FELA KUTI "UNKNOWN SOLDIER" 1st NIGERIA *SKYLARK* MEGA RARE 79 AFROBEAT FUNK LP!

Sold Date: March 26, 2023
Start Date: March 19, 2023
Final Price: €58.99 (EUR)
Bid Count: 9
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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 11,00€ (NOT INSURED) OR 18,00€ (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

UK + SWITZERLAND: 18,00€ (NOT INSURED) OR 31,00€ (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

USA + JAPAN: 20,00€ (NOT INSURED) OR 50,00€ (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

THE POSTAGE INSIDE GERMANY IS ALWAYS 5,00€!!!

ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: PLEASE ASK BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID!!!

WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I'LL SELL LOTS OF RARE AFROBEAT/FUNK/JAZZ/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!!!

 

FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI & HIS AFRICA '70 "UNKNOWN SOLDIER" MEGA RARE ORIGINAL NIGERIAN STEREO 1st PRESSING FROM 1979 ON THE SKYLARK RECORDS LABEL Cat. No. SKLP 003!!! UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER, PRINTED IN NIGERIA!!! THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC 1st PRESSED COVER!!! EARLIEST EVER A/B MATRIX ENDINGS AND THE MASTER PRESSER SIGNATURES "FELA" - "FELA UNKNOWN SOLDIER" ARE HAND ETCHED ON BOTH RUN OFF GROOVES!!! PLEASE NOTE: HERE'S A GOOD/VG COPY OF THIS LEGENDARY FELA KUTI ALBUM - A SIMPLY AMAZING AFROBEAT SOUL FUNK JAZZ LP FROM START TO FINISH, A PERSONAL FAVE OF MINE AND A TRUE MUST-HAVE... LOADS OF STUNNING TUNES ARE GUARANTEED, SO DON'T MISS THIS GEM IN YOUR COLLECTION!!! NIGERIAN 1st PRESSINGS ARE NOWADAYS VERY HARD TO FIND, SO GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN (AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER STUFF) - GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!!


RECORD: GOOD (THOUSANDS OF FAINT SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS/HAIRLINES AND A FEW SCUFFS ARE VISIBLE UNDER MY MEGA STRONG LIGHT, BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DEEP OR FEELABLE - IT GETS A GOOD GRADE, BUT THE AUDIO QUALITY IS MUCH BETTER!!! BOTH SIDES PLAY WITH LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE AND CRACKLING, BUT THE MUSIC ITSELF IS THROUGHOUT LOUD & CLEAR - A VERY ENJOYABLE LISTEN TO MY EARS!!!)
*THE VINYL HAS A QUITE HEAVY WARP WHICH DOES NOT AFFECT PLAYING*

COVER: VERY GOOD (

IT HAS LIGHT WEAR ON FRONT AND REAR, CORNER WEAR, A FEW CREASES, A FEW STAINS/DISCOLORATION, A STAMP ON REAR, GLUE RESIDUE ON THE INSIDE + RUBBING ALONG THE SPINE - OVERALL A NICE VG COPY WITHOUT ANY SPLITS OF THIS VERY FRAGILE COVER... DAMN HARD TO FIND IN ANY SHAPE

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*MANY OF MY AFRICAN LP's AREN'T IN CLEAN SHAPE (TYPICALLY FOR THIS COUNTRY)... BUT NEARLY ALL OF THEM ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO LOCATE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN GERMANY*

I'M A VINYL LOVER AND LONG-TIME COLLECTOR ---> ALL OF MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICT AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED: MINT/EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD/GOOD (+/-)!!! EACH LP IS VISUALLY GRADED UNDER MY MEGA STRONG HALOGEN 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!!!