BREAD LOVE & DREAMS Strange Tale LP 1970 DECCA 1st MONO

	£		125
	$		166

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Bread, Love & Dreams called "The Strange Tale Of Captain Shannon And The Hunchback From Gigha" and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Decca label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE DECCA LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1970 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!   BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP EVEN RARER STILL IS THAT IT IS 1ST PRESSED IN MEGA RARE MONO!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  DEMAND FOR MONOs HAS FADED TO VIRTUALLY NOTHING BY 1970, AND DECCA WAS THE ONLY RECORD COMPANY STILL PRODUCING THEM!!!!  AND THIS LP WAS QUITE LITERALLY THE LAST LP ON THE DECCA LABEL EVER TO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN MEGA RARE MONO - AND ONLY DAYS AFTER THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, DECCA STOPPED ALL MONO PRODUCTION FOREVER - LEAVING THIS LP THEN ONLY AVAILABLE IN STEREO ONLY!!!!  AS A RESULT, FINDING A 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN MEGA RARE MONO IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE - AS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MONOs WERE EVER MADE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION - AND STILL VERY PRESENTABLE INDEED!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK MONO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS DECCA LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1A/1A MONO MATRIXES, 1ST PRESS RED MONO INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'CLOUT & BAKER' LAMINATED COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Decca UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in GREAT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is LK 5048 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Decca Label (see picture) and is a much MUCH rarer UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear (apart from a TINY touch around the centre holes), NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in GREAT 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 nasty deep feelable scratches, only 3 or 4 VERY small visible (but NON sounding!) scufflines, only a few VERY light hairlines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL JUST PRESSED LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also GREAT to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  The record plays with NO pops, barely ANY clicks AT ALL, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - and is very VERY presentable indeed!!!!  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 comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Red Mono inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The 1st Press 'Clout & Baker' Laminated Cover is in GREAT condition - and VERY presentable indeed, with NO major defects AT ALL!!!!  The cover has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in GREAT condition with NO yellowing, barely ANY grubbyness, NO ringwear, barely ANY rubbing (apart a TINY amount to the VERY bottom), and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - and is VERY presentable indeed with NO major defects (NO splits, NO rips, NO tears, NO writing, etc!) AT ALL!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE (ESPECIALLY IN MEGA RARE MONO!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE 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 MONO 1ST PRESSING OF "THE STRANGE TALE OF CAPTAIN SHANNON & THE HUNCHBACK FROM GIGHA" BY BREAD LOVE & DREAMS, IN GREAT 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.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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