Sold Date: October 13, 2024
Start Date: October 6, 2024
Final Price: $410.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 384
Buyer Feedback: 62

HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO SCORE A STUNNING, MINT CONDITION, ONE-OWNER, ORIGINAL 1972 FIRST PRESSING OF BIG STAR’S #1 RECORD LP ON ARDENT RECORDS.

100% AUTHENTIC! NOT A REISSUE! NOT A REPRODUCTION!

NOT A “RECORD STORE DAY PRESSING”!

GUARANTEED ORIGINAL 1972 ARDENT FIRST PRESSING.

ORIGINAL TRUE ARDENT FIRST PRESSING MATRIX NUMBERS:
SIDE 1: STSX-0178-5; AS-0401

SIDE 2:  STSX-0261-6; AS-0406-RR

THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EXCEPTIONALLY HARD-TO-FIND DISC,

AND ALMOST EVERY COPY I’VE SEEN HAS A CUT-OUT MARK OF SOME KIND.
CUT CORNER, NOTCH, OR CUT-OUT PUNCH HOLE.

PLUS, THE BLUE LAMINATED COVER ALWAYS HAS RING WEAR.

NOT THIS ONE!

I’M A “CONDITION NUT”, AND IN ALMOST 50 YEARS OF COLLECTING

HAVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER COPY FOR SALE.

STORED IN ITS 4mil MYLAR SLEEVE (included), IT LOOKS NEW!

WHY IS THE STARTING BID SOMEWHAT HIGH?

BECAUSE THIS IS A PREMIER COPY.

UNLESS YOU FIND A STILL SEALED COPY,

THIS ONE IS AS GOOD IT AS GETS!

SLEEVE CONDITION:

FRONT COVER: 

PERFECTLY SHARP CORNERS, AND PERFECT SPINES ON ALL SIDES. ZERO SEAM SPLITS! ZERO RING WEAR ON THE BLUE COVER! ZERO RECORD IMPRESSION! FULL ORIGINAL GLOSS TO THE LAMINATED COVER.

BACK COVER

MINT. ZERO RING WEAR! ZERO RECORD IMPRESSION! ZERO WEAR!

LABELS:

MINT. BOTH SIDES PERFECT. NO SPINDLE MARKS. THERE ARE A FEW TINY HAIRLINES ON THE SIDE 2 LABEL, BUT THAT’S HOW IT CAN FROM THE FACTORY.

VINYL:
BOTH SIDES MINT- WITH FULL ORIGINAL LUSTRE, JUST A FEW HAIRLINES FROM WHEN I  PLAYED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BACK IN THE DAY TO TAPE IT.

CHECK OUT MY OTHER BIG STAR & POWER POP AUCTIONS FOR 

AN ORIGINAL MINT CONDITION ORIGINAL COPY OF “THE TOMS” LP, 

AN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING OF CHRIS BELL'S RARE SOLO SINGLE

 "I AM THE COSMOS" ON CAR RECORDS WITH THE ORIGINAL PICTURE SLEEVE

AND A COOL UK PROMO COPY OF "SEPTEMBER GURLS" IN MINT CONDITION!

BUYING:
-Sorry, USA buyers only.

-Will consider reasonable best offers.

-Sorry, no returns. Getting ready to move and need the money. If this bothers you, don’t bid.

SHIPPING:

I only ship FedEx Direct Signature Required, so this rare disc is delivered straight into your hands- stopping “porch bandits” from stealing it.
$15 flat-rate, even though it usually costs around $40 to ship LPs this way. If this bothers you, don’t bid.

As a serious collector for decades, I know how to ship items so they arrive safely. Will be carefully packed in a proper LP mailer with cardboard inserts and bubble wrap, encased in a resealable sleeve, and then again in a 4mil Mylar Sleeve, with the disc shipped in the same box separate from the sleeve.

ABOUT ME:

I’m primarily a buyer on eBay, but in the past have sold rare records, vintage guitars, and vintage recording studio equipment in excess of $10,000.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS! JUST ASK!

Add me to your saved sellers list as I’ll be adding other Big Star, Power Pop, Garage, and Beatles rarities in a few days.

THANKS FOR LOOKING!