THREE CITY FOUR - THREE CITY FOUR (1965) Decca Folk LP EX - Rare TEST PRESSING
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Description
THE THREE CITY FOUR - " THE THREE CITY FOUR ", The Decca Record Co Ltd. (LK 4705) MONO,19615.
Extreme rare Decca test pressing of the debut LP by English folk group, The Three City Four.
This was a group comprised of Martin Carthy, Leon Rosselson, Marian McKenzie and Ralph Trainer. This, their debut LP features folk songs with a fair degree of political content and it never really caught on at the time despite the success some of the group members went on to. As such this is a very rare and collectable LP.
Matrix Numbers
SIDE A = XARL-6829-1A
SIDE B = XARL-6830-1A
This particular copy is an official Decca test pressing, featuring their standard "Factory Sample NOT FOR SALE" label with details of the record hand written on the label, also included are a plain white card sleeve, inner and info sheet - see photo.
Professionally cleaned on my Moth record cleaning machine and then put in a fresh new poly-lined inner sleeve (original inner has been retained to keep it all original - see photo).
CONDITION:
VINYL = EXCELLENT (No deep scratches, groove damage, excessive surface noise, distortion, etc. Only light spindle trails on the label. In daylight it looks perfectly clean, but a bright grading lamp reveals quite a few paper scuffs - as you would expect, these do not sound on playback. Plays very well - starts with the very lightest of faint surface noise during the silent run-in which stops as the music starts. Then it plays strong, clear and without interruption from clicks, crackles and excessive surface noise. Clearly only had pretty light use in it's lifetime and has been very well cared for.
Note: for the purposes of this listing I have tested this LP on my Linn LP12 Sondek turntable - generally this is quite a critical test, but I must point out that I cannot guarantee exactly how this LP will sound on your turntable - common sense for most... but then this is ebay!!!)
SLEEVE, ETC = EX- (Both the sleeve, inner and labels are all in pretty good condition. All have details of the record hand written on them as part of the test pressing process. The sleeves have also yellowed quite a bit - see photos for more info)
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