Sold Date: August 1, 2016
Start Date: July 7, 2016
Final Price: £49.99 (GBP)
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CHICKEN SHACK - " FORTY BLUE FINGERS FRESHLY PACKED AND READY TO SERVE ", Blue Horizon (7-63203) Mono, 1968.

Extremely rare, UK very first pressing LP of the classic debut LP by Chicken Shack on Blue Horizon.

The front laminated sleeve, matte finish light blue label and matrix numbers ending in A1 and B1 mark this out as the very first pressing.


Matrix numbers

SIDE A = 7-63203 A1
SIDE B = 7-63203 B1


Professionally cleaned on my Moth record cleaning machine and put in a new poly-lined inner sleeve (the original inner has been retained for originality- see photo)


CONDITION:

VINYL  =  V.G.+ (No deep scratches, excessive surface noise, distortion, etc. Pretty clean labels with only light spindle trails. Under a strong direct light, this LP is pretty clean on the first side with just a few paper scuffs/hairline marks, but the second carries afew hairline marks and couple of slightly more pronounced marks - thanks to a good original deep grroves pressing and other good fortune, these imperfections are cosmetic and do not sound on playback. Generally the playback is good, certainly not suffering distortion or muffling that you would associate with over playing, which correlates with the clean labels. Saying that, as this record plays out, there is a bit of occasional faint surface noise audible in some quieter and silent sections, plus the odd faint background crackle from time to time.
Certainly not in museum piece condition, but to my mind these slight imperfection definitely do not ruin the listening experience and as long as you're expecting a a 60s record not some sterile CD reissue, it's still a good example or a very rare original LP. Ready to be enjoyed as originally intended and should sell for a more realistic price than the premium archive copies are now hitting.

Note: for the purposes of this listing I have tested this LP on my Linn LP12 Sondek turntable - generally this is quite a critical test, but I must point out that I cannot guarantee exactly how this LP will sound on your turntable - common sense for most... but then this is ebay!!!)


SLEEVE =  EX- (No rips, no tears, no defacing, or heavy ring wear, seam splits, etc. But does suffer a couple of small creases in the laminate, some very light wear to the edges and corners, etc - see photos for further clarification)


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