'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

SANTANA

'CARAVANSERAI'

EARLIEST PRESS MUSEUM EXAMPLE- AMAZING!

From a collection of Archived PUBLISHER copy LPs- all in STUNNING play condition.. Stunning original UK issued and we have never seen better!

WITH INNER SLEEVE AND  FIRST EDITION SLEEVE

Be sure to see our others listed..they are all quite spectacular!

Released 1972

Label    CBS S 65299

Matrix      S65299 A1

                 S65299 B1

 

THE VINYL   MINT-  INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the  ORIGINAL 1972 UK PRESSING WITH THE ORANGE LABELS & STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS - Stored from new this LP has seen possibly ONE/TWO  play only, and plays superb.

Easily as good a copy as we have ever auctioned.. Becoming so collectable in this complete first edition

STORED AND FILED AWAY SINCE 1972

This pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all, let alone like this.

ONE TINY spider lines around the centre hole, and no wear to the spindle hole whatsoever.

There are  a few light whisp lines, one small dull mark that does not sound  AT ALL and thats it-  nothing else!  Clearly this LP has been archived for many many years, a few little dust specs are on the vinyl when we slid it for checking..

IT REMAINS IN ASTONISHING CONDITION.

On playing through we heard nothing bar the tiniest of lead in static in the dead grooves..The LP has some light dust on it where it has ben archived for so long, so a professional hoover cleaner will remedy this to even better play!!

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

 

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT LABELS with scoop ring as per 1972 CBS pressings.

 

THE SLEEVE     MINT-  oh wow!!!!!

Correct  first UK issued earliest TEXTURED INSIDE GATEFOLD MATT SLEEVE  -with the SQUARE WIDE spine.

Printed by  -  SHOREWOOD

Later sleeves had a thinner spine and slightly glossier finish..this is straight from 1972- the earliest sleeve with that 'CBS INNER SLEEVE too!

so hard to see without grubby handling marks, this one is superb with hardly a hint of any handling at all

STRAIGHT OUT THE BOX CONDITION

No powdery  ringwear - NO ring press, and all edges are super crisp.

 NO spider lines over the edge of the spine.

The spine edge is totally unmarked with just the tiniest of rub on the bottom tip..

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition -superb.

THE GATEFOLD IS PRISTINE (See pic) AND REMAINS AS NEW. TEXTURED AS ALL ORIGINAL SLEEVES

IT IS JUST AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO SEE IN DECENT CONDITION

 

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT-

RARE ORIGINAL CBS PRINTED INNER . NO SPLITS OR DISCOLOURATION.

 

 

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

 

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

 

ENJOY! ;0)          

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