STRAWBS Grave New World LP 1972 A&M 1st Press + BOOKLET!! SUPERB!!!!

Sold Date: March 26, 2017
Start Date: March 23, 2017
Final Price: £22.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 10
Seller Feedback: 16503
Buyer Feedback: 846


On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Strawbs called "Grave New World" and is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Mustard' A&M label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE STRAWBS RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  THIS LP IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE, WITH A 'TRIPLE GATEFOLD' COVER & SUPERB 'LYRIC' BOOKLET (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!!

BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS IN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CONDITION!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP COMES FROM AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING COLLECTION OF LPs, FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS VERY HIGH UP IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS BACK IN THE LATE 1960s & EARLY 1970s!!!!  ALL OF HIS RECORDS WERE RECIEVED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY AND STORED OUT OF THE LIGHT (VERTICALLY IN CLOSED BOXES!) AND REMAINED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES SINCE NEW!!!!  ALL WERE COMPLETELY UNPLAYED, BARELY PLAYED, OR VERY LIGHTLY PLAYED INDEED!!!!  AS A RESULT THIS RECORD HAS REMAINED IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION - AS IT HASNT SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE THE YEAR IT WAS MADE!!!!  AND IN THIS LPs CASE - INCREDIBLY, THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL (AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION!), THE INNER SLEEVE IS SIMPLY STUNNING, THE 'LYRIC' BOOKLET IS POSITIVELY MINT, AND THE TRIPLE GATEFOLD COVER IS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES - THIS IS SURELY ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES LEFT IN EXISTENCE!!!! 

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS 'MUSTARD' A&M LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, 1ST PRESS 'LYRIC' BOOKLET, AND 1ST PRESS 'MacNEILL' TRIPLE GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL A&M UK 1st Pressing from 1972 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is AMLH 68078 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press A&M label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos!)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 absolutely ULTRA light surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  THE ULTRA RARE 'LYRIC' BOOKLET IS IN ABSOLUTELY MINT CONDITION - AND CLEARLY HASNT EVER LEFT THE COVER!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'MacNeill' Triple Gatefold Cover is in absolutely SUPERB condition - and EASILY the best conditioned cover I have EVER seen for this LP!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear (PERFECT side words & black colour!), barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (SUPERB 'square' shape to ALL corners!), NO splits, barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO rips, NO tears, NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in AWESOME condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "GRAVE NEW WORLD" BY THE STRAWBS, IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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