TRAFFIC Mr Fantasy LP 1967 ISLAND 1st EARLIEST MINT

	£		192
	$		254

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Traffic called 'Mr Fantasy' and is an ORIGINAL 1967 UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' Island 'Circle' logo label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS TRAFFICS FIRST & RAREST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE ISLAND LABEL - AND IS INCREDIBLY TOUGH TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  AND IT HAS SOME AMAZING DIFFERENCES - THAT ALL LATER PRESSINGS SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE!!!!  FIRSTLY THIS LP HAS MUCH MUCH THICKER VINYL THAN ALL LATER PRESSINGS (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!!  SECONDLY IT HAS 'HEAVILY' AND FULLY 'TEXTURED' LABELS (LATER ONES DONT - THEY ARE 'SMOOTH' INSTEAD!)!!!!  THIRDLY THIS LP HAS A MUCH 'THINNER' GATEFOLD FLIPBACK 'CENTRE OPENING' COVER (LATER ONES ARE THICKER, HAVE A 'BLACK BORDER', AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE!)!!!!  AND LASTLY, THIS LP HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS 'A/B' MATRIX ENDINGS (WITH LARGE LETTERING!) AND WITH NO NUMBERS ADDED!!!!  ALL LATER PRESSINGS OF THIS LP HAVE NUMBERS 'ADDED' AFTER THE MATRIXES (SUCH AS 'A2' FOR EXAMPLE) AND OFTEN LATER MATRIXES WERE ETCHED - OR STAMPED IN MUCH SMALLER LETTERING.  BUT NOT THIS ONE - THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE (WITH EVERY SINGLE CORRECT 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS DETAIL!) AND IS QUITE SIMPLY THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THERE IS 1 MORE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT DETAIL THAT MAKES THIS, THE RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE!!!!  AND THAT IS THAT THIS LP IS 1ST PRESSED IN ULTRA RARE STEREO!!!!  AND AGAIN - THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  BACK IN 1967 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - MONO ABSOLUTELY DOMINATED THE UK RECORD MARKET, AND 99% OF ALL UK 1ST PRESSINGS WERE MADE IN COMMON MONO - WITH BARELY ANY IN STEREO AT ALL!!!!  MOST SHOPS DIDNT EVEN STOCK STEREOS AS STANDARD BACK IN 1967 - AND IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE BY 'SPECIAL ORDER' ONLY!!!!  AS A RESULT, FINDING AN ULTRA RARE STEREO 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP IS VERY VERY HARD INDEED!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1967 UK STEREO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TEXTURED' ISLAND 'CIRCLE' LOGO LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'A/B' MATRIX ENDINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'THINNER' GATEFOLD LAMINATED FLIPBACK 'CENTRE OPENING' STEREO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is an ORIGINAL Island UK 1st Pressing from 1967 and is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is ILPS 9061 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Island label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK Stereo 1st Pressing!!!! 

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AMAZING 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, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AWESOME!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent++++ if not MINT(Minus)!!!!  AMAZING 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 also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Thinner' Gatefold Laminated Flipback 'Centre Opening' STEREO Cover is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear (which is still FULLY laminated!), only VERY slight corner wear to the outer corners (NOT through the colour!), only slight corner wear to the spinal corners (almost unavoidable on this cover!), possible 'tipping in' to the bottom spinal corner, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering - and even the VERY fragile 'opening single thickness front of the cover' has NO feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, barely ANY yellowing AT ALL, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  There is also a possible very VERY small repair to the VERY top spinal corner - though this is completely INVISIBLE and IMPOSSIBLE to notice (believe me - 99% of people would never EVER notice it!)!!!!  Even so - I think it is PLAINLY OBVIOUS by my pictures just how SUPERB and WAY above normal this BRILLIANT cover really is - and it will be a very VERY long time before you see another one in this condition again!!!!  The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!!  BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - 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 1967 UK STEREO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "MR FANTASY" BY TRAFFIC, IN ABSOLUTELY 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!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: