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Postage: UK £4.75 (£1 per extra record). Europe (including Russia) £12.50 (£2 per extra record). Rest of World (including ALL parts of the USA) £16.50 (£3 per extra record). All boxes signed for in quality, safe packaging – I NEVER use mailing envelopes that offer virtually no protection at all, and records WILL arrive damaged in them at some time as most record buyers will already know. Here, you get what you pay for – SAFE PACKING in BOXES using 7mm DOUBLE-WALL STIFFENERS including full side protection and bubble wrap, the records removed from the covers of course. All this very safe packing means I lose money on every box I post, but safe delivery is, and will always be paramount. You WILL see the difference when my packet arrives. Also, I will pay for insurance on any record that sells for over £100 at NO extra cost – that is UK and abroad. Also I aim to post the very same day after payment is received if possible. PLEASE NOTE: I will NOT send any item, no matter what its value without a Royal Mail or courier tracking number. ALL my items must be signed and trackable to comply with Ebay delivery rules. Please do NOT ask me to make any exceptions to this rule as no country offers 100% reliable service without it.

Posting to Russia: Yes, I do post to Russia. But delivery can take longer from the UK. So please be patient. I will submit a tracking number to the winning bidder, and when the packet arrives there it can be followed online using the Russian post website.

ALSO: I now apply the Ebay ‘2-day’ rule for non-payment to keep things moving – cash-flow is important for any small business.

ANY ITEM or ITEMS TO BE PAID WITHIN A MAXIMUM OF 6 DAYS or they will be cancelled – NO EXCEPTIONS.

FINALLY: Late payers, non-payers and ‘0’ bidders will now be blocked or cancelled at my discretion, as will any bidder who cancels a bid. Please only bid on my items if you want them.

Artist or Band: TINY TIM

Album Title: God Bless Tiny Tim

Producer(s): Richard Perry

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Welcome to My Dream; Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips With Me; Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight; On The Old Front Porch; The Viper; Stay Down Here Where You Belong; Then I’d Be Satisfied With Life; Strawberry Tea.

Side 2: The Other Side; Ever Since You Told Me That You Love Me (I’m a Nut); Daddy, Daddy, What is Heaven Like?; The Coming Home Party; Fill Your Heart; I Got You, Babe; This is All I Ask.

Label/Format: Reprise – original tri-coloured riverboat format with very gently textured surfaces.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with only two or three light, fine and faint spindle marks and no wear around the hole area.

Catalogue Number: RSLP 6292

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Up and Down Movement: Light only, tracks easily*. Few vintage records will ever be perfectly flat, any issues with significant movement or tracking will be mentioned in detail if applicable.

Lateral Movement (Side-to-Side): Minimal Trace.

Weight of this Record: 175 grams. A massive pressing for a vintage standard record.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Moderately scarce, first issues with the promotional cover sticker are quite elusive.

Original Year of Release: 1968

Matrix Nos: RSLP 6292 A-1 * G STEREO / RSLP 6292 B-1 * G STEREO

Mothers / Stampers: F 1 / E 1

Brief Info: Born Herbert Butros Khaury, but better known under his stage name of Tiny Tim. He was one of music’s more bizarre characters with long curled hair, large nose and a high-pitched falsetto voice – but also a very fine baritone on some songs, and played ukelele. This was his debut album that included his most famous song, ‘Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips With Me’. The album mixes comedy with psychedelia especially ‘The Other Side’ that opens side two. His version of Sonny Bono’s ‘I Got You Babe’ has to be heard to be believed – it’s incredible and hilarious, and overall, the album is a delightful, childlike curio. Tiny Tim was a charismatic singer, and the word ‘unique’ certainly applies, this has to be one of the most original and slightly out-there albums of the entire 1960s. I remember watching him on The Andy William’s Show back in the late 1960s where he appeared as an occasional guest. This album was produced by Richard Parry who also produced Captain Beefheart’s first album ‘Safe as Milk’, so it was never going to be ‘conventional’. This an impressive UK first pressing with the stickered cover, massively pressed and appearing little played.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(+): arguably better. A single format with front laminate, this covers all the folds and ends on three rear flipbacks. The main back panel is matt and smooth. It includes the original ‘Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips’ promotional sticker on the front. Printed and made in England by Garrod & Lofthouse with ‘Patents pending’ text.

Lamination & Front: A few light surface marks near the top right corner area seen under light apart, this superb looking front has little else to fault. The laminate retains excellent shine, freshness and clarity with just a couple of light half moon surface creases. No lifting, peeling and minimal traces of dulling, even with a 175 gram record inside for over 50 years. The graphic on the front perfect and the picture of the man sums up what Tiny Tim was all about.

Cover Back: A mere trace of toning near the edges to politely remind of age, but little else to fault on what is an impressive back. The main panel uncreased or rubbed, how this has survived the years without any hint of ring wear, I do not know with such a thick heavyweight record inside, but it has. All three flipbacks are solid with crisp ends that have not burring or damage. Even lacking the usual grubbiness where the laminate ends. Overall, both sides will prove difficult to find much better.

Top & Bottom Edges: Both quite thin, but fully and smoothly laminated with no wear at all.

Right Edge(s), and Type: A little light patchy thickening on the front, the back is still mostly sharp. Record enters on this edge that is guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: Solid, quite straight with minimal compression, the ends gently pinched in manufacture. All text is perfect and unworn under the solid and uncracked laminate.

Corners: Any tip rubs minuscule with better than excellent shape retained with no knocks.

Cover Summary: A very strong all-round example of this age-defying 1960’s cover, one that will prove very difficult to find better. This beautiful item should please many collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT(+): the early Reprise company inner sleeve is also impressive, and one of the few I have seen without edge splits or tears. Just a relatively mild crease on one corner, the paper avoiding rubbing. These were not lined and made with very the paper, this will also prove hard to find better.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(+): arguably better as I am sure this has been hardly played. A very fine visual copy that is clean with equally shine and heavily pressed. Any record exceeding 160 grams is heavy, but this clocked 175 grams on my digital scales I use to vinyl weight – that an exceptional figure. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence with any usage surface marks few, very light and faint as seen critically under bright light. No penetrating stylus scratches, viewed in average room light, hardly anything even registers. Any blemishes or dulling purely within the pressing, Pye manufactured records often have them, but in most cases, are harmess, as here. Visually a super 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 equipment, all listed further down.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This bizarre, totally unique album plays mostly even above it’s high visual grading with little to fault. Sound quality is high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Tim’s incredible vocal range clean and sharp with no breakup, even towards the more critical central songs. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed and this is generally a clean pressing with no tracking issues* or inherent pressing noises. Few available copies will outperform this early first pressing I feel sure. I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been generally well stored and carefully handled, almost certainly in a non-smoking environment. Little of any spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this impressive record. It could prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended. If you have yet to discover the unique world of Tiny Tim, there is no better place to start.

* 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 grams. Records are a ‘contact’ format, and few will avoid the odd minor sound blemish.

I am one of the most established sellers on Ebay, trading since 2001 and offering the finest 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 all elements of the items I offer for sale. You may notice I only submit records quite 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 story. I will try to 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 near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are the item being offered with no digital enhancements. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. I hope the item below is to your liking – any questions can be emailed and I will do my best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, major 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 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable) with REL subwoofer. All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional Nessie 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 D7500 DSLR 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.

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 bid retractions. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

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 only 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 2 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive – if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund if the item is returned in the same condition is was sent e.g. as per the listing pictures.

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, 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.