Sold Date: December 9, 2024
Start Date: December 8, 2024
Final Price: £12.99 (GBP)
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  ITEM WILL BE DISPATCHED ROYAL MAIL SMALL PARCEL IST CLASS SIGNED FOR SERVICE. OVERSEAS ITEMS ARE POSTED VIA THE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME. THE ITEM WILL BE POSTED IN A RECORD MAILER. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED TESTED.
CONDITION OF SLEEVE= EX. THERE IS A LITTLE RINGWEAR. CONDITION OF INNER SLEEVE= VG+.   I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE. IT SHOWS ''PATENT NO.  1.125.555''. AT THE LEFT BOTTOM CORNER AND ''MADE IN ENGLAND'' AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER [SEE PICS 9, 10, AND 11]. CONDITION OF RECORD= VG+. THERE IS A SMALL 4mm. SCUFF ON SIDE 2, TRACK 1 [SEE PIC 12]. IT DOES NOT AFFECT PLAY. PLAYBACK IS GRADED AS EXCELLENT. MATRIX/RUNOUT NUMBERS= SIDE 1  YEX 771- 1U  A   1                SIDE 2   YEX 772- 1U    GA   1
THERE IS NO BIRO WRITING/STICKERS ETC ON THE COVER OR RECORD LABELS. THERE IS VERY SMALL WRITING [IT MAY BE PENCIL] ON ONE OF THE EDGES OF THE INNER SLEEVE.
THIS IS A UK FIRST PRESSING. IT WAS REPRESSED DURING THE 1970s WITH LIGHT GREEN APPLE LABELS AND SIMILAR MATRIX/RUNOUT NUMBERS.
THIS IS A DECENT EXAMPLE.
                                                                 NOTES. THE RUNOUT INFO SUGGESTS THAT THIS EXAMPLE IS VARIANT 3 OF THE 6 ORIGINAL VARIANTS.  ''STAR DUST'' APPEARS ON BACK OF SLEEVE, ''STARDUST ON LABEL. ''LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING'' APPEARS ON BACK OF SLEEVE. ''LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING'' ON LABEL.  PRINTED AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL LTD. IS PRINTED AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF BACK COVER. THE COVER IS FULLY LAMINATED. PRINTED ON BOTTOM OF WHITE INNER SLEEVE. PATENT NO. 1. 125. 555'' [LEFT SIDE] AND ''MADE IN ENGLAND'' [RIGHT SIDE]. THIS IS THE GENUINE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.    THE LABELS ARE THE 'DARK' GREEN APPLE TYPE. 
                                                IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------- RECORDS ARE GRADED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECORD COLLECTORS MAGAZINE GRADINGS SYSTEM. SEE DETAILS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE. PLEASE READ THE ITEM AND CONDITION DESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASE. PLEASE ALSO SCRUTINISE THE PICTURES. PLEASE MESSAGE ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS. I PREFER MY AUCTION ITEMS TO RUN THEIR FULL COURSE AS IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT EVERYONE GETS THE SAME CHANCE OF BUYING THE ITEM. I WILL COMBINE POSTAGE. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE TO BE SENT.  RETURNS ACCEPTED ONLY IF THE ITEM IS NOT AS DESCRIBED IN THE LISTING. THE ITEM FOR SALE IS A VINYL RECORD. ALL SALES OUTWITH OF THE UK ARE POSTED VIA THE EBAY GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME.
THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. MINT= THE RECORD IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET, OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION.
EXCELLENT= THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING OF SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND / OR CREASING. 
VERY GOOD= THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
GOOD= THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIOATED WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION ETC 
FAIR= THE RECORD IS STILL JUST PLAYABLE BUT HAS NOT BEEN CARED FOR PROPERLY AND DISPLAYS CONSIDERABLE SURFACE NOISE, IT MAY EVEN JUMP. THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE BADLY DAMAGED OR PARTLY MISSING.