TRAFFIC, MR FANTASY, RARE ORIGINAL 1967 PSYCH ALBUM IN ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE, VINYL IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION

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TRAFFIC - MR FANTASY - RARE 1967 FIRST MONO PRESSING IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION

ISLAND RECORDS, CAT NO: ILP 961 MATRIX NUMBERS A/B (MONO)

THIS IS A VERY GOOD+ COPY OF THIS CLASSIC PSYCH LANDMARK ALBUM, MR FANTASY, THE DEBUT FROM TRAFFIC IN 1967.  IT IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH PINK ISLAND "EYE" LABELS.

VINYL: PLAYS WITHOUT ANY SERIOUS ISSUES, WITH SURPRISINGLY LITTTLE BACKGROUND NOISE, NO SKIPS, STICKS OR SERIOUS CLICKS OR POPS. THE ONLY AUDIO INTERFERENCE IS FROM A LITTLE BACKGOUND RUSTLE ON THE VERY QUIET GUITAR INTRO TO "DEALER" BUT THAT IS COMMON TO ALMOST ALL BUT THE VERY BEST COPIES OF THIS RECORD.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SIGNIFICANT HAIRLINE MARKS ON BOTH SIDES, AND ONE MORE SERIOUS SHORT NEEDLE MARK ON "COLOURED RAIN" BUT NONE OF THESE ARE AT ALL AUDIBLE. 

LABELS: PINK ISLAND "EYE" ROUGH TEXTURED LABELS, SIDE ONE CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH NO MARKS OR WRITING; SIDE TWO IS ALSO CLEAN AND BRIGHT APART FROM A SINGLE NAME WRITTEN IN SMALL LETTERS IN GREEN INK. (SEE PHOTOS).

GATEFOLD SLEEVE: FRONT AND BACK SURFACES ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT WITH NO SERIOUS CREASING OR LAMINATE LIFTS. IN COMMON WITH ALL COPIES OF THIS ALBUM, THE DESIGN PLACES ENOURMOUS PRESSURE ON THE SPINE - THE SINGLE SHEET FRONT PART HAS TO BE BENT BACK ON ITSELF TO ACCESS THE RECORD WITHIN - SO ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE SUFFERED SPINE DAMAGE. THIS IS NO EXCEPTION WITH SCUFFING AND SPLITTING TO BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. BUT COMPARED TO MOST IT HAS SURVIVED WELL WITH THE SPINE STILL SQUARE, RIGID AND FULLY READABLE. THE INNER GATEFOLD IS CLEAN AND UNDAMAGED BUT HAS A NAME WRITTEN IN SMALL LETTERS ON THE LOWER PART OF THE RIGHT HAND SLEEVE (SEE PHOTOS)

THE INNER SLEEVE IS A NEW POLY-LINED ANTI-STATIC  WHITE PAPER RECORD BAG.

THIS IS NOT A MINT COPY BY ANY MEANS - WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THE STARTING PRICE - BUT IT IS A GENUINE FIRST PRESS WHICH, ALTHOUGH MARKED, PLAYS REALLY WELL WITH BRIGHT CLEAR AUDIO AND NO MAJOR FAULTS, AND IS HOUSED IN A VERY PRESENTABLE ORIGINAL SLEEVE. 



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