Sold Date: February 6, 2015
Start Date: January 27, 2015
Final Price: £28.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 11
Seller Feedback: 18807
Buyer Feedback: 12

ATTENTION 1960s/1970s CULT TV THEMES,PAGE ONE LABEL,INSTRUMENTALS AND RARE DEMO SINGLES COLLECTORS!  HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1ST UK DEMO EDITION OF THE EXTREMELY RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER SINGLE BY THE DES CHAMP ORCHESTRA:   "IT TAKES A THIEF". BRILLIANT "ACTION" TUNE COMPOSED BY DAVE GRUSIN AND THIS VERSION IS A NO EXPENSE SPARED BIG PRODUCTION! THE"B"SIDE IS DES CHAMPS COMPOSITION: "MY OWN THING"-A ROMANTIC STAR TREKISH TUNE!

1970 PHILIPS PAGE ONE POF 172 WITH THE LARGE RED "A" ON ONE SIDE OF THE WHITE LABELS MADE IN ADVANCE OF RELEASE FOR DJs AND RECORD REVIEWERS. BACK IN 1970,THERE WERE USUALLY ONLY 250 COPIES OF THESE ULTRA RARE DISCS MADE WITH THE SPECIAL LABELS-THE PRINTED RELEASE DATE ON THE "A" SIDE LABEL=12.6.70+THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1F/2F MATRIXES.   

THERE WAS HARDLY ANY ATTENTION,EXPOSURE OR SALES FOR THIS SINGLE AND WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF ISSUE! 

I HAVE NEVER FOUND A COPY BEFORE IN OVER 40 YEARS AS A COLLECTOR AND NEARLY 28 YEARS AS A DEALER!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A FANTASTIC SOUVENIR OF A DEMO SINGLE THAT IS BOUND TO RISE IN VALUE AS YEARS GO BY! 

PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS TO SEE THAT UNLIKE MOST DEMO 45s THAT SURVIVE,THIS ONE HAS NO LABEL DEFACEMENT! NO WRITING,STICKERS,STAINING OR WEAR. CLEAN LABELS AND THE ORIGINAL 3 PRONG PLASTIC CENTRE FULLY INTACT. HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT WAVY CUT PAGE ONE COMPANY COVER. NOT A NASTY REPRO LIKE MOST ON EBAY! GENUINE ORIGINAL COVER WITH NO WRITING,RIPS OR STAINING! JUST A FEW MINOR CREASES.

THIS IS A NICE COPY WITH A FEW LIGHT SURFACE MARKS BUT HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE.NO STICKS OR JUMPS!. 

 VERY STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION.

THERE IS A LOW,REALISTIC £7 STARTING PRICE BUT BE PREPARED FOR KEEN BIDDING ON THIS RARE UK DEMO SINGLE WHICH MOST DJs OR REVIEWERS WOULD HAVE THROWN AWAY AFTER USE OR AS WITH MOST COPIES HAVING LOTS OF USE IN CLUBS OR AT RADIO STATIONS!.

The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.

 I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .  

I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!

OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE!!! I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.

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