TRAFFIC Traffic LP 1968 ISLAND 1st Press MINT
  £   91
  $   120

 


£ 91 Sold For
Jun 29, 2009 Sold Date
Jun 22, 2009 Start Date
£   3 Start price
12   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Traffic called 'Traffic' and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Pink Island 'Circle' logo label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF TRAFFICS RAREST LPS EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT - BUT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH A 'STAPLED IN' BOOKLET ON THE INSIDE OF THE COVER (THIS WAS REMOVED ON ALL LATER PRESSINGS)!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IS IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING CONDITION - AND THE GATEFOLD FLIPBACK COVER (+ BOOKLET!) IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND 'CIRCLE' LOGO LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' GATEFOLD FLIPBACK COVER (+ 'STAPLED IN' BOOKLET!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK Island 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on thick quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is ILPS 9081T on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Pink Island label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME 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 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 VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  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 MINT(Minus)!!!!  AWESOME 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 BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Garrod & Lofthouse' Gatefold Flipback Cover (+ 'Stapled In' Booklet!) is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edgewear, barely ANY spinal wear AT ALL (virtually NONE!), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO ringwear, NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO rubbing, PERFECT flipbacks, NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The booklet is still PERFECTLY 'stapled in' and there is absolutely NO damage to ANY of the pages!!!!  The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better and is INCREDIBLY hard to find like this!!!!  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 1968 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "TRAFFIC" BY TRAFFIC, IN SUPERB 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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