THE IDLE RACE THE BIRTHDAY PARTY RARE UK 1ST PRESS 1968 EX+ PSYCHEDELIC AUDIO

	£		78
	$		103

The Idle Race
The Birthday Party
WITH EX/EX+ AUDIO !!!!

AT LAST SOME PSYCHEDELIC POP AND OF COURSE IT'S THE IDLE RACE, AND A VERY YOUNG JEFF LYNNE. IN THE LATE 60's AND EARLY 70's, THEY HAD A BIT OF A CULT FOLLOWING, BUT NEVER REALLY MADE IT COMMERCIALLY, SO NOT MANY ALBUMS WERE SOLD, AND ESPECIALLY THIS ONE, THEIR FIRST AND DEBUT ALBUM, RELEASED ON 1ST OCTOBER 1968. PLAYS FANTASTIC AS YOU WILL SEE BELOW, AND COMES FROM MY PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION AND IT IS A GREAT ALBUM !!!!
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!
BEFORE YOU READ ON, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION ABOUT SHIPPING. DUE TO THE TERRIBLE VIRUS, THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, AND SHIPPING COULD BE AFFECTED. I AM CONTINUING TO LIST, AND SHIP AS USUAL. IF YOU HAVE WON ANY LP'S, AND I AM UNABLE TO SHIP I WILL KEEP THEM VERY SAFE, AND SHIP WHEN THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. TAKE CARE AND BE EXTRA SAFE, AND IF YOU HAVE AN QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK ME, THANK YOU, ROSE . 

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK PRESS :: LBS 83132 A//1  ::  LBS 83132  B//1 .
ON THE 1ST PRESS DARK BLUE LIGHT BLUE LIBERTY LABEL :: LBS 83132 .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL FRONT AND BACK LAMINATED GATEFOLD, AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST GATEFOLDS EVER MADE, AFTER THE BEATLES SGT PEPPERS, AND ROLLING STONES, SATANIC. PRINTED AND MADE BY MacNEILL PRESS Ltd, LONDON, AND  WITH A BEAUTIFUL SOLID SPINE, AND ALSO LOVELY SOLID EDGES, WITH THE OPENING EDGE STILL SHARP. NO ISSUES WITH THE LAMINATE, AND THE ONLY THING OF NOTE IS SOME BLUE WRITING INSIDE THE GATEFOLD BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, SO WITH THIS IN MIND, I WILL HAVE TO GRADE THE COVER  :: VG+/EX- . 
VINYL ::  AMAZING AUDIO THAT CERTAINLY WILL NOT DISAPPOINT, AND NOTHING LOUD OR INTRUSIVE SO VERY ENJOYABLE TO LISTEN TO. SIDE 1, HAS A FAINT TICK AT THE START OF TRACK 3, A VERY FAINT TICK AT THE END OF TRACK 4, AND A FAINT TICK AT THE END OF TRACK 5. SIDE 2, HAS TWO FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START, AND A FAINT TICK TOWARDS THE END OF TRACK 2, AND A LIGHT POP, NOT ON THE AUDIO BUT BETWEEN TRACK 5 AND 6. THERE IS NO STATIC OR CRACKLE, AND WHAT IS NOT MENTIONED PLAYS SUPERB AND CRYSTAL CLEAR. VISUALLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE SOME COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES AND A COUPLE OF SMALL COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND ONE OR TWO TINY TOTALLY COSMETIC SCUFF LINES, AND JUST A VISUAL THING AS AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FINE, SO WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  :: EX/EX+ .   AND IN NO WAY OVER GRADED !!!!

LABELS :: JUST A FEW FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT :: EX/EX+ . 
ORIGINAL INNER :: WITH NO WRITING OR SEAM SPLITS, JUST SOME LIGHT CORNER CREASING, A TINY TEAR AT THE CENTRE CIRCLE, AND SOME AGEING AROUND THE EDGES. THE POLYLINER IS MISSING, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER, ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL INNER  :: VG . 

FANTASTIC ALBUM, AND QUITE RARE AS IT IS A COMPLETE UK 1ST PRESS, AND PLAYS VERY WELL, AND THEY JUST DO NOT MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS ANYMORE, AND SUCH A SHAME !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!!  ROSE.

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU !  

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.