Sold Date: March 7, 2018
Start Date: March 6, 2018
Final Price: £398.95 (GBP)
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    ARTIST:PETER HOWELL & JOHN FERDINANDOTITLE:Alice Through The Looking Glass - 1stDESCRIPTION:PETER HOWELL & JOHN FERDINANDO Alice Through The Looking Glass (Monster rare psych/folk limited edition 1969 UK-only private press 12-track vinyl LP on the Sound News Productions imprint housed in a unique oversized silk-laminated picture sleeve. This 1969 longplayer was the first release by the budding production duo who would go on to release four holy grail private press LPs (and one acetate). In 1969 local amateur dramatic society the Ditchling Players were looking for some music to flesh out their production of Lewis
Carrolls Alice Through the Looking Glass; enter John Ferdinando and
Peter Howell two local budding sound recordists/musicians who not
only had a room full of exotic instruments (flageolet glockenspiel
auto-harp anyone?) but crucially had just purchased a shiny new
Revox Tape Recorder! Punching well above their musical weight they
crafted strange instrumental passages utilising an array of oddball
recording/production techniques in order to enhance the spoken word
passages of the play - lets just say they went beyond the call of duty!
Incredibly Howell and Ferdinando would go on to mastermind five
legendary privately pressed albums all under assumed names:
Agincourt Alice Through the Looking Glass Ithaca and Friends - jeez!!
All of their recordings were pressed in tiny double-digit quantities
[pressing any more than 99 copies made you liable for a tax bill] and
were given out to cast members friends and family. Its rumoured that
50 copies of Alice were made how many survived even less. Please
see more info for further details... SNP11/12)

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TRACKLISTING:Tracklist:
A1 Alice Theme
A2 March Of The Chessmen
A3 Jabberwocky
A4 Dance Of The Talking Flowers
A5 Alices Train Journey
A6 Through The Looking Glass Wood
B1 Dum And Dee
B2 Walrus And The Carpenter
B3 Alice Meets The Knights
B4 A-Sitting On The Gate
B4 Her Majesty Queen Alice
B5 Whose Dream

Credits
Composed By – Peter Howell
Performer Recorded By – John Ferdinando Peter Howell
Notes
Music from the Ditchling Players Production January 1969

Condition:-

The sleeve:
The sleeve has stood the test of time remarkably well. The sleeve is slightly oversized being a private press & the laminate as a silk finish with a faint ripple with age. The sleeve appears Excellent on the whole with a 2&quot hairline split in the bottom edge & a 1&quot hairline split top right. All text is bright and vivid and clearly legible & the sleeve is a fantastic off white.

Labels:
These are the original black & white rough textured variety with the ridge both sides confirming a genuine original. The matrices in the run-outs are machine stamped reading: SNLP11/12.

The vinyl:
The vinyl has been professionally cleaned & play tested & is strictly graded Fair/Good. There are some light scratches & multiple faint marks & scuffs throughout and playtesting reveals numerous light pops/clicks the record doesnt jump & the record is still very enjoyable. All the Ferdinando and Howell privately pressed LPs [Friends only got to acetate stage] sell for around the £1500 upwards mark on the extremely rare occasions they surface for sale. This is the first copy in 30 years that has graced the turntable at eil.com and we are very pleased to be able to offer this top UK underground vinyl rarity for sale. Keep your eyes peeled for more John Ferdinando and Peter Howell rarities coming your way soon……
FORMAT:Vinyl LPRECORD LABEL:Sound News ProductionsCATALOGUE No:SNP11/12COUNTRY:UKYEAR:1969ADDITIONAL INFO:DeletedBARCODE:N/AALTERNATIVE ARTIST NAMES:Peter Howell & John Ferdinandoeil outlet [part of Esprit International Limited / EILare the world"s largest retailer for rare, used and hard to find vinyl, CD"s and music collectibles from the 60s, 70s, 80, 90s through to today,
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