Sold Date: May 14, 2017
Start Date: May 7, 2017
Final Price: £97.99 (GBP)
Bid Count: 15
Seller Feedback: 2566
Buyer Feedback: 119

FRUUPP -

THE PRINCE OF HEAVEN'S EYES

DNLH 2

 DAWN LABEL

  1st UK PRESS 1974

Machined matrices A-1  B-2

A nearly pristine ARCHIVE copy!! The rarest of the magnificent Fruupp albums. This includes the very elusive booklet in gorgeous condition.

So, so hard to find, one of Fruupp's all time classic albums and here it is where it all came together from start to finish although the predecessor was awesome in its own right!! Splendid  prog album in great EX++ to NM condition!! This will be a great first acquisition as well as a terrific upgrade!!! This has the original  Dawn label. A stunning copy of this album, rarely ever seen in this condition and is worthy as an upgrade for most experienced collectors!!

I have played this in FULL> The replay is ASTOUNDING!!! There are not any jumps, pops or skips. There is NO background noise at all!! Very remarkable for this 1974 vinyl!!! The heavy vinyl with high groovewalls provides a fantastic audio experience with channelling not equalled by the later CD version. I played this on my Technics turntable with a Linn cartridge and through my very revealing Rotel amp and B&W three way speakers!!! A beautiful CLASSIC with supreme songcraft, a joy to listen to!!!!

SO HARD TO FIND THIS FRUUPP ALBUM IN THIS FANTASTIC CONDITION THIS WILL BE AN UPGRADE FOR MOST SERIOUS COLLECTORS. IT IS VERY HARD THESE DAYS TO STILL FIND THIS GEM IN THIS SMASHING CONDITION. IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THIS TURNS UP AGAIN IN THIS SPLENDID CONDITION WITH AGAIN MORE TAKERS THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT PIECE. TO ADD TO THE RARITY OF THE ALBUM THIS COPY WAS LATER SIGNED BY STEPHEN HOUSTON IN 1988 DURING A CONCERT UP NORTH  IN LANCASTER.

Vinyl: EX++ to NM.  I'm very happy to be able to present this Irish gem in this wonderful condition. Barely played. The audio is simply sublime played on my Technics deck with Linn Sondek cartridge and through my rotel amp and B&W speakers.  This vinyl sounds out of this world, a majestic album that went largely unnoticed at the time. Unbelievably it has NO hairlines at all and I doubt whether it has been played more than just once or twice!! The audio has beautiful separation and there is no background noise. I played this through in full and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was even tempted to keep this as it will be very hard to find this again, it is indeed mega rare now in this kind of condition. The labels have no spindle traces at all. Needless to say NO jumps, clicks or ticks. The best you will find by miles. This will be a fantastic upgrade for most long time collectors!!

Signed by keyboard player and band leader Stephen Houston.

Gatefold Sleeve: EX++.  Fantastic looked after matt sleeve without any damage.  Lovely colours and this is very near to NM indeed. One tiny "nick" to the top right hand corner. Only the lightest of corner "micro" bumps keep this from an absolutely perfect grading. I have only ever come across this album twice before, it is very scarce. The two I had before were not anywhere the condition of this beauty. The booklet was then also missing. The winner will be very pleased indeed!! No writing, no creases, no marks . The album still has its original inner sleeve which has age related yellowing.

 Booklet: EX+.  Most often this item has gone missing and finding it in any condition is an absolute bonus. This one is just about perfect and has probably been sat in the gatefold sleeve for all of its nearly 43 years. 

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.

Though there are rarely ever any problems with my items, I always try my very best to describe everything exactly!  PLEASE REMEMBER to contact me FIRST,  if you have any problems at all, before you leave feedback and star ratings, so I get a chance to turn any negative experience into a positive one!  I can always happily sort anything out for you, if you let me know you have a problem!  This way no one has to leave Negative/Neutral feedback - and we both walk away happy! Similarly with the amount of stars, anything less than a full 5 * rating is effectively detrimental to a seller's rating as lower ratings will incur higher Final Value Fees  and lower priority in the bidlists eventually making it unattractive to list items on Ebay at all. I know of at least one major previous Ebay seller who has decided not to list via Ebay again. Please do NOT bid if you cannot give me at least 1 chance to sort everything out to your FULL satisfaction in the unlikely event of a problem.  Thanks again!!

This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.