THE BAND Music From Big Pink LP 1968 CAPITOL Original

	£		44
	$		58

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Band called "Music From Big Pink" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK Pressing on the RAREST EVER Black Capitol label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS THE BAND'S FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1968 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED IN THE UK - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT, IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS THE RAREST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED IN THE UK IN MID 1968, ON THE 'RAINBOW' CAPITOL LABEL.  THIS LP SOLD REASONABLY WELL IN THE UK (THOUGH NOT SPECTACULARLY) - AND A FEW THOUSAND COPIES WERE SOLD ON THAT LABEL.  HOWEVER, IN APRIL 1969 - CAPITOL IN THE UK, HAD THEIR LABELS CHANGED TO THE ULTRA RARE 'BLACK' CAPITOL LABEL WITH 'SOLD IN THE UK' LABEL TEXT!!!!  THIS LABEL IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE RAREST CAPITOL LABEL EVER USED - AND ONLY LASTED FROM APRIL 1969 THROUGH TO SEPTEMBER, WHEN THE VERY COMMON 'GREEN' CAPITOL LABELS WERE INTRODUCED!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS LP THE RAREST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  IT DATES FROM MID 1969 - AND ONLY A FEW HUNDRED COPIES OF THIS LP WERE EVER PRESSED ON THIS ULTRA RARE 'BLACK' CAPITOL LABEL - BEFORE THE VERY COMMON 'GREEN' CAPITOL LABELS WERE INTRODUCED!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  THE 'RAINBOW' LABEL VERSIONS OF THIS LP ARE REASONABLY HARD TO FIND (THOUGH DO TURN UP QUITE REGULARLY!), AND THE LATER 'GREEN' CAPITOL RE-PRESSINGS ARE VERY COMMON INDEED - BUT THIS ULTRA RARE 'BLACK' CAPITOL PRESSING (WHICH ONLY LASTED 3 OR 4 MONTHS ONLY!) IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE, AND IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE RAREST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS LP ALSO HAS THE RAREST COVER EVER MADE - BEING THE ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'NO TITLES' FLIPBACK LAMINATED COVER (WITH A BLANK 'NO TITLES' COVER FRONT!)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 RAREST EVER UK 'BLACK CAPITOL' PRESSING ON THE ULTRA RARE 'BLACK' CAPITOL LABEL, 'SOLD IN THE UK' LABEL TEXT, 1ST PRESS 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR' BLACK ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE, AND ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' FLIPBACK LAMINATED 'PATENTS PENDING' 'NO TITLES' 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 Capitol UK Pressing from 1968 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is ST 2955 on the ORIGINAL Capitol label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 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 VERY light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Patents Applied For' Black Advertising inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The ULTRA RARE 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Flipback Laminated 'Patents Pending' 'No Titles' Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  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!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO rubbing, NO ringwear, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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 1968 UK PRESSING OF "MUSIC FROM BIG PINK" BY THE BAND, 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 (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

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