WIZZARD Brew UK 1973 HARVEST EX LP + INSERT. RARE 1 GRAMOPHONE & 1 EMI LABEL MIX

Sold Date: July 24, 2016
Start Date: July 17, 2016
Final Price: £27.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 6
Seller Feedback: 7627
Buyer Feedback: 193


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Artist or Band: WIZZARD

Album Title: Wizzard Brew

Producer(s): Roy Wood

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: You Can Dance the Rock n Roll; Meet Me at the Jailhouse; Jolly Cup of Tea.

Side 2: Buffalo Station – Get On Down to Memphis; Gotta Cruss (About You); Wear a Fast Gun.

Label/Format: Harvest with matt, smooth surfaces. This copy quite unusual with side one having the original ‘The Gramophone Co Ltd’ on rim, whilst side two has the new ‘EMI Records Ltd’ version. Seen very few of any record that mixes label styles. This was one of the very last albums to include the Gramophone rim text.

Label Conditions: Very clean, still fresh and attractive with any of the few spindle marks being very fine and faint – this complex album plays beautifully.

Cat Number: SHSP 4025

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 130 grams. A very good weight for the time.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Moderate in theory but always harder to find the cleaner copies with lesser worn covers. Also, and importantly, this copy includes the elusive original insert which is practically as new.

Original Year of Release: 1973

Matrix Nos: This copy has a dual matrix: SHSP 4025 A//2 420 & SHSP 4025 B//2 420 (Also SHSP 4025 A-3U / SHSP 4025 B-3U (this has error corrected 2’s in front of the 3(U)).

Musicians: Roy Wood - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, sitar, cello, bassoon, baritone sax, string bass, B-Flat bass tuba, trombone, recorders, percussion; Rick Price - bass, vocals, percussion; Bill Hunt - piano, harpsichord, French horn, trumpet, flugel horn, tenor horn, bugle, euphonium, E-Flat tuba, glass trumpet; Hugh McDowell - cello, moog; Nick Pentelow - tenor sax, clarinet, flute, bass; Mike Burney - Alto, tenor, baritone and synthesised saxes, clarinet, flute; Keith Smart - drums and Charlie Grima - drums congas, percussion.

Brief Artist & Album Info: Several hit singles, but quite a short-lived band. Formed by Ex-Move and ELO multi-instrumentalist, Roy Wood, Wizzard were often put into the ‘Glam Rock’ category which after listening to this album again I regard as a mistake. Okay, Wood acted the part perfectly with long coloured hair, beard, face paint, stars and glitter, but musically this album is more rock, even at times, progressive than glam – really not pop music at all. In fact this record surprises and bares little resemblance to the pop singles issued by this band. I would imagine this was bought by younger people at the time expecting commercial popular-music material – but this really is not like that at all. The instruments on display should give clues as seen above – hardly the instruments of pop music. Wizzard Brew is actually quite challenging. Wood’s sound again is the dominate factor and anyone who likes this man’s style and sound will enjoy this album. Special mention must be made for the production, it has amazing audio quality, Wood has almost recreated the Phil Spector sound, this is very dynamic and direct with massive volume and simply rasps out the speakers, Wood was at his producing peak around this time and never afraid to experiment. A great cover too, so often seen in really poor shape, this one has fared mostly very well. The record very impressive with sound to match. The insert is important and is often missing, this one almost as new.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(–): a single unlaminated format with textured surfaces. File under POPULAR Pops Groups on lower back and reference to availability on cassette and cartridge (for those reading who remember them). Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd using soft very thin card – making it very prone to all forms of wear and damage. Includes the elusive original double-sided lyric insert and plain white inner sleeve.

Cover Front: A classic Harvest cover, but very delicate and wear-prone. This one has little real wear, the main issue is some fairly fine surface creasing, this mainly to the right side and a few near other edges that show less. Still clean, fresh and the lack of rubbing to the brilliant graphic is a major plus. So often ruined by heavy ringwear on both sides, which this one has pretty much avoided.

Cover Back: Largely the same again, the creasing is mostly fine but is visible, so not for cover purists, but this really is so hard to find anything like perfect these days. As stated, many of these were purchased by teenagers of the time, many of which probably did not look after then as well as more discerning album collectors – I have seen a few of these over time in tatters.

Top Edge: Thin, but straight with any rubbing gentle and light. This includes text like the spine, but this is white instead of red.

Bottom Edge: Even better, with hardly any rubbing.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, reasonably sharp with any thickening patchy and moderately light. Record enters on this edge that is guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: Still mainly solid and straight, manufactured thin, it has a few gentle hairlines but hardly any rubbing, any compression slight. All the red text is nigh-on perfect and unworn, this unfaded which is quite unusual as this colour seldom escapes natural light bleaching. Given the card, colour and delicate nature, this spine has fared exceptionally well.

Corners: Light tip rubbing with very fine shape retained with no bashes or significant dinks.

Cover Summary: Some fine creasing, but this has more positives than negatives and remains generally attractive as seen. Not for purists, but it will please many collectors.

The Lyric Insert: MINT(–): and never take this for granted as the paper is very thin and few escape creasing or handling marks – even tearing. A superb lyric inner that is elusive and try to find a much better one. Clean, fresh, any hint of creasing little and faint with very sharp burr-free edges. One microscopic edge chip only, this could almost pass for new, and of course, if guaranteed original.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT(++): a plain solid white unlined inner, the only small blemish being a couple of numbers written small and neat on one edge near the top corner. Clean, fresh, hardly creased with no edge splits or repairs.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT: arguably better. A very fine visual copy with nothing more than ultra fine surface traces or hairlines, mostly very wispy and faint seen under bright angled light. Clean, with fine shine and solidly pressed on pure vinyl, there are no stylus scratches. A copy little played on all the evidence, reiterated by impressive clean sound. Visually a lovely record that should please many collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This super record plays even above its high visual grading with hardly anything to fault. Offering strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality and production is very impressive with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound – this is a complex album with an amazing range of instrumentation and sounds. Any surface sound hardly registered, few available copies will play better than this. Both channels are clean and sharp, I feel very sure this record has been played very lightly and has no tracking issues*. If not treated with respect it could easily be rendered unlistenable – complex wind instruments can clip and distort with even mild groove wear or damage – here, not even a hint of any. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this quality, quite ‘progressive’ album. This unusual mixed Gramophone and EMI text label copy should please many fans, collectors and label specialists.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Equipment Used for Play-Grading: I now play-grade ALL the records I offer (unless clearly stated to the contrary) on the following equipment:

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 14 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE – they offer next-to-no-protection, and should be banned, no ‘professional’ should consider using them in my opinion. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

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PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid withdrawals. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

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Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.