Sold Date: July 6, 2018
Start Date: July 1, 2018
Final Price: £19.00 (GBP)
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GENESIS Foxtrot UK B&C Large Hatter Ultra Rare Label Variant Pressing LP EX



GENESIS FOXTROT. UK Charisma CAS 1058. Original release 1972
 
Please also see my other Genesis first pressings and other prog LP’s that I am currently auctioning on eBay.
 
This auction is for an ultra-rare label variant of the Charisma Large Mad Hatter label sold in the UK in approx. 1974. Although sold in the UK (there are just UK catalogue numbers present and no reference to manufacture outside the UK)  this record and sleeve were manufactured in Holland by Bruin BV due to the declining fortunes of B&C records who eventually became insolvent and were eventually liquidated in 1975. These Dutch manufactured copies with etched matrix numbers CAS 1058 A and CAS 1058 B are rare, but not overly difficult to locate. What makes this copy so special is that it has a subtly different design to the normal Large Mad Hatter label. 
 
Having researched this over a number of years, I have concluded that the Dutch factories were given a stock of  the “normal” mad hatter labels from the UK, which were used on the majority of the Dutch pressed records.  At some point, they ran out of the labels and having no UK printed labels left, they printed their own Mad Hatter labels on which the text was laid out differently to the original. I have included a photo of the normal hatter labels in the listing (Last Photo) so that the differences can be seen. 
 
These label variants are very rare and are only found on the Genesis albums, Trespass, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot and Selling England.     
 
Grading: -
 
Outer Sleeve: EX+ to Near Mint
 
The Bruin BV manufactured sleeve has a smooth gatefold cover which is in   EX+ condition.  This is as good as it gets for this sleeve, really outstanding condition with no wear to the spine or edges and I can just see one tiny feint crease on the rear cover. 
 
Vinyl: EX
 
The vinyl is in EX condition. There are a light to moderate amount of extremely feint hairlines only visible when viewed under a bright halogen light, nothing deep or concerning. There is a slight amount of visible surface wear but a really nice copy overall.
 
Matrix :
 
CAS 1058A
CAS 1058B
 
Labels: Mint
 
The all important “Bruin variant” Labels are in Mint condition – perfectly clean. I could not detect any spindle marks, even when viewed under bright halogen light.
 
Inner Sleeve:  VG.  I believe this to be the original. It is in VG condition and is split on one side
 
This is a fantastic copy of a truly rare edition of Foxtrot, bearing a very rare label variation manufactured for the UK market.
 
Postage and Packing:
 
All records are placed in a separate poly lined inner and stored flat outside the sleeve and then placed sealed in a re-sealable polythene outer prior to shipping.  Records are then placed between square cardboard sheets before packaging into cruciform mailers especially designed for LP’s. These mailers are a high-grade type which reinforce the edges around the LP and as such they are larger and weigh more than standard mailers.  My postage costs reflect the additional size and weight of the packaging that I use.
 
UK Bidders:
£4.75 via first class postage.
 
Oversees Bidders:
Europe : £8.95
Rest of World: £12.95
 
NOTE: POSTAL EXCLUSIONS: I WILL NOT POST THIS ITEM TO RUSSIA or SOUTH AMERICA
 
Postage Destinations – Europe (Excluding Russia), USA and Rest of World (Excluding S. AMERICA) 
 
Again, I reserve the right to request the appropriate amount of insurance for items over £50
 
Please contact me if you have any questions relating to this item, I will be happy to answer them.  Thanks.
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