BILLY PRESTON Encouraging Words LP 1970 APPLE 1st MINT

	£		72
	$		95

On offer here is a very rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Billy Preston called 'Encouraging Words' and is a 1970 UK 1st pressing on the 1st Press DARK Apple label!!!! THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN AWESOME CONDITION AND HAS BEEN IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE SINCE NEW!!!!  THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL AND IS IN AWESOME CONDITION, AND THE COVER IS SIMPLY SUPERB (BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP HAS AN AMAZING LIST OF ARTISTS BACKING BILLY PRESTON ON THIS LP, INCLUDING:- ERIC CLAPTON, GEORGE HARRISON, KEITH RICHARD, GINGER BAKER & DORIS TROY!!!!  THIS IS THE 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS DARK APPLE LABEL, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS FULLY LAMINATED 'NARROW SPINE' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st pressing from 1970 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The matrix numbers are SAPCOR 14 A-1U & SAPCOR 14 B-1U!!!!  The mother & stamper codes are 1/R & 1/R - MEGA early mother & stamper codes!!!!  The Cat. No is SAPCOR 14 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press DARK Apple label (see picture) and is a Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! All the tracks are Pure quality Billy Preston at his best!!!! Any fan of Billy Preston, The Beatles, or 60s music in general, will want to have this in their collection!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!! IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!! The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!! Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, and only a VERY few of the VERY lightest paper scuffs only visible under EXTREME light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AWESOME!!!! It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  It plays with NO pops, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO hiss and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The record must grade MINT(Minus)!!!! AWESOME RECORD!!!! Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve!!!!  The 1st Press FULLY Laminated 'Narrow Spine' Cover is in AWESOME condition!!!! This cover was kept inside a plastic cover FROM NEW and this has kept the cover in AMAZING condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, barely ANY corner wear AT ALL (STUNNING shape to ALL corners), barely ANY creases (cover is AMAZINGLY flat looking), PERFECT shiny UNGLAZED laminate, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the laminated back is in AWESOME condition with NO writing, NO grubbyness, NO rubbing and NO yellowing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!! AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND (ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS MEGA RARE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "ENCOURAGING WORDS" BY BILLY PRESTON, IN AWESOME CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World.  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: