BABE RUTH:"FIRST BASE".1972 HARVEST+CLEAN COVER+A-1/B-1 MATRIXES-NEAR MINT
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ATTENTION PROGRESSIVE ROCK COLLECTORS!
BABE RUTH:"FIRST BASE".
A SUPERB ORIGINAL 1972 EMI PRESSED HARVEST LABELS EDITION WITH ONE EMI BOX ON EACH LABEL-SOME LATER ONES HAD TWO BOXES-IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH AN EQUALLY CLEAN COVER WITH THE 7211 DATE CODE(NOVEMBER 1972 )PRINTED BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE.
SHSP 4022-THICK VINYL!
GLEAMING SURFACES WITH NO SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE!
THE COVER HAS NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS. JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES.
PLEASE SEE THE PHOTO!
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION,LET ALONE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE!
THE MAJORITY WERE PLAYED ON RADIOGRAMS,PORTABLE PLAYERS AND EVEN THE MOST CAREFUL FANS WOULD HAVE PLAYED THEM DOZENS OF TIMES,THIS LP HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE!
IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.
THESE RECORDINGS SOUND BEST ON THICK PRESSED STEREO VINYL!
FROM A RECENTLY PURCHASED COLLECTION OF TOP QUALITY LPs OWNED BY A CAREFUL COLLECTOR WHO CARED FOR HIS LPs AND EQUIPMENT AND STORED AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT FOR JUST NEARLY 40 YEARS!
A PROGRESSIVE ROCK COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!!
I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR AN LP OF THIS VINTAGE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.
THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A BRILLIANT COPY LIKE THIS ONE IN SUPERB CONDITION!
THE SURFACES GLEAM,NO FINGERPRINTS,PATCHES OR BAD STORAGE ISSUES,NO WARPING,NO SCUFFS,NO SCRATCHES,NO FADING etc.
PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO OF THE BRIGHTNESS AND SHARPNESS OF THE LABEL AND THE COVER!
DON'T FORGET JUST HOW EXPENSIVE LPs WERE FOR THE AVERAGE BUYER.AN LP WAS USUALLY A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PURCHASE OVER WEEKS AND EVEN MONTHS,WHICH EXPLAINS WHY SO FEW TURN UP.
CHECK OUT YOUR COPY IF YOU HAVE ONE-CAN YOU REALLY PUT UP WITH THE ONE YOU HAVE GOT AND WILL YOU REGRET IT LATER? IF NOTHING ELSE THIS IS A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT!
I AM SURE TO REGRET NOT KEEPING IT BUT THAT'S LIFE! THE HOUSE IS FULL AS IT IS!
THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A HI-FI BUFF.IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS RECORD TO APPEAR ON EBAY FOR YEARS DIRECT FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS A CONNOISEUR!
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.
WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.
IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THIS IS GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!
A VERY NICE THICK VINYL PRESSING!
MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE EVEN WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT!
Just how many were preserved like this one FROM A FUSSY RELIABLE COLLECTOR ??!!!!!!
The STEREO mixes are Superb and full of bass, with a natural warmth from those LP days OF AROUND 40 YEARS AGO!
In the 1970s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.
The 1970s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!!
To find SUPER copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!
THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP!
These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!
Vinyl is still the best way to hear PROGRESSIVE ROCK and always will be!
GREAT WIDE RANGE SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!
I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.
There is NO spindle wear.
Look elsewhere on ebay and you MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults.
MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!
This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK! .
THE LP WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!
REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO!
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!
Realistic £10 STARTING price.
DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME!
THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER AND RARE LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT!
POSTAGE IS £4 UK INCLUDING RECORDED DELIVERY. £6 EUROPE. £9 REST OF THE WORLD. SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.
Checkout my feedback of OVER 14,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.
I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 10 YEARS ON EBAY.
I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.
LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS!
UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email arrangement.OVER 10 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS LP IN THIS CONDITION!
I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.
MANY MORE FANTASTIC LPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS AND MONTHS FROM THIS COLLECTION FROM THE SAME ERA!
PLEASE KEEP WATCHING AND BUYING!
DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!
THIS COULD WELL BE YOUR VERY LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A WONDERFUL LP LIKE THIS ONE!
GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.
