IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI 1st ITALY *CGD* MEGA RARE 1972 PSYCH PROG LP+INNER SLEEVE!

Sold Date: October 3, 2021
Start Date: September 23, 2021
Final Price: £185.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 11
Seller Feedback: 880
Buyer Feedback: 31


ALL RECORDS OVER £20.00 MUST BE SENT INSURED/REGISTERED!!!

I CAN SEND ONE OR MORE RECORDS (UP TO 2 kg) INSIDE THE EU FOR £8.50 (NOT INSURED) OR £16.00 (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

REST OF THE WORLD IS £14 (NOT INSURED) OR £33.00 (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

THE POSTAGE INSIDE GERMANY IS ALWAYS £5.00!!!

WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTH I'LL SELL LOTS OF TOP RARE GARAGE/BEAT/PSYCH/FOLK/PROGRESSIVE/KRAUTROCK ETC. ALBUMS FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION - EACH WEEK NEW RARITIES TO GRAB, SO CHECK OUT MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!! 

IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI "IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI" MEGA RARE ORIGINAL ITALIAN 1st PRESSING FROM 1972 ON THE CGD RECORDS LABEL Cat. No. FGL 5115!!! OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER, PRINTED IN ITALY!!! THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC 1st PRESSED COVER!!! EARLIEST EVER 1L/2L MATRIX ENDINGS + "21/9/72" IS MACHINE STAMPED ON BOTH RUN OFF GROOVES!!! COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIG. AND CORRECT INNER SLEEVE!!! PLEASE NOTE: HERE'S A VG-/EX+ COPY OF THEIR LEGENDARY ONLY ALBUM - A SIMPLY AMAZING LP WITH LOADS OF KILLER TUNES, MYSTICAL VOCALS AND A LONG-TIME FAVE OF MINE... THIS GEM IS DEFINITELY A TRUE MUST-HAVE IF YOU COLLECT PSYCH PROG MUSIC FROM THE EARLY 70's!!! ITALIAN 1st PRESSINGS ARE NOWADAYS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND, SO TRY TO GET IT NOW OR CRY LATER (AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER STUFF) - GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!!

   RECORD: VERY GOOD-/VERY GOOD (LOTS OF FAINT SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS/HAIRLINES ARE VISIBLE UNDER MY MEGA STRONG LIGHT + THE BEGINNING OF SIDE TWO HAS SOME GROOVE WEAR, BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DEEP OR FEELABLE - SIDE TWO GETS A VG- GRADE, THE FIRST SIDE IS VG & UNDER NORMAL LIGHT IT LOOKS MUCH BETTER!!! THE FIRST TRACK ON SIDE TWO PLAYS WITH HEAVY HISS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES, THE REST PLAYS WITH LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE/A BIT CRACKLING IN PARTS + SOME MILD CLICKS HERE AND THERE, BUT THE MUSIC ITSELF IS STILL LOUD & CLEAR - A VERY ENJOYABLE LISTEN TO MY EARS, APART FROM THE FIRST TRACK ON SIDE TWO!!!)
*THE VINYL HAS A LIGHT WARP + BOTH SIDES HAVE LOADS OF GREYISH-LOOKING IMPRINTS (A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AT EARLY 70's PRESSINGS)*

COVER: EXCELLENT+ (IT WOULD BE MINT-, BUT HAS SLIGHTEST WEAR ON FRONT AND REAR, A BIT WEAR ON THE INSIDE (LEFT SIDE) + TWO SLIGHTLY BUMPED CORNERS - OVERALL A FANTASTIC COVER WITHOUT ANY SPLITS, PERFECTLY READABLE SPINE, EXTREMELY CLEAN FRONT/REAR ETC.!!! I WOULD SAY, THAT THIS BEAUTY IS HARD TO BEAT - IT GETS AN EX+ GRADE

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I´M A VINYL LOVER AND LONG-TIME COLLECTOR, ALL MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICT AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED - MINT/EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD/GOOD (+/-)!!! EACH LP IS VISUALLY GRADED (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED), UNDER MY MEGA STRONG LIGHT WHERE I CAN SEE EVERYTHING!!! IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE AUDIO QUALITY OF A SPECIFIC LP, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID!!!

ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE - I USE NO STOCK PHOTOS ETC.!!!

EACH RECORD IS PROFESSIONALLY & 100% SECURELY PACKED - BE SURE THAT I ALWAYS REMOVE THE DISC FROM THE COVER!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS OF RARE AND HARD TO FIND 60s AND 70s VINYL!!!

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF MY OLD & NEW CUSTOMERS!!!