SYD BARRETT.-THE MADCAP LAUGHS...RARE! SUPERB! 1ST UK PRESS N/MINT VINYL LP 1970

Sold Date: June 7, 2023
Start Date: May 28, 2023
Final Price: £250.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 20
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SUPERB! VERY RARE! EARLIEST POSSIBLE MATRIXES! GENUINE ORIGINAL 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 53 YEARS AGO IN 1970 ON HARVEST RECORDS IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: HARVEST RECORDS LABELS WITH 'THE GRAMOPHONE CO LTD ALL RIGHTS......ETC' (NOT EMI) AND 'MADE IN GT BRITAIN' PERIMETER TEXT BUT WITHOUT EMI LOGO (ADDED ON LATER PRESINGS) / LABELS WITH 'SYD BARRETT' TITLE VERY CLOSE TO THE GREEN 'HARVEST' TEXT TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTRE HOLE AND WITH 'Barrett except + Joyce' TEXT AFTER THE TRACK LISTINGS ON SIDE 2 AND WITH ALL OTHER CREDITS PRINTED CLOSE TOHETHER...THIS IS THE EARLIEST LABEL VARIANT / FRONT LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ERNEST J DAY PRINTING CREDIT WITH CORRECT DATECODE 6911 / EARLIEST 1ST UK PRESS A-2G B-2G MATRIXES / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS.....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN SUPERB NEAR MINT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION WITHOUT ANY SCRATCHES WARPS OR SCUFFS -YOU WONT FIND A BETTER COPY !! THE HARVEST RECORDS LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH ONLY A LIGHT 'BARELY THERE' SPINDLE LINE. THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY MINOR SHELF WEAR. THERE ARE NO NO EDGE SPLITS. THE SPINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS SHVL 765 (LABELS+SLEEVE) WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS SHVL 765 A-2G 1 G AND SHVL 765 B-2G 1 G.  THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS I RECKON! LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER RARE PINK FLOYD VINYLS LISTED. A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE ORIGINAL 1ST UK  PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA AND BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.25. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £14.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE BUSINESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING THAT IS FINE OR IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.