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1st vinyl records
1884 1st new and used vinyl albums and singles UK sellers
PENTANGLE The Pentangle (Debut 1968 UK first issue 8-track stereo LP with purple & white globe label both sides a classic British folk record housed in a fully laminated picture sleeve with the floating style laminate & printed with album notes from an enthusiastic John Peel on the back. The cover is still a nice off white on the front with a little chipping to the laminate along the spine
£56.00 used
BERT JANSCH Birthday Blues (1969 UK first issue 13-track stereo LP with purple & black on white design both sides of the label the sixth album by the legendary Scottish folk musician & founding member of Pentangle fully laminated picture sleeve. The cover shows a little minor lift to the laminate & otherwise remains in Excellent condition along with the vinyl which appears barely played TRA179) Track Listing: 1
£67.00 used
KATE BUSH 50 Words For Snow (2011 UK 7-track audiophile double LP pressed on 180gm Vinyl complete with twenty page full size illustrated lyric booklet high quality gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear with light corner creasing whilst the vinyl is in As New condition. Beautiful Album FPLP007) Track Listing: 01
£167.00 used
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR H To He Who Am The Only One (Very Rare 1970 UK first issue 5-track vinyl LP on the pink scroll Charisma label - This third album by the band offers up a wonderfully bleak brand of prog rock featuring solid bass fromNicPotter [The Misunderstood] twisted Hammond organ riffs a-plenty from Hugh Banton wonderfully skronky aggressive sax from David Jackson all coupled with the anguished lyrics and vocal delivery from Mr Hammill himself
£28.00 used
THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND The Incredible String Band (Incredibly Rare Debut 1966 UK first issue 16-track MONO vinyl LP on the rough textured white label featuring the original trio line-up of Clive Palmer Robin Williamson & Mike Heron. Recorded at the Sound Techniques studio in Chelsea London in one afternoon in May 1966 producer Joe Boyd insisted on as many original songs as possible
£328.00 used
ALAN PRICE SET The House That Jack Built (1967 UK 7 vinyl single with intact four prong centre and the year printed above the left-aligned Alan Price Music / Pall Mall Music credits also including Who Cares Decca company die-cut paper sleeve F12641)
£9.00 used
TYRANNOSAURUS REX Unicorn (1969 UK first issue 16-track MONO LP ten times more rare than its stereo counterpart front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics inside. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with some minoredge/spine scuffing and a little laminate rippling in places. The vinyl remains in Excellent condition with just a few very faint hairlines to show for fifty three years in the wild LRZ1007) Track Listing: 01
£217.00 used
THE BEATLES Beatles For Sale (Rare 1964 UK first press 14-track mono LP with -3N matrices to show this is a true first batch pressing with Parlophone Co perimeter label text & Sold in UK & Recording First Published print front laminated internal pocket flipback gatefold sleeve small outline mono on the front & Use Emitex inner
£278.00 used
TOY Left Myself Behind (Withdrawn 2012 UK limited edition 7 vinyl single with a small centre hole featuring Part One & Part Two plain white die-cut card sleeve with an MP3 Download code card & still factory sealed. This was reissued with a brown sleeve & large centre hole HVN233)
£23.00 new
ELTON JOHN Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973 UK 17-track double LP pressed on Translucent Vinyl visible when held to the light featuring the hits Candle In The Wind and Bennie & The Jets. Housed in a tri-fold picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread [later versions have the standard gatefold sleeve]
£23.00 used