Sold Date: July 7, 2024
Start Date: May 4, 2024
Final Price: £1,500.00 (GBP)
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                                           the entertaining mr. sloane
                                  RECORD FOR SALE:  ARTIST: ROY HARPER. TITLE: "SOPHISTICATED BEGGAR" LABEL: EMIDISC RECORDS.  FORMAT AND INFORMATIONAL: ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, 2-SIDED, 13-TRACK, MONO, 12-INCH SINGLE, 33rpm, LACQUER ON ALUMINIUM ACETATE. WE BELIEVE THE MIX IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL STRIKE RELEASE, BUT THE RECORDING IS LO-FI AND BASIC IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN FOR SURE. CLEARLY, EMI WERE INTERESTED IN SIGNING ROY HARPER, BUT THE RECORD WOULD EVENTUALLY COME OUT ON THE TINY INDEPENDENT STRIKE RECORDS. ROY WOULD, OF COURSE, SIGN TO EMI HARVEST IN THE EARLY 1970s.   The acetate came directly from a London-based collector/dealer, who was assigned the terrifying task of cataloguing, sorting, and ultimately selling a collection of records that came from EMI's in-house publishing company. The provenance is impeccable. We believe the LP is an early rough mix completely different from all future official releases. I believe the LP has not been published previously. The showcase promo acetate is in EXCELLENT condition, showing a few light and minor surface markings. There is no deterioration to the aluminium lacquer, highly unusual for a recording of this nature.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COLLECTORS' ARTEFACT IS BEING SOLD FROM ONE COLLECTOR TO ANOTHER. NO RIGHTS ARE GIVEN OR IMPLIED. THE BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT ALL RECORDINGS ARE FREE OF ANY COPYRIGHT CLAIM, AND ARE CLEARED BEFORE ANY RELEASE.  MATRIX NUMBERS:  DEAD WAX INSCRIPTIONS: . YEAR OF RELEASE: 1966. COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: UNITED KINGDOM. SLEEVE DESIGN: ORIGINAL 12" PAPER SLEEVE ENVELOPE BAG. LABEL DESIGN: ORIGINAL 'EMIDISC' FIRST PRESS PAPER LABELS, WITH HANDWRITTEN INFORMATION. 
                                                  CONDITION: CONDITION OF VINYL: EXCELLENT. CONDITION OF VINYL GRADED ON A 1 - 10 SCALE: 8.5.  
                                        CONDITION IN DETAIL:  THE LABELS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE WITHOUT WORRYING FAULTS. THERE ARE NO TEARS. THERE IS NO SPINDLE WEAR. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE MINOR, ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. 
THE DISC IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITHOUT WORRYING SURFACE MARKS. THERE IS NO LOSS OF LACQUER TO THE PLAYING SURFACE OR OXIDIZED MOISTURE SPOTS. THE ACETATE FINISH REMAINS BRIGHT WITH A NICE LUSTRE. THE RECORD TESTS EXTREMELY WELL WITHOUT INTERRUPTION DURING PLAYBACK, NO MAJOR LOSS IN SOUND QUALITY OR AURAL PERFORMANCE, AND NO WORRYINGLY OBTRUSIVE POPS OR CLICKS. THE RECORD CAN BE ENJOYED ENORMOUSLY. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TOO MUCH. 
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A VERY RARE RECORD AT A VERY NICE PRICE! THIS ONE IS FOR THE COLLECTION, WITHOUT REASON TO UPGRADE. STRICTLY GRADED USING RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING SYSTEM. BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE AS TOTAL SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED.
                                                                    POSTAGE & PACKING COSTS: UNITED KINGDOM: £FREE INCLUDES TRACKING. EUROPE: £55.00 INCLUDES INCLUDES PARCEL FORCE TRACKING. USA ~ CANADA: £55.00 INCLUDES PARCEL FORCE TRACKING. JAPAN ~ AUSTRALIA ~ REST OF THE WORLD: £55.00 INCLUDES PARCEL FORCE TRACKING.                                             PAYMENT METHODS: WE ACCEPT CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS THROUGH PAYPAL. WE ACCEPT CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS IN UK £POUNDS STERLING ONLY. WE ACCEPT PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER. WE ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS AND INTERNATIONAL POSTAL ORDERS IN UK £POUNDS STERLING ONLY.
PLEASE NOTE: IF THE WINNING BIDDER IS UNHAPPY WITH THE PRODUCT OR WITH THE SERVICE WHEN THE ITEM ARRIVES, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK. WE ARE POSITIVE ALL ISSUES CAN BE RESOLVED.
REGRETFULLY, OWING TO RUTHLESS EBAY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN USING THE FEEDBACK FORUM DISHONESTLY, WE SHALL NOW LEAVE FEEDBACK ONLY IF AND WHEN FEEDBACK HAS BEEN POSTED FOR US.              FOR THOSE ABOUT TO BUY - WE SALUTE YOU!
                                              the entertaining mr. sloane