YES, FRAGILE 1971 UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS RED/PLUM NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO & EXC+ SLV
  £   36
  $   48

 


£ 36 Sold For
Nov 13, 2016 Sold Date
Nov 6, 2016 Start Date
£   10 Start price
15   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.

ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE THE FIRST OFFERING FROM A SMALL COLLECTION THAT I'M SELLING FOR A SCHOOL FRIEND, MOST OF WHICH IS IN SUPERB NEAR MINT CONDITION, MORE VERY RARE RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON :

YES, FRAGILE 1971 UK STEREO VINYL LP ABSOLUTE FIRST PRESS A//1 B//1 MATRICES ON THE ATLANTIC RECORDS RED AND PLUM LABEL, 2401019. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES THEN STORED TILL NOW, IN SUPERB AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE BOOKLET STILL ATTACHED INSIDE THE GATEFOLD. A TOP ARCHIVE NEAR MINT COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY.

ABSOLUTE FIRST PRESS VARIANT 1 MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :

SIDE 1 - 240109 A//1 12 13
SIDE 2 - 240109 B//1 12 12

FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Roundabout Written-By – Anderson*, Howe* 8:29 A2 Cans And Brahms (Extracts From Brahms' 4th Symphony In E Minor, Third Movement) Arranged By – Wakeman*Composed By – Brahms* 1:35 A3 We Have Heaven Written-By – Anderson* 1:30 A4 South Side Of The Sky Written-By – Squire*, Anderson* 8:04 B1 Five Percent For Nothing Written-By – Bruford* 0:35 B2 Long Distance Runaround Written-By – Anderson* 3:33 B3 The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) Written-By – Squire* 2:35 B4 Mood For A Day Written-By – Howe* 2:57 B5 Heart Of The Sunrise Written-By – Bruford*, Squire*, Anderson* 10:34

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Advision Studios
  • Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
  • Marketed By – Polydor
  • Licensed From – Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Record Company – Polydor Records Limited
  • Published By – Yessongs
  • Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
  • Published By – Arnakata Music Ltd.
  • Published By – Kinney Music

Credits

  • Artwork [Sleeve Drawings], Photography By – Roger Dean (4)
  • Bass Guitar, Vocals – Chris Squire
  • Drums, Percussion – Bill Bruford
  • Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Steve Howe
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Gary Martin (3)
  • Organ, Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Harpsichord, Mellotron, Synthesizer – Rick Wakeman
  • Photography By [Colour Photo Of Bill Bruford On Drums] – David Wright (16)
  • Producer – Yes
  • Producer, Engineer – Eddy Offord
  • Vocals – Jon Anderson

Notes

Two label variants exist:
- one crediting Arnakata/Kinney Music as publisher for track A2 (this submission)
- one not crediting Arnakata/Kinney Music as publisher (Yes - Fragile)

Recorded at Advision Studios, London, September 1971

Published by:
Rondor Music (London)/Yessongs (tracks A1, A3 to B5)
Arnakata/Kinney Music (Track A2)

Polydor Records Limited
under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. - U.S.A.
First cat.nr. on label, second on spine, third on the inside of the cover.
Red/plum Atlantic label.

Gatefold sleeve with booklet.

? 1971
Made in Gt. Britain

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped (Variant 1)): 2401019 A//1 1 4 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped (Variant 1)): 2401019 B//1 1 3 7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped (Variant 2)): 2401019 A//1?420 1 1 5 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped (Variant 2)): 2401019 B?1420 1 1 7
  • Other (Price Code): Deluxe

RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC LABELS :
I CAN SEE JUST A COUPLE OF SPINDLE MARKS, PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.

VINYL VISUAL : LIKE NEW, WITH A LOVELY SHEEN. I CAN'T SEE ANY MARKS AT ALL, JUST A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVALS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, NONE OF WHICH SOUND AT ALL. JUST A COUPLE OF SPINDLE MARKS VISIBLE, CAREFULLY PLAYED A FEW TIMES THEN STORED TILL NOW. VISUALLY NEAR MINT CONDITION.

VINYL PLAYBACK :  ABSOLUTELY SUPERB WITH A LOUD CUT BASSY SOUND. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE AT ALL, JUST ONE DUST POP ON THE START OF 'LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND'. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN AS NEAR TO MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION. A TOP AUDIO COPY, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.

WIDE SPINE GATEFOLD SLEEVE, PRINTED AND MADE BY MacNEILL AND PRESS LTD, LONDON :
KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE PURCHASE , SO VIRTUALLY NO CORNER OR EDGE WEAR. ONE TINY STICKER REMOVAL MARK TOP RIGHT CORNER, HARDLY NOTICEABLE. ONE TINY BUMP TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER. THE WIDE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND LEGIBLE, JUST A TINY BIT OF RUBBING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. NO RINGWEAR OR RUBBING MARKS. THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING, NO STAINS. INSIDE THE GATEFOLD IS IN SUPERB AS NEAR TO MINT CONDITION AS IS THE FULLY ATTACHED BOOKLET. A SUPERB ALMOST LIKE NEW COVER.
OVERALL EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT CONDITION. PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.

ORIGINAL 'PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS' POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE : NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORDS EDGE. TWO NICKS IN THE PAPER BY THE CENTRE HOLE (REPAIRED). OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION.

I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.

OVERALL A NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION COPY OF THIS RARE UK 1971 FIRST PRESSING VINYL LP ON THE RED AND PLUM LABEL OF THIS YES MASTERPIECE WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS COVER. A SUPERB TOP AUDIO COPY.

LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.

I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £13 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.

THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.

I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
2 X LP'S - £5.50, 3 X LP'S - £6.50.

HAPPY BIDDING!


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