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SHIRLEY COLLINS Adieu To Old England (1974 UK dark blue Topic label 15-track Stereo LP a fine collection of interpretations of traditional folk songs jigs & dances from various counties of the UK & a must for any serious folk collector textured picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl looks barely played 12TS238) Track Listing: 01
£28.00 used
THE EVERLY BROTHERS Problems (1958 UK first press 7 vinyl single with original triangular centre also including Love Of My Life London company die cut paper sleeve. The sleeve shows a few light cosmetic marks & the vinyl grades EX/EX- with some light evidence of play after half a century in the wild 45-HL-A8781)
£17.00 used
BLACK SABBATH Vol. 4 (Rare original 1972 UK Vertigo swirl label 10-track LP with 1Y/1 & 2Y/1 matrices & Porky & Pecko hand-scratched in the run-out grooves housed in the original matte gatefold picture sleeve with the VO Price Code lettering on the back & the four-page colour photo booklet [swirl inners were no longer used by this point]
£167.00 used
JETHRO TULL This Was (Rare 1968 UK first issue 10-track MONO LP on the rough textured pink eye logo label without Made in England text wonderful wide spined front laminated internal flipback gatefold picture sleeve. This was one ofonly three issues in mono the last being pink i ILP985) See More Info
£106.00 used
THE BEATLES Long Tall Sally (1964 UK first press 4-track 7 EP the only one to contain exclusively non album or single tracks with Parlophone Co Recording First Published & Sold In The UK label text front laminated picture sleeve with round ended flipbacks. The sleeve showssome ring wear to the back and a small name annotation with a tear to the opening edge whilst the vinyl grades Very Good with some faint cosmetic age wear which has little effect on play GEP8913) Track Listing: Long Tall Sally I Call Your Name Slow Down Matchbox
£28.00 used
YES Relayer (1974 UK picture label 3-track LP with the earliest A1/B1 matrix run-out groove etchings complete with lyric inner & first press heavy card gatefold sleeve designed by Roger Dean. The sleeve shows only a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a few faint paper scuffs not affecting play K50096) Track Listing: The Gates Of Delirium 21:55 Sound Chaser 9:25 To Be Over 9:08
£56.00 used
SLADE Slayed. (1972 UK first press 10-track LP including the classics Gudbuy T Jane & Mama Weer All Crazee Now fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows laminate lift/edgewear with an annotation to the reverse & the vinyl is clean &grades Very Good with several light hairlines and scuffs not affecting play) Track Listing: 1
£17.00 used
COLOSSEUM Live (1971 UK first press 6-track double live LP pressed by Island recorded at Manchester University & the Big Apple Brighton on the Daughter Of Time tour gatefold picture sleeve with unique integral plastic inners. A ridiculous sleeve design that only made it in the wild for two albums before being scrapped as the bad idea it was most copies of this that survive have a little mottling near the edge of the discs where the vinyl has reacted with the foam lining of the p Track Listing: lastic inners
£56.00 used
THE KINKS The Kink Kontroversy (1965 UK 12-track mono LP a bluesy-er themed album from the Muswell Hill dandys kicking off with Milk Cow Blues & storming through Where Have All The Good Times Gone leading later into the beautiful Til The End Of The Day showcasing Rays competency as a songwriter & power chord arranger par-excellence
£84.00 used
BATTLEAXE Burn This Town (1983 UK first issue 10-track LP of NWOBHM Very Metal in the original naff cover that the band hated and had replaced the following year making this version now very hard to find. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear& the vinyl displays minimal signs of play - A very nice copy of their debut release MFN8) Track Listing: Ready To Deliver Her Mama Told Her Burn This Town Dirty Rocker Overdrive Running Out Of Time Battleaxe Star Maker Thor - Thunder Angel Hands Off
£84.00 used