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BELL + ARC Bell + Arc (Charisma CAS 1053) Skip Bifferty UK 1st Pink scroll MINT-
RARE original UK first pressing of Bell+Arc`s one-and-only release, the eponymously titled "Bell+Arc" on Charisma Records (c. September 1971).
Graham Bell, original vocalist extraordinaire of Skip Bifferty, was undisputably one of the very finest voices of British rock - and perhaps the most underrated of them all! This was a view obviously shared by erstwhile Bob Dylan producer Bob Johnston, who took on production chores for "Bell+Arc" -resulting in an exceptionally soulful rendering of Dylan`s "She Belongs To Me"- as well as producing Graham Bell`s solo follow-up, "Graham Bell" (1972).
Unfortunately, despite (or perhaps due to?) the unmistakable musical quality on display on both these albums, the fine singer`s career floundered - and all but petered out in the 70s. Arc band members Mickey Gallagher and John Turnbull went on to even greater things as members of Ian Dury`s Blockheads.
GRADING:
EX++ COVER with light discolouring to the spine. Otherwise pristine! Please see photos for details.
- 2-3 very light creases to the spine.
- Gatefold sleeve, fully laminated inside and out.

MINT- RECORD with a few light hairlines, from sleeve removal only.
- Original UK first pressing Charisma "pink scroll" labels.
- A single, superficial on one record label only.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "CAS 1053 A-1U", respectively "CAS 1053 B-1U".
- This copy of "Bell+Arc" is certified to be an original UK first pressing, issued in late 1971.
PLEASE NOTE: Not to be compared with the more-often-than-not substandard vinyl on offer on eBay UK, this item is in honestly-graded EX++ to MINT(-) condition. You will not find another copy of "Bell+Arc" as nice as this one - especially at such a bargain price: "True value for money" is the motto here!