PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ EVERYTHING BELOW.  THE EXTREME RARITY OF THIS ITEM CANNOT BE OVER-ESTIMATED (AS IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH 'PHILIPS' TEXT TO LABEL & COVER!) - BUT THERE ARE A FEW DETAILS TO NOTE, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ EVERYTHING CAREFULLY!!!!

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Manfred Mann Chapter Three called "Manfred Mann Chapter Three" and is an ORIGINAL 1969 UK Vertigo 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE VERTIGO LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1969 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 ALSO THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH THE ULTRA RARE 'PHILIPS' CREDIT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL & ALSO ON THE REVERSE OF THE COVER (BOTH WERE REMOVED ON LATER PRESSINGS!)!!!!

AND ALTHOUGH THIS LP ISNT IN PERFECT CONDITION - IT IS STILL A VERY DECENT EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE ALL TIME RAREST VERTIGOs EVER MADE (AS A 100% GENIUNE 1ST PRESSING + DOUBLE 'PHILIPS' CREDIT!)!!!!  IT STILL LOOKS VERY PRESENTABLE, IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'VERTIGO' INNER SLEEVE - AND PLAYS WELL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1969 UK VERTIGO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'LARGE' VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'PHILIPS' LABEL CREDIT, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'PHILIPS' COVER CREDIT, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Vertigo UK 1st Pressing from 1969 and is in GREAT condition overall!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is VO 3 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' 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 (apart from a TINY squiggle impression on 1 label!), NO stickers, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in GREAT condition overall - and still VERY bright & shiny, and very VERY presentable indeed!!!!  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 nasty deep concentric marks, only 3 or 4 small lateral hairline type marks, only 2 or 3 scufflines (NON sounding!), only a few VERY light hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  The record is also quite uneven - though this does NOT affect play in the slightest, as this is general uneveness and there is NOT any nasty sharp small warps!!!!  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 skips, only a few VERY light clicks (though mostly NONE!), NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Good+ (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - and is still a very VERY presentable record indeed!!!!  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 Vertigo inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition and still FULLY 'poly lined'!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press Gatefold Laminated Cover is in GREAT condition overall - and still VERY presentable indeed!!!!  The cover has NO splits, NO annotations, some evidence of 'touching in' to the edges & spine (and a faint trace to the extreme left on the cover back), only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a few VERY light creases (cover is still VERY flat looking!), NO sticker marks, only 2 or 3 TINY inndentations on the cover front, only 4 TINY indentations in the top right on the cover back, barely ANY rubbing, NO sticker tears, only a MEGA thin 'residue trace' along the top back edge ONLY, NO rips, NO tears, and NO writing (apart from a TINY name in the back top right corner!)!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Good+ (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - and is still a very VERY solid & presentable cover indeed!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY AS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!) - 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 1969 UK VERTIGO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE" BY MANFRED MANN CHAPTER THREE!!!!   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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