FREEDOM´S CHILDREN "ASTRA" 1st SOUTH AFRICAN *PARLOPHONE* DARK PSYCH MONSTER!!!!

Sold Date: February 16, 2014
Start Date: February 6, 2014
Final Price: $630.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 11
Seller Feedback: 808
Buyer Feedback: 64


FREEDOM´S CHILDREN "ASTRA" MONSTER RARE ORIGINAL SOUTH AFRICAN PRESSING FROM 1970 ON THE SILVER & BLACK PARLOPHONE RECORDS LABEL Cat. No. PCSJ(D) 12066!!! I´M MORE THAN PROUD TO OFFER YOU THIS WORLD CLASS PSYCHEDELIC MASTERPIECE WHICH IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES!!! IT´S THE SECOND ALBUM BY SOUTH AFRICA´S LEGENDARY FREEDOM´S CHILDREN & WITHOUT ANY DOUBT ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS ON THIS PLANET!!! ASTRA IS THE GROUPS MASTERPIECE AND THE MUSIC IS THROUGHOUT AMAZING - DARK HARD PSYCH~PROG ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST TRACK, A TRUE MUST HAVE!!! INCL. "AILEEN" "THE HOME COMING" "THE KID FROM NAZARETH" "MEDALS OF BRAVERY" "TRIBAL FENCE" ETC.!!! WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE INSANELY RARE & 100% ORIGINAL 1st SOUTH AFRICAN PRESSING ON THE SILVER & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL!!! NOT A MINT COPY (MINT COPIES DON´T EXIST!) BUT BLOODY RARE & HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE!!! OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER, PRINTED IN SOUTH AFRICA!!! THIS IS THE AUTHENTIC 1st PRESSED COVER WHICH IS MADE OF VERY THIN CARD!!! EARLIEST EVER & ONLY KNOWN JB/JB MATRIX ENDINGS, MACHINE STAMPED ON BOTH SIDES - ONLY TO FIND AT 100% ORIGINAL 1st PRESSINGS!!! PLEASE NOTE: BACK IN 1970 ONLY A FEW THOUSAND COPIES WERE PRESSED, ALSO THIS ALBUM WAS ONLY RELEASED IN SOUTH AFRICA!!! TO FIND A TRUE 1st PRESSING OF THIS MONSTER RARITY IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE & IF YOU DON´T WANT TO PAY 2000+ FOR A BETTER COPY TRY TO GET IT NOW OR CRY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, ONE OF THE RAREST ALBUMS WORLDWIDE - GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!! NOT MINT BUT BLOODY RARE & HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE!!!

  RECORD: GOOD- ~ GOOD (MILLIONS OF HAIRLINES & SLEEVE MARKS ARE VISIBLE BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DEEP OR FEELABLE - I BOUGHT IT SOME YEARS AGO AS VG BUT I PREFER TO GRADE IT GOOD- TO GOOD, BOTH SIDES PLAY WITH NOISE/CRACKLING BUT THERE ARE NO SKIPS, STICKS ETC. AND I ALWAYS ENJOYED IT A LOT - I HAVE TO MENTION THAT NEARLY ALL SOUTH AFRICAN PRESSINGS FROM THIS TIME HAVE SUCH FLAWS!!!)  

COVER: GOOD ~ GOOD+ (PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICS & YOU´LL SEE WHY I GRADE IT GOOD TO GOOD+, AT THE INSIDE IT LOOKS PRETTY NICE AND IT´S MUCH BETTER THAN MOST THAT I HAD FROM THIS ONE - NORMALLY THEY ARE ALWAYS TOTALLY TRASHED !!!)


ATTENTION: I´VE NOTICED THAT THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES ARE EXCLUDED: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Latvia, Thailand, Romania, Russian Federation, Vietnam, South Africa, China. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I´VE NOT EXCLUDE ANY COUNTRY BECAUSE I SHIP WORLDWIDE!!! IF YOU´RE FROM ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES & CAN´T BID ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I´LL TRY EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN BID ON IT!!!

 

I´M A VINYL LOVER & ALL MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICTLY AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED!!!

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT I´M LOCATED IN GERMANY AND I´LL SHIP WORLDWIDE, THE POSTAGE COST INSIDE GERMANY IS 5€ - IF YOU´RE FROM EUROPE OR ANOTHER COUNTRY I´LL SHIP EACH ALBUM FOR $14 VIA 1st CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL!!!

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 CUSTOMERS, I APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU VERY MUCH - IT´S GREAT TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY "REAL" PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET - THANK YOU!!!