COMUS"FIRST UTTERANCE".1970 DAWN+LYRICS INSERT+GATEFOLD.NEAR MINT-SERIOUSLY RARE

Sold Date: March 19, 2018
Start Date: March 9, 2018
Final Price: £467.77 (GBP)
Bid Count: 18
Seller Feedback: 22876
Buyer Feedback: 2260


ATTENTION 1970s PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUM AND DAWN LABEL COLLECTORS-ESPECIALLY UPGRADERS OF SERIOUSLY RARE LPs!  HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1970 STEREO 1ST ISSUE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE ALBUM BY THE PROGRESSIVE ROCK BAND COMUS:"FIRST UTTERANCE".  SOUNDING SIMILAR TO FAMILY,CURVED AIR AND THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND WITH SOME SLIGHT PSYCHEDELIC INFLUENCES AND PROGRESSIVE ROCK STYLED GUITARS WITH A COPY THAT HAS CLEARLY HARDLY BEEN PLAYED IN 48 YEARS!.

IT VERY RARELY TURNS UP IN 2018 AS BACK IN 1970 THERE WAS VERY LITTLE PROMOTION,SALES OR ATTENTION FOR THIS LP WHICH WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF ISSUE. IT'S THE FIRST COPY I HAVE FOUND IN OVER 31 YEARS AS A DEALER AND PROBABLY THE BEST CONDITION COPY OF THE RECORD THAT YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIND!. PYE PRESSED DAWN DNLS 3019 WITH A-3 T/B-3 T MATRIXES WITH VERY THICK VINYL-MUCH THICKER THAN LATER PYE PRESSED LPs-ALTHOUGH THEY TENDED TO BE MUCH THICKER THAN RIVAL COMPANIES.100% FLAT AND THE SOUND FROM THE VINYL IS SIMPLY AWESOME! THERE ARE NO CLICKS,NO JUMPS,NO STICKS,NO SWISHES,NO DISTORTION-INFACT I STRUGGLED TO HEAR ANY SURFACE NOISE AT ALL EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SPINDLE LINES SHOWING IT HAD A COUPLE OF PLAYS BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO WAS NOT A SMOKER BOUGHT IT ON THE STRENGTH OF A REVIEW AND COULDN'T "GET INTO IT" WHICH SUGGESTS 2-3 PLAYS-I HAVE LISTENED TO IT TWICE IN MY HOME OFFICE THROUGH MY UNFORGIVING EQUIPMENT AND I CONSIDER THIS COPY WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE EXAMPLE FOR ANY COLLECTOR!.

IT INCLUDES THE USUALLY MISSING LYRICS AND PHOTOS INSERT WHICH APART FROM A FEW CREASES IS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH NO WRITING,RIPS,STAINS OR REPAIRS! EASILY REMAINING INSIDE THE COVER FOR MOST OF THE LAST 48 YEARS. THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" TEXT DENOTING ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED AND THE GATEFOLD COVER WHICH HAS SLIGHT EDGE WEAR AND STAINING BUT STILL VERY PRESENTABLE.

THE RECORD HAS GLEAMING SURFACES WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL "PRESSING BLEMISHES"-NOT SCRATCHES! AND BASED ON THE BRILLIANTLY CLEAR SOUND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE RECORD AS NEAR MINT CONDITION!

THE INSERT AND COVER BEING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION-PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS TO EXAMINE EVERYTHING! NOTHING TO HIDE!

MOST BUYING LPs IN 1970  WERE USING OLD,HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD WEAR OUT ANY RECORD VERY QUICKLY. LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING 1970 1ST EDITION COPY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF THE FEW COPIES SOLD WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE PROGRESSIVE ROCK LPs OF ALL! 

PLEASE NOTE THIS RECORD CAN BE COLLECTED FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME AND A SOLID THICK PARCEL  WILL  BE SENT ONLY BY SPECIAL DELIVERY UK(£8) OR INTERNATIONALLY SIGNED FOR(EUROPE £14 AND REST OF THE WORLD £22). A LOW,REALISTIC £100 STARTING PRICE FOR AN LP WHICH IN THE PAST HAS SOLD FOR CONSIDERABLY MORE WITH THIS ONE POSSIBLY THE BEST COPY THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED FOR SALE ANYWHERE IN YEARS OR EVER LIKELY TO BE AGAIN FOR SOME TIME!

CHECK OUT MY FEEDBACK-I AM PASSIONATE AND CARING ABOUT THE RECORDS I SELL HAVING BEEN A COLLECTOR FOR 45+ YEARS AND RUNNING A SHOP FOR 31 YEARS.

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.

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This is my honest grading!!!

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