On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Pretty Things called "S.F.Sorrow" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Blue/Black Columbia label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS EASILY THE PRETTY THINGS RAREST & MOST SOUGHT AFTER LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1968 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 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE MONO - WITH A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MONO MIX!!!!  

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION (WITH A BRILLIANT RECORD!) - AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON 1ST PRESS BLUE/BLACK COLUMBIA LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MONO MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR' ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' FLIPBACK LAMINATED GATEFOLD MONO 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 Columbia UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in GREAT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is SX 6306 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Blue/Black Columbia label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s 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 nasty feelable scratches, NO scufflines, only 1 VERY small lateral hairline type mark (this is NOT feelable with a fingertip!), only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO nasty loud pops, only a few VERY light clicks (though mostly NONE!), 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 Very Good++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT 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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Patents Applied For' inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Flipback Laminated Gatefold MONO Cover is in GREAT condition overall - and is still a VERY decent example, with NO major defects AT ALL!!!!  It has NO edge wear, only some VERY minor 'touching in' to the spine (barely noticeable as this is the black part of the cover!), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), NO rips, NO tears, only some MEGA faint stain traces to the top left on the cover front, only a few light creases (cover is still VERY flat looking indeed!), only 2 or 3 TINY indentations to the cover front, NO splits, shiny laminate, only some VERY minor evidence of 'tipping in' to the corners, NO sticker marks, only 2 or 3 indentation lines in the bottom right of the cover back (VERY unnoticeable as this is the black cover back!), NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO yellowing, barely ANY grubbyness AT ALL, VERY nice flipbacks, NO rips, NO tears, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Good+ if not better - and is still a very VERY presentable example - with NO major defects AT ALL!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO!) - 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 1968 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "S.F. SORROW" BY THE PRETTY THINGS, IN GREAT 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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