THE PRETTY THINGS:"S.F.SORROW".1968 COLUMBIA STEREO BLUE/BLACK-1ST UK PRESSING

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ATTENTION THE PRETTY THINGS,1960s BRITISH PSYCHEDELIA,BEATLES RELATED AND PROGRESSIVE ROCK  COLLECTORS AS WELL AS CONDITION UPGRADERS!     

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 STEREO 1ST ISSUE OF THE RARELY SEEN(IN THIS CONDITION) ESSENTIAL ALBUM BY THE PRETTY THINGS: "S.F.SORROW".PRODUCED BY NORMAN SMITH WHO WAS GEORGE MARTIN'S RECORDING ENGINEER ON MANY OF THE EARLY BEATLES ALBUMS.

IT VERY RARELY TURNS UP IN AS OUTSTANDING EXCELLENT+++ CONDITION AS THIS UPGRADER STANDARD EXAMPLE!.  IT'S THE BEST COPY I HAVE EVER FOUND AND HEARD IN NEARLY 30 YEARS AS A DEALER! FACT! 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 IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE HAS AMAZINGLY NOT HAD MUCH USE IN 47+ YEARS AS WELL AS A CLEAN LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER PRINTED BY ERNEST J.DAY AND A "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" INNER SLEEVE!

ISSUED ON THE THICK VINYL EMI PRESSED COLUMBIA BLUE/BLACK LABELS:SCX 6306 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE  -1/-1 MATRIXES. LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING 1968 STEREO COPY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. THIS COPY HAS HAD SOME SLIGHT USE WITH GLEAMING SURFACES,JUST A COUPLE OF ULTRA FAINT AND WISPY SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT. HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! THE RECORD HAS NO LOUD CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS.  STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT+++++++ CONDITION! MANY WOULD GLADLY STATE NEAR MINT.

THICK VINYL.THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT. HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL CURVED EDGES EMI LPs ADVERT INNER SLEEVE WITH THE "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" CREDIT DENOTING ON OF THE FIRST PRINTED FOR THIS LP WITH NO WRITING,RIPS,REPAIRS OR STAINING.

THE COVER HAS SOME SMALL CREASES NEAR THE EDGES,SOME SLIGHT EDGE WEAR AND VERY MILD STAINING BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS! LOOKS GREAT!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER AND BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £100 STARTING PRICE FOR SUCH A SUPERB COPY WITH MORE 1960s RARE UPGRADER STANDARD LPs FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO FOLLOW.

SPECIAL DELIVERY AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR POSTAGE ONLY ON THIS LP. 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.

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This is my honest grading!!!

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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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