Sold Date: July 6, 2015
Start Date: June 26, 2015
Final Price: £40.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 6
Seller Feedback: 2644
Buyer Feedback: 105

A FEW FIRST UK PRESSINGS OF EARLY ELTON JOHN ALBUMS WERE PRESSED ON VINYL THAT APPEARS BLACK UNDER NORMAL LIGHT BUT HOLD THEM UP TO A STRONG LIGHT AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY DARK RED AND 'SEE THROUGH'. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE 'TRANSLUCENT RED' PRESSINGS!  RARE ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESSING LP PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 45 YEARS AGO IN 1970. DJM RECORDS CATALOGUE NUMBER DJLPS 406 AND FIRST PRESSING MATRIX NUMBERS A4 /B1. THIS IS THE UK ORIGINAL PRESSING. THE RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL IS GLOSSY AND BRIGHT AND IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SCRATCHES VISIBLE WHATSOEVER. THE LABELS SHOW ONLY FAINT SPINDLE LINES SO GRADE AS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE BY THE E.J.DAY GROUP IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY MINOR SHELF WEAR AND HAS ITS ORIGINAL DUST SLEEVE WHICH HAS YELLOWED WITH AGE. THE SPINE IS EXCELLENT. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A COMPLETELY ORIGINAL RED TRANSLUCENT FIRST PRESSING IN NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT CONDITION !!!!! SEE MY OTHER ELTON JOHN RED TRANSLUCENT FIRST UK PRESSING VINYL LP's AND RARE AND INTERESTING AND 60's/70s/80s/90s ALBUMS LISTED!  REALISTIC START PRICE AND NO RESERVE. THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE ACTUAL DISC YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION. READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE! GOOD LUCK! POSTAGE IS FREE TO MAINLAND UK OR £4 BY TRACKED MAIL (I RECOMMEND TRACKED MAIL FOR ANY ITEM OVER £20). POSTAGE CHARGES TO EUROPE/EASTERN EUROPE  AND RUSSIA ARE £11 FOR TRACKED DELIVERY. POSTAGE TO ITALY AND RUSSIA IS BY TRACKED DELIVERY ONLY. I ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE AND WILL POST WORLDWIDE BUT INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS FROM  OUTSIDE EUROPE/RUSSIA PLEASE NOTE THAT POSTAGE CHARGES ARE HIGHER TO YOUR COUNTRIES-PLEASE ASK. NEW VINYLS LISTED FOR AUCTION DAILY!! I POST OUT DAILY AND ALWAYS WITHIN HOURS OF CLEARED PAYMENT BUT SOME COUNTRIES CAN TAKE WEEKS TO COMPLETE DELIVERY (RUSSIA CAN BE 6 WEEKS) SO PLEASE BE PATIENT-IT IS OUT OF MY CONTROL! I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM AND FEED BACK AND EXPERIENCE TELLS ME THAT MY GRADINGS ARE FAIR AND ACCURATE. IF YOU DONT AGREE WITH MY GRADING THAT IS FINE...JUST LET ME KNOW BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I WILL ALWAYS RESOLVE ANY ISSUES TO YOUR SATISFACTION-100% GUARANTEED!

So in summary; not only a first pressing but the rarest type of first pressing!!