARTING PRICE  WITH MORE PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs FROM ME ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW SO CHECK THEM OUT!.  PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.

The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!     

This is my honest grading!!!

Please see my listening policy below. 

I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!  

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UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email  arrangement.OVER 14 years on ebay  and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

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